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Happy Birthday ‘Small Pressganged’! Celebrating Two Years of Unearthing the Gems of the Small Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2013

Broken Frontier’s ‘Small Pressganged’ column – our regular spotlight on the worlds of small press, self-published and micropublished comics – will be two years old this weekend and, at the…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Fox #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 31, 2013

Haspiel and Waid usher in a light-hearted, action-packed new era for The Fox! Comics are a little more fun this week, thanks to the arrival of Red Circle Comics’ The…

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Your Local Comic Book Shops Do Halloween!

  • by Jonah Lang
  • October 31, 2013

Halloween is finally embraced by comic book culture (sort of). Halloween is one of the best and most festive holidays for comic book lovers. It implicitly includes so many of…

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The Spectral Engine

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 29, 2013

Haunting and melancholy yet ultimately hopeful, Ray Fawkes’ harrowing journey through a nation of forgotten ghosts will literally “move” you. Ray Fawkes’ exploration of Canada’s lost, forgotten souls will move…

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The Etherington Brothers’ YORE! Collection is Coming!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 29, 2013

Those mischievous masters of manic mirth the Etherington Brothers have announced on their blog that their previously uncollected 2011 series YORE! (from the pages of the late, lamented The Dandy)…

Reviews

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The Listening Agent

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 29, 2013

The Listening Agent is another laconic and beautifully understated collection of work from Joe Decie, underlining his undoubted status as one of the most unique creative voices on the current…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Elric Stormbringer Returns

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • October 29, 2013

Fantasy legend Elric of Melniboné is back in a European comic series endorsed by Michael Moorcock with the words ‘If I could go back, I would do it like this.’…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 30, 2013

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • October 28, 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…

Reviews

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Conan and the People of the Black Circle #1

  • by Evan Henry
  • October 28, 2013

Dark Horse’s latest Conan series dishes up widescreen action and brilliant art in a faithful adaptation of Howard’s short story. Fred Van Lente, soon to take over writing duties for…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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The Wolfmen/Fall of the Wolfmen

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 28, 2013

Accent UK’s lycanthropic noir series has enjoyed cinematic comparisons from the likes of Andy Diggle who described it as “Reservoir Wolves” and Kieron Gillen who summed it up as “Get…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Pretty Torn Up: Ales Kot and Comics Ink owner comment on the public destruction of Pretty Deadly #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 25, 2013

Yesterday, Zero and newly-vested Secret Avengers writer Ales Kot posed a question on his tumblr page. After hearing reports of a retailer at Comics Ink in Culver City, CA tearing…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Pretty Deadly #1

  • by Tom Murphy
  • October 24, 2013

Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Ríos and Jordie Bellaire start their eagerly awaited supernatural Western series with a slow sizzle rather than a big bang. Alongside Brubaker and Epting’s Velvet, the…

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Webcomic Artist Swap Project: WASP Seeks Contributors for 2014!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 24, 2013

In the early part of 2013 Tempo Lush’s Richy K. Chandler instigated a rather fun little initiative he called the Webcomic Artist Swap Project (or WASP for short) that saw…

Reviews

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Battling Boy

  • by Tom Murphy
  • October 24, 2013

Paul Pope’s eagerly awaited new book is a rollicking good all-ages adventure that shows an artist at the height of his powers. Good things do come in small packages… A…

Reviews

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Velvet #1

  • by Tom Murphy
  • October 23, 2013

Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting’s first Image project is an atmospheric Cold War yarn that has plenty going on beneath the surface. After a string of successes with long-time collaborator…

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Letter 44 #1

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • October 23, 2013

Part The X-Files come to life, part The Abyss in space, Letter 44 #1 is a terrific cauldron of political intrigue and science fiction brewing constant tension. Outgoing president Francis…

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Comics Culture in London: Comica Festival 2013 Kicks off Today!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 23, 2013

Comica Festival, that essential strand of autumn comics-related talks, exhibitions and events in London, begins today with the opening of the Reframe: Perspectives on Europe through Comics from Algeria, Turkey…

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S.H.O.O.T. First #1

  • by Evan Henry
  • October 22, 2013

S.H.O.O.T. First shows promise with an intriguing premise and solid art, but falls flat on originality and character development. Welcome to the world of S.H.O.O.T. First, a world where angels,…

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