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Fight Club 2 by Chuck Palahniuk and Cameron Stewart; cover by David Mack (Dark Horse Comics)

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Fight Club 2 #1 – Space Monkeys of the World, Rejoice! Your Leader Has Returned!

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 1, 2015

Nearly 20 years on from the publication of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel, Tyler Durden has made his long-awaited return in comics form. But are he and the twenty-first century ready for…

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The Crouch End Comic Art Festival 2015 – Sean Azzopardi’s CECAF Returns on June 6th Featuring Roger Langridge, Breakdown Press, Simon Moreton, Danny Noble, Tiny Pencil and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 1, 2015

On June 6th the Crouch End Comic Art Festival (CECAF) – Sean Azzopardi’s smaller scale but incredibly welcoming and relaxed show – returns to the Earl Haig Hall as part…

Broken Frontier Editor in Chief Andy Oliver

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Broken Frontier Names Andy Oliver New Editor in Chief, Frederik Hautain Becomes Creative Director

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • June 1, 2015

‘Exploring the Comics Universe’ is not merely Broken Frontier’s tagline. It’s our promise and our commitment to you, the greater BF community. The big news for Broken Frontier doesn’t stop….

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“There Are Still So Many Untapped Opportunities to Play with the Medium!” – Karrie Fransman Talks Exclusively to BF about the Truth Behind Her Graphic Novel ‘Death of the Artist’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 1, 2015

One of the UK’s most passionate exponents of the possibilities of the comics form, graphic novelist Karrie Fransman is no stranger to the Broken Frontier audience. Her debut GN The…

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Hotel World – A Hallucinogenic Swirl of Weirdness from Becca Tobin and Comic Book Slumber Party

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 29, 2015

Becca Tobin’s Hotel World comes to us via Comic Book Slumber Party, the micropublisher who brought us the splendid recent Fairytales for Bad Bitches anthology that I described here in…

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Beast Wagon #1 – Enter the Murkily Menacing World of Owen Michael Johnson and John Pearson’s Black Comedy Drama

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 27, 2015

Writer Owen Michael Johnson and artist John Pearson’s Beast Wagon was first previewed back in the latter part of last year with an introductory 6-page offering premiering at Thought Bubble….

Bries Klaxon

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Celebrating Bries, Week 4: The Klaxon Festival Celebrates Comics Art at its Most Inventive

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • May 26, 2015

Bries is a Belgian publishing house that focuses on the creative aspect of comic books. It was founded in 1999 by Ria Schulpen and is currently still going strong under…

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The Man Called Uncle Tim #2 – Lindsay Draws Returns to Her Saga of Quaker History and Family Relationships

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 23, 2015

Last year in this column I reviewed the first issue of Lindsay Draws’ zine The Man Called Uncle Tim; a self-published offering that is not so much a comic as…

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Miseryland – Parenthood Examined in Keiler Roberts’ Appealingly Candid Autobio Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 22, 2015

Keiler Roberts is the creator behind Powdered Milk, an ongoing series of Ignatz Award-nominated autobiographical comics that centre around the day-to-day existence of Roberts, her husband Scott, daughter Xia and…

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Mega Fauna – A Canadian Anthology Dedicated to Improving Inter-Species Relations

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 22, 2015

The latest anthology from Vancouver’s Cloudscape Comics Society celebrates our relationship with wildlife of all stripes, while spotlighting the work of some of Canada’s best up-and-coming female creators, with lush…

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DIY Cultures 2015 – Celebrate Grassroots Publishing at London’s Rich Mix this Sunday 24th May

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 21, 2015

Billing itself as embracing “the spirit of independence, autonomy, and alternatives”, 2015’s DIY Cultures fair takes place at London’s Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Road this Sunday 24th May. While comics…

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A Bit of Undigested Potato – Keara Stewart’s Dream Anthology Features Karrie Fransman, Matilda Tristram, Gareth Brookes, EdieOP, Danny Noble, Rozi Hathaway and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 21, 2015

Available at CECAF! The niggling night terrors of 40 creators bubble balefully to the surface in Keara Stewart’s unsettling anthology collection mixing comic strips and single illustrations to bring to disturbing…

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Smoo Comics #9 – Narrative Boundaries Transformed in the Latest Issue of Simon Moreton’s Vital Slice-of-Life Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 20, 2015

Available at CECAF! Simon Moreton’s Smoo Comics reappeared earlier this year – after around an 18-month hiatus – with an eighth issue that I described here in this column as…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for May 20, 2015 – Pope Hats, A-Force and Optic Nerve!

  • by Paul Mirek
  • May 20, 2015

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 or digital storefront, the BF…

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Celebrating Bries, Week 3: Dominique Goblet and Kai Pfeiffer Raise the Bar for Visual Complexity in Their Collaboration ‘More If It Clicks’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • May 19, 2015

Bries is a Belgian publishing house that focuses on the creative aspect of comic books. It was founded in 1999 by Ria Schulpen and is currently still going strong under…

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Ghost Cat’s Pedigree Chums – Welcome to the World of Craig Conlan’s Phantom Feline!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 19, 2015

Available at CECAF! Craig Conlan has been producing comics since the ‘90s, including an involvement with the fondly remembered Slab-O-Concrete distro/micropublisher of years past. Conlan’s characters Hairy Mary – a protagonist…

bad boy mladen oljaca

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Bad Boy – Serbian Artist Mladen Oljača Earns His Title in Modesty Comics’ Profane, Political Collection

  • by Paul Mirek
  • May 18, 2015

This slim but worthwhile volume from Modesty Comics collects single-page gags and extended sketches by Serbian artist Mladen Oljača. Initially appearing in various underground media, these shorts buzz with the kind…

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Everything – Matt Boyce’s Minicomic Anthology is a Disparate but Emotionally Resonant Collection of Shorts

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2015

Available at CECAF! Matt Boyce’s Everything is one of those anthologies that may appear a little disjointed at a first glance given that it collects strips that are often quite disparate…

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