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Strange Fruit #1 – Mark Waid and JG Jones Look at Perception and Belief in a World Being Washed Away

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • July 15, 2015

A poignant commentary on perception and belief driven by characters whose world is literally being washed away, Strange Fruit #1 is a thought-provoking mix of social history and fantasy. Mark…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for July 15, 2015 – Island, An Entity Observes All Things, Dörfler and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 14, 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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Small Press Spotlight on… Elizabeth Querstret

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 14, 2015

On the last occasion that I reviewed a solo project by UK small presser Elizabeth Querstret I described her as “a prolific graphic diarist with a larger than life personality both…

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Frontier #7: Jillian Tamaki – Experience the Entrancing Effects of ‘SexCoven’ in Youth in Decline’s Artist Showcase Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 13, 2015

In the unlikely event that you’re one of the uninitiated, Youth in Decline’s Frontier series provides a showcase for complete single issue stories from some of the most exciting voices in…

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Spaceknights, Milestones, and Aftershocks: Your Guide to SDCC 2015’s Biggest News

  • by Paul Mirek
  • July 13, 2015

San Diego Comic Con didn’t have it easy this year. With Image front-loading their announcements at Image Expo and Marvel Studios sitting out this year’s festivities, you’d be forgiven for…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns on July 30th with Guest Creators Mark Stafford, David Hine and Danny Noble

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 13, 2015

After last month’s hugely successful inaugural evening, the Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw night returns on Thursday July 30th hosted by BF Editor in Chief Andy Oliver…

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Call for Entries for the 4th British Comic Awards in Association with Page 45 Opens!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 10, 2015

Earlier this week we reported here on the new line-up of members on the British Comic Awards Committee which includes Broken Frontier’s own Editor in Chief Andy Oliver. This year’s…

The Divine (Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka and Boaz Lavie; First Second)

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Mythbuilders: Asaf and Tomer Hanuka and Boaz Lavie Reach for ‘The Divine’ in Their New OGN from First Second

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 10, 2015

Just over 15 years ago, as Y2K and fears of global calamity faded into shameful obscurity, the world was shocked by a startling photograph taken by an Associated Press photographer, Apichart Weerawong. A…

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Tight Larks: A Collection of Crucial Comics – Paul Jon Milne Offers Up a Dark and Abstruse Take on ‘Viz’-Style Parody

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 10, 2015

Sitting somewhere between a much darker and abstruse version of Viz and an underground comix homage, Paul Jon Milne’s Tight Larks: A Collection of Crucial Comics is an anthology compilation…

The Hunter (Joe Sparrow; Nobrow Press)

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‘Golemchik’, ‘Vacancy’ and ‘The Hunter’ Mark a Welcome Return for Nobrow’s Showcase 17×23 Format

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 9, 2015

Nobrow’s project to introduce new comics voices in an accessible format brings us enjoyable work from William Exley, Jen Lee and Joe Sparrow. This year has seen the welcome return of…

Greg Pak's alphabet book ABC Disgusting features lots of farts

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Kickstarting ‘ABC Disgusting’: Greg Pak on His Gross-Out Alphabet Book with Heart and Fixing Mayonnaise Milkshakes

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • July 9, 2015

Greg Pak’s summer has gotten off to a great start. From the announcement that he’s returning to his old-time favorite superhero, Marvel’s green goliath, on The Totally Awesome Hulk to…

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Transgender Step Parent #1 – Often Poignant Observational Humour from Andrew Lips and Black Lodge Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 9, 2015

Coming to us via UK zine and minicomics micropublisher Black Lodge Press, Andrew Lips’s Transgender Step Parent is described as “a series of funny/serious comics on being a trans co-parent,…

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Transference #1 – Espionage + Science Fiction = “Sci-Spy” in Black Mask’s Latest Genre-Bending Title

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 8, 2015

Michael Moreci and Ron Salas construct a slick, moody transtemporal caper that thrusts our fears surrounding the seemingly unstoppable spread of global terrorism into the realm of theoretical physics. Comic books…

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Lovers Only #1 – Teenage Romance Comics from Mickey Zacchilli, Cathy G. Johnson and Sophia Foster-Dimino

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 8, 2015

A collaborative project from San Francisco-based micropublisher Youth in Decline and Price Tapes, Lovers Only #1 is a risographed romance comic spotlighting tales of teen love by creators Mickey Zacchilli,…

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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…

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To the Waters and the Wild – The Mother-Child Bond Examined in a Fantasy Horror Tale from Jake Dudas

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 7, 2015

Lines from the poem ‘The Stolen Child’ by William Butler Yeats act as a preface to Jake Dudas’s To the Waters and the Wild, an unsettling supernatural tale from a…

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British Comic Awards 2015 – This Year’s BCA Committee is Announced!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 6, 2015

The call for entries will be opened later this week but the British Comic Awards – now in their fourth year of existence – have today announced 2015’s BCA Committee….

We Stand on Guard (Brian K Vaughn, Steve Skroce; Image Comics)

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We Stand on Guard #1 – Steve Skroce’s Return to Full-Time Comics Work Heralds Downturn in (Fictional) U.S.-Canada Relations

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 6, 2015

Due to a somewhat improbable premise, the real reason (some might say the only reason) to pick up this new creator-owned series from Image is to get in on the…

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