Friends-

Issue eight of CWR has arrived, and as usual, we have some really cool stuff for you to read!

A nifty cover designed by Elliott Serrano:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com

Alex Robinson interviewed! The award-winning writer/artist of BOX OFFICE POISON, TRICKED, LOWER REGIONS, and TOO COOL TO BE FORGOTTEN sits down with Marc Mason and talks art school, indy publishing, winning awards, and managing expectations!
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/alexrobinson.html

Plus: some great columns!

Matt Maxwell offers up some advice to people who take superhero comics a bit too seriously:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/fullbleed20.html

Avril Brown presents the first ever Miss Marvel Universe pageant:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/avril8.html

Marc Mason discusses the legacy of John Byrne and why he should get more respect than he seems to these days:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/mason8.html

Elliott Serrano talks about the power of comics to mold a young person’s life:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/ccw11.html

Brandon Jerwa interviews CHECKMATE writer Eric Trautmann:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/jerwa7.html

Saurav Mohapatra offers advice on balancing new fatherhood with deadlines:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/ninepanelgrid3.html

PLEASE: If you read something at CWR that you like, pass it on to friends and blogs- we're making this e-zine for the love of it. We hope you share it with us! Enjoy the reading!

Marc Mason
Editor-in-Chief
Comics Waiting Room