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Real Heroes #1 Bryan Hitch

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for March 26, 2014: Silver Surfer, Real Heroes, Thaniel, Sandman: Overture & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • March 25, 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…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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The Stranger – Jacques Ferrandez Misses the Point in His Adaptation of Albert Camus’s Existential Classic

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • March 25, 2014

What do you get when you forget to put the heart of a classic novel into its graphic adaptation? The Stranger by Jacques Ferrandez, based on the book by Albert…

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Sex Criminals #5 – Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky Make the Perfect Couple for This Outrageous Book

  • by Levi Hunt
  • March 24, 2014

The final part of this opening arc exemplifies everything that makes Sex Criminals great. I am constantly surprised by the emotional depth of this crazy little book called Sex Criminals. (It’s even more…

Beasts of Burden: Hunters & Gatherers (Evan Dorkin & Jill Thompson; Dark Horse Comics)

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Beasts of Burden: Hunters & Gatherers – A Display of Exceptional Storytelling from Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • March 24, 2014

Tantalizingly dark, sometimes deadly, and simply divine, Beasts of Burden showcases Dorkin and Thompson at the top of their game. The finest anthropomorphic characters often make you forget that they…

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The Making of a Schmuck: Photographer Seth Kushner Converts his Growing Pains into Autobio Graphic Novel

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • March 24, 2014

Award-winning photographer Seth Kushner turns the lens on his own past in order to create Schmuck, the graphic novel based on his exploits after getting dumped by the woman he…

Transreality by Chris Lackey

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Transreality – A Stylish and Stimulating Piece of Sci-Fi About What It Means to Be Human

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 24, 2014

Chris Lackey’s 128-page graphic novel is an intriguing and timely exploration into what life might be like in a “post-human” world. Since crossing the pond from the US to live…

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Back Rising Brit Talent Rachael Smith’s House Party! – Great Beast Graphic Novel on Kickstarter Now

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 22, 2014

Rachael Smith is one of the rapidly rising stars of the British comics scene. Her self-published comic I Am Fire gained critical acclaim last year, including here at Broken Frontier…

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Amazing Art: Celebrating 20 Years of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • March 22, 2014

Red. Broken horns. Right hand of doom. Massive chest and wiggly tail. Mike Mignola’s Hellboy needs no introduction if you’re a true comics fan. The unlikeliest of unlikely heroes –…

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Inside Look: Scum of the Earth – Rob Croonenborghs Takes You from Sketches to Finished Page

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 22, 2014

by Rob Croonenborghs Welcome to another inside look into the creation of Scum of the Earth, published by Action Lab‘s mature imprint, Danger Zone. Here we get to see the whole…

American Vampire: Second Cycle #1 (Vertigo Comics; Scott Snyder & Rafael Albuquerque)

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American Vampire: Second Cycle #1 – Snyder and Albuquerque Return to Show the Evil Right Behind Us

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 20, 2014

We’ve had to wait a year, but American Vampire is back. Broken Frontier finds a story filled with tension, horror, sadness and beauty – all the things that readers have…

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Steak Night #3: Jobs – The Nightmare World of Work Examined in Zine-Style Hardcover Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 20, 2014

Career-conscious overachievers need not apply! With its themed subtitle ‘Jobs’, and its gleefully cynical approach to the world of work, the latest Steak Night anthology from the team at Records…

Amazing Art Chris Samnee Daredevil

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Amazing Art: Daredevil’s Chris Samnee Merges Classic Comics Look with a Slick Modern Touch

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • March 19, 2014

Over the last few years, Chris Samnee has been creeping his way up the comic book chain until, all of a sudden, he popped out right at the top. If…

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

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for March 19, 2014: Hellboy: The First 20 Years, Nemo: The Roses of Berlin, American Vampire, Sovereign, Daredevil & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • March 18, 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…

CAPS Sakai Auction Tone Rodriguez

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Stan & Sharon Sakai Benefit Auction Well Underway: Get Your Original Art or Donate Now

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • March 18, 2014

The CAPS benefit auction to support Stan & Sharon Sakai is fully underway with the first wave of original artwork having gone up on eBay on March 6 and the…

American Vampire (Scott Snyder & Rafael Albuquerque; Vertigo Comics)

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A History of Sex and Violence: The Bloody Best of American Vampire – So Far

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 18, 2014

Once again we will be in the company of Pearl Jones, Skinner Sweet, The Vassals of the Morning Star and some new characters when the long-awaited Second Cycle of American…

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Franquin Hits the Railway Tracks and Loses His Cool

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • March 18, 2014

Two new publications by Dupuis prove to be finger-licking good for fans of Franquin. The Robinsons of the Railway Tracks restores a classic radio play with text pages and illustrations,…

Frank Quitely in What Do Artists Do All Day (BBC)

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Shooting Frank Quitely – An Interview with Documentary Maker Joseph Briffa

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 18, 2014

In an exclusive interview, we chat to comics fan and film-maker Joseph Briffa, director of the BBC’s What Do Artists Do All Day? documentary on superstar artist Frank Quitely. Comics…

Moon Night #1 (Marvel; Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey, Jordie Bellaire)

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Moon Knight #1- Marvel’s New Fractured Favorite

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • March 17, 2014

Smart, gritty, and genuinely crazy: as supernatural modern-noir mysteries go, Moon Knight is irresistible. Far from portraying Moon Knight as a defective detective battling his dissociative identity disorder, with this…

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