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In-depth industry analysis and reports.

Welcome to Industrial, our examination of trends and news within the comic industry. This month we've got the fantastic Crime Comics feature by Brian Colin and Matt Chmielefski which examines the resurgence of hard-boiled crime stories, and our special feature on Oni Press is not to be missed. Plus two features examining the art of writing and storytelling, by industry legend John Ostrander, and talented contributor Marc Deering.

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Ricochet! Crime Comics Shoot Back with a Vengance
In the first of a series of PopImage features focusing on the crime genre in comics storytelling, Brian Colin and Matt Chmielefski examine crime comics roots and newfound resurgence of popularity.

Plotting 101
John Ostrander walks you through plotting a comic.

Show, Don't Tell: Sequential Storytelling
Lesson #1: Panel Pacing and Storytelling.

Popping Cherries

Geisha
Paul Hanna and Antony Johnston explain why Geisha is a perfect comic to give to someone who doesn't read comics.

Special Feature: Oni Press

This month, we take a look at Oni Press, and examine the quality of some of their output.

The Demon You Say
A profile on Oni Press.

St Swithin's Day
Grant Morrison's autobiographical Angry Young Man.

Crash Metro and the Star Squad
An old-fashioned space adventure romp straight out of the 60s.

Kief Llama: Gas War
Bizarre science, an atmosphere you can harvest, and a heroine called Llama.

Nocturnals: Black Planet
One man's vision of a seedy, mutant-filled underworld. Oh, and aliens too.

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