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Loud: Stories to Make Your Voice Heard – Dark Horse’s New Anthology Reclaims the Narrative and Gives Women Their Voice Back

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 24, 2024

There are few women I know who haven’t experienced some form of sexual harassment in their lifetime. Fewer have never felt intimidated or threatened by a man, and when it…

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Tales of Ona Vol. 1 – Ecology and Magic Combine in a Visual Triumph from Europe Comics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 18, 2024

Europe Comics has produced some graphic novel gems since their conception in 2015. Solely dealing in digital comics, the company has a reputation for good quality, with an eclectic mix…

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Rainlight Cope Aesthetic: Temporal Eructation – Meta Narrative and Accompanying Abstraction from the Incomparable Gareth A Hopkins

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 16, 2024

I have long been an advocate for raising awareness of longer-form comics work-in-progress by releasing self-contained sections as self-published comics. The benefits are numerous but chiefly it alerts potential publishers…

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Colossive Cartographies #55 – Chloe Starling Dissects the ‘Anatomy of a (Well-Funded) Public Library’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 15, 2024

One of the key features of the tactile fold-out format of the Colossive Cartographies series is the opportunities it gives to creators to consider alternative interpretations to the idea of…

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Creepy Archives Vol. 6 – Dark Horse Comics Presents a Collection of Legendary Comics Talent

  • by Ellie Egleton
  • July 12, 2024

In 2022, Broken Frontier reported on the launch of the Dark Horse Comics Creepy and Eerie paperback collections that reprint the original horror comics magazines from Warren Publishing. For this article,…

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The Midnite Show – Slasher Fun Abounds in a Monstrous Comics Compendium from Masters of Horror Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt and Dark Horse Comics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 11, 2024

Continuing their reign as masters of gothic horror fantasy in the graphic novel world, the creators involved with titles including Manor Black, Harrow County and The Sixth Gun are back…

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Moomin Adventures: Book One – Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson’s Timeless Stories Are Being Reissued Because They Deserve to Be

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • July 10, 2024

One of the many delightful things about Tove Jansson’s legendary Moomins is how the series is often recommended online for readers between 7 and 9. This is amusing when one…

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I’m a Mess: A Guide to a Messy Life – Showcasing the Ingenuity and Inventiveness of a Cluttered Lifestyle, from Einat Tsarfati and Mad Cave Studios

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 9, 2024

Marketed as a “charmingly honest illustrated guide to living a messy life!”, Einat Tsarfati and Maverick Press’s pastel delight I’m a Mess: A Guide to a Messy Life is a…

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Second Hand Love – Drawn & Quarterly Provide Further Proof That Japanese Comics Creator Yamada Murasaki Was Ahead of Her Time

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • July 8, 2024

It takes a while to pinpoint what Yamada Murasaki manages to evoke with her pithy stories. It isn’t exactly ennui, but more a lingering dissatisfaction with the status quo as…

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A Fall from Grace – Displaced Deities Abound in an Experimental Change of Pace from Norm Konyu

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 5, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! When Norm Konyu’s first graphic novel The Junction was self-published in 2020 there had been a gap of several years between that…

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Skate Knight – Shane Melisse Takes Us on a Road Knight Side Quest in this High Energy Supernatural Fantasy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! There’s a dynamism and an energy to the work of Shane Melisse that has become ever more pronounced over the last few…

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Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 1: The Case of The Missing Men – A Gritty Throwback to Classic Noir-Style Teen Detective Fiction

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 3, 2024

Being a lover of the mystery and thriller genres, Hobtown Mystery Stories Volume 1: The Case of The Missing Men, a story about teen detectives, murder and all things grisly…

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Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank – Eric Orner’s Graphic Biography Tells the Story of One of the US’s First Openly Gay Politicians

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 28, 2024

PRIDE MONTH 2024! Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank is a graphic biography with an added level of authenticity given that its creator is Eric Orner, the one-time staff…

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A Potted Trans History – Rowan Frewin’s Zine Recounts the Stories of Trans and Non-Binary Figures through the Ages

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 27, 2024

PRIDE MONTH 2024! Across our Pride Month coverage this month at Broken Frontier we have attempted to bring relevant work from every facet of comics publishing to you. From small…

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Medea – Mythical Medea Finally Tells Her Own Story in a New Translation from Dark Horse Comics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • June 27, 2024

Marketed as a provocative re-imagining of the infamous Greek figure, Medea from Dark Horse Comics seeks to change the lasting impression of the sorceress that has remained notorious through the…

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Adversary – Blue Delliquanti’s Powerful Tale of a Queer Relationship in the Pandemic is a Challenging and Provocative Read from Silver Sprocket

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 25, 2024

PRIDE MONTH 2024! Adversary is not a single-read offering. Nor is it a story that you will digest quickly. It’s one of those comics you need to read, reflect on,…

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Tender – Beth Hetland’s Body Horror from Fantagraphics is Completely Horrifying, Completely Disturbing and Completely Brilliant

  • by Lydia Turner
  • June 25, 2024

The cover of Beth Hetland’s Tender from Fantagraphics is exactly the kind of artwork a reader wants to see before diving into a psychological thriller. In stark yellow, pink and…

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Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans – A Wave Blue World Light a Beacon of Solidarity for Gender Diverse Kids

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 24, 2024

PRIDE MONTH 2024! A Wave Blue World have been making something of a name for themselves over the last few years when it comes to LGBTQIA-focussed comics anthology books, including…

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