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Author: Andy Oliver

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Preview: Victory Point – Owen D. Pomery’s Second Graphic Novel of 2020 Debuts this Summer from Avery Hill Publishing

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 23, 2020

Hot on the heels of his recent bleak thriller British Ice from Top Shelf Productions, creator Owen D. Pomery follows up this summer with his second graphic novel Victory Point…

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Floating – An Immediate and Resonant Study of Feeling Lost from 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Pigeon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 23, 2020

Sometimes brevity can be the most powerful tool in expressing emotion or message. Floating by Pigeon (aka Kamila Król, one of this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists) is…

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An Open Letter to Comic Readers – How You Can Help Support Your Local Comics Shops During the Current Crisis

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 20, 2020

With recent events already having a notable impact on comics retail, our friends and collaborative partners at London’s Gosh! Comics have sent us this open letter to comics readers about…

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Berserker Unbound Vol. 1 – Jeff Lemire, Mike Deodato, Jr. and Co Bring Us Sword and Sorcery Action with a Very Human Heart from Dark Horse Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 20, 2020

Back in the 1980s when Marvel had a little more… shall we say… restraint about their Conan license they published a couple of issues of “imaginary” series What If…? that…

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The Worlds of 2000 AD Return to Audio as Rebellion Announce New Audiobook Partnership with Penguin Random House

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 19, 2020

It’s not the first time that the worlds of 2000 AD have come to audio with Dirk Maggs producing a Judge Dredd series for BBC Radio in the 1990s and…

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Department of the Peculiar Goes POP! #1 – The UK’s Unlikeliest Super-Team Returns Courtesy of Rol Hirst and Robert Wells

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 13, 2020

While artist Robert Wells (Back, Sack & Crack ( & Brain) and Malty Heave) may be more familiar to Broken Frontier readers, his collaborative partner on Department of the Peculiar…

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Stig & Tilde: Leader of the Pack – Max de Radiguès’ Teenage Twins Face a Lupine Menace in the Second Album in the Nobrow Press Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 12, 2020

It’s been a productive couple of years for Belgian creator Max de Radiguès whose work has spanned releases from such purveyors of indie and alternative comics excellence as Fantagraphics (Hobo…

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Sleepless – Jules Scheele’s Diary Comics Explore Themes of Gender and Identity with a Raw and Resonant Candour

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 10, 2020

There are many reasons to appreciate Jules Scheele’s approach to the form, from the expressive clarity of their cartooning to the raw and insightful honesty of their autobio work. But…

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Dreadful Ed and Mary Scary – Cosby and Nixey’s Gloriously Gruesome Children’s Story from Dark Horse Comics Will Appeal to Kids and Adults Alike

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 9, 2020

From Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss through to J.K. Rowling it’s no secret that some of the classics of children’s illustrated storytelling have weirder, darker undercurrents to them. Kids often…

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Preview: Sláine: The Horned God – Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s 2000 AD Classic Returns in a New Collectors’ Edition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 9, 2020

Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s classic 2000 AD strip Sláine: The Horned God returns in a special Collectors’ Edition this May. We have a preview below to intrigue the uninitiated and evoke…

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Preview: Folklords #5 – Take a Look at the Finale of the Critically Acclaimed BOOM! Studios Series from Matt Kindt, Matt Smith and Company Here

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 6, 2020

Courtesy of BOOM! Studios, we have a preview of the finale of the Broken Frontier Award-nominated Folklords series. If you’re already reading the book we don’t need to tell you…

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Billionaire Island #1 – Mark Russell, Steve Pugh and Company’s Satirical Series Provides Social Commentary with a Caustic Wit

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 5, 2020

With critical hits like Prez, The Flintstones, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles and Second Coming, Mark Russell has proved himself to be the master of serial comics satire of…

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Faithless Vol. 1 – Azzarello and Llovet’s Curious Mix of Urban Drama and Demonic Manipulation Collected by BOOM! Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 4, 2020

Faith’s playful interest in magic is considered a harmless quirk among her social set but when a seeming chance coffee shop encounter with the mysterious Poppy leads to a passionate…

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Rebellion Announce the Final Chapter in the Story of ‘The Vigilant’ in ‘Judge Dredd Megazine’ in June

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 3, 2020

Of all Rebellion’s recent forays into the history of classic British weekly comics characters The Vigilant was perhaps the most enticing nostalgia-fest for long-time readers. Bringing favourite names back with…

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The Black Cloud – Dominique Duong’s Powerfully Expressive and Symbolic Depiction of Depression

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 3, 2020

Visual interpretations of depression and anxiety understandably tend to use similar metaphorical standards to express the experience of living with those conditions. That however is never a weakness underlining, as…

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Preview: Bear – Ben Queen and Joe Todd-Stanton Bring a Touching Tale of Canine Devotion to Archaia this Summer

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 3, 2020

We’ve been huge fans of Joe Todd-Stanton’s Brownstone’s Mythical Collection series from Flying Eye Books (you can read reviews of the first three books here at Broken Frontier). So we’re…

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Preview: Origins – Life After Humans Explored in a New Graphic Novel Coming from BOOM! Studios Later this Year

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 3, 2020

It’s a few months away yet but when we see art as breathtaking as the following preview from BOOM! Studios we feel duty bound to share it. Origins hits store…

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Coin-Op: Karl Marx Bolan (Spaceball Ricochet alt.take) – Peter and Maria Hoey Present an Unlikely Musically Inspired Alternate History

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 2, 2020

Sibling creative duo Peter and Maria Hoey’s Coin-Op anthologies have had some significant coverage here at Broken Frontier over the last couple of years We’ve reviewed the most recent issues…

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