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A Savage Run: Erik Larsen on his Record-breaking Tenure as ‘Savage Dragon’ Reaches #200

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • December 11, 2014

“Savage Dragon started as a miniseries and I did a new #1 with the advent of the ongoing title and I’ve always regretted doing that. The thought of starting over…

Eternal #1 Inside Look by William Harms

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Inside Look: William Harms on Setting Up his Dark Sci-Fi World in Eternal #1

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • December 10, 2014

Inside Look is Broken Frontier’s director’s commentary-like feature in which creators take you behind the scenes of one of their latest comics to hit the stands. In this installment, William…

The Valiant #1 by Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt and Paolo Riviera (Valiant Entertainment)

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The Valiant #1 – A Reader-Friendly Intro to the Valiant Universe from Lemire, Kindt, and Rivera

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • December 10, 2014

Epic yet grounded, this rousing tale spans the ages, while delving into the motivations of three cornerstones of the Valiant Universe. Over the last few years, it’s become evident that…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for December 10: The Valiant, Spider-Man and the X-Men, Savage Dragon, Bitch Planet & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • December 9, 2014

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…

Otto by Frodo De Decker

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“I’m a Stubborn Optimist”: Frodo De Decker Talks About His New ‘Otto’ Album, His Influences and Doing the Right Thing (Part One)

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • December 9, 2014

Angry dwarves, frozen queens, giant cakes, vengeful aliens, a visit to hell, orang-utans and Noah’s ark. I’m not talking about the new Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster, but the universe of comic sensation…

Parabola di G by Giacomo Bufarini / RUN (Howard Griffin Gallery, London)

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In ‘Parabola di G’, Street Artist Giacomo Bufarini (aka RUN) Creates an Immersive Installation from a Graphic Narrative

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 8, 2014

Although the “c-word” doesn’t appear anywhere, Giacomo Bufarini’s Parabola di G exhibition at London’s Howard Griffin Gallery is another example of how comics can burst off the page and become an…

Here by Richard McGuire (Hamish Hamilton)

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Here – 25 Years On, Richard McGuire Once Again Brings Eternity into a Single Room

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 5, 2014

Twenty-five years on from its original publication in Raw, Richard McGuire has expanded his innovative six-pager ‘Here’ into a lavish visual symphony of time and place, eternity and ephemerality. Back…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Maleficium – EdieOP’s First Graphic Novel from Avery Hill Underlines Her Place as One of the Most Exciting and Original New Talents in UK Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 5, 2014

One of the true pleasures – no, the ultimate pleasure – of writing a column with a primary mission statement to unearth the real gems of small press and self-published…

Lady Killer by Jöelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich

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Killing it with a Vacuum Cleaner: Joëlle Jones and Jamie S. Rich’s ‘Lady Killer’ is Bloody Fun

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • December 4, 2014

“When was the last time you took time out for beauty?” So asks Josie Schuller on the opening pages of Lady Killer, the upcoming ongoing series Lady Killer by Joëlle…

Zenith: Phase II by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell (Rebellion)

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“Fantastic and Terrifying Visions are Illusory” – Rereading ‘Zenith: Phase II’ by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 4, 2014

This article was originally published by Tom Whiteley on his excellent Suggested for Mature Readers blog. We are sharing it here to mark the release of the new hardback edition…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Indie, Micro, Creator-owned and oh so many Women: Presenting the Nominees for the Broken Frontier Awards 2014

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • December 3, 2014

Broken Frontier proudly presents the nominees for its 11th annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our staff has selected five nominees for each of the 13 categories that comprise the BF Awards,…

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Inside Look: Jamie Coe on Creating His Debut Book ‘Art Schooled’ for Nobrow

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • December 2, 2014

Inside Look is Broken Frontier’s director’s commentary-like feature in which creators take you behind the scenes of one of their latest comics to hit the stands. In this edition, Jamie…

Crossed Plus One Hundred #1 Alan Moore

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for December 3: Hellboy and the B.P.R.D., Crossed Plus One Hundred, Wolf Moon, Sex Criminals

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • December 2, 2014

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…

Madame Livingstone by Baruti & Cassiau-Haurie

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Baruti and Cassiau-Haurie Revisit the Belgian Colonial Legacy During WWI in ‘Madame Livingstone’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • December 2, 2014

Focusing on a forgotten history, Baruti and Cassiau-Haurie recount a tale of a friendship in the Belgian Congo between a Royal Belgian pilot and a native of Africa – a…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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A Quiet Disaster – Alex Potts and Avery Hill Publishing Take Us on a Beguilingly Nihilistic Journey of Non-Discovery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 1, 2014

The great appeal of Alex Potts’s A Quiet Disaster is that on the one hand not very much actually occurs and yet, conversely, it’s in that same triviality of happenstance…

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Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream – Locust Moon Comics’ Tribute to Winsor McCay Raises the Bar for Comics Anthologies

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • December 1, 2014

Whimsical, witty, and absolutely wonderful, this collection of modern interpretations of Little Nemo in Slumberland by today’s master creators is the perfect introduction to one of the most innovative storytellers…

Ody-C #1 (Matt Fraction and Christian Ward; Image Comics)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Ody-C #1 – Matt Fraction and Christian Ward Pull Off an Act of Almost Mythical Hubris

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 1, 2014

In Ody-C, one of the year’s most ambitious and talked-about books, Matt Fraction and Christian Ward take Homer’s original and forge a dazzling new comics idiom out of it. By…

Franz Kafka by Robert Crumb

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Proving that Comics Cross Borders, the ‘K: Kafka in Komiks’ Exhibition Reaches London

  • by Tom Murphy
  • November 27, 2014

Alienation; the relentless oppression of modern life; the sense that we’re trapped like lab rats in a vast, nightmarish and illogical system in which we can never truly comprehend any…

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