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Yule Log – A Dark Christmas Tale from Christopher Adams and 2D Cloud

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 22, 2013

The triumphant rise of both the micropublisher and the small press collective as viable models for distributing and nurturing new talent has been one of the most exciting developments in…

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Justice League 3000 #1

  • by Evan Henry
  • December 19, 2013

With Legion of Super-Heroes now a title of the past, DC Comics is looking to keep interest in the heroes of the 31st century alive. Unfortunately, Justice League 3000 isn’t…

From Smoo Comics by Simon Moreton

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Location, Location, Location: Simon Moreton

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 18, 2013

‘Psychogeographical’ is one of the more tiresome and abused cultural buzzwords being chucked around at the moment, but it’s probably not a million miles away from describing the recent work…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Broken Frontier Awards 2013: Vote Now!

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • December 17, 2013

Broken Frontier has unveiled the nominees for its tenth annual Broken Frontier Awards. Voting is now open and closes on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at midnight PT. The BF staff…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for December 18, 2013

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • December 17, 2013

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 · Small Pressganged

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Tales from Scene City Christmas Special – Festive Fun from Rob Cureton’s Pop Parody Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 17, 2013

It’s something of a rarity for me to squeeze anything Christmas themed into ‘Small Pressganged’ but Scene City creator Rob Cureton has produced a delightfully cynical stocking stuffer featuring some…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Bored in Beirut

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • December 17, 2013

Beirut 1990: Snapshots of a Civil War is a touching biographical travel diary of two brothers to a land of war where we meet the people behind the abstract facade…

Black is the Color by Julia Gfrörer (Fantagraphics Books)

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Black is the Color

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 16, 2013

Julia Gfrörer’s tale of strangeness at sea is a rich and surprisingly touching mix of lyricism, doomed romance and humour. Welcome back to Broken Frontier – where it’s ALL MERMAIDS,…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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ink + PAPER #4 – UK Digest Anthology Showcases EdieOP, Sean Azzopardi, Katriona Chapman and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 16, 2013

It’s been a longer than usual gap between issues for David O’Connell’s chunky but digest-sized ink + PAPER – a publication that I’ve referred to here in the past as…

Portland Comics Heaven (Orbital Comics, London)

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Portland Comics Heaven at Orbital Comics, London

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 12, 2013

I’ve never had the pleasure of visiting Portland, Oregon, but from everything I’ve picked up about the place, it seems to be something like an American version of Brighton here…

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The Multiple Men that are Jamie Madrox: An X-Factor Retrospective

  • by Levi Hunt
  • December 12, 2013

In many ways, Peter David’s X-Factor series was more about Jamie Madrox than it was about anyone else on the team. The series came about following the critical success of…

From Rolling Stock by Oliver East

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Location, Location, Location: Oliver East

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 11, 2013

Striding out from his home in Manchester, the critically acclaimed artist Oliver East has blazed the trail for ‘landscape comics’ in the UK. As in most narrative media, the vast…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for December 11, 2013

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • December 11, 2013

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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Change is a Good Thing

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • December 10, 2013

My local comic book shop moved recently. And it didn’t just move across town, it moved to a different city in a different state. But this is Chicagoland, and everyone…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Lost in Life

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • December 10, 2013

A new emerging talent in the Belgian alt scene, Shamisa Debroey immediately goes for the throat with a stunningly rendered tale of parental loss. Brecht Evens and Randall C are…

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Closing the Indie Comic Movie Gap

  • by Evan Henry
  • December 9, 2013

Much ink has been spilled in the past few years over the recent public interest in comic book movies. With Marvel Studios and Christopher Nolan’s Batman films leading the pack,…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Faction #2 – Kiwi Comic Anthology Showcases Best of New Zealand Sequential Art

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 9, 2013

Science fiction anthology Faction represents something of a ‘Small Pressganged’ first. While the Australasian continent has not been unrepresented in this column in the past, with work from Paul Bedford,…

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Eyecatcher · Features

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Why You Should Be Reading: Retrofit Comics

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 6, 2013

One of the things that’s pleased me most about comics this year has been the discovery of small press subscription services. While the Internet makes it easy(-ish) to keep tabs…

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