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Section: Features

Articles and interviews on all things comics-related.

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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)

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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…

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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…

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “I Knew the Only Way to Learn Was to Do it, Every Day” – Daniel Warren Johnson on His Process and Influences

  • by Paul Mirek
  • May 7, 2015

Chicago-based Daniel Warren Johnson created something truly unique with Space-Mullet, his space trucker buddy comedy webcomic, so it’s no wonder that publishers are starting to pay attention. Daniel Warren Johnson is contributing…

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

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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…

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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…

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “I Feel Like There’s More Freedom to Experiment, to Try New Things…”: Tom Raney on the Opportunity for Creative Storytelling in Anthologies

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 4, 2015

Since his debut in the 1990s, Tom Raney has steadily built a career as one of the premiere go-to artists for publishers such as DC, Marvel, and Valiant. Whether you’re…

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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…

The Lizard Laughed by Noah Van Sciver (Oily Comics)

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “Why Do I Draw? I Think it’s About Dumping Out All of My Feelings” – Noah Van Sciver Spills the Beans

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 2, 2015

Noah Van Sciver is one of the brightest stars in the alt-comics world, weaving uncomfortable and intelligent narratives that aren’t afraid to shine a light into some of the darker…

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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…

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Broken Frontier Anthology: Noel Tuazon Teams Up with A. David Lewis for a Tale of Wonder from Comics’ Golden Age

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 1, 2015

Noel Tuazon has made a name for himself with one of the most distinctive styles in the business. His work on such celebrated books as Tumor (with Joshua Hale Fialkov)…

alison sampson letting you go

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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…

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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

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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…

Carla Berrocal cover image

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “Can We Change Our End?” – Carla Berrocal Pushes Herself (and Readers) to Ask the Tough Questions

  • by Paul Mirek
  • April 27, 2015

If you picked up a copy of Vertigo’s CMYK: Magenta anthology last year, you’ve already had the pleasure of seeing Carla Berrocal’s stunning Technicolor pulp art in action. We talk…

Lone and Level Sands (A David Lewis, mpMann, Jennifer Rodgers)

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Broken Frontier Anthology: A. David Lewis Rediscovers a Lost Golden Age Muslim Superhero – Kismet: Man of Fate!

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 26, 2015

As an lecturer and editor as well as the writer of works such as The Lone and Level Sands, A. David Lewis is an erudite and insightful presence in the comics world….

David Hine

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “It’s Important to Confront My Fears and Phobias on the Page” – Why David Hine Takes His Readers to the Dark Side

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 25, 2015

Writer (and sometime artist) David Hine has been treating readers to his intense and intelligent chills for years. We talk to him about his career so far, the power of…

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “You Can’t Phone in Cultural Change” – Marguerite Bennett Discusses Gender Roles and Comics

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 24, 2015

When reading Marguerite Bennett’s work, you’re immediately struck by the depth of characterization and the masterful pacing of her stories, and that’s quickly made her a force to be reckoned…

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