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

Dig in and enjoy!