Resident Alien: The Suicide Blonde #0
Mystery and science fiction will collide in small-town America soon, but first you have to get through the introductions of the alien doctor, the government agency chasing him, and the…
Wolverine #8
What happens when the Wolverine can be hurt? Paul Cornell’s Wolverine #8 continues the series’ interesting mix of “comic-booky” science fiction with the great character development the scribe is known…
Smoo Comics #7
Simon Moreton’s minimalist storytelling style in his Smoo Comics series has marked him out as a small press creator with a unique approach to the comics page. He’s been covered…
The Comic Book Tony Soprano: Doc Ock’s Antihero Tale in ‘Superior Spider-Man’
Breaking Bad‘s final season premiered last Sunday night. With nothing but that show on the brain, it was hard not to think about Walter White when examining Doc Ock’s new…
Halo: Initiation #1
Halo: Initiation is an action-heavy tie-in with style and substance in equal measure. Dark Horse’s Halo: Initiation is, as you might have guessed, a video game tie-in, serving as a…
The Mire
Becky Cloonan’s Eisner-winning, self-published The Mire is a book that has been available for some time now, having originally come out in 2012, but I have a simple rule when…
Not Just a Walk in the Clouds: Si Spurrier Balances the Karmic Ledger in ‘Numbercruncher’
Finding your voice as a writer is often thought of as the most challenging aspect of successfully publishing your work. In comics, with its monthly schedule and plethora of titles…
Infinity #1
The start of one of the most exciting and complex event comics in recent memory. Jonathan Hickman’s Infinity #1 is the culmination of close to a year’s worth of development…
Our Ever Improving Living Room
Kevin Budnik’s diary comic Our Ever Improving Living Room began life in 2010 as a college course exercise. Using a narrative structure familiar to fans of James Kochalka’s American Elf,…
Of Course Comics Are for Women!
Due to a computerless vacation (it was much needed and I had a wonderful time, thanks for asking), I missed the recent hubbub surrounding comments supposedly made by Mark Millar…
You Never Know What to Expect: The 10 Best Moments from Saga #1-12
If you’ve been in a comic book store, read comic blogs, or talked to comic book fan friends in the last year you’ve probably heard why Saga, by Brian K….
Process #5: On Small Press Publishing and Photocomics
In this month’s report from the Process group at London’s Gosh! Comics, small press outfit Avery Hill Publishing talk about their publishing philosophy and the group focus on the subject…
Trillium #1
Humanity is running out of time and space in Jeff Lemire’s Trillium #1, and two stories hold the key to saving it. Dual storylines from two distinct places and…
T’sao Wei’s Windrush #2
Community-based super-heroics with a Morrison-style vibe are the order of the day in the second issue of T’sao Wei’s Windrush series… ‘Small Pressganged’ exists at Broken Frontier to promote all…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for August 14, 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…
March: Book One
March: Book One is something that people are going to be talking about for the rest of the year. And for good reason. It’s an important book that is well told,…
The Festival
Jazz Greenhill’s The Festival follows the misadventures of Ari, Lynda and Rob, three kids attending their first music festival with their parents. This troublesome but endearing trio sneak out of…
Broken Frontier Anthology
312 pages • 27 stories • 50 star creators
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