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Terminal Hero #1 (Peter Milligan and Piotr Kowalski; Dynamite Entertainment)

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Terminal Hero #1 – Peter Milligan’s Latest Creator-Owned Series Gets Bogged Down by Sub-Par Visuals

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • August 7, 2014

Big-time writers with big-time ideas deserve big-time artists. Unfortunately, such is not the case in this mediocre offering from Dynamite’s Creators Unleashed imprint. I really wanted to like Terminal Hero….

Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers #1 (Joe Casey, Nathan Fox, Jim Rugg, Ulises Farinas; Dynamite Entertainment)

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Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers #1 – Would the Real Captain Victory Please Stand Up?

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • August 6, 2014

Joe Casey and his crew of crack artistic rangers launch Jack Kirby’s cosmic defender into new frontiers of identity and the imagination. Dynamite Entertainment’s latest foray into the Kirbyverse, as…

Gast by Carol Swain (Fantagraphics Books)

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Gast – A Triumphant Return for the Unique Talent of Carol Swain

  • by Tom Murphy
  • August 5, 2014

Coming a decade after her last new book, Carol Swain’s atmospheric, intoxicating blend of meticulous observation and magic realism is one of the graphic novels of the year. A few months ago I tried…

Low #1 by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini (Image Comics)

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Low #1 – Hope Springs Eternal in Remender and Tocchini’s Rich Chronicle of Humanity’s Last Days

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • August 1, 2014

  Strong characterization and lush world-building are hallmarks of Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini’s new sci-fi epic from Image. For many people, hope is an elusive, often arbitrary concept. In an…

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Bodies #1 – Si Spencer Weaves Magic, Murder, and Mystery across a Lush Visual Tapestry that Spans Centuries

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • August 1, 2014

Writer Si Spencer and his very own artistic fab four of Megan Hetrick, Dean Ormston, Phil Winslade and Tula Lotay achieve new heights in collaborative synergy in this time-jumping whodunit…

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Supreme: Blue Rose #1- Courtesy of Warren Ellis and Tula Lotay, this Superb Issue is Anything but a Superhero Story

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • July 29, 2014

Beguiling in structure and in art, Ellis and Lotay are redefining the feel and look of what a superhero story can be. This first issue is actually the story of…

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…

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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…

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