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Seeming rather incongruous in the pages of Battle in the mid-1980s, Invasion 1984! was a perhaps a somewhat unlikely science fiction offering from the long-running weekly war comic anthology. It…
Cody Blue and Thena Khole. Two of the most notorious criminals in the universe, each with their own distinctive modus operandi and long list of criminal activities. Cody is a…
Shout Out is an anthology edited by Andrew Wheeler (assistant editors Joamette Gil and BC Holmes) from TO Comix Press which contains eighteen shorts spanning numerous genres, made by creators…
First issues are all about the set-up; about hooking the reader, investing them in the protagonist and cast, and establishing the thematic core of the narrative as quickly as possible…
There can be such a joy in making a thing that what you are creating becomes secondary to the act of making it. In the case of Penny Nichols by…
When we lost Carlos Ezquerra last year we lost a legend. That’s not hyperbole. If anything it’s a gross understatement. This week 2000 AD commemorates the life and work of one…
BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore is not only an artistic highpoint for both its creators; it is a stunning reminder of the power of comics to…
There must be a party going on inside the head of James Stokoe at any given point in time. Or a riot. Either way, I picture a lot of activity,…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! After Maria is a touching and relatable look at one family’s life in the days, weeks and months following Hurricane Maria’s destructive visit to Puerto Rico in September…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Dark and light swirled together, a delicious metaphor baked into stories of unspoken angst and longing mixed up with moments of peace and pithy dialogue. Some people are…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! In Waves is obviously not the first graphic memoir to deal with themes of bereavement and grief. But what makes AJ Dungo’s exploration of loss such a distinctive…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Five years ago here at Broken Frontier I described The Bad Doctor – the debut graphic novel of practising GP Ian Williams – as “graphic medicine with true…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Now considered an architectural design classic E-1027, a villa situated near the sea in the south of France, has a difficult and checkered past. The vision of Irish…
Bringing successful television franchises into the comics medium is always a difficult path to navigate. By definition major character development is near impossible and every story borders on the realms…
Pink, black and white are the colours chosen by Hannah Blumenreich for Full Court Crush; pink fitting the theme of budding romance within the comics narrative. Despite consisting of twelve…
One of the greatest strengths of comics is that in being a purely visual medium, they can use evocative cartooning to charge even the most threadbare of plots with meaning….
Holding the hardcover edition of The Labyrinth in 2019 is a special feeling for a number of reasons. For a start, it shouldn’t even be here, given that it will…
“I don’t want to be a girl. I don’t want to be a boy either. I just want to be myself.” By the very nature of the form – that…
“I Think it’s Really Important to Follow Your Dreams!” – Sarah Graley Talks Working on ‘Pizza Witch’ with Stef Purenins and the Pleasures of Rewarding Audience InteractionsNovember 13, 2025
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“People Are Having Good Ideas All the Time and Putting Them into Practice” – Alison Sampson, Charlie Adlard, Lucy Sullivan and More on the Importance of the Thought Bubble Portfolio Reviews and Comics CommunityNovember 13, 2025
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