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Batman/Superman 10 (DC Comics)

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Batman/Superman #10 – A Disappointing Departure, Despite Jeff Lemire’s Entertaining Script

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • May 9, 2014

Fun story, inconsistent art: please, DC – don’t screw up this series! With characters as well established in the pantheon as DC’s flagship super-heroes Batman and Superman, you’d think that presenting…

Nailbiter #1

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Nailbiter #1 – Image Comics’ Solid Serial Killer Tale Has More to Give

  • by Reid Vanier
  • May 8, 2014

Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson bring incredible individual talent to this dark, intriguing comic, but fall just short of a cohesive approach to storytelling. What makes a serial killer? Is…

Madame Frankenstein by Jamie S Rich and Megan Levens (Image Comics)

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Madame Frankenstein #1 – Jamie S Rich and Megan Levens Make a Slow Start in Their 1930s Riff on a Horror Classic

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 8, 2014

A strong black-and-white debut from artist Megan Levens is hindered by a sketchy set-up and elusive characterisation. In Billion Year Spree, his history of science fiction, Brian Aldiss hails Mary Shelley’s…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Avery Hill Publishing – the Creators

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 8, 2014

Yesterday at Broken Frontier we published the first instalment of a two-part interview with Ricky Miller and Dave White, the team behind Brit micropublishers Avery Hill Publishing. In day two…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Avery Hill Publishing – the Editorial Team

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 7, 2014

British micropublisher Avery Hill Publishing are no longer the new kids on the small press block. In 2013 their comics output expanded rapidly. Critically acclaimed books like Jazz Greenhill’s The…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for May 7, 2014: The Woods, Nailbiter, Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man, Futures End & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • May 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, BF…

Andre the Giant by Box Brown (First Second)

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Andre the Giant – Box Brown’s Labour of Love Is a Fitting Tribute to a Man Who Cast a Big Shadow

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 6, 2014

Box Brown brings his distinctive graphic style to a well-researched and entertaining biography of wrestling colossus Andre the Giant. When ah were a lad, growing up in northern England in…

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Brass Sun #1 – Edginton and Culbard’s Clockpunk World Delights and Intrigues in 2000 AD’s New Serial US Comic

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • May 6, 2014

Ever since Rebellion Developments bought 2000 AD in 2000 (when else?), it has stuck to its successful forumla of publishing trade paperback collections of the most successive serials. However, Brass Sun repackages…

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HOAX Psychosis Blues – Ravi Thornton, Bryan Talbot, Hannah Berry, Karrie Fransman and Company Underline the Astonishing Power of the Graphic Memoir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 6, 2014

HOAX Psychosis Blues is the ultimate expression of the graphic memoir’s unique power to share and communicate personal experience. A hauntingly beautiful masterpiece. Back in 2012, Ravi Thornton and Andy…

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Who Made the Final Six on the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition Shortlist? Find Out Here!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 6, 2014

Myriad Editions is delighted to announce the shortlist for their First Graphic Novel Competition 2014, revealed today to coincide with the first week of Comics Unmasked, the UK’s largest-ever exhibition of British comics…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Aranha – Brazilian Creators Luisa Doria and Rafael Baliú’s Arachnid-Based Tale of Childhood Terror

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 5, 2014

Although, to date, I’ve covered work from four continents in ‘Small Pressganged’ Brazil is virgin territory for this feature. For that you have Impossible Books – those fine UK online…

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Small Press Round-Up, May 2014 – Lizz Lunney at Pictoplasma, Esther McManus on Self-Publishing, Alys Jones’s New Project & More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 2, 2014

Lizz Lunney (above), Esther McManus, Howard Hardiman, Alys Jones and more feature in May’s round-up of what the great and the good of the small press scene are up to,…

Action Comics #1 and Superman #1 at C2E2

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C2E2 2014: Part Three – More Writers, More Artists, and Some Iconic Comics

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • May 2, 2014

C2E2 was a fun con with something for everyone. I’ll spare you the details of my excellent shopping trip through the aisles and get right to the fun people I…

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C2E2 2014: Part Two – You Always Meet the Nicest People in Artists’ Alley

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • May 1, 2014

Artists’ Alley is definitely the most inspirational place to be at any con, and I talked to a lot of terrific people at C2E2. It’s definitely a creative recharge to…

The Lizard Laughed by Noah Van Sciver (Oily Comics)

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The Lizard Laughed – Noah Van Sciver’s Book for Oily Comics is a Polished Little Gem

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 1, 2014

Noah Van Sciver delivers an intense and claustrophobic portrait of a dysfunctional father-son relationship. Oily Comics (the mini-comics vehicle of cartoonist Charles Forsman) may have changed its publishing model of…

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Rai #1 – The Sun Rises on the Return of Valiant’s Iconic Hero

  • by Reid Vanier
  • April 30, 2014

Review by Reid Vanier The titular character’s controversial redesign hangs heavy over what is an otherwise spectacular reintroduction to the world of 41st-Century Japan. This week marks the debut of…

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Southern Bastards #1 – Aaron and Latour Explore the Pride and Shame of Being a “Southerner”

  • by Reid Vanier
  • April 29, 2014

Review by Reid Vanier The latest project by Jasons Aaron & Latour is a beautiful and compelling portrait of a reluctant homecoming; a contradiction of terms that is both a…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for April 30, 2014: Southern Bastards, Amazing Spider-Man, Dream Police, Atomic Robo, Rachel Rising & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • April 29, 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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