From the PopImage Staff.

This month's cover image has been provided by the excellent Jose Villarubia, artist on DC Vertigo's VEILS. Like all our cover art, it will soon be available at charity auction, so stay tuned to the forum for more information. Jose is also the subject of one of this month's interviews, alongside DR STRANGE's Dan Jolley, GAMBIT's Clement Sauve and LEGIONNAIRES' Jeff Moy. There's also an interview with Dawn Brown, whose LITTLE RED HOT is this month's Popping Cherries. Teddy Kristiansen, artist on HOUSE OF SECRETS and SANDMAN MIDNIGHT THEATRE is the subject of our ProFile feature.

Our Attitude section features essays on love, identity and Canada, plus Alasdair Watson's continued digressions on movies and comics, Antony Johnston on web comics and serialization, and more of Mal Jones' random thoughts. In Industrial, we give you a preview of WAHOO MORRIS, an overview of the career of Jim Steranko, and we give you, the reader, the chance to influence Charlie Adlard's new series, DOOM: YEAR ONE. Plus, Francis Lord looks at Image Comics in 2000, and Arni Gunnarson remember the late, great Charles Schulz.

In the Gutter, we have an authentic soundtrack for THE WAITING PLACE from creator Sean McKeever, and the latest weird science from regular contributor Scott O. Brown. How2B brings you, the reader, closer to your dreams of becoming Captain America, while Beyond looks at the world of the girlfriend in comics, and our new MediaWatch column explores coverage of the comics industry in the media at large.

Our reviews this month include PUNISHER KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE, INVISIBLES: KISSING MISTER QUIMPER, and BLAZE OF GLORY, plus THE SANDMAN COMPANION and THE HORROR OF COLLIER COUNTY. Our Retro feature is HELLBLAZER: ORIGINAL SINS.

Finally, in Pi Comics, we feature the long awaited return of RUST, the latest from Steve Stegelin's BOONDOGGLE, and review of the online comics of Scott McCloud. It's another bumper crop at PopImage! Next month, expect more of the same... and a few changes, too.

The PopImage Staff.