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Staff Picks for November 25, 2015 – Elsie Harris Picture Palace, Magic Whistle, Ringside, Archie, The Magician’s Wife, Dark Knight III and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 24, 2015

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…

Reviews

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Batman #45 – Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Ask What it Takes to Be the Dark Knight

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • October 29, 2015

What does it take to be Batman? Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo explore this arc’s ultimate question in #45. Hint: It’s all about the mission. When Scott Snyder took over…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 8: Wytches, Aurora West, Tiny Pencil, Savage Hulk, Batgirl & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • October 6, 2014

It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…

Batman by Jim Aparo

Features

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Only One Bat-Man Fuels This Boy’s Wonder – A Tribute to the Iconic Stylings of Jim Aparo

  • by John Trigonis
  • July 31, 2014

In a guest post, writer and film-maker John T Trigonis pays tribute to his favourite Bat-artist, the late Jim Aparo, recalling some of his finest and most character-defining work. I can…

Batman/Superman 10 (DC Comics)

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Batman/Superman #10 – A Disappointing Departure, Despite Jeff Lemire’s Entertaining Script

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • May 9, 2014

Fun story, inconsistent art: please, DC – don’t screw up this series! With characters as well established in the pantheon as DC’s flagship super-heroes Batman and Superman, you’d think that presenting…

Reviews

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Batman Eternal #1 – The Gordon/Wayne Dynamic Duo Takes Centre Stage In DC’s Bat Weekly

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 9, 2014

The creators of Batman’s newest series deliver a solid and dependable comic with everything we have come to expect from this top-selling team. But the title of ‘Bat of the…

Batman in Detective Comics #30 (Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato; DC Comics)

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Detective Comics #30 – Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato Offer a Sermon in Perfection on the Dark Knight

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 4, 2014

Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato are the new high priests in the temple of Detective Comics. #30 is their sermon; a renewal of the comic-book faithful’s belief in the Dark…

Blog

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for April 2, 2014: Detective Comics, Dead Letters, Inhuman, Fatima: The Blood Spinners & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • April 1, 2014

It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, BF…

Batman 29 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Batman #29 – Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Deliver a Perfect Storm of Picture and Prose

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 12, 2014

Snyder’s writing and Capullo’s artwork combine to bring a heavy rain of regret down upon the heads of Gotham. Superstorm Rene has come to Gotham, and along with the rain…

Batman/Superman 8 (DC Comics, Greg Pak, Kenneth Rocafort)

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Batman/Superman #8 – ‘First Contact’ Story Arc Marks the Triumphant Return of Artist Jae Lee

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • March 12, 2014

‘First Contact’ reunites the original Batman/Superman creative team of Greg Pak and Jae Lee, who provide a complex story with compelling art that you won’t want to miss. Following the magic…

Features

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That Boy’s a Wonder! Richard Grayson’s Lessons on Childhood During the 1940s and 1950s

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 7, 2014

As the heartbeat of the adult Richard Grayson fades away in Forever Evil #6, our resident researcher in the Golden Age and Silver Age of comics – Joe Krawec –…

Blog

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for February 12, 2014

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • February 11, 2014

It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, BF…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Batman: The Real Deal – The Dark Knight, Superhero Comics, and the “Illusion of Change”

  • by Joe Krawec
  • January 23, 2014

Guest writer Joe Krawec analyses the thorny issue of “the illusion of change” in superhero comics with special reference to the Batman mythos and the unofficial Batman: The Deal webcomic…

News · Top Stories

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The Silver Age Batman Next For Hardcover Treatment

  • by Richard Boom
  • December 11, 2013

Press release Renowned for its Eisner and Harvey Award-winning archival work, IDW’s The Library of American Comics will continue its collaboration with DC Entertainment by collecting the Batman’s Silver Age…

Blog

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Why ‘Batman: The Deal’ Can Never Ever Become Reality

  • by Evan Henry
  • November 14, 2013

Fan fiction tends not to get a lot of press. It carries with it, deservedly or not, a host of stereotypes, including that it’s amateurish, hackneyed, uncreative, and occasionally, very…

Blog

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for November 13, 2013

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • November 12, 2013

It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, BF…

Reviews

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Batman #24

  • by Levi Hunt
  • October 14, 2013

Early on, Zero Year is living up to the excellence of Court of Owls and Death of the Family. After four issues, the first act of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s “Zero Year” saga comes…

Reviews

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Batman #23.1

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • September 23, 2013

Awful. The best thing about Batman #23.1 is this review. Imagine yourself late into the Saturday night of a con weekend. You’re in the swanky hotel’s lobby surrounded by a…

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