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The second Palmer's Picks spotlight on Jay Stephens coincided with the launch of his two new comics, The Land of Nod and Atomic City Tales.

A recap of the year 1995 in alternative comics, and a look at what was in store for 1996.

The prolific Paul Pope was the subject of my first proper interview for "Palmer's Picks."

My interview with Charles Burns was featured in "Palmer's Picks" when he began his landmark series Black Hole in 1995.

My interview with Optic Nerve creator Adrian Tomine appeared just as he was taking his minicomic to Drawn & Quarterly as a full-size comic.

The Palmer's Picks recap of 1996/preview of 1997 was the final year-end installment of the column.

The second Palmer's Picks on Rick Veitch focused on the "Crypto Zoo" story from his Rare Bit Fiends series of dream comics.

Prolific cartoonist James Kochalka landed a slot in Palmer's Picks with one of his early graphic novels.

Strangers In Paradise creator Terry Moore was profiled in Palmer's Picks as he was launching his influential self-published comic.