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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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Vortex – Enter the Perception Warping World of the Hyperverse Courtesy of William Cardini and Sparkplug Books

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 6, 2015

“Welcome to the Hyperverse where space sorcerers hurl face-melting spells as they battle across nested realities.” I originally discovered William Cardini’s Vortex in self-published form via the now defunct but…

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In the Frame 2012-2014 – Tom Humberstone’s Fiercely Intelligent Social Commentary Collected from the Pages of ‘New Statesman’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 3, 2015

It’s not hyperbole to say that without In the Frame creator Tom Humberstone you may well have never seen ‘Small Pressganged’ at Broken Frontier. It was Humberstone’s acclaimed Solipsistic Pop…

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From Snotty Fashion Bloggers to the Wrath of God: 10 of the Most Exciting Announcements from Image Expo

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 3, 2015

Here at Broken Frontier we pride ourselves on looking that little bit beyond the obvious. However, sometimes you just have to go with the flow, and for the last couple…

The Weight (Melissa Mendes)

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The Weight #1 and #2 – Melissa Mendes Offers Intimate Comics Storytelling at Its Very Best

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 2, 2015

In her long-form tale of depression-era childhood, Melissa Mendes draws on her family history to create a rich portrait of a young girl and the confusing, often brutal world around her….

Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden (Top Shelf Comix)

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Preview: ‘The Story of My Tits’ – Top Shelf Announces Jennifer Hayden’s Candid Graphic Memoir for September

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 1, 2015

Here at Broken Frontier we’re firm believers in the power of graphic medicine – the capacity of comics to explore the whole spectrum of issues and experiences surrounding healthcare, from the most personal…

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Tempo Lush Tales – Francesca Cassavetti, Mike Medaglia, Paul Shinn and More Join Showrunner Richy K. Chandler in a True Team Effort

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 1, 2015

I think we’re all aware that the standard complaint aimed at anthology comics is the old chestnut of them being “hit and miss” in terms of content and relative quality. It’s a…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for July 1, 2015 – The Spire, We Stand on Guard, Crickets, Diary Comics and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 30, 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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Bimba #2: Witchouse – Supernatural Anthology Offerings from Donya Todd, Emma Raby, Kristyna Baczynski, Brigid Deacon and Company

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 30, 2015

Two years ago, Donya Todd established her A4-sized anthology Bimba as a platform for “kick-ass female artists”. From the outset the book had a sense of vibrant, defiant energy to…

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