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Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour

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BF Awards 2014 – Best New Series: Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron & Jason Latour

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 22, 2015

If you were waiting for Jason Aaron’s next masterwork to follow Scalped, look no further. Southern Bastards is definitely it. Want to see a grown man cry? Make him read…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for January 21, 2015: March Book Two, Ivar Timewalker, Powers, Burning Fields, First Year Healthy & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 20, 2015

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, the…

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Book About Comics: Comics Unmasked, Art and Anarchy in the UK by Paul Gravett and John Harris Dunning

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 19, 2015

Comics Unmasked is not just a reminder of the darker and more esoteric layers of British comics history but also of the power of the medium as a tool of…

Henni by Miss Lasko-Gross (Z2)

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Exclusive Pages from ‘Henni’, a New Graphic Novel about Religious Extremism and Freedom of Expression

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • January 14, 2015

Henni, a new original graphic novel, presents readers with a fable-like world of religious extremism and oppression not all that unlike our own.  The eponymous main character, a young, curious girl, begins…

Star Wars #1 by Jason Aaron & John Cassaday

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for January 14, 2015: Star Wars, Henni, Boom! Box Mix Tape & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 13, 2015

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, the…

Declan Shalvey Moon Knight BF Award 2014

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Artist, Mainstream: Declan Shalvey

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 7, 2015

A true artist doesn’t just draw pretty pictures; he excels at telling stories. On just six issues of Moon Knight, Declan Shalvey showed the world why he’s comics’ newest superstar….

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Publisher: Image Comics

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 6, 2015

Here at Broken Frontier we’re all about looking beyond the obvious in our coverage. But for our staff and our readers, one thing can’t be ignored: with unstoppable momentum, Image…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for January 7, 2015: Lady Killer, Feathers, Wolverine, Ody-C & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 6, 2015

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, the…

IDW Acquires Top Shelf

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Yo, Joe! The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Has a New Home: IDW Acquires Top Shelf Productions

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 6, 2015

The first comic news bomb of 2015 has dropped as IDW Publishing has announced the acquisition of Top Shelf Productions. Now, there’s no reason for Alan Moore to panic, as…

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Natalie Nourigat Makes her Mark with New Pay-What-You-Want Sketchbook

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • January 5, 2015

Artist Natalie “Tally” Nourigat, best known for her work on Between Gears (Image Comics) and A Boy & A Girl (Oni Press) is releasing her latest sketchbook, Tally Marks: August…

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BF Awards 2014 – Breakout Talent: Tula Lotay

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • December 31, 2014

Breaking out hard is hard to do, but by showing a strong artistic vision on Bodies and Supreme: Blue Rose, Tula Lotay makes it look oh so easy. With more…

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Limited Series: Bodies

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 30, 2014

A complex occult mystery spanning four periods with four different artists, Bodies shows that Vertigo hasn’t lost its appetite for taking a risk. With most of the creator-owned thunder currently emanating from…

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Writer, Independent/Creator-Owned: Darryl Cunningham

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 30, 2014

If comics are to continue to evolve and permeate the consciousness of a broader readership we need far more breakout books like Supercrash  and, by definition, far more Darryl Cunninghams…

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Ongoing Series: Lazarus by Greg Rucka & Michael Lark

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • December 29, 2014

By staying focused on a character-driven story even while dealing with extremely prescient political and scientific issues, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark’s Lazarus has etched out its place as one…

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Colorist: Elizabeth Breitweiser

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 29, 2014

The contribution made to comics by their color artists has never been more important or appreciated, and her work on four high-profile Image books has made Elizabeth Breitweiser the first winner…

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BF Awards 2014 – Best One-Shot: Over Under Sideways Down by Karrie Fransman

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 26, 2014

It’s an old reviewer’s standby to describe their subject as work that will stay with the reader long after they have put it down. In the case of the emotionally…

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Writer, Mainstream: G. Willow Wilson

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • December 26, 2014

G. Willow Wilson’s Ms. Marvel is a superhero for everyone. In 2014, respected author, journalist, and perhaps above all, extremely talented character writer, G. Willow Wilson not only proved she’s…

This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Original Graphic Novel: This One Summer by Jillian & Mariko Tamaki

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • December 23, 2014

The intangibility of being young, the insecurities, the wonderment and the everlasting feeling of hope. It all springs eternal in the works of Canadian cousins Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, leading…

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