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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for April 9, 2014: Shutter, Batman Eternal, Lumberjanes, Beautiful Scars & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • April 7, 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, BF…

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Duppy ’78 – Com.x’s Tale of Gang Warfare in ’70s Jamaica with a Disturbing Supernatural Twist

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 7, 2014

Taut, gut-wrenching horror with a lurking malignancy at its core. Set in Jamaica in the summer of 1978, Casey Seijas and Amancay Nahuelpan’s Duppy ’78 is a sprawling tale of…

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Aquaman and The Others #1 – Dan Jurgens and Lan Medina Make a Splash

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • April 7, 2014

Veteran comics scribe Dan Jurgens (Superman, Thor) takes the helm for Aquaman’s first leading role in a team book, and he’s off to a great start. Springing from the pages…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Lizz Lunney, Isabel Greenberg, Simon Moreton and Gareth Brookes Among Creators at the Alternative Press Takeover on May 10th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 7, 2014

Alternative Press have announced the line-up here of exhibitors for the London Radical Bookfair & Alternative Press Takeover at the Bishopsgate Institute – the former home of the Comica Festival…

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566 Frames – A Family History with a Difference from Dennis Wojda and Borderline Press

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • April 7, 2014

566 Frames takes an approach to storytelling that is not only unique and innovative, but at the same time universal and timeless. You may have heard about stories coming from beyond…

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Lighter than My Shadow – Katie Green’s Inspirational Graphic Memoir of “Eating Disorders, Abuse and Recovery”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 4, 2014

Lighter than My Shadow is an outstanding and courageous use of the graphic novel format to inform, to elucidate and to share. Arguably, the graphic memoir is the strand of…

Nemo: The Roses of Berlin (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill)

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Nemo: The Roses of Berlin – A Quick Scoot Through Fritz Lang’s Metropolis Marks the Weakest Chapter in Moore and O’Neill’s Epic

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 4, 2014

After the richness of its League of Extraordinary Gentlemen antecedents, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s brief dip into the world of German expressionism comes as a disappointment. One of Alan…

Batman in Detective Comics #30 (Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato; DC Comics)

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Detective Comics #30 – Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato Offer a Sermon in Perfection on the Dark Knight

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 4, 2014

Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato are the new high priests in the temple of Detective Comics. #30 is their sermon; a renewal of the comic-book faithful’s belief in the Dark…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Webcomics Round-Up, April 2014 – Elliot Baggott, A J Poyiadgi, Richy K. Chandler and Elizabeth Querstret

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 3, 2014

Free comics! It’s hardly a difficult proposition is it? Here’s our monthly spotlight on accessible online work covering creators who have appeared in ‘Small Pressganged’ in the past at Broken…

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Darryl Cunningham’s Uncle Bob Adventures Volume 1- All-Ages Tall Tales Offering from Blank Slate Books is Rollicking Good Fun

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 3, 2014

The Uncle Bob Adventures allow Darryl Cunningham to mischievously genre jump, opening up a world of story opportunities for his most affable central character. Darryl Cunningham has become renowned over the…

The Field #1 by Ed Brisson & Simon Roy (Image Comics)

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The Field #1 – Ed Brisson and Simon Roy Tread a Well-Worn Path in Their Amnesia Tale

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 3, 2014

With yet another protagonist waking up without their memory, the first issue of The Field is a stylish but shallow bit of storytelling. As I considered when I thought about…

Batman: The Dark Knight #29 by Gregg Hurwitz, Ethan Van Sciver and Jorge Lucas (DC Comics)

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Batman: The Dark Knight #29 – Gregg Hurwitz and Jorge Lucas Give the Series an Unpolished End

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • April 3, 2014

Issue #29 never finds its groove, and the series ends not with a bang but a whimper. When you’re operating above the law, do you have limits and who is…

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Comic Books Reign at Emerald City Comicon 2014

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 2, 2014

What stood out the most about this year’s Emerald City Comicon was that it truly was a celebration of comic books. Despite the continual growth of the show (over 70,000…

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Take Away! – Blank Slate Books Presents the Comic Genius of Lizz Lunney

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 2, 2014

If you are new to Lizz Lunney’s idiosyncratic comic strips and their resplendently ridiculous narratives then this is the collection that your bookshelf is just begging to house. If there…

The Private Eye #6 by Brian K Vaughan & Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)

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The Private Eye #6 – Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin Continue to Show Themselves as Master Storytellers

  • by Levi Hunt
  • April 2, 2014

With the world established, the fun can really begin. I must admit, I had fallen a bit behind on The Private Eye before this most recent issue launched. It has nothing to…

Sandman: Overture 2 by Neil Gaiman and J H Williams III (Vertigo Comics)

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Sandman: Overture #2 – Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III Offer a Dreamy Feast for the Brain

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • April 2, 2014

Don’t just read Sandman: Overture #2 – savor it. We are in the midst of a modern classic. Dream has an appointment with time, and not even the waiting delegation of…

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Photo Tour of Emerald City Comic Con 2014

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 2, 2014

With over 70,000 attendees and some of the most talented creators in comics, ECCC 2014 was  a huge success. The show went smoothly and everyone seemed to have a great…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for April 2, 2014: Detective Comics, Dead Letters, Inhuman, Fatima: The Blood Spinners & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • April 1, 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, BF…

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