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Assassinistas – Tini Howard and Gilbert Hernandez Explore Family and Friendship in this Hitwoman Crime Thriller from Black Crown

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 23, 2019

The recent news that IDW Publishing and Shelly Bond’s entertainingly eclectic Black Crown imprint were parting ways was one met with understandable sadness from fans of genuinely indie serial comics…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Thursday October 31st with Guest Creators Gareth A Hopkins, J. Edward Scott and Luke Stuart

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 23, 2019

We’ll be trick or treating next Thursday October 31st for this month’s Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw. Time for an Autumn spook-tacular as we welcome guest creators Gareth…

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Staff Picks for October 23, 2019 – Walking Distance, Gramercy Park, Second Coming and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 22, 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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Don’t Miss Ghost Comics Festival this Saturday October 26th for the Very Best in Alternative and Contemporary Comics Practice!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 21, 2019

This year’s Ghost Comics Festival comes to the Art School in Glasgow this Saturday October 26 with an impressive array of alternative and contemporary comics creators. Combining the type of…

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The Lonesome Era – Jon Allen’s Graphic Novel Fosters an Intimacy that Makes this Story About Funny Cartoon Animals Deeply Human

  • by Robin Enrico
  • October 21, 2019

Jon Allen has been quietly working away at his Ohio Is For Sale series for years now. While the series’ first collection showcased his eye for finding the dark comedy…

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Mooncakes – Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker’s Sweet Coming-of-Age Fantasy from Lion Forge

  • by Holly Raidl
  • October 18, 2019

Mooncakes begins with autumnal tones, coinciding nicely with the weather during the month of its release. The story surrounds Nova Huang, a powerful witch with hearing loss, and her close…

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Preview: ‘Seasonal Shift’ by Lala Albert and ‘The Pits of Hell’ by Ebisu Yoshikazu – Breakdown Press Announce Two New Titles Debuting in November

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 17, 2019

Breakdown Press – those fine purveyors of the alternative, the cutting edge and the forgotten classics – have two new books debuting in November. We have the press releases and…

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Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Kai and the Monkey King – Joe Todd-Stanton and Flying Eye Books Revisit the Brownstone Lineage in Another Wildly Imaginative Adventure for Younger Readers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 17, 2019

Time for another visit to Professor Brownstone’s vault of treasures courtesy of creator Joe Todd-Stanton and Flying Eye Books this month as the latest volume of Brownstone’s Mythical Collection –…

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“Not Very Long Ago, to Say that Someone Was the Sort of Woman Who ‘Prefers to Wear Sensible Shoes’ Could Imply that She Was a Lesbian” – More Recently, Kate Charlesworth’s Book of the Same Name Debuted, to Shed Technicolour Light on the Subject from Her Expert Angle

  • by Jenny Robins
  • October 16, 2019

“Not very long ago, to say that someone was the sort of woman who ‘prefers to wear sensible shoes’ could imply that she was a lesbian” Even more recently, Kate Charlesworth’s graphic…

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Staff Picks for October 16, 2019 – Superman Smashes the Klan, Marked, Things to Do Instead of Killing Yourself and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 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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Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s Groundbreaking 2000 AD Series ‘Sláine: The Horned God’ to Get Collector’s Edition in 2020

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 15, 2019

One of those pivotal moments in 2000 AD history, Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s Sláine: The Horned God will be published in a special “Collector’s Edition” next year. The full…

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Get Over It – Mary Shyne’s Intensely Kinetic Tale of Emotional States Brought to Projected Life

  • by Robin Enrico
  • October 14, 2019

Mary Shyne’s Get Over It is a graphic novel shot out of a cannon. Rendered in crisp black and white, and vibrant orange the book is intensely kinetic, moves at…

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Frogcatchers – A Disconcerting Journey into One Man’s Psyche from Jeff Lemire

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 11, 2019

A young boy spending a hazy summer’s day collecting frogs in a tin sets the scene for Frogcatchers, Jeff Lemire’s new graphic novella from Simon and Schuster imprint Gallery 13….

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See Arts Foundation Futures Awards Finalists Esther McManus, Danny Noble, Zara Slattery and Jess Taylor in Conversation with Comics Laureate Hannah Berry at the Cartoon Museum on October 19th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 10, 2019

After the recent announcement of the shortlisted artists in the comics section of this year’s Arts Foundation Futures Awards there’s an opportunity to hear the final four creators in conversation…

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Garth Stein and Matthew Southworth Bring ‘The Cloven’ to Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 9, 2019

News today from Fantagraphics about their new graphic novel series The Cloven by Garth Stein and Matthew Southworth. The full press release is below. SEATTLE, WASH., OCTOBER 8, 2019—Fantagraphics is…

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Staff Picks for October 9, 2019 – The Tower in the Sea, Rain, These Savage Shores, The Book of Forks and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 9, 2019

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 event or digital storefront,…

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Dead Eyes #1 – Duggan and McCrea’s Crime Drama is a Strangely Pleasing Mix of the Grim, the Slapstick and the Poignant

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 8, 2019

Having ripped off the mob in the 1990s in one last big job, Martin (the former feared masked criminal Dead Eyes) has spent the intervening decades looking after his disabled…

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In Conversation: James Lawrence – The Creator of ‘The Legend of La Mariposa’ on Inspirations, Themes and Crowdfunding a Collected Edition for His Plucky Rookie Luchadora

  • by Owen Michael Johnson
  • October 8, 2019

It’s been said that we’re currently living in a Golden Age of comics. While this is under debate, one look around the libraries, bookstores and artist alleys of the industry…

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