Broken Frontier

Exploring The Comics Universe

  • FacebookFacebook
  • TwitterTwitter
  • RSS FeedRSS Feed
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Features
  • Reviews
  • Resource Lists
  • Contact us
  • Join BF
  • Events
  • Patrons

Tagged: idw publishing

Eyecatcher · Reviews

0

Voices That Count: A Comics Anthology By Women – Gender Imbalance and Toxic Masculinity Explored in IDW’s Collection of Comics Shorts

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 18, 2022

Translated from the original Spanish edition, Voices That Count is described by English language publishers IDW as an “anthology [that] dissects what it means to be a woman in today’s…

Blog

0

Gary Spencer Millidge’s ‘Strangehaven’ Optioned for Film and TV by IDW Entertainment

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 23, 2021

Now running for over a quarter of a century, Gary Spencer Millidge’s landmark Strangehaven series first appeared as a self-published offering in the 1990s. A comic that remains as difficult…

Blog

0

Preview: Chained to the Grave #1 – Wild West Weirdness from Brian Level, Andy Eschenbach and Kate Sherron Comes to IDW Publishing in Feb 2021

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 19, 2020

Yet another preview of a new series debuting in February 2021 (it’s been quite a week for them!) hits our inbox today and this time it’s Chained to the Grave, a…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

0

Be Gay, Do Comics – “Queer History, Memoir and Satire” in an Outstanding Comics Anthology from The Nib and IDW Publishing

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 15, 2020

With an Ignatz Award win over the weekend in the category of Outstanding Anthology our review subject today is a timely one. Be Gay, Do Comics celebrates the queer experience…

Blog

0

Preview: Be Gay, Do Comics – IDW and The Nib Celebrate the Queer Experience in a New LGBTQIA Comics Anthology

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 27, 2020

Well this looks rather essential doesn’t it? Published next week by IDW and The Nib, Be Gay, Do Comics is a queer comics anthology featuring work from BF-reviewed creators including…

Blog

0

Chris Ryall to Leave IDW Publishing as President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 22, 2020

Huge news coming from IDW overnight that Chris Ryall, who has been with the publisher since 2004 is leaving as President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer. Ryall’s new ventures are…

Blog

0

Preview: Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes – IDW to Publish Graphic Novel Account of a Pivotal Moment in History by Lun Zhang, Adrien Gombeaud and Ameziane

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 9, 2020

One more preview today at BF as we take a look at the interiors of IDW Publishing’s Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes, coming to stores next week. Tiananmen 1989: Our…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

0

British Ice – Owen D. Pomery’s Bleak Thriller Explores the Legacy of Empire and the Devastating Consequences of Colonialism

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 17, 2020

A few weeks ago when we made British Ice our ‘Comic of the Week’ at Broken Frontier we also noted that we have been following the progression of its creator…

Blog

0

IDW Publishing Team Up with the Smithsonian Institution for New Graphic Novel Publishing Initiative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 9, 2020

We’re always excited here at broken Frontier to hear about initiatives that take comics to new audiences or use the form to communicate information in intuitive and inspirational ways. So…

Blog · Eyecatcher

0

Staff Picks for December 4, 2019 – Choke Gasp!: The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics, Wildest Dream, Thor: The Worthy and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 3, 2019

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, comics event or digital…

Blog · Eyecatcher

0

Staff Picks for October 23, 2019 – Walking Distance, Gramercy Park, Second Coming and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 22, 2019

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, comics event or digital…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

0

Lodger – Black Crown Collect the Laphams’ Taut Thriller Tale of Twisted Love, Revenge and a Gun Named Golddigger

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 16, 2019

To discuss in detail the twisting, turning narrative of Black Crown’s Lodger (now collected in this trade paperback volume) would be to miss the point of a book that asks its audience…

Blog · Eyecatcher

0

Staff Picks for July 31, 2019 – Enemy of the People: A Cartoonist’s Journey, Death’s Head, Manor Black and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 30, 2019

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, comics event or digital…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

0

Marilyn Manor #1 – Defiantly Ostentatious Oddness and ’80s Nostalgia in Visaggio and Zarcone’s IDW Blast from an Alternative Past

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 1, 2019

First issues are all about the set-up; about hooking the reader, investing them in the protagonist and cast, and establishing the thematic core of the narrative as quickly as possible…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

0

James Brown:  Black and Proud — Xavier Fauthoux Aims High but Often Falls Short

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • April 26, 2019

It takes a brave man to try and chronicle the life of The Godfather of Soul, not simply because James Brown’s story was so colourful, but because its many twists…

Blog · Eyecatcher

0

Staff Picks for April 24, 2019 – Little Girls, Ghost Tree, Ascender and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 23, 2019

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, comics event or digital…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

0

Euthanauts: Ground Control – Howard, Robles and Company Navigate the Mysteries of the Great Beyond in this IDW/Black Crown Collection

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 17, 2019

Collecting the recent IDW series from Shelly Bond’s Black Crown imprint – itself breathing much needed fresh life into serial comics delivery  on a monthly basis and continuing to defy…

Reviews

0

House Amok #1 – The Nature of Reality Questioned on Multiple Levels in Sebela and McManus’s New Miniseries from IDW and Black Crown

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 3, 2018

When you’re a child the adult world can seem a nonsensical, mystifying environment, full of arbitrary rules and baffling contradictions. But what if, in your family unit, you’re not only…

  • Next Page »
  • Broken Frontier Anthology


    312 pages • 27 stories • 50 star creators
    Limited copies available!
    Buy now
  • Recommended Reads!

    • Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer IdentityJune 6, 2025
    • “Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter” – The ‘Aw, Nuts!’ Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious UniverseJune 6, 2025
    • “We Have Been Feeling the Pressure Like Never Before” – The Worrying Disappearance of Comics Commentary and Journalism Sites from a Broken Frontier/UK Small Press PerspectiveMay 19, 2025
    • “A Time Travel Story through Rave Culture” – Sara Kenney and Company on ‘Acid Box’, Working with Avery Hill, and Mentoring Young CreatorsMay 16, 2025
    • “A Single Panel Can Depict a Multitude of Narratives” – Chris King Talks ‘Cold Chips’, Psychogeography in Comics, and Cross-Media PracticeMay 7, 2025
  • Support Broken Frontier!

    If you like what we do please support us on Ko-fi

  • Home
  • idw publishing
  • About us

    Broken Frontier is a comic book and graphic novel news site established in 2002. Our international team of staff writers covers quality stories from all corners of the comics universe, with a penchant for independent and creator-owned material.
    Our mission - Join us
  • Recent Posts

    • Quindrie Press Announce New Comics for 2025 – Includes Work from Ashling Larkin, Judy Powell and Hel Mel
    • Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer Identity
    • Thought Bubble 2025 – First Guests Announced Including Caroline Cash, Garth Ennis and Posy Simmonds
    • “Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter” – The ‘Aw, Nuts!’ Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious Universe
  • Search

  • Looking for BF content from before the current version of the site? Access it here.
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Columns
  • Features
  • Reviews
  • Resource Lists
  • Contact us
  • Patrons
  • FacebookFacebook
  • TwitterTwitter
  • RSS FeedRSS Feed

© 2002-2015 Broken Frontier - Privacy & Disclaimer