Inside Look: Fred Van Lente Talks Developing Resurrectionists #1
Inside Look is Broken Frontier’s director’s commentary-like feature in which creators take you behind the scenes of one of their latest comics to hit the stands. In this edition, Fred…
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Articles and interviews on all things comics-related.
“Getting Paid Was Quite a Shock!” – Ollie Masters Talks about 1970s NYC, Crime Comics and Writing ‘The Kitchen’ for Vertigo
The Kitchen, Vertigo’s period crime story set in the edgy environment of late-1970s New York, was one of last week’s best received comics. Telling the story of three mob wives who…
Terribly Good – As ‘The Sixth Gun’ Comes to a Close, Cullen Bunn Turns to Dinosaurs and Draugrs to Fill the Void
Cullen Bunn may just be the busiest man in comics. If you don’t believe me, take a peek at the popular scribe’s official website, where the intrepid fanboy will discover…
Inside Look: Kinski – Gabriel Hardman Shares The Favorite Moments of His Crime-Noir Dog Story
Inside Look is Broken Frontier’s director’s commentary-like feature in which creators take you behind the scenes of one of their latest comics to hit the stands. In this edition, Gabriel…
The Veil of Secrecy: Justin Jordan Digs Deep into the Mystery Well for ‘Deep State’
“Man, you find new conspiracy theories all the time if you’re looking for them. And new mysteries, because weird shit happens.” Do you believe in conspiracy theories or do you…
Explorer Adrift: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein and Tom Muller Crashland ‘Drifter’ on a Planet Near You
“It is hopefully violent and surreal and human. You can expect nothing to be what it looks like. Beyond Nic making it all look pretty amazing.” Trust us on this:…
More Gore, Sex and Violence! Alex de Campi Saves the Best for ‘Grindhouse: Drive In, Bleed Out’
“There’s so little sex in American comics, and when it is done, it’s done terribly. Nothing erotic about it.” Next Wednesday, the second season of Alex de Campi’s Grindhouse series…
Inside Look: Matt Gagnon & Michael Alan Nelson on Creating Day Men #5
Inside Look is Broken Frontier’s director’s commentary-like feature in which creators take you behind the scenes of one of their latest comics to hit the stands. In this edition, writers…
A Different Kind of Disturbia – Rob Davis on His New Graphic Novel, ‘The Motherless Oven’
A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! “I hate it when a book feels it has to sidle up to me all pally, nudging me and pointing out the attractions. A 10-year-old could…
Celebrating a ‘White Knuckle Birthday’: An Interview with Colin Westerfield and Mac Cooper about Their New Comic
While it’s not altogether uncommon for someone’s birthday plans to fall short of their expectations, creators Colin Westerfield and Mac Cooper have decided to push the boundaries on just how…
Hope and Connection in Unexpected Places: Michael Cho Talks ‘Shoplifter’
“I view comics as a medium, not a genre, so I have a desire to tell a variety of stories. And my approach is different depending on the story I…
“A Sense of Social Justice Does Motivate Much of My Work” – Darryl Cunningham Discusses ‘Supercrash: How to Hijack the Global Economy’
A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Over the last few years Darryl Cunningham has established himself as one of the most vital and important voices in British comics. As recognition of the…
Lives on the Edge – 25 Years in the Rich and Textured World of Carol Swain
A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! I’m not sure many creators set out hoping to be a ‘cult’ success, but I guess there are worse places you could end up. British cartoonist…
“Comics Are Truly International and Transnational” – A Guide to Comica Festival 2014 from Paul Gravett, the Man at the Crossroads
A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Comica Festival returns to London this month with its traditional autumn programme of events celebrating the diversity of approach to comics craft, art and form. First…
Comica Festival Special Guest Junko Mizuno Sprinkles Your Comics with Blood, Guts and Sugar
A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Spiders crawling over cute baby cheeks, half naked charming geishas eating blood dripping organs, beautiful flowing hair infested with black mice, drizzling with green ejaculate. Welcome…
Why Superheroes Always Come Back from the Dead: A. David Lewis Studies Superhero Afterlife in New Book
“If someone stepped back and looked at all the times superheroes went into the afterlife, yeah, it’s ridiculous and perhaps even embarrassing.” A. David Lewis has always had an affinity…
An Artist for All Seasons: Patrick Atangan Discusses the Design Process for ‘Invincible Days’, Furniture, and Why His Next Book Might Just Be His Last
The title for Patrick Atangan’s latest project, Invincible Days, comes from a quote from The Stranger, a novel by the great French author Albert Camus: “In the midst of winter, I…
‘Rocket Girl’ Artist Amy Reeder Talks about Loving the 1980s, Collaborating with Brandon Montclare and Double-Fisted Drawing!
Talk with Amy Reeder and you will be immediately aware that not only does she love comics, she truly understands them as a unique storytelling medium. Her collaboration with writer…
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