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The Comics Journal #291 features your regularly scheduled dose of funnybook diversity and critical acumen. This issue’s all over the place, folks. Check it out:

– An interview with Batman: The Long Halloween artist and Heroes illustrator Tim Sale.
– A conversation with House/Jessica Farm author Josh Simmons.
– Gary Groth’s comprehensive review of the new Ralph Steadman memoir, The Joke’s Over: Bruised Memories: Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson, and Me.
– William Stout offers a personal remembrance of his longtime friend, Rocketeer creator Dave Stevens.
– Tom Crippen examines the career of Howard the Duck creator Steve Gerber.
– A generous selection of humor and funny-animal comics by Flintstones mastermind Dan Gordon.
– John A. Lent looks at the growing market for comics in the Middle East.
– A color preview of Danica Novgorodoff’s new graphic novel, Slow Storm