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Section: Crossing Borders

Unearthing the international gems of comics.

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From the Light into the Dark

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • October 22, 2013

From moody western horror in Promise by Lamy & Mikaël to the uproarious photo comics of Ype Driessen, Crossing Borders has it all. Promise vol. 1: The Book of Last…

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Penguins, Cowboys & Aliens

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • October 15, 2013

Trondheim tackles the wild west in Texas Cowboys and The Godfrrrsaken Island is Luc Cromheecke’s new all-ages gag comic where anything goes. Texas Cowboys by Trondheim & Bonhomme The always…

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The Kid’s Alright

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • October 8, 2013

This one’s for the youngsters with all-ages European books aimed squarely at young readers: Kill Your Mothers 2 & The Adventures of Timo. Kill Your Mothers 2 (of 2) The…

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Rork Returns

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • September 24, 2013

One of Europe’s greatest artists and virtually unknown across the ocean, the German writer and artist Andreas, is back with a reprint of his most famous creation Rork. Rork Volume…

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Cross Continental Heroes

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • September 17, 2013

On one side we have Judge Dredd: an American anti hero written by the finest UK creators. On the other side we have Blueberry: the stereotypical western hero created by…

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Scenes and Authors

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • September 3, 2013

Inspired by comics and movies, Robert Devriendt’s scenes of sequential paintings read like mini stories on canvas and Sam Dillemans goes all out in his Authors series with over 300…

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Planes, Aircraft Carriers and Bearteeth

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • August 27, 2013

Done in the tradition of aviation comics and mixed with political intrigue, Yann and Henriet produce an intriguing adventure comic about friendship, betrayals and the choices we make when we…

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Kill Your Mothers

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • August 20, 2013

Zidrou, Borecki and Ers deliver a truly chilling series in Kill Your Mothers when they turn every teenybopper’s dream into a nightmare: what happens when the things you wish upon…

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The Brain Behind the Beatles

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • August 13, 2013

Dutch artist Jaron Beekes creates an easy going graphic novel about the man who raised the Beatles to stardom: Brian Epstein. Overdosing at the tender age of 32, Brian Epstein…

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The Client

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • August 6, 2013

Falling in love with a prostitute and kidnapping the pimp’s daughter to locate her after her disappearance is on top of the list of humongously bad ideas. Especially if you…

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Summer Break

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • July 26, 2013

Crossing Borders is going on a summer break for two weeks. To make sure you at least have something to do to pass the time, here’s the wonderful trashy nineties…

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Crime, Elephants and Aliens

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • July 16, 2013

Mixing anthropomorphism with crime, classic newspaper comics and superheroes; Pierre Gabus and Romuald Reutimann have created a unique series in District 14 full of intrigue that oozes atmosphere by the…

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Rembrandt and the Price of Genius

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • July 9, 2013

By focusing on his entourage, Typex delivers a stunning psychological inside look into the 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt. After studying Rembrandt for over 3 years, dutch comics artist Typex…

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Nazis, Guns and the Women Who Love Them

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • July 2, 2013

Silas Corey is a man of questionable morals but also one of the greatest detectives of the early 20th century. So going after a mysterious stamp filled with secret Nazi…

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Picasso, Love and Mary Shelley

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • June 25, 2013

High art ahoy as both Picasso and Shelley received a multiple volume biography in comic form. Pablo 2: Apollinaire As told by Fernande Olivier, one of Picasso’s main models in…

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The Isle of Amoras Now and Then

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • June 18, 2013

One of Belgium’s longest running kids adventure comic series Bob and Bobette gets a radical adult make over in Amoras 2047. Running since 1947 and still ongoing today, Bob and…

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Better the Devil You Know

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • June 11, 2013

Frodo De Decker is back with his everyman hero Otto facing giants, vampires, dwarfs, knights, devils, demons and a broken heart. Otto Volume 2 : Better The Devil You Know…

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Miss Endicott Versus the Steampunk Dwarfs

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • June 4, 2013

Historical London is under siege by deformed little people living beneath the streets of London in this adventure tale by Derrien & Fourquemin. Miss Endicott by Derrien & Fourquemin Prudence…

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