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Liquid CIty (Ed Sonny Liew & Joyce Sim; Image Comics)

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Liquid City: Volume 3 – Highlighting the Quality and Diversity of the South-East Asian Indie Comics Scene

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 10, 2014

The third volume of this substantial, Eisner-nominated anthology, edited by Sonny Liew and Joyce Sim, sheds light on the vibrant indie comics scene in South-East Asia. Here at Broken Frontier we’re…

Tech Jacket #1 (Joe Keatinge, Khary Randolph, Dave McCaig; Image Comics)

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Tech Jacket #1 – Fun, Family, and Fantasy are What Make the Teenage Hero’s Return so Special

  • by Reid Vanier
  • July 4, 2014

Joe Keatinge’s story – along with artwork from Khary Randolph and Dave McCaig – balances the action, intrigue, and danger of modern storytelling with a sense of wonder and fantasy that feels…

The Wicked and the Divine #1 by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie (Image Comics)

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The Wicked and the Divine #1 – Notebooks Out, Annotators, as Gillen and McKelvie Crash the Contemporary and the Cosmic

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 24, 2014

Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie fire up the intriguing first chapter of a poptastic supernatural thriller that offers a psychic throwback to the glory days of Vertigo. It seems fitting that Kieron…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for June 18, 2014: The Wicked and the Divine, Iron Man, Escapo, Thomas Alsop & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • June 17, 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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That’s Because You’re a Robot – An Enjoyably Dizzy Journey through an Unlikely Existential Crisis

  • by Reid Vanier
  • June 16, 2014

David Quantick and Shaky Kane’s one-shot collaboration is a veritable maelstrom of cop-film clichés, eye-straining artwork, and unrestrained imagination. It is an undeniably fun – if not wildly confusing – piece of…

Wildfire #1 by Matt Hawkins and Linda Sejic (Image Comics)

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Wildfire #1 – Hawkins and Sejic Serve Up a Stodgy Portion of Debate on GM Food

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 13, 2014

Something is certainly growing out of control in the first issue of Wildfire, by Matt Hawkins and Linda Sejic. But I’m not sure it’s just genetically modified dandelions… Wildfire, written…

The Empty Man #1 by Cullen Bunn and Vanesa R. Del Rey

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for June 11, 2014: Steve Ditko’s Strange Suspense, The Empty Man, Liquid City & More

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • June 11, 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…

Trees (Warren Ellis & Jason Howard; Image Comics)

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Trees #1 – Warren Ellis and Jason Howard Produce a Low-Key but Intriguing Sci-Fi Opener

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 4, 2014

What Trees #1 lacks in high-octane ‘alien invasion’ action, it more than makes up for in global perspective and the promise of thematic depth. As I’ve written before, I’ve been an…

Nailbiter #1

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Nailbiter #1 – Image Comics’ Solid Serial Killer Tale Has More to Give

  • by Reid Vanier
  • May 8, 2014

Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson bring incredible individual talent to this dark, intriguing comic, but fall just short of a cohesive approach to storytelling. What makes a serial killer? Is…

Madame Frankenstein by Jamie S Rich and Megan Levens (Image Comics)

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Madame Frankenstein #1 – Jamie S Rich and Megan Levens Make a Slow Start in Their 1930s Riff on a Horror Classic

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 8, 2014

A strong black-and-white debut from artist Megan Levens is hindered by a sketchy set-up and elusive characterisation. In Billion Year Spree, his history of science fiction, Brian Aldiss hails Mary Shelley’s…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for May 7, 2014: The Woods, Nailbiter, Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man, Futures End & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • May 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, BF…

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Southern Bastards #1 – Aaron and Latour Explore the Pride and Shame of Being a “Southerner”

  • by Reid Vanier
  • April 29, 2014

Review by Reid Vanier The latest project by Jasons Aaron & Latour is a beautiful and compelling portrait of a reluctant homecoming; a contradiction of terms that is both a…

Undertow by Steve Orlando and Artyam Trakhanov (Image Comics)

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“Sometimes Hero Astronauts Die in Car Crashes” – An Interview with Undertow Writer Steve Orlando (Part Two)

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 29, 2014

After yesterday’s chat about the themes and politics of his hot new series, Undertow writer Steve Orlando tells us about the unpredictability of life, the influence of Russian literature, his…

Steve Orlando

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“Exploding Crab Scenes Need To Have a Soul” – An Interview with Undertow Writer Steve Orlando (Part One)

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 28, 2014

As the third issue of Undertow hits the stands from Image Comics, Broken Frontier talks to its writer – Steve Orlando. In the first half of a two-part interview, we…

Undertow 3 by Steve Orlando and Artyom Trakhanov

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Undertow #3: The Devil Comes A-Callin’ in Orlando and Trakhanov’s Deep Epic

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 23, 2014

Undertow continues to delight and intrigue, ratcheting up the tension and hitting readers with a big reveal that raises as many questions as it provides answers. Redum Anshargal’s Amphibian-seeking away team…

Dark Engine Ryan Burton John Bivens

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Savage Woman Seeks Destiny in ‘Dark Engine’ by Ryan Burton and John Bivens

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • April 15, 2014

Press release Ryan Burton teams up with John Bivens for an all-new ongoing series that blends elements of dark fantasy and action with mystery. With ribsword in hand, with gore…

Operation Margarine by Katie Skelly (AdHouse Books)

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for April 16, 2014: Genesis, Hulk, Translucid, Operation Margarine & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • April 15, 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…

Shutter Keatinge del Duca Space

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Coming Into Focus: An Interview with Shutter Creators Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 9, 2014

Shutter is the new urban fantasy/adventure series from Image Comics, brought to you by the creative talents of Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca, who first met and bonded at…

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