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Pariah #1 – The Vitros Get Down to Earth in a Follow-Up Mini-Series from Dark Horse

  • by Evan Henry
  • March 6, 2014

The Pariah monthly picks up where its predecessor left off, taking genetically engineered teens on a quest for survival in low-earth orbit. And then they were in space, and… Wait, where’s the…

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Pimo & Rex – Blank Slate Books and Rotopolpress Co-publish the Fantasy Fun of Thomas Wellmann’s Comic Duo

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 6, 2014

Captivating, endearing and brilliantly absurd. Published collaboratively between Germany’s altcomics outfit Rotopolpress and Blank Slate Books in the UK, Pimo & Rex is the creation of German artist Thomas Wellmann….

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Tomb Raider #1 – Gail Simone Gets Lara Croft’s New Adventures off to a Promising Start

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 5, 2014

As fan-favourite writer Gail Simone starts a new Tomb Raider series for Dark Horse, is it a comic by a woman, about a woman, for a woman? When I read…

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Revenge #1 – The Geriatric Returns in Jonathan Ross and Ian Churchill’s Hideously Fun Hollywood Horror

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 4, 2014

Jonathan Ross and Ian Churchill bring the schlock in their new series for Image – a vivid slice of filmic sex and violence set against the dark side of the…

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Sergio Aragonés Funnies #12 – Final Issue of a Humour Masterclass from Bongo Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 3, 2014

Those pictures that are worth a thousand words? That’s small change for a Sergio Aragonés illo. Sadly, Sergio Aragonés Funnies #12 marks the last issue of this humour masterclass to…

The Absence (Martin Stiff; Titan Comics)

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The Absence – A Welcome Collection of Martin Stiff’s Dense, Evocative Mystery Story

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 28, 2014

The Absence, a collection of Martin Stiff’s six-issue post-war mystery story from Titan Comics, is a dense and atmospheric tale of how we can never truly leave the past behind,…

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Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #2 – A Wholly Believable Continuation of the 2005 Feature Film

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • February 27, 2014

Whedon’s characterizations and dialogue are spot-on, making this comic wholly believable as a continuation of events following the 2005 feature film. Where is the Firefly-class ship Serenity? In the capable…

Hacktivist #2 (BOOM! Studios; Alyssa Milano, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Marcus To, Ian Herring)

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Hacktivist #2 – Archaia’s Tale of Cyber-Politics Puts Characterisation Ahead of Technobabble

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 27, 2014

It’s got its glitches, but Hacktivist, published by Archaia, is a relevant and well-executed mini-series that’s well worth a look. At some time, even those of us whose IT skills…

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The Joyners in 3D

  • by Evan Henry
  • February 26, 2014

The Joyners brings us family drama, corporate intrigue, and fleshed-out characters in a gorgeous, if not quite groundbreaking, package. Engineer and tech mogul George Joyner, whose marriage to his wife…

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Wonder Woman #28 – The Best New 52 Reboot in the Entire DC Line-up

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • February 25, 2014

Witty, willful, wily, and wise, Wonder Woman is consistently the best New 52 reboot in the entire DC line-up—and you should be reading it. Too often writer/artist team-ups result in…

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Mengelmoes #1 – Willem Samuel’s South African Slice-of-Lifer with a Fantasy Twist

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 25, 2014

The juxtaposition of the commonplace and the everyday with the fantastic and the bizarre makes Mengelmoes an unpredictably intriguing read throughout. For those wondering, Mengelmoes means something akin to “mish-mash”…

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Undertow #1 – Visually Arresting Art Can’t Solve Heavy Story-setting

  • by Joe Krawec
  • February 24, 2014

Image Comics describes Undertow as a ‘pulp monster’ series, promising readers a mythic creature-feature. Is its debut issue the oceanic epic we’re expecting? Undertow #1 is set in a prehistoric…

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Daredevil #36 – Mark Waid and Chris Samnee Make the Best Superhero Comics Around

  • by Levi Hunt
  • February 24, 2014

The best ongoing superhero series gets an ending, and  a new beginning It’s hard to argue with Saga, but I’ll try. In December we at Broken Frontier awarded Saga as our ongoing series…

Qu33r (edited by Rob Kirby, Northwest Press)

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QU33R – A Dazzling Anthology from the Vibrant Alt-Queer Comics Scene

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 24, 2014

QU33R, edited by Rob Kirby and published by Northwest Press, is a diverse but consistently excellent collection that belongs on the shelf of any serious fan of the comics medium….

White Suits #1 by Frank J Barbiere & Toby Cypress (Dark Horse Comics)

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White Suits #1 – A Blistering Shot of Neo-Noir from Frank J. Barbiere and Toby Cypress

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 20, 2014

What’s black and white and red all over? How about White Suits #1 from Dark Horse, by Frank Barbiere and Toby Cypress – the perfect cure for those 100 Bullets…

The Royals: Masters of War #1 (Rob Williams and Simon Coleby; Vertigo Comics)

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The Royals: Masters of War #1 – Rob Williams and Simon Coleby Deliver an Explosive Mix of War Comics, Superheroics and Alternative History

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 19, 2014

Rob Williams and Simon Coleby are the latest 2000 AD old boys to hit Vertigo, with The Royals: Masters of War – a witty and imaginative tale of super-powered toffs in World War II….

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Genesis – Paradise Lost from Nathan Edmondson, Alison Sampson and Image Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 17, 2014

Genesis is a mesmerising yet salutary offering, and represents an extraordinary collaboration between Nathan Edmondson and Alison Sampson. It’s a deeply engrained facet of human nature: that desire, that urge,…

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Thor: God of Thunder #19 – And Thus, the People Did Rejoice, for Esad Ribic Had Returned to them

  • by Levi Hunt
  • February 14, 2014

Jason Aaron’s writing on Thor: God of Thunder has been some of the best of his career. The plots he’s written are tense and sprinkled with top-notch humor. Thor has…

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