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Section: Eyecatcher

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Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Stunt – Michael DeForge Ruminates on the Destructive Power of the Spotlight in His Final Work for Koyama Press

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • May 20, 2020

TW: Suicide, self-harm. Short form in narrative and physical size, Michael DeForge’s Stunt delivers a concentrated, high-octane hit. The comic’s format befits the fleeting nature of celebrity it explores, as we witness…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Existential Ponderings in Space – An Interview with Jasmin Garcia-Verdin on Her ‘Spacewarriors’ Webcomic Relaunch

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • May 19, 2020

Freelance Illustrator and comic creator Jasmin Garcia-Verdin unveils the motivation behind her epic sci-fi webcomic Spacewarriors, in anticipation of its relaunch on June 1st, and also teases us on her…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Book of Forks – The Conclusion of Rob Davis’s SelfMadeHero Trilogy is a Very Human Story for All Its Extravagant Outlandishness

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2020

“In my experience, people live in the reality that’s presented to them. It’s if you look for something else that you’re being strange.” Those apposite words from The Book of…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Follow Friday: Cat Sims – “Sims Tackles Contemporary Issues in Work that is as Much Comics Social Activism as it is Narrative”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 15, 2020

Continuing our new feature for Fridays today at Broken Frontier! At the end of each week in Follow Friday we run an extensive spotlight profile on an artist we believe…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Retroflect: Weirdworld – Revisiting the 1970s and 1980s Fantasy Environs of Marvel’s Warriors of the Shadow Realm

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 14, 2020

Retroflect has a long history at Broken Frontier, having been both a series of blogs and an ongoing column here in the past. Today we return to this irregular feature…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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The Ghost in the Window – Maxine Lee-Mackie’s Atmospheric Supernatural Story Invites Us Into a Brooding Family Mystery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 13, 2020

Maxine Lee-Mackie’s The Ghost in the Window is a curious hybrid of children’s book-style storytelling, experimental comics and interactive mystery. It follows the new lives of the Valentine family as…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Preview: Snowpiercer the Prequel Part 2: Apocalypse – Ahead of the Upcoming TNT TV Show Titan Announce a New Graphic Novel in the ‘Snowpiercer’ Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 11, 2020

With the Snowpiercer TV series imminent, Titan have announced an August-debuting new instalment in the graphic novel series. We have an extensive 10-page preview today at BF below. August 2020…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Follow Friday: Aleesha Nandhra – “Nandhra Has a Remarkable Ability to Bring the Reader Directly into Her Own Experiences, Not Just Inviting Us to Share Them But, Briefly, to Live Them as Well”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 8, 2020

Continuing our new feature for Fridays today at Broken Frontier! At the end of each week we run an extensive spotlight profile on an artist we believe deserves far more…

Wax Ever Grander by Oliver East

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Wax Ever Grander – Oliver East’s New Comic Hums with the Energy of Spontaneous Drawing and Verbal Verve

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 7, 2020

If you’ve got a modicum of sense and taste, and can spare less than a quid a month, you may well have seen these strips develop pretty much day by…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 – The Atmospheric and Entertaining Small Town Monster Mystery from BOOM! Studios Reaches its First Compilation

  • by Jenny Robins
  • May 6, 2020

Something is Killing the Children, but more importantly, someone is killing the somethings. This atmospheric and entertaining small town monster mystery from BOOM! Studios reaches its first compilation with aplomb….

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Family Tree Vol. 1: Sapling – Lemire, Hester and Co Provide an Escapist Piece of Apocalyptic Body Horror That’s Still Accessible to Wider Audiences

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • May 5, 2020

Family Tree Volume 1: ‘Sapling’ collects issues #1-4 of the Image series which writer Jeff Lemire describes as “a look at the many horrors that can threaten to tear a family apart,…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Shame Pudding – Danny Noble’s Loving Celebration of Jewish Grandmothers is a Beautifully Constructed Mix of Pathos and Comedy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 4, 2020

In graphic memoir Shame Pudding, artist Danny Noble takes a markedly different approach to autobiographical comics work than her past practice in this area. Noble, one of Broken Frontier’s first…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Follow Friday: Tim Bird – “Bird Reminds Us of How Our Own Personal Stories Both Impact on Our Environments and Yet Simultaneously Are Swallowed Up By Them”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 1, 2020

Continuing our new feature for Fridays today at Broken Frontier! At the end of each week we run an extensive spotlight profile on an artist we believe deserves far more…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Inside Look: The Screaming – Daniel Bristow-Bailey Guides Us through His Artistic Process on His Experimental Graphic Medicine One-Shot

  • by Daniel Bristow-Bailey
  • April 30, 2020

Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis, process and themes…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Garden – Liminal 11’s First Graphic Novel Encourages Reconnecting with Nature as an Aid to Mindfulness, by Fumio Obata and Sean Michael Wilson

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • April 29, 2020

As you might imagine being the first graphic novel from Mind, Body and Spirit publisher, Liminal 11, The Garden welcomes readers into a tranquil storytelling experience which not only tells…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, April 30th for our Second Digital Edition with Guests Karrie Fransman, Matthew Dooley and Will Powers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 28, 2020

The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is back this week, once again re-imagined as the ultimate online imbibing and illustrating party! We’ll be kicking off on Thursday…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Hocus Pocus #1: Mind Reading – Science, Magic and Mystery Meet in Worth and Collver’s Inventive Collection of Biographies

  • by Moe Abbas
  • April 27, 2020

Magic and comics go together like PB&J, but how many of us know the Western origins of parapsychology and mentalism? Writer Rik Worth’s online series offers an edutaining tour of…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Follow Friday: Olivia Sullivan – “Sullivan’s Importance as One of the Contemporary Pioneers of the UK Indie Comics Scene Should Not Go Unrecognised”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 24, 2020

A new feature for Fridays today at Broken Frontier! At the end of each week we will be running a spotlight profile on an artist we believe deserves far more…

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