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It’s time for issue twenty-one of CWR, and it’s so full of awesome that you won’t have room for dessert! Here's what we’ve got:

Garth Ennis interviewed! The creator of PREACHER, HITMAN, and THE BOYS talks about his new series, BATTLEFIELDS, the HITMAN trade paperback situation, and his future (or lack thereof) as a bar owner:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/garthennis.html

Reviews of INTERAGENTS and a podcast focusing on 5 Image Comics graphic novels:
http://reviews.comicswaitingroom.com

New CWRtv! Elliott Serrano goes video at the Windy City Comic-Con, chatting with Gene Ha and Alex Wald:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/cwrtv.html

Matt Maxwell says “writing is easy… but pre-writing is hard” and makes an announcement about the future of STRANGEWAYS:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/fullbleed30.html

Marc Mason chats with AiT/PlanetLar honcho Larry Young:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/mason21.html

Avril Brown says that superheroes should set an example by voting and wonders about their polling place:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/avril21.html

Vince Moore reminds you that you have a civic duty to carry out on November 4th:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/vince27.html

Bryan Miller discusses the increasing irrelevance of filmmaker Michael Moore and reviews the film “W”:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/miller2.html

Jocelyn Saddler joins CWR and begins by asking some Hard Questions, such as… is the Xavier Academy really an accredited school?:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/bb1.html

Saurav Mohapatra looks around and realizes that comics have pervaded everyday life in more ways than most people think:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/ninepanelgrid6.html

CONTEST: Do you think you can BE Alan Moore? Prove it and win a copy of the MINDSCAPE OF ALAN MOORE DVD:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/toc.html

All wrapped in the usual, excellent, Elliott Serrano-designed cover, featuring Wee Hughie of THE BOYS checking out the cover to Larry Young’s THE BLACK DIAMOND:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com

Remember: If you read something at CWR that you like, pass it on to friends and blogs. Enjoy the reading!

Marc Mason
Editor-in-Chief
Comics Waiting Room