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Epitaphs from the Abyss #1 – Oni Press’s Much Anticipated EC Comics Revival Arrives

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 2, 2024

There’s an obvious question to be asked when considering Epitaphs from the Abyss, Oni Press’s first foray into reviving the classic EC brand. EC Comics, the game-changing line of genre…

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Family Tree Vol. 1: Sapling – Lemire, Hester and Co Provide an Escapist Piece of Apocalyptic Body Horror That’s Still Accessible to Wider Audiences

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • May 5, 2020

Family Tree Volume 1: ‘Sapling’ collects issues #1-4 of the Image series which writer Jeff Lemire describes as “a look at the many horrors that can threaten to tear a family apart,…

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Staff Picks for February 20, 2019 – Hobo Mom, Transmetropolitan, Caballistics Inc. and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 19, 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…

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Staff Picks for February 1, 2017 – Seekers into the Mystery, Blood Blister, Farmer Ned’s Comics Barn and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 31, 2017

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 October 5, 2016 – Black Dog, Thought Bubble Anthology Collection, Shipwreck, Angel City and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 4, 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…

Mythic (Phil Hester & John McCrea; Image Comics)

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Mythic #1 – Phil Hester and John McCrea’s Supernatural Action-Comedy Repairs Magical Breakdowns with Humor and Craft

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 15, 2015

In a modern world where magic is the secret stitching that holds the universe together, it falls to Phil Hester and John McCrea’s team of mystic troubleshooters to repair the…

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “I Knew the Only Way to Learn Was to Do it, Every Day” – Daniel Warren Johnson on His Process and Influences

  • by Paul Mirek
  • May 7, 2015

Chicago-based Daniel Warren Johnson created something truly unique with Space-Mullet, his space trucker buddy comedy webcomic, so it’s no wonder that publishers are starting to pay attention. Daniel Warren Johnson is contributing…

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “My Brain is Hardwired for these Kinds of Short Bursts of Condensed Content” Phil Hester Talks Creating for Anthologies.

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 5, 2015

Phil Hester likes to keep busy. Over the course of his career, he’s worked for DC, Marvel, and Valiant, on some of their biggest properties, with some of the most…

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • August 20, 2013

Hester and Di Vito usher a new team of action heroes into the modern world in this love letter to Len Brown and Wally Wood’s Silver Age classic. One of…

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STRIP Magazine Issue 2 On Sale

  • by Richard Boom
  • May 9, 2013

STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine #2 goes on sale in newsagents across the UK from tomorrow (Friday 10th May) and the digital edition for iPad is available now. Wrapped in…

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