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Black Hammer Visions – Patton Oswalt, Dean Kotz and Jason Wordie Are the First Guest Creators on a New Series of ‘Black Hammer’ One-Shots

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 17, 2020

The ever-expanding world of Black Hammer gets a little bit bigger next year with the news of a new series of one-shots with guest creator takes on the characters and…

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Staff Picks for January 16, 2019 – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Tempest, Black Badge, The Sea and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 15, 2019

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, comics event or digital…

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Staff Picks for May 23, 2018 – The Winner, Lumberjanes, Black Hammer and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 22, 2018

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, comics events or digital…

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Staff Picks for April 18, 2018 – Charley’s War, The Bridge, Tank Girl, Dirty Rotten Comics and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 17, 2018

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, comics events or digital…

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Staff Picks for December 20, 2017 – X-Men: Grand Design, Black Hammer, Comic Book History of Comics and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 19, 2017

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, comics events or digital…

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Staff Picks for March 29, 2017 – Afar, Hillbilly, Lobster Johnson: The Pirate’s Ghost and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 28, 2017

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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Staff Picks for July 20, 2016 – For the Love of God, Marie!, Black Hammer, Ready for Pop, The Hunt, Plutona, Snotgirl and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 19, 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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Black Hammer #1 – Lemire and Ormston’s Much-Anticipated Deconstruction of the Superhero is a Dark, Quirky Mystery with an Intriguing Twist

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 15, 2016

Strange, unconventional, and ultimately engrossing, Lemire and Ormston delve into the nature of sacrifice and loss, in this well-crafted, if cynical, superhero mystery set in “Anytown”, USA. In comic books,…

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Limited Series: Bodies

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 30, 2014

A complex occult mystery spanning four periods with four different artists, Bodies shows that Vertigo hasn’t lost its appetite for taking a risk. With most of the creator-owned thunder currently emanating from…

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Bodies #1 – Si Spencer Weaves Magic, Murder, and Mystery across a Lush Visual Tapestry that Spans Centuries

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • August 1, 2014

Writer Si Spencer and his very own artistic fab four of Megan Hetrick, Dean Ormston, Phil Winslade and Tula Lotay achieve new heights in collaborative synergy in this time-jumping whodunit…

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