Emerald City Shines On: An ECCC 2015 Recap and Photo Tour
On the eve of its official hand-off to new ownership, Emerald City Comic Con set a new attendance record (over 80,000 people), proved that a major convention could maintain a “comics…
2000 AD Prog 1924 – The Future Has a Very Old-Fashioned Feel in the Latest Jump-On Issue
By focusing on old 2000 AD favourites, Tharg the Mighty misses an opportunity to give his comic a fresh shot of energy. As 2000 AD has enjoyed its renaissance in recent…
Small Press Spotlight on… Wallis Eates (Part 2)
Today I’m continuing my discussion with Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition Finalist Wallis Eates about her comics work, with a particular focus on her graphic memoir Mumoirs. The first part of this…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for April 1st, 2015: No Mercy, Space Riders, UFOlogy, Avengers: Rage of Ultron, Convergence & More
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…
No Mercy #1 – De Campi and McNeil Plumb the Depths of First-World Travel Fears in the Digital Age
In a true balls-to-the-walls thrill ride, Alex de Campi and Carla Speed McNeil explore the modern ties that bind in this visceral, disturbing chiller that begs the question: what would…
Small Press Spotlight on… Wallis Eates (Part 1)
Wallis Eates‘s major work-in-progress – the graphic memoir Mumoirs – details her fractious relationship with her mother as she grew up as part of a single parent family in the 1980s-1990s….
Drawn Onward – Matt Madden’s Book for Retrofit Comics is a Captivating Graphic Palindrome
In his tale of a strange urban relationship, cartoonist and comics theorist Matt Madden creates a stylish and almost musical little narrative. Like Scott McCloud, Matt Madden is a cartoonist…
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‘Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City’ by Christin and Balez Is a Solid Graphic Introduction to this Enigmatic Architect
Laying bare the secret history of the architecture of New York City, Pierre Christin and Olivier Balez chronicle the life of Robert Moses, whose legacy is carved into the fabric of…
Past Aways #1 – Matt Kindt and Scott Kolins Prove that Time Isn’t Always on Our Side
Bright, boisterous artwork hides a sinister undertone in this temporal anomaly of a comic that harkens back to a more light-hearted era, even as it hints at a darker future…
Rise: Comics Against Bullying #1 – Good Comics for a Great Cause
A mix of new and experienced talent makes this an entertaining and thought-provoking anthology, with useful resources for young people at risk of bullying. Even from my tangential perspective, it’s…
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Small Press Spotlight on… Alice Urbino
Our ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015’ coverage resumes today as I chat with Alice Urbino, an artist whose work in the graphic medicine strand of comics…
Hit: 1957 #1 – Carlson and Del Rey’s Latest Round is Anything but Noir by Numbers
Hit: 1957 #1 follows up on its shotgun blast of a predecessor with a dark look at justice in the City of Angels. You won’t find many easy answers here,…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for March 25, 2015: Multiversity Ultra Comics, Hit 1957, Past Aways, Jem and the Holograms & More
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…
Small Press Round-Up, Late March 2015 – DIY Art Market at EPIC Dalston, Creator Announcements from One Beat Zines, Patt Kelley at Hic & Hoc, and More…
The first DIY Art Market of 2015, Patt Kelley’s new comic from Hic and Hoc, the Film Night anthology and One Beat Zines feature in our latest round-up of what…
Travel Memoirs and Dead Superheroes: Emi Lenox Talks About ‘Tadaima’ and ‘Plutona’, Her Two New Titles from Image Comics
When Image Comics held its Expo event in January, they announced a lot of new titles by big name creators who have worked in the mainstream and have had creator-owned hits in previous…
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Small Press Spotlight on… Danny Noble
One of my ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015’, Danny Noble is not just a brilliantly witty autobiographical cartoonist she’s also a self-published novelist and singer with…
ELCAF 2015 – Nobrow’s East London Comics and Arts Festival Returns in Double-Sized Form in June
The new website for ELCAF – Nobrow Press’s East London Comics and Arts Festival – has opened ready for the 2015 incarnation of the event “dedicated to showcasing the most…
Chrononauts #1 – Mark Millar and Sean Murphy’s Scientific Bromance is a Fast-Forward Narrative Blast
In Chrononauts #1, Mark Millar, Sean Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth make up for a lack of depth and characterisation with pace and high-impact visual overload. Even having been on the ground…
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