Why You Should Be Reading: Kinski
The fine folks at Monkeybrain should be commended for a number of the great titles they have given a platform to. Award-winning comics like Bandette and Masks and Mobsters go to show what can…
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Articles and interviews on all things comics-related.
Pretty Torn Up: Ales Kot and Comics Ink owner comment on the public destruction of Pretty Deadly #1
Yesterday, Zero and newly-vested Secret Avengers writer Ales Kot posed a question on his tumblr page. After hearing reports of a retailer at Comics Ink in Culver City, CA tearing…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 16, 2013
It’s almost 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, BF…
New York Comic Con 2013: Profit over Art?
The vibe certainly has changed at New York Comic Con 2013. In past years, Thursday, or “Preview Night” was a mellow affair (in comparison to the other days of the…
Mother Russia: Jeff McComsey has yet another FUBAR Kickstarter hit on his hands
Most Kickstarter campaigners would happily donate their kidney to see that fundraising bar turn completely green. All green means their project has been 100% funded and that they can bring…
The Evolution of Molly Danger: Jamal Igle on Breathing Life into His New All-Ages Powerhouse
Over the past couple of years, more and more high profile creators have been flocking to the creator-owned market. In the last year alone, creators generally known for their mainstream…
Picking Up Arms Again: Greg Pak Talks ‘Eternal Warrior’ Relaunch
The second ‘Summer of Valiant’ comes to a close with the launch of Eternal Warrior, in which Greg Pak and Trevor Hairsine bring Gilad Anni-Padda, the immortal hero created in…
Man of Steel: The Superman Book that Never Got a Fair Chance
With Jon Bogdanove’s Strongman Kickstarter campaign unlikely to reach its too lofty funding goal, BF looks back at the artist’s defining run on Superman: Man of Steel, the ‘fourth’ Superman…
The Comic Book Tony Soprano: Doc Ock’s Antihero Tale in ‘Superior Spider-Man’
Breaking Bad‘s final season premiered last Sunday night. With nothing but that show on the brain, it was hard not to think about Walter White when examining Doc Ock’s new…
Not Just a Walk in the Clouds: Si Spurrier Balances the Karmic Ledger in ‘Numbercruncher’
Finding your voice as a writer is often thought of as the most challenging aspect of successfully publishing your work. In comics, with its monthly schedule and plethora of titles…
You Never Know What to Expect: The 10 Best Moments from Saga #1-12
If you’ve been in a comic book store, read comic blogs, or talked to comic book fan friends in the last year you’ve probably heard why Saga, by Brian K….
Why ‘Saga’ Is This Generation’s Game-Changing Comic
Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga is a tale that’s as boldly imaginative as it is grounded in the complicated tragedies of reality. It excites readers when they get…
Chicago Comic-Con 2013 in Review
Trying something different, the 2013 Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con tackled a new layout for their convention programming. Did the gambit pay off? It was an unusual year for the Chicago…
Chicago Comic-Con 2013: Superman at 75
At Chicago Comic-Con, several guest panelists discussed the impact of the Man of Steel on popular culture, the comics industry, and their own lives. Having reached his 75th anniversary and…
Does Comics Coverage Have an Impact? We Are Legion
Over at Multiversity Comics, David Harper wrote the article ‘In Defense of Comic Reviewers’, in which he responded to the discussion about the value of comics journalism (and reviewing in…
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