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Section: Features

Articles and interviews on all things comics-related.

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“Finding Beauty in the Dark” – Ravi Thornton Talks HOAX Psychosis Blues, Cross-Media Storytelling and ‘Brin & Bent’ Two Years On

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 4, 2014

In 2012 cross-media creator Ravi Thornton made an immediate impact on the world of comics with the dark and layered fantasy The Tale of Brin & Bent and Minno Marylebone,…

Tuki by Jeff Smith

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The New Epic – Tüki Creator Jeff Smith Discusses His Unique Brand of Storytelling

  • by Reid Vanier
  • May 28, 2014

If there’s one word to describe the work of comic creator Jeff Smith, it is epic. The multiple award-winning author has become synonymous with stories that are expansive in scope; Bone…

Tom Muller Zero #7

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Escaping Conventions: A Look Inside the Mind of Comics Designer Tom Muller

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • May 27, 2014

A designer by trade, Tom Muller’s comics journey started when he became webmaster and designer of the website of his local comic shop back in Belgium. Many years later, he’s…

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“I’m so chuffed. It’s unbelievable!” – Jade Sarson on Winning the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 25, 2014

The waiting is over! Jade Sarson’s For the Love of God, Marie is the winner of the 2014 Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition. On the evening of Friday 23rd May,…

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Greg Rucka and Rick Burchett Talk Lady Sabre, the Collaborative Process and the Pain of a Successful Kickstarter

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • May 23, 2014

Artist Rick Burchett (left) and writer Greg Rucka (right) were introduced to each other by legendary writer and editor Denny O’Neil, and have worked together on a number of titles over…

Undertow by Steve Orlando and Artyam Trakhanov (Image Comics)

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“Sometimes Hero Astronauts Die in Car Crashes” – An Interview with Undertow Writer Steve Orlando (Part Two)

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 29, 2014

After yesterday’s chat about the themes and politics of his hot new series, Undertow writer Steve Orlando tells us about the unpredictability of life, the influence of Russian literature, his…

Steve Orlando

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“Exploding Crab Scenes Need To Have a Soul” – An Interview with Undertow Writer Steve Orlando (Part One)

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 28, 2014

As the third issue of Undertow hits the stands from Image Comics, Broken Frontier talks to its writer – Steve Orlando. In the first half of a two-part interview, we…

Shutter Keatinge del Duca Space

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Coming Into Focus: An Interview with Shutter Creators Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 9, 2014

Shutter is the new urban fantasy/adventure series from Image Comics, brought to you by the creative talents of Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca, who first met and bonded at…

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Comic Books Reign at Emerald City Comicon 2014

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 2, 2014

What stood out the most about this year’s Emerald City Comicon was that it truly was a celebration of comic books. Despite the continual growth of the show (over 70,000…

The Standard (John Lees & Jonathan Spector)

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Why You Should Be Reading: The Standard

  • by Evan Henry
  • March 27, 2014

Every once in a while, somewhere between the barrage of monthly Big Two titles that dominate the comics industry’s headlines and the periphery of the indie scene that often eschews…

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The Making of a Schmuck: Photographer Seth Kushner Converts his Growing Pains into Autobio Graphic Novel

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • March 24, 2014

Award-winning photographer Seth Kushner turns the lens on his own past in order to create Schmuck, the graphic novel based on his exploits after getting dumped by the woman he…

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Inside Look: Scum of the Earth – Rob Croonenborghs Takes You from Sketches to Finished Page

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 22, 2014

by Rob Croonenborghs Welcome to another inside look into the creation of Scum of the Earth, published by Action Lab‘s mature imprint, Danger Zone. Here we get to see the whole…

American Vampire (Scott Snyder & Rafael Albuquerque; Vertigo Comics)

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A History of Sex and Violence: The Bloody Best of American Vampire – So Far

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 18, 2014

Once again we will be in the company of Pearl Jones, Skinner Sweet, The Vassals of the Morning Star and some new characters when the long-awaited Second Cycle of American…

Frank Quitely in What Do Artists Do All Day (BBC)

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Shooting Frank Quitely – An Interview with Documentary Maker Joseph Briffa

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 18, 2014

In an exclusive interview, we chat to comics fan and film-maker Joseph Briffa, director of the BBC’s What Do Artists Do All Day? documentary on superstar artist Frank Quitely. Comics…

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That Boy’s a Wonder! Richard Grayson’s Lessons on Childhood During the 1940s and 1950s

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 7, 2014

As the heartbeat of the adult Richard Grayson fades away in Forever Evil #6, our resident researcher in the Golden Age and Silver Age of comics – Joe Krawec –…

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Modesty Comics – Championing Sequential Art from the Former Yugoslavia

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 6, 2014

Modesty Comics is a father-daughter operation with a declared intent to promote comics work from the former Yugoslavia to an expanded audience but also with a wider remit to discuss…

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Batman: The Real Deal – The Dark Knight, Superhero Comics, and the “Illusion of Change”

  • by Joe Krawec
  • January 23, 2014

Guest writer Joe Krawec analyses the thorny issue of “the illusion of change” in superhero comics with special reference to the Batman mythos and the unofficial Batman: The Deal webcomic…

We Will Remain by Andrew White (Retrofit Comics)

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The Tomorrow People: Andrew White

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 9, 2014

Since joining ‘comics battle’ site EnterVOID as a teenager, Rhode Island-based writer/artist Andrew White has been creating and publishing comics prolifically. Still only 23, the work he’s producing at the…

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