• Foreword . . . xii
• Introduction . . . xv

I. Basics: What Are the New Comics?
1. Scott McCloud: Understanding Comics . . . 3
2. Larry Marder: Building Bridges . . . 17

 

 

II. Roots: The Undergrounds Ascending

3. Jack Jackson: The Texas Ranger . . . 31
4. Richard Corben: Up from the Deep . . . 47
5. Lee Mars: Burning Down the House . . . 61
6. Howard Cruse: "Dancin' Nekkid with the Angels" . . . 71

 

 

III. Mavericks & Moguls: Publish or Perish

7. Denis Kitchen: America's Most Wholesome Comix . . . 85
8. Dave Sim: One Man Army . . . 97
9. Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird: Beyond the Turtles Empire . . . 111
10. Harvey Pekar & Joyce Brabner: By the People, For the People . . . 129

 

 

IV. International Ambassadors: The Worldly Storytellers

11. Jean "Moebius" Giraud: Crack in the Comic Egg . . . 145
12. Alan Moore: Bard of the New Order . . . 161
13. Eddie Campbell: New Bottles, Vintage Wine . . . 175
14. Neil Gaiman: A Man for All Seasons . . . 187
15. Dave McKean: Citizen in a Village of Endeavor . . . 201

 

 

The New Independents: Pass the Ammunition

16. Frank Miller: The Mean Media Machine . . . 217
17. Colleen Doran: Bringing Home a Distant Soil . . . 231
18. Rick Veitch: The New Breed of Hero . . . 243
19. Todd McFarlane: Breaking Rank . . . 257
20. Will Eisner: The Old Man on the Mountain . . . 269

• Appendix I--A Bill of Rights for Comics Creators . . . 283
• Appendix II--Books about Comics . . . 287
• Source Material and Suggested Further Reading . . . 301

Reviews in Print

• Evry, Ron. "The Revolution Will Not Be Editorialized." The Comics Journal 162 (October 1993): 104-05.
• Scott, Randall W. [Review.] inks: Cartoon and Comic Art Studies 1.3 (November 1994): 42.