Friends-

Issue 25 of CWR is here! After a nice holiday break, we’re back in the new year to bring you the best in comics and pop culture. Let’s take a look at what we have for you in this issue!

Carol Lay interviewed! The cartoonist behind THE BIG SKINNY talks about her artistic roots, why she doesn’t do mainstream comics, and how the book has begun to affect the lives of its readers!:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/carollay.html

Paul Horn interviewed! The genius behind the smash webcomic COOL JERK sits down to talk about the strip’s origins, how to build an online empire, and his strange inability to draw cars!:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/paulhorn.html

Reviews, and loads of ‘em! We kept on reviewing right through the holiday break:
http://reviews.comicswaitingroom.com

Elliott Serrano looks at the Steve Wacker/Erik Larsen dust-up and wonders whatever happened to the “professional” in “comic book professional.”:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/ccw21.html

Marc Mason breaks a 27-year streak with Marvel Comics and explains why:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/mason25.html

Avril Brown discusses what makes comics movie adaptations work and what makes them die a horrible death:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/avril25.html

Vince Moore discusses the inauguration and what it means to him and so many others:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/vince31.html

Matt Maxwell puts on his indy publisher hat and talks about the new Diamond minimums and benchmarks and what they mean to him and others in his shoes:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/fullbleed33.html

Saurav Mohapatra talks about knowing when to turn a job down and why you might be right to do so, no matter how much you love comics:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/ninepanelgrid8.html

Jocelyn Saddler continues her look at the disaster that is FINAL CRISIS and puts the pieces together to explain why it fails:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/bb4.html

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