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The House – A Study of the Complex Relationships of Family and the Ties that Bind in Paco Roca’s Outstanding New Graphic Novel from Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 9, 2019

A few years back Paco Roca’s graphic novel Wrinkles was understandably acclaimed for its bittersweet portrayal of later life. It would go on to become an animated film, with voice…

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Are You Listening? – Tillie Walden Takes Us on a Journey Where the Relationship Between Perception and Reality is Cloaked in Powerfully Resonant Metaphor

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 2, 2019

Tillie Walden’s ability to root the profoundly human in the dreamily fantastical and make it seem all the more recognisable and universal for those extravagant visual trappings has become one…

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Simon & Louise – Max de Radiguès Explores Teenage Love and Summer Separation in a Beautifully Understated Slice-of-Life Tale

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 28, 2019

One summer and two young lives, separated but inextricably linked. That’s the essential premise of Belgian artist Max de Radiguès’ Simon & Louise, the translated version of which comes to…

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Cult Classic: Creature Feature #1-2 – Rahal and Bivens Pay Homage to B-Movie Horror in a Fast-Paced, Gruesome Thriller from Vault Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 27, 2019

Not every comic we feature here at Broken Frontier has to experimental, alternative or boundary-pushing. After all, there are times when all of us will just want to pick up…

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Olympia #1 – A Notably Different Meta Take on the World of Super-Heroes with a Very Human Heart

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 27, 2019

Olympia’s extra-sized opener marks the first chapter of a series that was conceived by comics writer Curt Pires and his father Tony during the latter’s cancer treatment. It’s a book…

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Folklords #1 – Matt Kindt, Matt Smith and Company’s Fantasy Series with a Twist Immediately Hooks Its Audience

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 20, 2019

The immediate thing the reader takes away from the first issue of Matt Kindt, Matt Smith and company’s Folklords is what a sublimely perfect issue it is in terms of…

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Family Tree #1 – Family Drama Meets Body Horror in Lemire, Hester and Company’s Atmospheric New Image Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 18, 2019

From its opening pages, moodily lit by Ryan Cody’s muted and yet quietly oppressive colours, there’s an immediate sense of the foreboding about Family Tree, the new ongoing Image series…

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Making Comics – Lynda Barry and Drawn & Quarterly Bring a Magnificent Lecture on Art to Life

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • November 14, 2019

I decided to hand over Lynda Barry’s book, Making Comics, to a 9-year-old. I did this because it made sense to test the former’s long-held hypothesis that we can all…

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ABC of Typography – If You Thought Typography Was Boring, David Rault and His Roster of 11 Comic Artists Will Make You Eat Your Words

  • by Jenny Robins
  • November 13, 2019

If you thought typography was boring, David Rault and his roster of 11 comic artists will make you eat your words – each chapter a delightfully different visual course in…

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Barking – Mental Health and Grief Explored in the Starkest Visual Metaphor in Lucy Sullivan’s Haunting Graphic Novel from Unbound

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! When I first saw Lucy Sullivan’s early art for Barking (back when we were initially supporting the Unbound Books crowdfunding campaign for the book) I was immediately…

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Other Horrible Folk – Douglas Noble Does It Again with Sinister Subtlety and Canny Uncanniness in this Poetic Time Capsule of Tradition

  • by Jenny Robins
  • November 4, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! “They see what they want to see, don’t they? The Devil in the long grass and old gods scratching behind the moon.” Other Horrible Folk dances through…

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Thought Bubble Anthology 2019 – The Annual Festival Anthology Makes a Welcome Return Mixing New Talent with Established Creators Including Luke Pearson, Rachael Smith, Jock and Tula Lotay

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 4, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! One of my annual traditions for Thought Bubble in years past was to devour that year’s Thought Bubble Anthology on the train journey up to Leeds. What…

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Scream! Presents The Thirteenth Floor – A Full-Length Return to a ‘Scream!’ Classic Just in Time for Halloween, as the John Stokes Renaissance Continues

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 2019

There’s no Scream! and Misty Special this year for Halloween but instead we do get to take an extended trip to a familiar horror environment in Scream! Presents The Thirteenth Floor. Continuing…

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Assassinistas – Tini Howard and Gilbert Hernandez Explore Family and Friendship in this Hitwoman Crime Thriller from Black Crown

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 23, 2019

The recent news that IDW Publishing and Shelly Bond’s entertainingly eclectic Black Crown imprint were parting ways was one met with understandable sadness from fans of genuinely indie serial comics…

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The Lonesome Era – Jon Allen’s Graphic Novel Fosters an Intimacy that Makes this Story About Funny Cartoon Animals Deeply Human

  • by Robin Enrico
  • October 21, 2019

Jon Allen has been quietly working away at his Ohio Is For Sale series for years now. While the series’ first collection showcased his eye for finding the dark comedy…

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Mooncakes – Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker’s Sweet Coming-of-Age Fantasy from Lion Forge

  • by Holly Raidl
  • October 18, 2019

Mooncakes begins with autumnal tones, coinciding nicely with the weather during the month of its release. The story surrounds Nova Huang, a powerful witch with hearing loss, and her close…

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Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Kai and the Monkey King – Joe Todd-Stanton and Flying Eye Books Revisit the Brownstone Lineage in Another Wildly Imaginative Adventure for Younger Readers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 17, 2019

Time for another visit to Professor Brownstone’s vault of treasures courtesy of creator Joe Todd-Stanton and Flying Eye Books this month as the latest volume of Brownstone’s Mythical Collection –…

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Get Over It – Mary Shyne’s Intensely Kinetic Tale of Emotional States Brought to Projected Life

  • by Robin Enrico
  • October 14, 2019

Mary Shyne’s Get Over It is a graphic novel shot out of a cannon. Rendered in crisp black and white, and vibrant orange the book is intensely kinetic, moves at…

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