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    Tale of the Beast – Tadao Tsuge’s Hardboiled Proletarian Crime Noir Returns to Print Courtesy of Black Hook Press

    • by Ally Russell Shields
    • January 23, 2019

    On a dark and stormy night in late December, a hooded stranger pulls into one of Tokyo’s struggling dive bars. He convinces its ageing female custodian to give him a…

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    Dokudami Tenement Vol. 3 – Takashi Fukutani Tackles Transgender Issues in 1980s Tokyo

    • by Ally Russell Shields
    • November 2, 2018

    I admit to having been initially wary about the subject matter of Dokudami Tenement Vol. 3. Bearing the subtitle ‘Confessions of a Transgender (Killing Me Softly)’, and written and drawn…

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    Dokudami Tenement – Takashi Fukutani’s Cult Gekiga Manga Brought to a Western Audience for the First Time by Black Hook Press

    • by Ally Russell Shields
    • February 5, 2018

    BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST COLLECTION OF CLASSIC MATERIAL NOMINEE! Misunderstood in his short lifetime, mangaka Takashi Fukutani strove to give voice to the downtrodden through his art, drawing candid…

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    Broken Frontier Awards 2017: Announcing the Winners – Social Commentary and Comics Activism Prevails, and Annie Koyama is Our First ‘Hall of Fame’ Inductee

    • by Andy Oliver
    • January 2, 2018

    Broken Frontier proudly announces the winners of the 14th annual BF Awards, as voted for by you our readers and the BF team. I’m not sure if you can really do…

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    Introducing the Broken Frontier Awards 2017 – Celebrating Another Year of Indie, Alt and Small Press Coverage at BF!

    • by Andy Oliver
    • December 11, 2017

    Broken Frontier proudly presents the shortlists for our 14th annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our staff have selected five nominees for each of the 15 main categories that comprise the BF…

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    Staff Picks Safari Festival Special – Shaky Kane’s Good News Bible, Corridors, Berserker, Clubhouse and More!

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • August 11, 2017

    SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Because all the Safari Feestival debuts would have swamped the regular Broken Frontier weekly Staff Picks this week we decided to cover just some of the handful of…

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    Preview: Dokudami Tenement – Takashi Fukutani’s 1980s Japanese Cult Manga Series Translated into English Via Black Hook Press

    • by Andy Oliver
    • August 9, 2017

    SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! One of the most exciting new releases available at Safari Festival this weekend, Dokudami Tenement collects the first volume of Takashi Fukutani’s 1980s Japanese cult manga series…

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