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The Manly Boys and Comely Girls Annuals – Gareth Brookes and Steve Tillotson’s Period Parodies Hit the Satirical Target

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2015

Straddling the worlds of comics and illustrated satire The Manly Boys and Comely Girls Annuals – Gareth Brookes and Steve Tillotson’s double pack of parody publications – have their origins in a previously…

Robert Sammelin's beautiful women

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Robert Sammelin is Poised to Take US Comics by Storm with His Beautiful Girls and Cool Bikes

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • June 29, 2015

One of the absolute best continental European artists to hit the US comics scene in years. That’s Robert Sammelin for you. Robert Sammelin, a self-taught resident of Stockholm, Sweden, is…

Russian Olive Banner

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Russian Olive to Red King – The Immonens’ New Creator-Owned OGN is a Perfect Marriage between Words and Pictures

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • June 26, 2015

Kathryn and Stuart Immonen’s journey into the heart of a failed writer’s battle with depression will leave you feeling breathless and exposed. A beautifully crafted tale steeped in raw emotion…

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Dave Gibbons Fires Another Rocket at Roy Lichtenstein in Support of the Hero Initiative

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 25, 2015

Dave Gibbons is auctioning off a gallery-scale print of WHAAT?, his barbed parody of Roy Lichtenstein’s WHAAM!, in support of the Hero Initiative, a charity that supports comic creators in…

Goodbye Little Pointy Teeth Brian Moore

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Goodbye Little Pointy Teeth – Surreal Bedtime Stories for the Working World in Brian Moore’s Debut

  • by Paul Mirek
  • June 24, 2015

In another dimension, Brian Moore’s Goodbye Little Pointy Teeth would be enjoyed at bedtimes around the world, its subversive morals expanding the minds of an eager generation. Here on Earth…

Fragments of Horror Junji Ito

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for June 24, 2015 – Russian Olive to Red King, Fragments of Horror, Rasputin and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 23, 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…

Ephameron - Wij Twee Samen

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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‘Together Apart’ by Ephameron is a Daughter’s Heartbreaking Elegy to a Father Suffering from Progressive Aphasia

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • June 23, 2015

In her haunting graphic memoir Together Apart (Wij Tree Samen), Belgian artist Ephameron creates an emotional record of her father’s struggle with progressive aphasia and how it affects his environment. My father is special His…

Nearlymades by Simon Russell (Boing)

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Nearlymades – A Captivating Visual Feast that Gives the Definition of Comics a Good Work-Out

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 22, 2015

In Nearlymades, Simon Russell combines found imagery with piquant snippets of text to create a work that rewards the reader’s attention. There’s been a lot of traffic of late for…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Israeli Art Collective Broken Fingaz Take Their Challenging Work on a ‘Journey Galactiko’ from India to Los Angeles

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 19, 2015

Regular BFFs* might recall that sometimes we drift a little off-piste to cover the occasional gallery show, as long as there’s at least some connection with comics. And while it’s always…

Louise Brooks: Detective

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Louise Brooks: Detective – Rick Geary Gives a Last Starring Role to One of the Silent Era’s Icons

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • June 18, 2015

For almost thirty years, Rick Geary’s Treasury of Murder series from NBM has disturbed and delighted fans with his signature linework and meticulous attention to detail. Now the master of…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Exclusive Preview: Dungeon Fun #4 Cover – An Era Comes to an End for Colin Bell and Neil Slorance’s All-Ages Epic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 17, 2015

The multiple award-winning Dungeon Fun series by Colin Bell and Neil Slorance reaches its thrilling fourth issue conclusion in July and we have a sneak peek at the book’s cover…

Vile and Miserable by Samuel Cantin (Pow Pow Press)

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Vile and Miserable – Samuel Cantin’s Pitch-Black Comedy Marks the Welcome Arrival of Pow Pow Press

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 17, 2015

After a successful Kickstarter, Montreal’s Editions Pow Pow have launched a series of English translations of their graphic novels. And with laughs and winces in equal measure, Samuel Cantin’s Vile and Miserable…

The Complete Eightball by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics Books)

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for June 17, 2015 – The End of Summer, The Complete Eightball, The Fiction, Hangover Farm and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 16, 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…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Small Press Spotlight on… Tillie Walden

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 16, 2015

Tillie Walden‘s debut graphic novel hasn’t even been published yet and already she’s being touted as one of the most exciting new talents to have come into the medium for…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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New Publisher Gorilla Tries to Blend Classic Adventure with Fantasy – with Mixed Results

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • June 16, 2015

I have previously documented Dutch publisher STRIP2000’s experiments with non-humour comics, and to that purpose they now have created the Gorilla imprint, dedicated to more serious comics work. Most of them are seemingly…

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Edinburgh Book Festival Announces Its ‘Stripped’ Programme for 2015

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 15, 2015

In recent years the Edinburgh Book Festival has incorporated quite a few comics-related events under its ‘Stripped’ strand. Its programme for this year – announced earlier this week – contains…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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State of the Small Press Nation – What Role Do Online Sales Play for Self-Publishers? How Viable Is Your Webstore?

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 15, 2015

After a burst of guest blogs of late we’re returning to our multi-creator discussions again today in our popular ‘State of the Small Press Nation’ series. Since the beginning of…

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Gosh! Comics Teams Up with Broken Frontier for Monthly ‘Drink and Draw’ Nights – Meet Creators Tom Humberstone and Danny Noble at Our Debut Evening on Thursday 25th June!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 12, 2015

This summer Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier are embracing the great tradition of comic book team-ups to bring you our debut collaborative Drink and Draw night! The first edition of this regular monthly event will…

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