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Tagged: drawn & quarterly

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Familiar Face – Michael DeForge Spotlights the Impermanence and Insecurity of the Shifting Contemporary World

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 14, 2020

For all the surface appeal of Michael DeForge’s frenetic pop surrealism, his real gift is an ability to use that dazzle to land punches of sobering pathos and wry commentary…

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Covers Album: Katriona Chapman – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers by Matthew Forsythe, Adrian Tomine and Peter Bagge

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 26, 2017

In ‘Covers Album’ each Wednesday we ask comics creators, publishers and commentators to pick three of their favourite comic covers …but with a small twist. One must be chosen for…

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Staff Picks for March 22, 2017 – Cosmos & Other Stories, Underwinter, The Interview, Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 21, 2017

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…

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Hot Dog Taste Test – Lisa Hanawalt Keeps it Surreal in Her Second Book from Drawn & Quarterly

  • by Joseph Marczynski
  • June 3, 2016

  Lisa Hanawalt’s second release through Canadian independent powerhouse Drawn & Quarterly is a surreal, free-flowing exploration of food, life, animals and illustrated autobiographical stories, depicted with lush, hand-painted artwork and…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Broken Frontier Awards 2015: Announcing the Winners from Our Most Diverse Year of Nominations to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 11, 2016

Broken Frontier proudly announces the winners of the 12th annual BF Awards. Our 2015 awards saw a record-breaking number of votes come in from our readers, and unprecedented interest in…

Intelligent Sentient? (Luke Ramsey; Drawn and Quarterly)

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Intelligent Sentient? – Luke Ramsey’s Debut for Drawn and Quarterly is a Cryptic but Rewarding Meditation

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 5, 2015

In Intelligent Sentient?, his debut book from Drawn and Quarterly, artist Luke Ramsey and a host of collaborators take the reader on a trip through a world that’s both alien…

Panter/ Panther by Brecht Evens

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Belgian Wunderkind Brecht Evens Transcends Himself with his Stunning and Complex OGN ‘Panther’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • February 3, 2015

Brecht Evens makes iconoclastic graphic novels and is responsible for a whole new wave of alternative artists riding international success in his wake. His previous graphic novels The Wrong Place…

First Year Healthy by Michael DeForge (Drawn and Quarterly)

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First Year Healthy – Michael DeForge Kicks Off 2015 with a Slim but Disquieting Fable of Mental Illness

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 21, 2015

A new book by Michael DeForge is always worthy of attention, and even a slender volume like First Year Healthy provides stylish food for thought. With his mesmerising style, prolific output…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for January 21, 2015: March Book Two, Ivar Timewalker, Powers, Burning Fields, First Year Healthy & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 20, 2015

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…

Everywhere Antennas (Julie Delporte; Drawn & Quarterly)

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Everywhere Antennas – Julie Delporte’s Troubling Tale of a Quarter-Life Crisis is an Evocative Visual Treat

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 11, 2014

Moving on from diary comics to fiction, Julie Delporte uses her dazzling, spontaneous art to take us inside the head of a troubled young woman. French-born, Montreal-based artist Julie Delporte…

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