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Eyecatcher · Features

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“There Are Still So Many Untapped Opportunities to Play with the Medium!” – Karrie Fransman Talks Exclusively to BF about the Truth Behind Her Graphic Novel ‘Death of the Artist’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 1, 2015

One of the UK’s most passionate exponents of the possibilities of the comics form, graphic novelist Karrie Fransman is no stranger to the Broken Frontier audience. Her debut GN The…

Bries Klaxon

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Celebrating Bries, Week 4: The Klaxon Festival Celebrates Comics Art at its Most Inventive

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • May 26, 2015

Bries is a Belgian publishing house that focuses on the creative aspect of comic books. It was founded in 1999 by Ria Schulpen and is currently still going strong under…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Miseryland – Parenthood Examined in Keiler Roberts’ Appealingly Candid Autobio Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 22, 2015

Keiler Roberts is the creator behind Powdered Milk, an ongoing series of Ignatz Award-nominated autobiographical comics that centre around the day-to-day existence of Roberts, her husband Scott, daughter Xia and…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Celebrating Bries, Week 3: Dominique Goblet and Kai Pfeiffer Raise the Bar for Visual Complexity in Their Collaboration ‘More If It Clicks’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • May 19, 2015

Bries is a Belgian publishing house that focuses on the creative aspect of comic books. It was founded in 1999 by Ria Schulpen and is currently still going strong under…

bad boy mladen oljaca

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Bad Boy – Serbian Artist Mladen Oljača Earns His Title in Modesty Comics’ Profane, Political Collection

  • by Paul Mirek
  • May 18, 2015

This slim but worthwhile volume from Modesty Comics collects single-page gags and extended sketches by Serbian artist Mladen Oljača. Initially appearing in various underground media, these shorts buzz with the kind…

Injection (Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey, Jordie Bellaire; Image Comics)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Injection #1 – Ellis, Shalvey and Bellaire Deliver an Intriguing if Low-Key Start to Their Genre-Bending Epic

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 15, 2015

Despite a downtempo start, Injection, the latest collaboration from Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, promises to unfold into another genre-hopping epic. A year on, and now with four acclaimed series…

Mythic (Phil Hester & John McCrea; Image Comics)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Mythic #1 – Phil Hester and John McCrea’s Supernatural Action-Comedy Repairs Magical Breakdowns with Humor and Craft

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 15, 2015

In a modern world where magic is the secret stitching that holds the universe together, it falls to Phil Hester and John McCrea’s team of mystic troubleshooters to repair the…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “I’m Not Interested in Heroes or Idealised Characters. I’m All about the Doubt” – Mark Stafford Discusses His Macabre Approach to the Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 12, 2015

Mark Stafford has built up a reputation in UK comics in recent years for visual storytelling that is eerily macabre in tone and atmosphere. A frequent collaborator with David Hine on…

House of Freaks (Jamie Coe)

Eyecatcher · Features

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Broken Frontier Anthology: Jamie Coe Discusses his Debut Book ‘Art Schooled’, and How Satisfying Characters Should be Morally Questionable

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • May 11, 2015

Young, talented artist and creator Jamie Coe has only recently put out his first full-length graphic novel, Art Schooled, but he’s already becoming a distinctive and exciting comics creator. He…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “Something that Touches on Consciousness-Expanding Experiences”: Salgood Sam on his Art and the Power of Anthologies

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • May 8, 2015

Salgood Sam has made a name for himself writing and illustrating gripping, meaningful and contemplative stories – like his latest, Dream Life. He’s a unique force in the comics world, and…

The Life After (Joshua Hale Fialkov & Gabo; Oni Press)

Eyecatcher · Features

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “What I Always Search for in My Ideas are Things that Can Transcend the Medium” – Joshua Hale Fialkov Comes out of the Bunker

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 6, 2015

Broken Frontier columnist turned A-list writer Joshua Hale Fialkov has left his mark in both the mainstream and – increasingly – the world of creator-owned comics. He spoke to us…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “My Brain is Hardwired for these Kinds of Short Bursts of Condensed Content” Phil Hester Talks Creating for Anthologies.

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 5, 2015

Phil Hester likes to keep busy. Over the course of his career, he’s worked for DC, Marvel, and Valiant, on some of their biggest properties, with some of the most…

Wide Vercnocke - Wild Vlees

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Celebrating Bries, Week 1: Wide Vercnocke on His OGN ‘Scar Tissue’ – “I Believe in the Strength of Spontaneity and Intuition”

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • May 5, 2015

Bries is a Belgian publishing house that focuses on the creative aspect of comic books. It was founded in 1999 by Ria Schulpen and is still going strong under her…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “It All Goes a Bit Twisted when I Start to Create a Story” – EdieOP Walks the Sunny Side of Sinister

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 4, 2015

EdieOP is one of the most exciting new talents in UK comics publishing, producing endearingly mischievous narratives that lurk on “the sunny side of sinister”. We’re rightly proud that her work got…

Eyecatcher · Features

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FCBD 2015: Five Creator-Owned Series Perfect for the Comics Novice in Your Life

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 2, 2015

Despite appearances, Free Comic Book Day isn’t about launching the next big summer crossover event. The last few years have seen FCBD co-opted by mainstream publishers like Marvel and DC…

alison sampson letting you go

Eyecatcher · Features

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “I Like Thinking of the Comic as a ‘Thing'” – Alison Sampson Discusses the Object of Her Art

  • by Paul Mirek
  • April 30, 2015

One look at Alison Sampson‘s art lets you know that hers is a unique talent – but one look isn’t nearly enough to take in the myriad details and emotional power…

greg pak broken frontier

Eyecatcher · Features

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “See the World Through Your Characters as Human Beings” – Greg Pak on Writing and Responsibility

  • by Paul Mirek
  • April 29, 2015

From big-screen dinosaur-fighting action in the 13th century to all-ages collaborations with songwriter Jonathan Coulton, you never know where Greg Pak’s wondrous writing will take you next. Greg Pak is contributing to…

king in yellow inj culbard cover

Eyecatcher · Features

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Broken Frontier Anthology: I.N.J. Culbard Strips Dreams to Their Core in His Disarming Work

  • by Paul Mirek
  • April 28, 2015

Writer/artist I.N.J. Culbard talked with us recently about his career, the art of adaptation and the inspiration behind his first original graphic novel, Celeste. I.N.J Culbard is contributing to the Broken Frontier…

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