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Walks with LuLu – Elizabeth Querstret’s Cathartic Dog-Walking Monologue Shows Another Side to Her Comics Practice

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 28, 2015

CELEBRATING BCZF! A chance encounter and a bond formed. One woman’s relationship with her canine companion provides a cathartic escape from the rigours of daily life… If you’re a fan…

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Introducing Keara Stewart and Wallis Eates – A New London Laydeez Do Comics Interim Team at the New Venue of Gosh! Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 28, 2015

When the London incarnation of popular monthly comics meet-up Laydeez Do Comics returns after its summer break in October it will do so with a new team at the helm…

Terror Assaulter: OMWOT by Benjamin Marra (Fantagraphics Books)

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Terror Assaulter: O.M.W.O.T. – Benjamin Marra Blasts Out a Hilariously OTT Take on the American Action Hero

  • by Tom Murphy
  • September 25, 2015

Benjamin Marra makes some stinging satirical points in Terror Assaulter: O.M.W.O.T. – if you can wipe the tears of laughter from your eyes for long enough to find them. Benjamin…

Le Voyage des pères by David Ratte

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Le Voyage des Pères – David Ratte Turns the Pilgrimage of the Fathers of the Apostles into a Hilarious Buddy Road Movie

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • September 25, 2015

The idea is so simple that I just slapped my face in recognition of its genius once I read David Ratte’s Le Voyage des pères (The Pilgrimage of the Fathers)…

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Experiment – Irish Collective Stray Lines Debut an Impressive Anthology with Work from Debbie Jenkinson, Katherine Foyle, Alan Dunne and More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 24, 2015

CELEBRATING BCZF! Experiment is the first collection of comics by Stray Lines who describe themselves as “a collective of Irish and Irish based illustrators and comics artists dedicated to incubating…

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Collector Cabinet – Ellice Weaver’s Minicomic Thriller is a Suspense-Filled and Atmospheric Dark Drama

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 23, 2015

CELEBRATING BCZF! If you picked up the latest issue of free street press anthology Off Life then you will be no stranger to the distinctively hued work of Ellice Weaver. Should…

Infinitum

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Infinitum – GMB Chomichuk’s Collage of Paradoxes Transcends the Bottleneck of Time-Travel Comics with Fearless Originality

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • September 23, 2015

Using his signature multimedia approach to sublime effect, Winnipeg creator GMB Chomichuk puts his distinctive, insightful stamp on one of science fiction’s most overwrought conventions, with craft and style. A…

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Staff Picks for September 23, 2015 – Ruins, The New Deal, Lose, Dressing, Lovelace and Babbage, Exit Generation and Schmuck

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 22, 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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Preview: Big Brown Eyes Collective – Enjoy a Sneak Peek at Emily Rose Lambert’s ‘Dreamscape’ and ‘Four Days in Budapest’, and Karis Lambert’s ‘Cats and Wine’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 22, 2015

CELEBRATING BCZF! Big Brown Eyes is a collective of three sisters – Emily Rose, Karis and Freya Lambert – who will be debuting a number of comics and zines at…

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Small Press Inside Look – Jess Milton Discusses Her Creative Process on Her Comic Projects ‘Jason’, ‘The Flying Ship’ and More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 22, 2015

With her flowing visuals, ever inventive layouts and a chameleon-like ability to adapt her style to any number of genres, Jess Milton was always going to be a certainty for…

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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…

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Preview: I Love this Part – Tillie Walden’s Follow-Up to ‘The End of Summer’ Debuts from Avery Hill at Thought Bubble 2015

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 21, 2015

The phenomenon that is Tillie Walden burst onto our comics consciousness this year with her breathtakingly assured first graphic novel The End of Summer. The book – brought to us…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Bristol Comic and Zine Fair with Simon Moreton

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 21, 2015

CELEBRATING BCZF! The Autumn months in the UK are synonymous with festival season for comics enthusiasts with LICAF, Thought Bubble and the Comica Festival programming all being regular calendar fixtures at…

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Cindy and Biscuit Volume 1: We Love Trouble – One Girl and Her Dog Battle the Forces of Darkness in Dan White’s Endearing Fantasy Comedy Romp

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 18, 2015

One angry little girl, her brave and resilient dog, and the constant threat of werewolves, ghosts and alien conquerors. Welcome to the world of Cindy and Biscuit. If you’re a…

The Assault by Milan Hulsing

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Milan Hulsing Talks About His OGN ‘De Aanslag’ (‘The Assault’): “I Tried to Add an Expressionistic Layer That Represents the Dark Side of the Story”

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • September 18, 2015

Milan Hulsing is Holland’s best kept creative secret. He is an industrial and innovative creator who approaches each project from a unique perspective. His last graphic novel was an adaptation…

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Fütchi Perf – The Kids are Alright in Kevin Czap’s Immersive Comics ‘Concept Album’. Aren’t They?

  • by Tom Murphy
  • September 17, 2015

In Fütchi Perf, Kevin Czap takes us on a thought-provoking trip to harmonious near-future Cleveland, where cultural consensus has created what looks like a progressive paradise. Whenever I try to explain to my…

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Die! Boo! Die! – Deliciously Creepy Horror Anthology Comic for Kids Features Rob Davis, Simon Gane, Becky Barnicoat, Jack Teagle, Donya Todd and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 17, 2015

Remaining age appropriate while avoiding patronising your audience is one of the great tests of children’s literature. It’s a difficult line to walk but in UK comics, at least, we…

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…

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