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    Suiciders #1 by Lee Bermejo

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    Broken Frontier Staff Picks for February 25, 2015: The Black Hood, Spider-Gwen, Suiciders, Inner City Romance & More

    • by Frederik Hautain
    • February 24, 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…

    Saint Cole by Ethan Van Sciver (Fantagraphics Books)

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    Saint Cole – Another Unblinking Look at the Male Psyche from Noah Van Sciver

    • by Tom Murphy
    • February 5, 2015

    In Saint Cole, Noah Van Sciver offers another uncomfortable look at what might be going on in the life and noddle of that bloke taking your pizza order. While Charles Forsman might be…

    The Late Child by Marguerite Von Cook and James Romberger (Fantagraphics Books)

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    The Late Child and Other Animals – A Rich, Lyrical and Expressionistic Look Back at a Difficult Childhood

    • by Tom Murphy
    • January 9, 2015

     In The Late Child and Other Animals, Marguerite Van Cook and James Romberger team up again to produce a lyrical, visceral and expressionistic memoir of a difficult childhood. Even if…

    Doctors by Dash Shaw (Fantagraphics Books)

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    Doctors – Dash Shaw Produces a Gripping Examination of Existence, Family Relationships and Medical Ethics

    • by Tom Murphy
    • October 28, 2014

    Doctors, Dash Shaw’s concise and affecting new book from Fantagraphics, is literally a matter of life and death. Although it’s not framed in any of the classic horror tropes, Doctors, the disquieting…

    Way Out Strips by Carol Swain (Tragedy Strikes Press)

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    Lives on the Edge – 25 Years in the Rich and Textured World of Carol Swain

    • by Tom Murphy
    • October 17, 2014

    A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! I’m not sure many creators set out hoping to be a ‘cult’ success, but I guess there are worse places you could end up. British cartoonist…

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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…

    C.O.W.L. #5 by Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel & Rod Reis

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    Broken Frontier Staff Picks for September 24: Doctors, Butterfly, C.O.W.L., Sally Heathcote: Suffragette, Roche Limit & More

    • by Frederik Hautain
    • September 23, 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…

    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…

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    Broken Frontier Staff Picks for July 23: Goon, Tüki, Gast, Groo vs Conan, Storm & More

    • by Frederik Hautain
    • July 22, 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…

    The Amateurs by Conor Stechschulte (Fantagraphics Books)

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    The Amateurs – Conor Stechschulte’s Debut Book from Fantagraphics Offers Dark Slapstick and Rural Strangeness

    • by Tom Murphy
    • May 22, 2014

    With black humour, a vivid sense of the uncanny and dense, claustrophobic art, Conor Stechschulte’s tale of amnesiac butchers becomes the most horrific Laurel and Hardy film you’ve never seen….

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    Broken Frontier Staff Picks for May 14, 2014: Hellboy In Hell, United States of Murder Inc., Shutter, The Amateurs, Superman: Doomed & More

    • by Frederik Hautain
    • May 13, 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…

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    Broken Frontier Staff Picks for April 23, 2014: Herobear and the Kid, Someplace Strange, The Love Bunglers, The Eltingville Club & More

    • by Frederik Hautain
    • April 23, 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…

    Celebrated Summer by Charles Forsman (Fantagraphics Books)

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    Celebrated Summer

    • by Tom Murphy
    • December 23, 2013

    Charles Forsman rounds off a banner year with Celebrated Summer, an affecting trip through teenage ennui. The name Charles Forsman has been cropping up in a lot of end-of-year lists over…

    Black is the Color by Julia Gfrörer (Fantagraphics Books)

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    Black is the Color

    • by Tom Murphy
    • December 16, 2013

    Julia Gfrörer’s tale of strangeness at sea is a rich and surprisingly touching mix of lyricism, doomed romance and humour. Welcome back to Broken Frontier – where it’s ALL MERMAIDS,…

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    Broken Frontier Staff Picks for December 11, 2013

    • by Frederik Hautain
    • December 11, 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…

    Maria M by Gilbert Hernandez, Fantagraphics Books

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    Maria M Book One

    • by Tom Murphy
    • November 19, 2013

    After a couple of decades and hundreds of pages, the latest ‘B-movie’ comic from Gilbert Hernandez sees a lot of pieces fall into place. “When the film [Maria M] was…

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    TEOTFW

    • by Andy Oliver
    • August 28, 2013

    Originally published via his minicomics imprint Oily Comics, Charles Forsman’s The End of the Fucking World was recently collected by Fantagraphics Books. Now, for a committed champion of SP books…

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