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Strong Eye Contact – Christopher Adams Plays with Form and Narrative in Another Intriguingly Experimental 2D Cloud Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 16, 2014

Perception is the key word when approaching Christopher Adams’s Strong Eye Contact, published by the always intriguing Minneapolis micropress outfit 2D Cloud. On a surface level it’s a collection of…

Operation Margarine by Katie Skelly (AdHouse Books)

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for April 16, 2014: Genesis, Hulk, Translucid, Operation Margarine & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • April 15, 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…

The Complete Accident Man by Pat Mills; cover by Howard Chaykin (Titan Comics)

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The Complete Accident Man – The World’s a Very Dangerous Place in Pat Mills’ Killer Satire

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • April 15, 2014

The Complete Accident Man collects four tales of sex, revenge and violence starring hitman Mike Fallon – a genius at the art of making assassination look like an unfortunate accident,…

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London Horror Comic #6 – John-Paul Kamath Blends Classic Supernatural Themes with the Horror of Modern Living

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 15, 2014

John-Paul Kamath’s London Horror Comic has become an established self-publishing success story over the last few years. Its blend of classic supernatural themes with the horror of modern living ensuring…

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Who Made the Longlist for Myriad’s 2014 First Graphic Novel Competition? Find Out Here!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 14, 2014

Myriad Editions have announced the longlist for the second First Graphic Novel Competition – their biennial competition for first time graphic novelists. Sixteen creators have been selected by the competition…

'Kayfabe Quarterly' in Number 1 (Box Brown; Retrofit Comics)

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Number 1- Box Brown’s Touching Tale of Wrestling and Life is Another Winner from Retrofit Comics

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 14, 2014

A young wrestling fan learns the hard way that you should never meet your heroes, in Box Brown’s entertaining latest addition to the Retrofit Comics line. So who says that…

All-New Ultimates by Michel Fiffe and Amilcar Pinna (Marvel Comics)

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All-New Ultimates #1 – Copra’s Michel Fiffe Makes an Ultimate Debut at Marvel

  • by Levi Hunt
  • April 14, 2014

All-New Ultimates, by Michel Fiffe and Amilcar Pinna, offers the perfect concept for Marvel’s Ultimate Universe. However, the story still has some steps to take. When the Marvel Ultimate Universe…

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Batman Eternal #1 – The Gordon/Wayne Dynamic Duo Takes Centre Stage In DC’s Bat Weekly

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 9, 2014

The creators of Batman’s newest series deliver a solid and dependable comic with everything we have come to expect from this top-selling team. But the title of ‘Bat of the…

Shutter Keatinge del Duca Space

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Coming Into Focus: An Interview with Shutter Creators Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 9, 2014

Shutter is the new urban fantasy/adventure series from Image Comics, brought to you by the creative talents of Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca, who first met and bonded at…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Line of Fire – Barroux Illustrates the Diary of an Unknown WWI Soldier

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • April 8, 2014

Found in a rubbish heap one winter’s morning, French artist Barroux rescued the diary of a soldier in the First World War and turned it into a compelling graphic novel….

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Tall Tales and Outrageous Adventures #1: The Snow Queen and Other Stories – Isabel Greenberg Gets the Great Beast Spotlight

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 8, 2014

While 2013’s The Encyclopedia of Early Earth was the graphic novel that brought Isabel Greenberg to a deservedly wider audience – indeed she was the winner of our Breakout Talent…

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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…

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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…

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