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Stunt – Michael DeForge Ruminates on the Destructive Power of the Spotlight in His Final Work for Koyama Press

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • May 20, 2020

TW: Suicide, self-harm. Short form in narrative and physical size, Michael DeForge’s Stunt delivers a concentrated, high-octane hit. The comic’s format befits the fleeting nature of celebrity it explores, as we witness…

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Familiar Face – Michael DeForge Spotlights the Impermanence and Insecurity of the Shifting Contemporary World

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 14, 2020

For all the surface appeal of Michael DeForge’s frenetic pop surrealism, his real gift is an ability to use that dazzle to land punches of sobering pathos and wry commentary…

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Staff Picks for March 4, 2020 – Familiar Face, 100%, Billionaire Island, Gamayun Tales and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 3, 2020

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…

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Staff Picks for May 30, 2018 – Where We Live, Metroland, A Western World, Pinky & Pepper Forever, Gumballs and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 29, 2018

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 events or digital…

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Koyama Press Announces Fall 2018 Season – Line-Up Includes Books by Michael DeForge, Keiler Roberts, Patrick Kyle and Mickey Zacchilli

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 15, 2018

Fresh from their success at the Doug Wright Awards at TCAF, Canadian indie publisher Koyama Press have announced their line-up of books to debut in September. It is, as will…

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On Topics #2 – Michael DeForge Returns to Breakdown Press with a Characteristically Intelligent Comics Double Bill

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • September 15, 2016

Comprised of the two short pieces ‘The Prime Minister of Canada’ and ‘Talking Sweat’, Michael DeForge’s latest Risograph release via London’s Breakdown Press sees the prolific comics artist operating within…

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Frontier #10: Michael DeForge – Social Subterfuge and Sinister Manipulation in Another Spotlight One-Shot from Youth in Decline

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 20, 2016

Youth in Decline’s Frontier series of self-contained one-shots continues to spotlight some of the most compelling and diverse voices in contemporary indie comics across the globe. Its distinctive ethos has…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for May 11, 2016 – Lou, Island, Pop Gun War, A City Inside, The Twilight Children and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 10, 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…

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Staff Picks for April 13, 2016 – Kramers Ergot, House of Penance, Moon Knight, Heartthrob and Jackpot!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 12, 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…

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Lose 7 – The Latest Issue of Michael DeForge’s ‘Comics Laboratory’ Mixes Style with Intriguing Substance

  • by Tom Murphy
  • October 22, 2015

One of the most eagerly awaited publications of the year, the latest edition of Lose, Michael DeForge’s annual anthology from Koyama Press, doesn’t disappoint. Michael DeForge’s career so far epitomises what…

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Staff Picks for September 23, 2015 – Ruins, The New Deal, Lose, Dressing, Lovelace and Babbage, Exit Generation and Schmuck

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 22, 2015

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…

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Safari Showcase: Breakdown Press Launch ‘Another Blue World’ and Bring Back DeForge and Cossé Comics

  • by Tom Murphy
  • August 21, 2015

  A SAFARI FESTIVAL TIE-IN! With less than 24 hours to go until the second staging of the Safari Festival, it’s time to go back to where we started with…

First Year Healthy by Michael DeForge (Drawn and Quarterly)

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First Year Healthy – Michael DeForge Kicks Off 2015 with a Slim but Disquieting Fable of Mental Illness

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 21, 2015

A new book by Michael DeForge is always worthy of attention, and even a slender volume like First Year Healthy provides stylish food for thought. With his mesmerising style, prolific output…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for January 21, 2015: March Book Two, Ivar Timewalker, Powers, Burning Fields, First Year Healthy & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 20, 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…

SPX 2014 - Hanselmann and Groth

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SPX 2014 – Another Look at the Panels, the Ignatz Awards and the Hot Books at the 20th Small Press Expo

  • by Gabriele Di Fazio
  • September 24, 2014

The 20th edition of the Small Press Expo (SPX) was a huge show. Held as always in Bethesda, Maryland, it rounds up the most important publishers and cartoonists in the North American indie…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for September 3: Doctor Mirage, The Names, God Hates Astronauts, Gardens of Glass, Death of Wolverine & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • September 2, 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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Linework NW Points Toward a New Direction for Small Press Festivals

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 16, 2014

Linework NW, the new small press comics festival, opened strongly with a successful first show in Portland, OR. The one-day show (though some offsite festivities did take place before and…

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