Each week, Animation World Magazine offers new articles, special features and theme-based coverage of the art, craft and industry of animation. New this week:

- Behind the Scenes on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
"Final Fantasy" brings synthespians to the big screen with amazing results. John Edgar Park goes behind the final product to discover the staggering amount of skill, time and technical savvy that created this first.

- Comic-Con 2001: A Pro's Eye View
Danny Fingeroth recounts the San Diego Comic-Con, an event that has grown to include not only the best of the comic book scene, but also the coolest Hollywood talent and inside scoops and previews.

- Buster Keaton Remembered
"Buster Keaton Remembered," a new book, gives insight into this genius that has inspired, and is still inspiring, animation's greats. Will Ryan reviews.