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    Tagged: Rob Davis

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    The Book of Forks – The Conclusion of Rob Davis’s SelfMadeHero Trilogy is a Very Human Story for All Its Extravagant Outlandishness

    • by Andy Oliver
    • May 18, 2020

    “In my experience, people live in the reality that’s presented to them. It’s if you look for something else that you’re being strange.” Those apposite words from The Book of…

    Eyecatcher · Reviews

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    Assassinistas – Tini Howard and Gilbert Hernandez Explore Family and Friendship in this Hitwoman Crime Thriller from Black Crown

    • by Andy Oliver
    • October 23, 2019

    The recent news that IDW Publishing and Shelly Bond’s entertainingly eclectic Black Crown imprint were parting ways was one met with understandable sadness from fans of genuinely indie serial comics…

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    ‘The Book of Forks’ to Conclude Rob Davis’s SelfMadeHero Trilogy Begun in ‘The Motherless Oven’

    • by Andy Oliver
    • September 30, 2019

    Eisner and British Comic Awards-nominated creator Rob Davis’s trilogy of graphic novels that began in The Motherless Oven five years ago is set to conclude in the coming month with…

    Blog · Eyecatcher

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    Staff Picks for December 7, 2016 – The Can Opener’s Daughter, Island, Motor Crush, Ditko Unleashed and More!

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • December 6, 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…

    Columns · Small Pressganged

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    Die! Boo! Die! – Deliciously Creepy Horror Anthology Comic for Kids Features Rob Davis, Simon Gane, Becky Barnicoat, Jack Teagle, Donya Todd and More!

    • by Andy Oliver
    • September 17, 2015

    Remaining age appropriate while avoiding patronising your audience is one of the great tests of children’s literature. It’s a difficult line to walk but in UK comics, at least, we…

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    Edinburgh Book Festival Announces Its ‘Stripped’ Programme for 2015

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • June 15, 2015

    In recent years the Edinburgh Book Festival has incorporated quite a few comics-related events under its ‘Stripped’ strand. Its programme for this year – announced earlier this week – contains…

    The Motherless Oven by Rob Davis

    Eyecatcher · Features

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    A Different Kind of Disturbia – Rob Davis on His New Graphic Novel, ‘The Motherless Oven’

    • by Frederik Hautain
    • November 4, 2014

    A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! “I hate it when a book feels it has to sidle up to me all pally, nudging me and pointing out the attractions. A 10-year-old could…

    Eyecatcher · Reviews

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    The Motherless Oven – A Graphic Novel from Rob Davis that Shines, Disturbs, Questions, and Rocks!

    • by Karen O'Brien
    • October 16, 2014

    A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Rob Davis offers a soul-searching black and white masterpiece of dysfunction and fulfillment. With credits such as “How I Built My Father,” “My Family and Other…

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