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Onna-Bugeisha by Frank Candiloro (FrankenComics)

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Onna-Bugeisha – Frank Candiloro Brings His Emphatic Narrative Style to the World of the Samurai

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 29, 2014

Frank Candiloro crafts a gripping tale of family, vengeance and honour in the little-known world of the onna-bugeisha – Japan’s historic female warriors. Australian writer/artist Frank Candiloro has featured on Broken Frontier before: his…

Capitol Hilbillies (Chirs Lange; Northwest Press)

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Capitol Hillbillies Volume 1 – Chris Lange’s Crude and Hilarious Webcomic Deserves its First Print Edition

  • by Reid Vanier
  • July 25, 2014

This look at life in Seattle’s “gay-bourhood” is graphic, crass, and pretty darn funny, which it owes to Chris Lange’s honest writing and the serious sociopolitical issues that lie at…

Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey (Nick Bertozzi; First Second)

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Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey – Nick Bertozzi Relates a Classic Tale of Heroism and Humanity with Wit and Energy

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 25, 2014

In Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey, Nick Bertozzi’s witty cartooning brings to life one of history’s most incredible tales of human endurance. It’s easy to see why – even a century on –…

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Beatles With an A – Mauri Kunnas Takes an Irreverent Glimpse into the Past of the World’s Most Famous Band

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • July 24, 2014

There are a few bands that are recognised anywhere. There’s one in particular that will always come first if you ask the question, ‘What’s the most well-known band in the world?’ And…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Bad Doctor: The Troubled Life and Times of Dr. Iwan James – Graphic Medicine with True Heart from Ian Williams and Myriad Editions

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 21, 2014

Graphic medicine with true heart, The Bad Doctor is a testament to the value of the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition in nurturing exciting new creative voices After Hannah Eaton’s Naming…

The Shadow Hero (Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew; First Second)

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The Shadow Hero – Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew Make the Return of the Green Turtle a Delicious Treat

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 18, 2014

In The Shadow Hero, Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew pick up a lost fragment of comics history and create a charming and long-overdue origin story for the first Asian-American…

Sherwood TX (Shane Berryhill & Daniel Hillyard; 12-Gauge Comics)

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Sherwood, TX #1 – Berryhill and Hillyard Take on the Challenge of Adapting a Classic

  • by Reid Vanier
  • July 18, 2014

The lawlessness of the Deep South makes an ideal setting for an adaptation of Robin Hood, but Sherwood, TX hasn’t yet found the balance between honouring the original material and…

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Hyderabad – Experience the Fabled Wonders of the City of Pearls in Jai Undurti and Harsho Mohan Chattoraj’s Graphic Novel

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • July 18, 2014

Cities have always been mythologised. Whether it’s the lost wonders of Babylon, the sacred ruins of Machu Picchu or the modern day city that never sleeps, cities are a universal…

Youth Is Wasted (Noah Van Sciver; AdHouse Books)

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Youth is Wasted – Noah Van Sciver’s Collection Showcases One of Our Best Neo-Underground Cartoonists

  • by Gabriele Di Fazio
  • July 15, 2014

Noah Van Sciver’s uncool characters revamp the underground tradition of Crumb and company, in a funny and intense collection from AdHouse Books “Noah Van Sciver is a throwback. The kind…

The Life After (Joshua Hale Fialkov & Gabo; Oni Press)

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The Life After #1 – Fialkov and Gabo’s Afterlife Tale Channels the Best Aspects of Purgatory

  • by Reid Vanier
  • July 11, 2014

In the debut issue of The Life After, Joshua Hale Fialkov and Gabo demonstrate their depth of skill and imagination, crafting a world that blends and balances lofty philosophical questions with the…

Liquid CIty (Ed Sonny Liew & Joyce Sim; Image Comics)

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Liquid City: Volume 3 – Highlighting the Quality and Diversity of the South-East Asian Indie Comics Scene

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 10, 2014

The third volume of this substantial, Eisner-nominated anthology, edited by Sonny Liew and Joyce Sim, sheds light on the vibrant indie comics scene in South-East Asia. Here at Broken Frontier we’re…

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Hunger House – A Deceptively Simple Grown-Up Ghost Story from Duo C/M Edenborg and Loka Kanarp

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • July 8, 2014

The clean lines and minimal storytelling of Kanarp and Edenborg’s graphic ghost story Hunger House glaze over a darker, unsettling story in the same way that the clean crisp surface of a…

Superman #32 (Geoff Johns, John Romita Jr & Klaus Janson; DC Comics)

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Superman #32 – With an All-Star Creative Team at the Top of Its Game, This Issue is Simply Super

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • July 7, 2014

A creative dream team of Geoff Johns, John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson launch a bold new chapter in the life of Superman. One of the reasons I love Paul Dini’s work on…

Tech Jacket #1 (Joe Keatinge, Khary Randolph, Dave McCaig; Image Comics)

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Tech Jacket #1 – Fun, Family, and Fantasy are What Make the Teenage Hero’s Return so Special

  • by Reid Vanier
  • July 4, 2014

Joe Keatinge’s story – along with artwork from Khary Randolph and Dave McCaig – balances the action, intrigue, and danger of modern storytelling with a sense of wonder and fantasy that feels…

13 Coins, by Martin Brennan, Michael B Jackson and Simon Bisley

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13 Coins #1 – Brennan and Jackson Can’t Keep Pace with the Plot’s Biblical Scale, or Bisley’s Art

  • by Reid Vanier
  • July 3, 2014

Simon Bisley’s artwork is fun, exciting, and engaging in this fresh take on Biblical mythology, and though Martin Brennan and Michael B. Jackson have matched the tone, they haven’t quite found the…

Shadowman: End Times (Peter Millligan and Valentine De Landro; Valiant)

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Shadowman: End Times #3 – The Final Deconstruction of the Voodou Hero is a Daring Leap of Faith

  • by Reid Vanier
  • June 26, 2014

Peter Milligan and Valentine De Landro’s incredible three-issue miniseries comes to its shocking conclusion, tearing down the Shadowman of old and daring to step into the character’s uncertain future. Jack Boniface, aka…

Kill Shakespeare: The Mask of Night

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Kill Shakespeare: The Mask of Night #1 – A Dark and Clever Issue Delivers Riveting Adventure on the High Seas!

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • June 25, 2014

The award-winning series returns in a swashbuckling new adventure that contains quite the mix of heart-stopping swordplay, sex, intrigue, and some of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters in roles you have…

The Wicked and the Divine #1 by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie (Image Comics)

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The Wicked and the Divine #1 – Notebooks Out, Annotators, as Gillen and McKelvie Crash the Contemporary and the Cosmic

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 24, 2014

Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie fire up the intriguing first chapter of a poptastic supernatural thriller that offers a psychic throwback to the glory days of Vertigo. It seems fitting that Kieron…

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