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British Comic Awards 2014 Shortlist Announced – Final List Includes Work by Isabel Greenberg, Gill Hatcher, Rachael Smith, Katie Green and Alison Sampson

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 17, 2014

The British Comic Awards shortlist was announced today celebrating another year of astonishing creative growth for the medium in the UK and featuring a number of creators and projects to…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Motherless Oven – A Graphic Novel from Rob Davis that Shines, Disturbs, Questions, and Rocks!

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • October 16, 2014

A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Rob Davis offers a soul-searching black and white masterpiece of dysfunction and fulfillment. With credits such as “How I Built My Father,” “My Family and Other…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Comica Festival Comiket Returns to Central Saint Martins on November 1st – Get in the Pre-Party Mood with this “Fan-Made” Comiket Film!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 15, 2014

A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Please note that, sadly, the autumn Comiket has now been postponed until Spring 2015. Comica Festival’s twice-yearly Comiket independent comics fair returns to Central Saint Martins…

Doomboy by Tony Sandoval

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 15: Meteor Men, Doomboy, Johnny Nemo, The Collector & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • October 14, 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…

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Myriad Editions Announce New Book from Debut Graphic Novelist – Will Volley’s ‘The Opportunity’ Joins 2015 Schedule

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 14, 2014

News, today, from Brighton-based publisher Myriad Editions about a new signing for 2015’s schedule of graphic novels – Will Volley’s The Opportunity is set in the cutthroat world of those…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“Comics Are Truly International and Transnational” – A Guide to Comica Festival 2014 from Paul Gravett, the Man at the Crossroads

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 14, 2014

A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Comica Festival returns to London this month with its traditional autumn programme of events celebrating the diversity of approach to comics craft, art and form. First…

Junki Mizuno at Comica, London

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Comica Festival Special Guest Junko Mizuno Sprinkles Your Comics with Blood, Guts and Sugar

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • October 13, 2014

A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Spiders crawling over cute baby cheeks, half naked charming geishas eating blood dripping organs, beautiful flowing hair infested with black mice, drizzling with green ejaculate. Welcome…

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British Comic Awards Judging Panel Announced – Jonathan Ross, Suzy Varty and Jonathan Entwistle Among the Line-Up of Judges

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 13, 2014

With Thought Bubble rapidly approaching the usual round of announcements of books to be launched at the influential festival has already begun. But, lest we forget, this is also the time…

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World Mental Health Day – From ‘HOAX Psychosis Blues’ to ‘Psychiatric Tales’, Comics and Graphic Novels that Raise Awareness of Mental Health Issues

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 10, 2014

Today marks the ninth World Mental Health Day. The awareness-raising event is held every October 10th and represents a global celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy. Each year…

Superhero Afterlife: Batman dies in Final Crisis

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Why Superheroes Always Come Back from the Dead: A. David Lewis Studies Superhero Afterlife in New Book

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • October 10, 2014

“If someone stepped back and looked at all the times superheroes went into the afterlife, yeah, it’s ridiculous and perhaps even embarrassing.” A. David Lewis has always had an affinity…

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Pirouette #1 – Circus Hijinks Receive a Monstrous Twist in Miller and Granda’s New Series from Black Mask Studios

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 9, 2014

Disturbing, haunting, and visceral, Pirouette, by Mark L Miller and Carlos Granda, offers a horrific glimpse beneath the greasepaint and reveals the terrifying depths of human depravity. Horror comes in many different shapes and sizes….

Nu by Sacha Goerg (Oily Comics)

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Bastard #1 and Nu #1 – Oily Comics Broadens Its Horizons with a Pair of Fine European Mini-comics

  • by Tom Murphy
  • October 8, 2014

Bastard and Nu, two accessible and enjoyable European mini-comic series by Max de Radigués and Sacha Goerg, make their English-language debut courtesy of Oily Comics. This Summer’s bundle of goodies from…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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To Arms! – The Alternative World War One Anthology is Irrefutable Evidence of the Importance of the Gosh! Comics Process Group

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 8, 2014

First World War anthology To Arms! – a project with its genesis in the Gosh! Comics Process group – self-consciously set out to approach its subject matter with a distinctively…

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Owen Michael Johnson & John Pearson Invite You to Board the Beast Wagon at Thought Bubble

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 7, 2014

As Thought Bubble rapidly approaches we can always expect to hear rumblings of exciting debut releases to coincide with the UK’s major autumn convention/festival season. Courtesy of Owen Michael Johnson…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Get Hip to Freud and Marx in Two Breezy Graphic Biographies by Anne Simon and Corinne Maier

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • October 7, 2014

The most difficult task in creating a biography of a forward-thinking individual is to avoid the anecdotal approach. The most memorable biographies infuse the proceedings with some heartfelt emotions, providing an…

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Gary’s Garden Book 1 – The Residents of Gary Northfield’s Back Yard Provide Plenty of Laughs in this Unmissable All-Ages Offering from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 7, 2014

Gary’s Garden is a sprawling and witty ensemble piece from an ever inventive creator at the very forefront of the current renaissance in UK children’s comics. Originally published in the…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 8: Wytches, Aurora West, Tiny Pencil, Savage Hulk, Batgirl & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • October 6, 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…

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The Etherington Brothers’ Lorenzo Etherington Announces Kickstarter Campaign for 600-page ‘Deluxe Collection II’ Artbook

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 6, 2014

Alongside the multi-talented likes of Gary Northfield, Jamie Smart and Sarah McIntyre, the Etherington Brothers, Robin and Lorenzo, are a fraternal partnership at the very forefront of the resurgence of…

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