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The Field #1 by Ed Brisson & Simon Roy (Image Comics)

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The Field #1 – Ed Brisson and Simon Roy Tread a Well-Worn Path in Their Amnesia Tale

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 3, 2014

With yet another protagonist waking up without their memory, the first issue of The Field is a stylish but shallow bit of storytelling. As I considered when I thought about…

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Comic Books Reign at Emerald City Comicon 2014

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 2, 2014

What stood out the most about this year’s Emerald City Comicon was that it truly was a celebration of comic books. Despite the continual growth of the show (over 70,000…

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TECH JACKET returns as a new ongoing series

  • by Richard Boom
  • March 31, 2014

press Release Skybound/Image Comics announced Friday at their Emerald City Comic Convention panel that TECH JACKET will return as an all new ongoing series. After the tremendous sales of the…

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Ninja Ghosts and Robot Cats: Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca Show ‘Shutter’ Sketch Art

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • March 27, 2014

Move over Lara Croft, Kate Christopher’s coming to town! The next in line of the great explorer/adventurer characters, Kate is the star of Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca’s Shutter,…

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Sex Criminals #5 – Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky Make the Perfect Couple for This Outrageous Book

  • by Levi Hunt
  • March 24, 2014

The final part of this opening arc exemplifies everything that makes Sex Criminals great. I am constantly surprised by the emotional depth of this crazy little book called Sex Criminals. (It’s even more…

Stray Bullets: Killers #1 by David Lapham (El Capitan/Image Comics)

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Stray Bullets: Killers #1 – A Triumphant Return for David Lapham’s Masterpiece of Crime Comics

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 14, 2014

Nearly two decades after the landmark series appeared, David Lapham’s Stray Bullets has lost none of its brutal, heartbreaking power. A quick look at the new titles that hit the…

Frank Quitely working on Jupiter's Legacy

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BBC Documentary Answers the Big Question: What Does Frank Quitely Do All Day?

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 10, 2014

Given his scheduling slips down the years, that’s a question that might have crossed the lips of at least a few uncharitable editors and readers. However, a very enjoyable BBC…

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Revenge #1 – The Geriatric Returns in Jonathan Ross and Ian Churchill’s Hideously Fun Hollywood Horror

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 4, 2014

Jonathan Ross and Ian Churchill bring the schlock in their new series for Image – a vivid slice of filmic sex and violence set against the dark side of the…

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Undertow #1 – Visually Arresting Art Can’t Solve Heavy Story-setting

  • by Joe Krawec
  • February 24, 2014

Image Comics describes Undertow as a ‘pulp monster’ series, promising readers a mythic creature-feature. Is its debut issue the oceanic epic we’re expecting? Undertow #1 is set in a prehistoric…

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Genesis – Paradise Lost from Nathan Edmondson, Alison Sampson and Image Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 17, 2014

Genesis is a mesmerising yet salutary offering, and represents an extraordinary collaboration between Nathan Edmondson and Alison Sampson. It’s a deeply engrained facet of human nature: that desire, that urge,…

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The Mercenary Sea #1 – 1930s High Adventure on the South Pacific from Symons, Reynolds and Image Comics

  • by Evan Henry
  • February 13, 2014

Though it struggles with the occasional cliché, The Mercenary Sea delivers an intriguing and expertly illustrated first showing. Jack Harper is the captain of the Venture, a cargo ship that…

The Fuse, by Antony Johnston and Justin Greenwood (Image Comics)

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The Fuse #1- Antony Johnston and Justin Greenwood’s Sci-Fi/Cop Show Mash-Up Gets Safely off the Ground

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 13, 2014

The Fuse, Antony Johnston and Justin Greenwood’s new series from Image Comics, is a murder mystery set 22,000 miles up – but does it have the attitude to go with…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for February 12, 2014

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • February 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…

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The Walking Dead “All Out War” #115-120

  • by Levi Hunt
  • February 3, 2014

A beautifully drawn story that bares little resemblance to what this series once was. The Walking Dead #100 was promised as a game-changing issue for the months leading up to it….

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Saga #18

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 29, 2014

Saga has been one of the most commercially and critically successful comics of recent years – but are the cracks beginning to show in Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples’…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for January 29, 2014

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 28, 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…

Deadly Class by Rick Remender, Wes Craig and Lee Loughridge (Image Comics)

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Deadly Class #1

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 22, 2014

With a powerful script from Rick Remender and a masterclass in stylish high-energy storytelling by Wes Craig and Lee Loughridge, Deadly Class is a comic that hits its target. As…

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Zero #5

  • by Levi Hunt
  • January 20, 2014

Not at all your typical spy story I was very resistant to Zero when the book first came out. I’m not generally a fan of spy/war/unflappable-badass-super-killer fiction. The cold, calculating nature of…

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