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Author: Paul Mirek

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Preview: Pie in the Sky – Sarah Graley Serves Up ‘Pizza Witch’ Deluxe Edition

  • by Paul Mirek
  • February 27, 2017

Many readers got their first introduction to Sarah Graley’s work in last year’s unsummarizable Rick and Morty spin-off, Lil’ Poopy Superstar. However, the Birmingham-based cartoonist has long been a fan-favorite…

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Six Days in Cincinnati – Mẽndez Moore’s Graphic Novel is a Raw and Timely Tale of American Protest

  • by Paul Mirek
  • January 30, 2017

At a time when millions worldwide are taking to the streets in protest of systemic racism, the stripping of women’s rights, and the division between people and their elected officials,…

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Sam Costello Brings ‘Split Lip’ Kickstarter Back From the Dead

  • by Paul Mirek
  • October 3, 2016

For fans of horror comics, October is a month-long celebration with top ten lists and spotlights galore. There’s no question that the genre’s in the midst of a renaissance thanks…

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Nix Comics Quarterly #9 – Eppstein’s ‘Garage Punk Horror’ Anthology Rises from the Grave

  • by Paul Mirek
  • September 19, 2016

After reading the upcoming issue #9 of the so-called Nix Comics Quarterly, it’s my grave duty to report the continuation of a disturbing trend I first glimpsed in the previous…

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Wrecked Hearts – Cosmic Bodies Collide in Luca Oliveri and Mathilde Kitteh’s Shojo Manga Collaboration

  • by Paul Mirek
  • June 20, 2016

In Wrecked Hearts, Luca Oliveri and Mathilde Kitteh present two complementary tales of love and loss set in the far future. Alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking, this thoughtful manga collection further…

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Still Bloody After All These Years: Sam Costello Celebrates a Decade of ‘Split Lip’ with a Kickstarter Limited Edition

  • by Paul Mirek
  • June 17, 2016

A young woman finds her new apartment overrun by a mysterious infestation. In the badlands of the Wild West, a gang of robbers on the run find themselves facing more…

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Inklings, ‘Omelette Sessions’ and Alchemy – Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard Discuss Collaborating on 2000 AD’s Cosmic Cop Drama ‘Brink’

  • by Paul Mirek
  • May 26, 2016

Dan Abnett and Broken Frontier Anthology contributor INJ Culbard have a history of genre-busting collaborations, ranging from the anthropomorphic alien invasion of Wild’s End (Boom!) to the post-Victorian zombie allegory…

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Buck Slaughter’s Book of Rock ‘n’ Roll Facts #1 – Ken Eppstein Relives His Record Store Days in His Debut Solo Comic

  • by Paul Mirek
  • April 18, 2016

Buck Slaughter’s Book of Rock’n’Roll Facts, writer/publisher Ken Eppstein’s first fully solo release, is both a straightforward collection of vignettes inspired by his record store days and a gently mocking send-up…

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Mirror #1 – Through the Looking Glass of Ríos and Lim’s Animal Fantasy

  • by Paul Mirek
  • February 5, 2016

Emma Ríos and Hwei Lim’s Mirror invites us into a fully realized world where the fantastical has become mundane. Humanity has quite literally harnessed the stuff of legend to its…

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Test Tube – Carlos Gonzalez Tests a Human Hypothesis in Experimental New Work

  • by Paul Mirek
  • January 26, 2016

Carlos Gonzalez’s Test Tube is an experiment in every sense of the word – and one that won’t leave its readers unchanged. In the realm of the Arts-with-a-capital-A, work has historically been judged…

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BF Awards 2015 – Best New Series: Midnighter

  • by Paul Mirek
  • January 12, 2016

You won’t find many superheroes punching their way around Broken Frontier, but in Midnighter, writer Steve Orlando and his collaborators have nailed readers with a potent mix of emotional conflict and hardcore action….

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Alabaster Shadows – Gardner and Doucet Pair Cosmic Horror and Adolescent Angst in Their Debut Graphic Novel

  • by Paul Mirek
  • December 10, 2015

Guillermo del Toro and the creators of True Detective have done much to bring Lovecraftian horror into the mainstream over the last several years. But while a generation of new adult…

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Nix Comics Quarterly #8 – Eppstein Enlists Tillie Walden, Matt Miner and More in his Rock ‘n’ Roll Horror Army

  • by Paul Mirek
  • November 27, 2015

We’ve all seen the horrors that a little good publicity can inflict upon a group of idealistic young artists. Jason dug the last issue of Nix Comics Quarterly, Ken Eppstein’s…

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A Story for Desmond – Jason Walz Offers a Unique ‘Graphic Medicine’ Bedtime Story

  • by Paul Mirek
  • November 13, 2015

Who are the stories we tell for: ourselves, or those who hear them? In Jason Walz’s A Story for Desmond, a simple bedtime story brings hope to both a young…

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A Train Called Love #1 – Garth Ennis and Marc Dos Santos’s Zany Rom-Com is Missing Its Heart

  • by Paul Mirek
  • October 1, 2015

Whatever else can be said of Garth Ennis, you’ve got to admire the man’s convictions. He’s a writer that’s not shy about where he stands, and has notoriously avoided the…

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Ruins – Master Cartoonist Peter Kuper Excavates Personal and Natural Histories in His Moving New Work

  • by Paul Mirek
  • September 21, 2015

A tormented couple’s personal struggles take on cosmic proportions in Ruins, a significant new work from master cartoonist Peter Kuper. With both technical proficiency and emotional accuracy, Kuper presents an…

Exit Generation by Sam Read & Caio Oliviera (ComixTribe)

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Exit Generation #1 – Sam Read and Caio Oliveira’s Punk Sci-Fi Drama Rockets from the Streets to the Stars

  • by Paul Mirek
  • September 16, 2015

Sci-fi fans are used to visions of the future that are less than ideal. Sam Read and Caio Oliveira’s Exit Generation pivots the other way, imagining a future that’s truly a…

This Damned Band (Paul Cornell & Tony Parker (Dark Horse Comics)

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This Damned Band #1 – Paul Cornell and Tony Parker’s Opening Number Misses a Few Notes

  • by Paul Mirek
  • August 5, 2015

Although Motherfather, This Damned Band‘s titular international rock stars, are no strangers to “black magic” onstage, the band is unprepared when the real thing comes knocking. This hook comes late…

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