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Craig Thompson and Farel Dalrymple Sign ‘Little Nemo’ Hardcover at Floating World Comics

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • February 9, 2015

On Thursday, February 5th, Floating World Comics in Portland, OR held a signing party for the release of Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, with contributing artists Craig Thompson and Farel…

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Gardens of Glass – Lando’s Oblique but Hypnotic Socio-Political Sci-Fi Collected by Breakdown Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 6, 2015

Published last year by Breakdown Press, Gardens of Glass – Lando’s retrospective collection of short story strips from the last few years of Decadence Comics – explores “ideas of human…

Nameless by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham (Image Comics)

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Nameless #1 – Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham Blend Science, Horror and the Occult into an Ambiguous and Raw New Story

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • February 6, 2015

In the new series from Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham, a nameless man drifts through life in the gulf between dream and reality, existing as a mercenary for those who…

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Dragon’s Breath and Other True Stories – 2D Cloud and Uncivilized Books Present the Compact but Profound Autobio Comics of MariNaomi

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 5, 2015

Co-published by 2D Cloud and Uncivilized Books, Dragon’s Breath and Other True Stories compiles nearly 400 pages of MariNaomi’s autobiographical comic strips, for the main part originally published online on…

Saint Cole by Ethan Van Sciver (Fantagraphics Books)

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Saint Cole – Another Unblinking Look at the Male Psyche from Noah Van Sciver

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 5, 2015

In Saint Cole, Noah Van Sciver offers another uncomfortable look at what might be going on in the life and noddle of that bloke taking your pizza order. While Charles Forsman might be…

The Goon: Once Upon a Hard Time by Eric Powell (Dark Horse Comics)

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The Goon: Once Upon a Hard Time #1 – Eric Powell’s Grizzled Guardian Meets His Match

  • by Paul Mirek
  • February 4, 2015

The world of Eric Powell’s Goon has always been one where desperation hangs like a cloud and each victory is earned with bloody knuckles. In Once Upon a Hard Time,…

Eyecatcher · Features

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The Shape of a Masterpiece: Scott McCloud Speaks about the Pressure and Satisfaction of Creating His First Graphic Novel, ‘The Sculptor’

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • February 4, 2015

Scott McCloud has secured his legacy in the comic book world through his books on the theory and craft of our medium: Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comic and Making Comics. He also wrote…

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State of the Small Press Nation – Are Higher Quality Printing Opportunities for Self-Publishing Squeezing Out Traditional DIY Small Press Values?

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 4, 2015

Is the easier availability of high quality printing options for self-publishing having a negative knock-on effect for small press comics work presented in a traditional zine or DIY culture format?…

Nameless #1 by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for February 4, 2015: The Sculptor, Nameless, The Goon: Once Upon A Hard Time, Rat God, Lady Killer & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • February 3, 2015

It’s almost 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…

They're Not Like Us by Eric Stephenson and Simon Gane (Image Comics)

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Why You Should Be Reading: ‘They’re Not Like Us’

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 3, 2015

In They’re Not Like Us, a provocative contemporary take on the ‘teen mutants’ genre that seems to have flown under the radar, Eric Stephenson’s spiky script is brought to dazzling life by…

Panter/ Panther by Brecht Evens

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Belgian Wunderkind Brecht Evens Transcends Himself with his Stunning and Complex OGN ‘Panther’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • February 3, 2015

Brecht Evens makes iconoclastic graphic novels and is responsible for a whole new wave of alternative artists riding international success in his wake. His previous graphic novels The Wrong Place…

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Flood – Environmental Disaster Strikes in Chris Kent’s Ambitious Graphic Narrative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 3, 2015

Chris Kent is a creator who refuses to be tied down to just one medium. His comics practice is informed by his work in a number of other disciplines from…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Hard Times and Big Plans: An Interview with Eric Powell about the End of ‘The Goon’ and His New Series from Image Comics

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • February 2, 2015

For over 15 years Eric Powell’s name has been synonymous with The Goon. It’s the name of the character he created and whose adventures he’s been writing and drawing since the…

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The Dead Moon: A British Folktale – The Stunningly Rendered Storybook Visuals of Emma Raby

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 2, 2015

Emma Raby is an illustrator I have been wanting to cover in more depth in this column for a long, long time. It was in the pages of the debut…

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Small Press Round-Up, January 2015 – Simon Moreton’s ‘Smoo’ Returns, 2D Cloud’s 2015 Plans, Sequential City Exhibition, Rozi Hathaway’s Self-Publishing Journey & More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2015

Simon Moreton, 2D Cloud, Rozi Hathaway, Impossible Books and more feature in January’s round-up of what the great and the good of the small press scene are up to, both…

Dying and the Dead (Jonathan Hickman and Ryan Bodenheim (Image Comics)

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The Dying and the Dead #1 – A Intriguing Start to Hickman and Bodenheim’s Stylish Tale of Mystery and Mortality

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 29, 2015

In The Dying and the Dead, the Secret line-up of Jonathan Hickman, Ryan Bodenheim and Michael Garland reunites for a intriguing opener that rolls out its high-concept surprises with confidence and…

Eyecatcher · Features

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On the Edge with Robbi Rodriguez: An Interview with the Artist on Marvel’s New ‘Spider-Gwen’ Spin-Off

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • January 29, 2015

When Robbi Rodriguez first teamed up with writer Jason Latour to create Spider-Gwen (an alternate reality where Gwen Stacy becomes Spider-Woman), it was supposed to be a one-shot deal. They…

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Baggywrinkles #1-5 – Lucy Bellwood’s Enthusiasm for the World of Tall Ships is Infectious in these Maritime-Themed Minicomics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 29, 2015

I would like to pretend that I discovered Lucy Bellwood’s Baggywrinkles series at the UK’s Thought Bubble festival last November but the truth is that – despite being told by several…

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