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THE FRONT PAGE: WE’LL MEET AGAIN…. Ye Ed bids adieu to TwoMorrows and gives thanks to all who contributed to CBA’s initial run............................1 EDITOR’S RANT: EMBRACING THE UNKNOWN Existential comments by Ye Ed on his brief encounter with the Great Beyond and the meaning of Moore ..........4 THE AMERICA’S BEST COMICS CELEBRATION KHOURY’S CORNER: DESTINATION NORTHAMPTON George dishes the dirt on Ye Ed and their sojourn to the Alan Moore abode deep in the heart of England
Editor/Designer JON B. COOKE Publisher
TWOMORROWS JOHN & PAM MORROW
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ALAN MOORE INTERVIEW: THE MAGIC OF COMICS Ye Ed & Khoury visit the world’s finest comics scribe for a long, trippy talk on comics and magic ......................8 SCOTT DUNBIER INTERVIEW: IN THE HEART OF WILDSTORM The ABC editor on the magic of Alan Moore and the British writer’s ingenious collaborators............................43 BONUS ALAN MOORE INTERVIEW: AMERICA’S BEST APOCALYPSE The magic man chats about his creations for the America’s Best Comics line and possible retirement ..............46 CBA EXTRA: TODD KLEIN AND THE ABCS OF DESIGN The award-winning letterer/logo designer on his exquisite work for America’s Best Comics..............................56 KEVIN O’NEILL INTERVIEW: AN EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN The superb artist gives us a look at the early days of 2000 AD and working with the Magus, Alan Moore ......58 J.H. WILLIAMS III INTERVIEW: PROMETHEA UNBOUND! Jim Williams talks with George Khoury about his mind-expanding collaborations with Alan Moore ................74 CBA EXTRA: PICTURE PERFECT JOSÉ VILLARRUBIA The photographer/colorist/digital artist discusses “Me and ABC,” a look at his Promethea contributions ........80 CHRIS SPROUSE INTERVIEW: OF TOM STRONGS AND SUPREMES George Khoury chats with the artist on his life beyond Supreme and into the strange worlds of Tom Strong ..82 HILARY BARTA INTERVIEW: MAKING A SPLASH WITH ALAN MOORE The EC-inspired cartoonist tells George Khoury about his work with Britain’s Best Comics Writer ....................88 JIM BAIKIE INTERVIEW: THE FIRST ORKADIAN From Skizz to the First American, the artist from the Orkneys regales Khoury about his life and long career ....94
Assistant Editor GEORGE KHOURY Associate Editors CHRIS KNOWLES DAVID A. ROACH CHRISTOPHER IRVING Consulting Editors JOHN MORROW ROY THOMAS Cover Art & Color J.H. WILLIAMS III Flip Cover Art & Color KEVIN NOWLAN Proofreader ERIC NOLEN-WEATHINGTON Transcribers JON B. KNUTSON BRIAN K. MORRIS SAM GAFFORD LONGBOX.COM STEVEN TICE
COMIC BOOK ARTIST™ was published as often as we could get it out by TwoMorrows, 1812 Park Drive, Raleigh, NC 27605, USA. 919-833-8092. Jon B. Cooke, Editor. John Morrow, Publisher. Editorial Office: P.O. Box 204, West Kingston, RI 02892-0204 USA • 401-783-1669 • Fax: 401-783-1287. No subscriptions are available as this CBA is the last of the TwoMorrows run. See you on the Top Shelf, people! All characters © their respective owners. All material © their creators unless otherwise noted. All editorial matter © their respective authors. ©2003 Jon B. Cooke. Cover acknowledgements: Promethea and Jack B. Quick ©2003 America’s Best Comics, LLC; Batman ™ & ©2003 DC Comics. First Printing. PRINTED IN CANADA.