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With the rising stardom of Andy Diggle and the announcement of a major motion picture by Peter Berg and Warner Brothers, JXM's Alex De-Gruchy checked out The Losers: Ante Up, collecting the series published by Vertigo, to see if the hype is indeed justified.

The Artist Showcase is back for another week! Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, we bring you Penciller and Illustrator, Ms. Julia Bax!

On behalf of all of us at JXM, we'd like to wish all of our loyal readers and supporters a Merry Christmas! May it be safe and joyful for everyone. And because it is a time of giving, if you e-mail Kate with an address at kate (at) jadedexpressions (dot) com we'll make sure to mail you some JXM gifts. Thanks to everyone for keeping the magazine alive, and here's hoping we'll see you for many more Christmas' to come!

Introducing The Artist Showcase! A place where upcoming independent artists of all visual types can strut their stuff. Here you can check out some of their best works along with some info about them. Our first artist is Illustrator and Graphic Designer, Wayne Nichols!

Arcana Studio's Jova's Harvest #2 is coming this December! JXM has brought you an exclusive preview of the upcoming release.

King Kong is now playing in theatres everywhere! Destined to bust the box office, JXM managed to catch a screening of Peter Jackson's remake. So is all the critical acclaim surrounding the film true? JXM's Kate Xian gives her unabashed take on the picture!

JXM's Alex De-Gruchy checked out the first volume of Ed Brubaker's Sleeper by Wildstorm, Sleeper: Out in the Cold. A sleeper or a sleeper hit? Well, read on concerned citizens!

On December 9th, in celebration of Arcana Studio's new comic book release El Arsenal, Monterrey will be hosting El Arsenal: Beer, Bullets, and Rock n Roll, a music festival where bands will play some El Arsenal inspired rock and roll.

Arcana Studio has become one of the fastest rising independent comic book publishers in recent time. With their hit books Kade, Ant, 100 Girls and more they have given the big two a serious run for its money. With its current success achieved in a mere 18 months, we spoke with founder Sean O'Reilly about what is in store for the future.

Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. Haven't heard of it? With the buzz behind this bizarre creation beginning to build steam in the indy comic book scene, JXM decided to check out Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut, collecting the series published by Slave Labor Graphics. Is the book insane or just insanely good?

The quarterlife crisis. So is it really as common as it's made out to be? Check out The Usual Graduates, part two of The Time of our Lives. All your questions will be answered. Or maybe not.

Ah, Red vs Blue and the Way of the Weirdness. They go together as well as the Internet and insanity.

JXM brings you the lowdown of Breaking Down the BBoys: A Doc by Melanie Chung. Check out exclusive stills and info about the film!

The public reading of Singkil by Catherine Hernandez will be held at the Factory Studio Theatre this coming October 29th & 30th. Get the lowdown on this event here!

Recent graduates have got it easy. For the most part they can finally say goodbye to deadlines and an overwhelming workload. Freedom! But are things really that easy after school is all said and done? Many have heard of the midlife crisis, but how about the quarterlife crisis? Join us for part one of The Time of our Lives.

Melanie Chung's Breaking Down the BBoys will be screened in Toronto at this year's Student Shorts Film Festival on October 22nd. The film is scheduled for the 9pm program and will be held at the Innis Town Hall Theatre. For directions click here. Be sure to check it out!

Learn the Way of the Weirdness my little ones. For you will understand that milk does not do a body good. Especially chocolate milk.

Banana Boys, the stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel by author Terry Woo, is back at the Factory Theatre with shows running until October 16th, 2005. JXM got the lowdown on this exciting community event.