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Section: Eyecatcher

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Small Press Spotlight on… Kim Clements

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 28, 2016

One of the new 2016 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’, Kim Clements came to prominence last year with her autobio comic Rabbit Thoughts, a beautifully poignant piece…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Matthew Rosenberg Tells Us about Pulling Off the Perfect Score in ‘4 Kids Walk into a Bank’

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 27, 2016

Matthew Rosenberg turned heads last year with his breakout series, We Can Never Go Home, co-written with Patrick Kindlon and with art by Josh Hood. Chronicling the fates of two…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for April 27, 2016 – 4 Kids Walk into a Bank, Wet Moon, Blackbird, Cluster and Black Magick

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 26, 2016

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…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Reads Vol.2, #2 and #3 – From the Drunken Exploits of ‘The Megatherium Club’ to the Bizarre Imagination of EdieOP, Avery Hill’s Anthology Series is a Proven Winner

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 25, 2016

There are two standard approaches to the concept of the comics anthology and both have experienced conflicting fortunes in recent years. While the one-shot anthology compilation of complete, “told in one…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Dept H #1 – Matt and Sharlene Kindt Go Deep with the Ultimate Locked Room Mystery

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 22, 2016

In Dept H, his eagerly awaited follow-up to Mind MGMT, Matt Kindt leads the reader into what promises to be a meticulously designed mystery, with the addition of lush watercolours by his artist…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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3 Reasons Why You Need to Read ‘Carver: A Paris Story’ by Chris Hunt

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 21, 2016

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re huge fans of rising star creator Chris Hunt! We celebrated his debut limited series from Z2 Comics, Carver: A Paris Story, in an interview with…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Modigliani – Laurent Seksik and Fabrice Le Hénanff Create Bleak Beauty from the Painter’s Final Years

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 20, 2016

A genius for the ages, largely unrecognised in his own time; an egotistical monster who rails against the world and pushes away those closest to him; a dissolute rake, living…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for April 20, 2016 – Dept H, The Fourth Planet, Criminal, Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam, Joyride and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 19, 2016

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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Buck Slaughter’s Book of Rock ‘n’ Roll Facts #1 – Ken Eppstein Relives His Record Store Days in His Debut Solo Comic

  • by Paul Mirek
  • April 18, 2016

Buck Slaughter’s Book of Rock’n’Roll Facts, writer/publisher Ken Eppstein’s first fully solo release, is both a straightforward collection of vignettes inspired by his record store days and a gently mocking send-up…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Through the Magnavox Looking Glass: We Enter the Weird World of ‘Limbo’ with Writer Dan Watters

  • by Matthew Box
  • April 15, 2016

What would happen if William Burroughs, Raymond Chandler, Terry Gilliam, and David Lynch all got together, dropped some acid, went to Mardi Gras, and made a comic book? I have…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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House of Penance #1 – Tomasi and Bertram Turn Back the Clock on a Fascinating Piece of American Folklore

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 14, 2016

House of Penance, Peter J. Tomasi’s harrowing return to creator-owned comics is a tour de force of atmospheric supernatural horror, thanks in no small part to the gritty art of collaborator…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Canadian Indie Powerhouse Koyama Press Announces Another Eye-Catching Slate for Late 2016

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 13, 2016

Remember when you were a fresh-faced nipper and you just couldn’t wait for your birthday or Christmas or the Blood Feast of Xantabula? “Don’t be so quick to wish your…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for April 13, 2016 – Kramers Ergot, House of Penance, Moon Knight, Heartthrob and Jackpot!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 12, 2016

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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5,000 km Per Second – Manuele Fior’s Angoulême Winner Lifts the Lid on Time, Distance and Relationships

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 11, 2016

5,000 km Per Second, Manuele Fior’s delicate Angoulême-winning graphic novel, is a beautifully executed look at what time does to our hopes and our relationships. Fantagraphics co-publisher Kim Thompson, who died in…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Comic Invention – Glasgow’s Hunterian Art Gallery Delves into the Origins of the Ninth Art

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 8, 2016

If you’re interested in the history of comics and you’re anywhere near Glasgow between now and mid-July, you could probably do a lot worse than head for the Hunterian Art…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Back Rozi Hathaway’s New Comic ‘Njálla’ on Kickstarter – Broken Frontier ‘Small Press Creator to Watch’ Launches Her First Crowdfunding Campaign

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 6, 2016

Rozi Hathaway, Broken Frontier 2015 ‘UK Small Press Creator to Watch’, and contributor to our very first Small Press Yearbook, is kickstarting her new comic Njálla here this week. It’s a…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for April 6, 2016 – Black Panther, Minor Leagues, 5,000 km Per Second, Empress, Dirty Rotten Comics and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 5, 2016

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…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Europe Comics Hit London in April for a Series of Creator Events

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 4, 2016

Europe Comics emerged at the end of 2015 as a 13-strong alliance of publishers and agents, with the welcome aim of bringing a wide range of European comics work to a…

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