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Page to Stage – Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s Astro Boy-Influenced Manga ‘Pluto’ at the Barbican

  • by Tom Baker
  • February 19, 2018

Everyone appears to have accepted cinematic adaptations of comic books as totally natural, but the theatre is another matter. There are the odd examples of blockbuster stage translations of comics…

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Preview: Dokudami Tenement – Takashi Fukutani’s 1980s Japanese Cult Manga Series Translated into English Via Black Hook Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 9, 2017

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! One of the most exciting new releases available at Safari Festival this weekend, Dokudami Tenement collects the first volume of Takashi Fukutani’s 1980s Japanese cult manga series…

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Samurai Chef – Mayamada’s Action-Packed TV Chef Manga (Warnings though, You May Never Look at a Plate of Food Quite the Same)

  • by Jenny Robins
  • August 8, 2017

I was very much up for reviewing Samurai Chef because it seemed to combine two things I enjoy – battle manga and competitive cooking shows. Turns out there’s more of…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for August 3, 2016 – March, Lady Killer 2, Growing Up in Public, The Adventures of Augusta Wind, Tales to Diminish and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 2, 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…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Red Red Rock and Other Stories – Four Decades on, Hayashi Seiichi’s Alternative Manga Retain the Power to Beguile and Mystify

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 10, 2016

Red Red Rock and Other Stories, a new collection of Hayashi Seiichi’s alternative manga from Breakdown Press, is a demanding but rewarding read. After 30 years of thumbing (and latterly…

De Terugkeer van de Wespendief by Aimée de Jongh

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Dutch Talent Aimée de Jongh Fulfills Expectations with Her First OGN, ‘Return of the Honey Buzzard’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • March 3, 2015

After several animations, a daily newspaper comic and a number of short stories, the first graphic novel by multi-talented Dutch creator Aimée de Jongh tries to hit all the right emotional…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Big in Japan

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 20, 2013

Big in Japan is Moogs Kewell’s diary comics account of her trip to Japan in April 2011 to attend her friends Masami and Taka’s wedding. It’s a whirlwind tour round…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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The Deep Needs Train

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 28, 2013

Winner of the 2011 Manga Jiwan competition, Elena Vitagliano’s The Deep Needs Train is a succinct yet highly expressive piece of fantasy storytelling. It centres on a mysterious steam train…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Small Press Spotlight on… Jade Sarson

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 20, 2013

Jade Sarson’s online Cafe Suada series is the epitome of feelgood comics. To great comic effect it depicts the ongoing feud between Geraldine, manager of the Piyo Piyo teahouse and…

Reviews

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Cyborg 009, Chapter 000

  • by John Trigonis
  • May 20, 2013

The classic Shotaro Ishinomori manga returns revamped for a fast-paced Western audience. A young boy awakens after a hazy dream and finds he’s cuffed to a table with maniacal robots…

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Preview: Cyborg 009: Chapter 000

  • by Richard Boom
  • April 27, 2013

Archaia has provided BF with a preview of Cyborg 009: Chapter 000, in stores May 1, 2013. CYBORG 009: CHAPTER 000 One-Shot Retail Price: $1.00 Page Count: 24 pages Format:…

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