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Section: Eyecatcher

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Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Arrowheads – Steven Christie’s Softly Packaged, Razor Sharp Satire on the World of Art

  • by Robin Enrico
  • September 25, 2019

The sharpest satire always comes from satirists who are well versed in the subject matter they are skewering. In his graphic novella Arrowheads, Steven Christie takes aim at the haughty…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for September 25, 2019 – Vanni: A Family’s Struggle Through the Sri Lankan Conflict, Relics of Youth, Sleepwalking and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 24, 2019

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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š! #36 – ‘Plant Power’ is the Theme of the Latest kus! comics Digest Anthology with Work from Peony Gent, Patrick Kyle and Roman Muradov

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 23, 2019

As one might suspect from an anthology with the theme of ‘Plant Power’, the latest issue of Latvian publisher kuš! comics signature š! anthology sees more than its fair share…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Horizontal Collaboration – Navie and Carole Maurel Bring Forgotten WWII Stories of Forbidden Love to Life Via Korero Press

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • September 20, 2019

There is something decidedly prosaic about a title like Horizontal Collaboration until one is informed of what the term once meant to the French. During World War II, it referred…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Rat Time – The Profound and the Ephemeral Are Bound Up in Unlikely Union in Another Remarkable Compilation of Keiler Roberts’ Autobio Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 19, 2019

The third Keiler Roberts book from Koyama Press after Sunburning and Chlorine Gardens, Rat Time is another fine example of the artist’s distinctive voice in the world of autobiographical comics….

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Preview: Something is Killing the Children #2 -Take an Advance Look at the Second Issue of the Smash Hit Horror Comic from BOOM! Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 18, 2019

Something is Killing the Children has proved to be one of the monster serial comics hits of the summer, with numerous reprintings already for its first issue. We reviewed its…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for September 18, 2019 – Internet Crusader, Rat Time, kuš! comics, Steeple and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 17, 2019

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Witchy – Ariel Slamet Ries’ Character-Driven Story is a Perfect Addition to Any Fantasy Fan’s Shelves

  • by Holly Raidl
  • September 16, 2019

Originally a webcomic, Witchy Vol. 1 introduces us to a world of fantasy in which hair length indicates an individual’s proficiency for magic. Ariel Slamet Ries creates a world with…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Avant-Guards Vol. 1 – Love, Friendship and Basketball Abound in Usdin and Hayes’ Escapist Comedy Drama

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 13, 2019

Compiling the first four issues of Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes’ 12-issue series (or maxiseries as we used to call them back in the day), The Avant-Guards is ostensibly that…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Preview: British Ice – Owen D. Pomery’s Top Shelf Productions Graphic Novel Now Available for Pre-Order

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 12, 2019

We’ve been covering the work of Owen D. Pomery for so long now that our earliest reviews are on the old Broken Frontier site from way back in 2013. We…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Dreamers of the Day – Beth Barnett Details Her Research into the Life of T.E. Lawrence in an Endearingly Enthusiastic Piece of Graphic Memoir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 11, 2019

A comic about researching for another potential comic might sound like it’s all kinds of self-indulgently meta but Beth Barnett’s Dreamers of the Day is the polar opposite; an honest,…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for September 11, 2019 – Are You Listening?, Mimi and the Wolves, The ABC of Typography and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 10, 2019

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Crowdfunding Corner Extra: Hitsville UK – John Riordan and Dan Cox’s British Small Press Institution Gets a Much Deserved Collected Edition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 10, 2019

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Something is Killing the Children #1 – BOOM! Studios’ Moodily Unnerving New Horror Series Lives Up to All the Hype

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 9, 2019

When it comes to a new horror comic the greatest compliment I can pay is to compare it to the visceral fear induced by the Moore/Bissette/Totleben/Wood Swamp Thing issues. And…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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The Adventures of Croblin #1 – Korinna Mei Veropoulou’s Fantasy Sitcom Webcomic Comes to Print

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 6, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! I have said in the past of Korinna Mei Veropoulou’s art that her “cartooning pops with energy, with animated panel-to-panel storytelling and effective visual characterisation.” We’ve looked at…

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The Longest Day – Rob Marland’s Bleak Farce on Family and Relationships Has a Quiet Poignancy at its Heart

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 5, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! It’s summer solstice and Rob is visiting his family. But when his sister loses the one thing she can’t live without, their plans for a relaxing day together…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Highlands Travel Diary – Katriona Chapman Invites Us to Explore the Scottish Countryside with Her in Another Charming Travel Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 4, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! A new publication from a double Broken Frontier Award-winning artist was always, of course, going to be a must for coverage coming into Hackney Comic + Zine Fair…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Fried Milk Vol: One – Olivia Sullivan Cements Her Place as a Creator Unafraid to Challenge and Motivate Her Audience in this Symbolic Desert Travelogue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 4, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! One aspect of Olivia Sullivan’s experimental comics work that always appeals is the way in which the reader is free to take their own meaning from her often…

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