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The Drake’s Sword – Molly Mendoza’s Fantasy Tale is a Sumptuous Feast for the Eyes

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 21, 2021

A couple of years ago at Broken Frontier I described Molly Mendoza’s graphic novel Skip as both a “truly magnificent visual spectacle” and “a deeply human story”. That reality-jumping book…

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Don’t Look – Nocturnal Terrors Encroach in Sadiya’s Claustrophobically Atmospheric Short Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 14, 2021

We have all been there at some point. Restless nights, the frustration of not being able to drop off to sleep, the consequent anxiety that only exacerbates our insomnia. But…

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Mercury’s Closet – Geov’s Tale of Demonic Dress-Up is Both Gloriously Ridiculous and Oddly Poignant

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 13, 2021

“Two demons practice the forbidden art of dress-up” is given premise of Geov’s Mercury’s Closet, another comic from the October-running Shortbox Fair which highlights the breadth and diversity of approaches…

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No Comply – Joe Decie’s Latest Comic Provides an Experimental Sci-Fi Sensory Overload

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 12, 2021

Let’s get my favourite phrase out of the way in the first sentence and make the remark that Joe Decie’s new comic No Comply is pure language of comics magic,…

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All the Things I Forgot – Anabel Colazo’s Fantasy Short Contains Profounder Layers of Meaning

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 11, 2021

Over the last 18 months we have all got very used to alternative online methods of delivery in every aspect of our lives, and the comics scene has been no…

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