The Roar of Dark Engines: The Blood and Guts of World-Building with Ryan Burton
Like all good storytellers, Ryan Burton knows that to hook his audience from the get-go, it’s best to start the story in the middle. There is no quicker way to…
Graveyard Orbit #1 – London Horror Comic’s John-Paul Kamath Puts a Distinctive Twist on the World of the Fanboy
As I said a short while back here – in probably the most well-received edition of ‘Small Pressganged’ since its inception – I tend to shy away from those areas…
The Wrenchies – Farel Dalrymple’s Epic Story is Puzzling and Exhilarating, Infuriating and Exquisite
At more than 300 pages and five years in the making, Farel Dalrymple’s The Wrenchies is an epic achievement of imagination and illustrative splendour. But can you have too much…
Displaced Persons – A Truly Magical Mystery Tour of the City-by-the-Bay
Fifteen years in the making, Derek McCulloch’s latest OGN explores the stories that connect families with heart, craft, and just a dash of time travel. San Francisco has always been…
It Will All Hurt: An Interview with Farel Dalrymple about His New Graphic Novel, ‘The Wrenchies’
One of the mostly highly anticipated graphic novel debuts of the year has been The Wrenchies. But there is, perhaps, no one more relieved by the book’s eventual release (by First…
On the Trail of Sandalwood Smugglers – An Illicit Trade Exposed in the Debut Graphic Novel from Lush Comics
On the Trail of Sandalwood Smugglers is proof positive of the advantages of graphic journalism as a tool to educate and enlighten. The power of sequential art as a means…
The Summer of Blake Sinclair Volume 1 – Sarah Burgess’s Anti-Romantic Lead Character Makes a Welcome Debut in Print
It was last year, when I interviewed Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition winner Jade Sarson here at Broken Frontier, that I was first alerted to Sarah Burgess’s The Summer of…
Moon Knight #6 – A Deep, Dark and Lovely Descent into Madness
What does it take to drive an ordinary man over the edge? It might seem like a cliché to outline a crappy childhood as the root cause of criminal judgments…
Redefining a Princess: An Interview with Ted Naifeh about His New Series, ‘Princess Ugg’
If there’s a perception in the comic industry that there are aren’t enough characters that serve as role models for young, female readers, none of the blame should be placed…
In a Flat Land – Richard Swan’s Tender Tale of Childhood Imagination
A gorgeously illustrated and charmingly pure tale of imagination and creativity, Richard Swan’s In a Flat Land will make you smile and contemplate your daily life at pretty much the…
My Whole World – Share in a Child’s Eye View of Life in Nuala C. Murphy’s Touching Minicomic
Sometimes it’s all too easy to forget that comics as a medium are just as appropriate a format for dwelling on the smaller, quieter moments of life as they are…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for August 13: Displaced Persons, The People Inside, Dark Ages, Hip Hop Family Tree & 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, BF…
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Zidrou and Porcel’s ‘Folies Bergère’ Presents a Mesmerising Metaphorical Odyssey into the Purgatory of the WWI Trenches
Since its publication in 1993, Tardi’s It Was the War of the Trenches (C’était la Guerre des Tranchées) has set the standard for World War I comics. But after 20 years there’s a…
Petty Beach – A Trippy, Freaky, Coastal Mystery from Sajan Rai and Backwards Burd
Sajan Rai is part of the Backwards Burd collective of creators whose distinctive risograph printed comics feature not only their own work but are also used to promote the best…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Bird Witch – Kat Leyh’s All-Ages Fantasy from Yeti Press is a Beautiful Evocation of Childhood
I first came across Kat Leyh’s vibrant cartooning style when I reviewed her minicomic Pancakes here at Broken Frontier in 2013. Like that short story her graphic novel Bird Witch…
Uber Volume 1 – Gillen and White’s Uncompromising Examination of the Super-Soldier as WMD is a Compelling and Unsettling Read
There is no gung-ho heroism in the pages of Uber; actions are borne from jaded pragmatism rather than any unrealistic sense of pure honour or ethical superiority. In that regard,…
Comica Festival Weekend Comes to the British Library August 15th to 17th Featuring Bryan Lee O’Malley, ‘Misty’ Artist Shirley Bellwood, Emmanuel Guibert, Pat Mills, Jade Sarson, Alys Jones, Ian Williams and More!
It seems almost redundant to say it given what a declaration of the glaringly obvious it is but for London-based comics aficionados it’s been an amazing few months of Comica…
Love Machines #1 & 2 – Josh Trujillo and His Collaborators Take a Fresh Look at Technology and Relationships
In four stories across two issues, writer Josh Trujillo and a group of talented artists take a wide-ranging and surprising look at how technology has affected every aspect of our…
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