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Preview: The Realist: Last Day on Earth – Asaf Hanuka’s Autobio Graphic Novel Coming from Archaia in June

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 3, 2022

Time for a sneak peek at another upcoming comics project. This time Asaf Hanuka’s The Realist: Last Day on Earth, another collection of autobio work published by BOOM! Studios/Archaia in…

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The Down River People – Adam Smith and Matt Fox Plunge into Southern Gothic Literature

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • May 27, 2021

There’s something about troubled families that clearly attracts Adam Smith and Matt Fox. It is a theme the writer-illustrator team last explored on Long Walk to Valhalla a little over…

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Slaughterhouse-Five – Ryan North and Albert Monteys Continually Twist the Comic Form in this Undeniably Self-Aware Adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Masterpiece

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • December 17, 2020

Ryan North and Albert Monteys continually twist the comic form in this undeniably self-aware adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece Slaughterhouse-Five, for BOOM! Studios/Archaia. In Slaughterhouse-Five, Ryan North and Albert Monteys…

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Preview: Girlsplaining: A (Sorta) Memoir – Katja Klengel’s Topical and Socially Relevant Graphic Novel to Be Published by BOOM! Studios’ Archaia Imprint in 2021

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 16, 2020

Debuting in the early Spring Katja Klengel’s upcoming graphic novel will be published as part of BOOM! Studios’ Archaia much acclaimed Archaia imprint. We have a whopping 12-page preview of…

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Big Black: Stand at Attica – Archaia’s Retelling of the Story of Frank ‘Big Black’ Smith and the 1971 Attica State Prison Rebellion Feels No Less Timely Today

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • July 27, 2020

Recalling a moment in US history from 1971, the story of Frank ‘Big Black’ Smith and the Attica State Prison rebellion feels no less timely today. A collaboration between Big…

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Preview: Slaughterhouse-Five – Ryan North and Albert Monteys to Adapt Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic Novel for BOOM! Studios/Archaia

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 9, 2020

A medium with a unique relationship to the concept of time meets a novel with much the same outlook later this year when BOOM! Studios adapt Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel…

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Staff Picks for August 10, 2016 – Hellbound Lifestyle, All-Star Batman, Katzine, The Black Monday Murders and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 9, 2016

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…

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HaloGen #1 – Tierney, Chan and Milonogiannis Produce a Dark Mystery in Space, in a World of Haves and Have-Nots

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • March 6, 2015

In their new four-parter for Archaia, Josh Tierney, Afu Chan and Giannis Milonogiannis produce a dark mystery set against a futuristic backdrop of division and inequality. In a world of haves…

Dark Horse Presents #200

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for February 18, 2015: Ei8ht, Plunder, Peanuts, Dark Horse Presents & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • February 17, 2015

It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…

Trees #1 by Warren Ellis and Jason Howard

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for May 28, 2014: This One Summer, Trees, Brass Sun, Interesting Drug, C.O.W.L. & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • May 26, 2014

It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, BF…

Beautiful Scars by Durwin S Talon & E Guin Thompson (Archaia)

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Beautiful Scars – Another Classy Volume from Archaia Offers a Hymn to the Power of Storytelling

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 18, 2014

With their tale of a young girl finding out about her grandfather’s life, creative pairing DS Talon and EG Thompson have produced a touching narrative about the power of the…

Hacktivist #2 (BOOM! Studios; Alyssa Milano, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Marcus To, Ian Herring)

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Hacktivist #2 – Archaia’s Tale of Cyber-Politics Puts Characterisation Ahead of Technobabble

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 27, 2014

It’s got its glitches, but Hacktivist, published by Archaia, is a relevant and well-executed mini-series that’s well worth a look. At some time, even those of us whose IT skills…

An Aurora Grimeon Story: Will O' The Wisp (Archaia): by Tim Haddock and Megan Hutchison

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Will O’ The Wisp – A Striking Debut from Archaia for Writer Tom Hammock and Artist Megan Hutchison

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 5, 2014

Creators Tom Hammock and Megan Hutchison take young readers into the world of Louisiana Hoodoo in this typically handsome volume from Archaia. Since their merger last summer, the LA-based Archaia…

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The Reason for Dragons

  • by Eric Lindberg
  • July 30, 2013

A misfit teen befriends a seemingly delusional knight at an abandoned Renaissance Faire. Is Sir Habersham insane or was the Faire truly destroyed by a dragon? Wendell is a bit…

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