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Author: Matthew Box

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Beast Wagon Finale – All the World’s a Cage: ‘Beast Wagon’ and the Exploration of the Human Animal

  • by Matthew Box
  • May 25, 2017

Confession: I’ve been struggling to write this article about Beast Wagon for a REALLY long time. I’ve emptied the crumpled paper balls of draft after draft from my wastebasket more…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Beautiful Canvas – Ryan K Lindsay Talks About Going Gonzo with His Upcoming Miniseries for Black Mask Studios

  • by Matthew Box
  • April 19, 2017

Last year I had the good fortune to not only read the excellent three-issue series Chum, but also to interview its creators, writer Ryan K Lindsay and artist Sami Kivela….

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Tomorrow – Jack Lothian and Garry Mac Offer a Wonderfully Weird Tale about Getting Old Via BHP Comics

  • by Matthew Box
  • April 12, 2017

Glasgow’s BHP Comics imprint provides the means for critically-acclaimed British TV writer Jack Lothian and up-and-coming artist Garry Mac to deliver a strange and moving tale about an “Everygran.” Let’s…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Flirting with Death – Rudra Purkayastha, Lyndon White and Paulina Vassileva Examine the Meaning of Life

  • by Matthew Box
  • March 17, 2017

In their self-published book Flirting with Death, writer Rudra Purkayastha and artists Lyndon White and Paulina Vassileva bring readers six thought-provoking and gorgeously-illustrated stories that teach us about Life. Just…

Eyecatcher · Features

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The Happy Few – Broken Frontier Founder Frederik Hautain Introduces His Debut One-Shot Comic Project Launching on Kickstarter Today

  • by Matthew Box
  • February 28, 2017

Almost exactly a year ago this week, I published my first article here on Broken Frontier, fulfilling a long-held dream of becoming a writer in whatever capacity I could make…

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Mechanism #1 – “A.I. Think, Therefore A.I. Am”; Analysing Raffaele Ienco’s New Image Series

  • by Matthew Box
  • August 16, 2016

A strong intuition for visual narrative and scene structure create a beautifully rendered story with a steady pace. Science has been on the cusp of creating a human-like artificially intelligent…

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Life’s a Beach: Talking ‘Chum’ with Creators Ryan K Lindsay and Sami Kivela

  • by Matthew Box
  • July 13, 2016

Some of you will undoubtedly head to the beach this summer for a relaxing holiday of sunshine and surf. But, as members of the towel-wrapped, sunburned herd tracking sand and…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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3 Reasons Why You Need to Read ‘The Fix’ by Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber

  • by Matthew Box
  • May 20, 2016

“I’m not gonna lie to you…” There’s really only one reason why you need to read The Fix: It’s GOOD! Critics and fans have been fix-ated on this new Image…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Through the Magnavox Looking Glass: We Enter the Weird World of ‘Limbo’ with Writer Dan Watters

  • by Matthew Box
  • April 15, 2016

What would happen if William Burroughs, Raymond Chandler, Terry Gilliam, and David Lynch all got together, dropped some acid, went to Mardi Gras, and made a comic book? I have…

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3 Reasons Why You Need To Read ‘The Goddamned’ by Jason Aaron & RM Guera

  • by Matthew Box
  • February 22, 2016

In the beginning (well…not that far back) God said let there be Comics. And there are, and they are good. An exceptionally good comic is Book-of-Genesis-inspired The Goddamned, the new Image series…

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