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    Tagged: top shelf productions

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    British Ice – Owen D. Pomery’s Bleak Thriller Explores the Legacy of Empire and the Devastating Consequences of Colonialism

    • by Andy Oliver
    • February 17, 2020

    A few weeks ago when we made British Ice our ‘Comic of the Week’ at Broken Frontier we also noted that we have been following the progression of its creator…

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    A Shining Beacon – James Albon’s Fatalistic Parable Captures the Zeitgeist with Disarming Insight

    • by Andy Oliver
    • January 27, 2020

    When you live in a world beyond parody then satire is hard. James Albon’s A Shining Beacon, though, is less about exploring a dystopian future as much as extrapolating its…

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    Staff Picks for January 8, 2020 – British Ice, Daphne Byrne, Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt and More!

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • January 7, 2020

    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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    They Called Us Enemy – George Takei Revisits a Shameful Chapter in US History in His Acclaimed Graphic Memoir on Growing Up in a Wartime Internment Camp

    • by Ally Russell Shields
    • October 3, 2019

    Legendary actor; LGBTQ+ advocate; community activist; social media influencer. As one of the most visible Japanese Americans in the public eye, George Takei has consistently used his platform to draw attention to urgent…

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    Preview: British Ice – Owen D. Pomery’s Top Shelf Productions Graphic Novel Now Available for Pre-Order

    • by Andy Oliver
    • September 12, 2019

    We’ve been covering the work of Owen D. Pomery for so long now that our earliest reviews are on the old Broken Frontier site from way back in 2013. We…

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    Penny Nichols – Reed, Means and Wiegle’s Top Shelf Graphic Novel Brings Us Together to Laugh in the Face of Horrors Both Real and Imagined

    • by Robin Enrico
    • June 20, 2019

    There can be such a joy in making a thing that what you are creating becomes secondary to the act of making it. In the case of Penny Nichols by…

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    Staff Picks for July 11, 2018 – A Projection, Memoirs of a Very Stable Genius, Come Again and More!

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • July 11, 2018

    It’s 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 storefront,…

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    Coin-Op Comics Anthology 1997-2017 – Top Shelf Productions Celebrates Two Decades of Peter and Maria Hoey’s Entrancing Coin-Op Series

    • by Ally Russell Shields
    • June 20, 2018

    ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Anticipating brother-sister duo Pete and Maria Hoey’s attendance at this year’s ELCAF, we took their Coin-Op Comics Anthology for a spin. Spanning twenty years between 1997–2017, the new hardcover compilation via Top…

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    Staff Picks for June 13, 2018 – Cloud Hotel, A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, By Night and More!

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • June 12, 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 January 17, 2018 – The Three Rooms in Valerie’s Head, Shadows on the Grave, Strangers in Paradise, Super Powers and More!

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • January 16, 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 January 3, 2018 – I Am a Number, Nemo, Inside the Mind of Jamie Hewlett, The Snagglepuss Chronicles and More!

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • January 3, 2018

    It’s 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 storefront,…

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    Staff Picks for August 3, 2016 – March, Lady Killer 2, Growing Up in Public, The Adventures of Augusta Wind, Tales to Diminish and More!

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • August 2, 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…

    Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden (Top Shelf Comix)

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    The Story of My Tits – Jennifer Hayden’s Landmark Graphic Memoir Hits the Reader with Both Heartache and Hilarity

    • by Tom Murphy
    • October 9, 2015

    Despite its attention-grabbing title, Jennifer Hayden’s powerful and hugely enjoyable graphic memoir offers moving and often hilarious insight into every stage of a woman’s life. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues,…

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    Staff Picks for October 7, 2015 – The Story of My Tits, Rabbit Thoughts, Survivors’ Club, Paper Girls, Oyster War, Bitch Planet and Doctor Strange

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • October 6, 2015

    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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    Tim Ginger – Childlessness and Conspiracy Theories Converge in Julian Hanshaw’s Melancholy Drama from Top Shelf

    • by Andy Oliver
    • August 5, 2015

    Emotive subject matter tackled with grace and serenity, this is Julian Hanshaw’s finest book to date. Julian Hanshaw’s graphic novel Tim Ginger from Top Shelf Productions was our Broken Frontier…

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    Broken Frontier Staff Picks for July 22, 2015 – Tim Ginger, Fante Bukowski, Wolf, Power Up and More

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • July 21, 2015

    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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    Broken Frontier Staff Picks for July 8, 2015 – The Tomorrows, Strange Fruit, Bacchus, Negative Space and More

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • July 7, 2015

    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…

    Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden (Top Shelf Comix)

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    Preview: ‘The Story of My Tits’ – Top Shelf Announces Jennifer Hayden’s Candid Graphic Memoir for September

    • by Tom Murphy
    • July 1, 2015

    Here at Broken Frontier we’re firm believers in the power of graphic medicine – the capacity of comics to explore the whole spectrum of issues and experiences surrounding healthcare, from the most personal…

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