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Staff Picks for November 30, 2016 – The Vision Volume 2, So Buttons, Moon Knight Volume 1, Sgt. Chip Charlton and Mr. Woofles and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 29, 2016

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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Mox Nox – Fantagraphics Invite Us into the Appealingly Nihilistic World of Joan Cornellà’s Comic Strips

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 15, 2016

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Given that (aside from the odd sign or label) the strips in Mox Nox are wordless it may seem a touch odd to be talking about the…

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Staff Picks for May 18, 2016 – Disquiet, Chum, Future Quest, Mae, Archangel, Tank Girl and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 17, 2016

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…

Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam (Simon Hanselmann; Fantagraphics Books)

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Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam – Misery Loves Company in Simon Hanselmann’s Bleakly Hilarious Collection

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 12, 2016

The second volume of Megg, Mogg and Owl strips by Simon Hanselmann (Megahex) is a strangely affecting flat-share sitcom that has a sharp edge of melancholy never far beneath the surface. Even…

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Staff Picks for April 20, 2016 – Dept H, The Fourth Planet, Criminal, Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam, Joyride and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 19, 2016

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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5,000 km Per Second – Manuele Fior’s Angoulême Winner Lifts the Lid on Time, Distance and Relationships

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 11, 2016

5,000 km Per Second, Manuele Fior’s delicate Angoulême-winning graphic novel, is a beautifully executed look at what time does to our hopes and our relationships. Fantagraphics co-publisher Kim Thompson, who died in…

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Staff Picks for April 6, 2016 – Black Panther, Minor Leagues, 5,000 km Per Second, Empress, Dirty Rotten Comics and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 5, 2016

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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Patience – Daniel Clowes Returns in Triumph to the Mess of Human Relationships

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 10, 2016

One of the most eagerly awaited books of 2016, Daniel Clowes’ Patience is a velvet glove of a time-travel thriller cast in the iron of exquisitely depicted human turmoil. Daniel…

Terror Assaulter: OMWOT by Benjamin Marra (Fantagraphics Books)

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Terror Assaulter: O.M.W.O.T. – Benjamin Marra Blasts Out a Hilariously OTT Take on the American Action Hero

  • by Tom Murphy
  • September 25, 2015

Benjamin Marra makes some stinging satirical points in Terror Assaulter: O.M.W.O.T. – if you can wipe the tears of laughter from your eyes for long enough to find them. Benjamin…

Chicago (Glenn Head; Fantagraphics Books)

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“If You’re Gonna Do a Memoir, Don’t Go Easy on Yourself”: Glenn Head Talks about the Creative Process Behind ‘Chicago’

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • September 10, 2015

Staggeringly personal, Glenn Head’s Chicago (Fantagraphics Books) is a storytelling triumph. Its creator joined us to talk about his creative process and approach to making comix. Underground comix are alive and…

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Staff Picks for September 9, 2015 – Virgil, Terror Assaulter: O.M.W.O.T., Tet, Head Lopper, One Year Wiser and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 8, 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…

Putain de Guerre by Tardi

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Tardi Revisits the Horrors of War in ‘Putain de Guerre!’, plus a Preview of Marcel Ruyters’ Jheronimus Bosch Biography

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • September 4, 2015

Legendary French artist Jacques Tardi’s obsession with World War I is drenched in the blood and horror that is visited upon the common soldier. In Putain de Guerre! (‘Fucking War!’), he…

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Staff Picks for September 2, 2015 – The Rabbit, Plutona, Dharma Punks, Prison Island, Sacred Heart and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 1, 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…

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Staff Picks for August 26, 2015 – 24 by 7, Stringers, Chicago, Gigant, Invisible Republic and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 25, 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…

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Staff Picks for August 19, 2015 – š!, Young Terrorists, Welcome Back, Mox Nox, Nanjing: The Burning City and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 18, 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…

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Staff Picks for August 5, 2015 – Bright-Eyed at Midnight, Fedor, This Damned Band, The Lion of Rora, John Flood and King

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 4, 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…

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Staff Picks for July 29, 2015 – Not Funny Ha-Ha, Grindhouse, Sea Urchin, Meanwhile… and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 28, 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…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for July 22, 2015 – Tim Ginger, Fante Bukowski, Wolf, Power Up and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 21, 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…

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