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Eyecatcher · Reviews

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American Gods: Shadows #1 – The Comics Adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Novel Proves a Testament to the Colourist’s Art

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • March 15, 2017

P.Craig Russell and Scott Hampton team up with author Neil Gaiman to deliver an enigmatic and underplayed opening issue that asks more questions than it answers… Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed novel…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for March 15, 2017 – The Facts of Life, American Gods: Shadows, Cadmus, Eartha and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 14, 2017

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 or digital storefront, the…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Sgt. Chip Charlton and Mister Woofles of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Heroic Hilarity from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’ Via Jim Medway and Bog Eyed Books

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 13, 2017

Sgt. Chip Charlton and Mister Woofles is a book that will genuinely appeal to all generations of comics readers. I’ve made this statement to the point of tedium here at…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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3 Reasons Why You Need to Read ‘The Violent’ Vol. 1 by Ed Brisson and Adam Gorham

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • March 10, 2017

Ed Brisson and Adam Gorham’s bleak, gut-wrenching crimepunk epic is a relentless and unforgiving examination of the vicious circle of poverty and violence tainting our urban spaces. Not so long…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Small Press Inside Look: Glorious Wrestling Alliance – Meet the Colourful Combatants of the GWA as Josh Hicks Examines His Creative Practice

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 9, 2017

Josh Hicks’s Glorious Wrestling Alliance came as something of a revelation to me when I reviewed it here last summer. I wasn’t expecting that on finishing this comedic take on those…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“I’d Love to See Work that Creators Can’t Find a Label For” – Lizzie Kaye Talks Crowdfunding and Curating Unbound’s New Graphic Novels Line

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 8, 2017

With their unique crowdfunding approach to publishing, Unbound have already had a number of very notable success stories including Nikesh Shukla’s The Good Immigrant and the Booker Prize-nominated The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth. This…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for March 8, 2017 – Katzine, Grass Kings, I Thought YOU Hated ME, Redline and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 7, 2017

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 or digital storefront, the…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Royal City #1 – Jeff Lemire’s Ambitious Family Saga from Image Comics is 2017’s Most Impressive Serial Comics Debut so Far

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 6, 2017

Lemire’s craft in Royal City is subtle and underplayed but it’s all the more compelling and human for just that reason. Jeff Lemire’s first book as both writer and artist…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Small Press Inside Look: Last Driver – C.S. Baker Takes Us Behind the Writing Process of His and Shaky Kane’s Post-Apocalyptic Thriller from Dead Canary Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 3, 2017

Dead Canary Comics have always had an off-kilter approach to genre comics storytelling – think weird western Reddin, the bizarre escapades of Frog Man or the alt-history of The Fitzroy for examples…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Palace of Champions – The Dizzying, Whirling and Claustrophobic Visual Language of Henriette Valium

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 2, 2017

A long overdue compilation of work from this vital figure in Canadian indie comics. Henriette Valium, aka Patrick Henley, is recognised as one of the most important French-Canadian cartoonists of…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Celebrating World Book Day UK 2017 – Top Graphic Novel Recommendations from Tillie Walden, Jock, Karrie Fransman, Donya Todd and Many More!

  • by EdieOP
  • March 2, 2017

World Book Day is celebrating its 20th year in the UK today. For two decades it has revered the wonder of stories and illustrations; a day where readers of all ages can…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“There Really is No More Direct Route to the Heart” – Myfanwy Tristram Talks ‘Draw the Line’ and the Power of Comics to Effect Positive Change

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 1, 2017

“Over 100 artists present positive political actions that anyone can take.” That’s the soundbite that beautifully embodies the Draw the Line project – an idea dreamt up by UK small…

Eyecatcher · Features

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The Happy Few – Broken Frontier Founder Frederik Hautain Introduces His Debut One-Shot Comic Project Launching on Kickstarter Today

  • by Matthew Box
  • February 28, 2017

Almost exactly a year ago this week, I published my first article here on Broken Frontier, fulfilling a long-held dream of becoming a writer in whatever capacity I could make…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for March 1, 2017 – Royal City, Savage Things, Extremity, Simply Samuel and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 28, 2017

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 or digital storefront, the…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Kamandi Challenge #1 and #2 – Jack Kirby’s Last Boy on Earth Returns in a Joyous and Ambitious Multi-Creator Romp

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 27, 2017

Engaging, appealing and embodying a welcome sense of sheer fun, Kamandi Challenge may just be the surprise DC hit of 2017. Over thirty years ago, during a period of constant experimentation…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Myths and Monsters – The Lambert Sisters Provide Their Takes on Supernatural Legend in the Latest Big Brown Eyes Collection

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 24, 2017

Debuting at Thought Bubble last year, Myths and Monsters is the second anthology to come from the Big Brown Eyes Collective which consists of the three Lambert sisters – Freya, Karis…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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kuš komiksi: š! #27 – Best Friends Forever? Gareth Brookes, Till Lukat, Līva Piterāne, Krystal DiFronzo and Co Give Their Answer in the Latest kuš Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 23, 2017

For the recently released ‘BFF’-themed edition of their digest-sized š! anthology the kuš! comics team opened up the book to submissions for the first time in a number of years….

Eyecatcher · Features

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Happy Birthday 2000 AD! – Celebrating Four Decades of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic

  • by Tony Ingram
  • February 22, 2017

Forty years ago, in February 1977, a green-skinned alien from Betelgeuse who absolutely, quite categorically was not editor Kelvin Gosnell in a joke shop mask hurled Britain’s comics readers into…

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