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Charity ComicBooks For Kids! to Bring Superman to Children in Hospitals and Cancer Centres in the US and UK

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 31, 2023

We’ve featured the work of ComicBooks For Kids! before at Broken Frontier, back when their operations expanded to the UK in 2022. The charity’s aim is a simple one: “to…

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“We Each Have Some Personalized Version of Who Superman is and What He Represents” – Comics Scholar A. David Lewis on 80 Years of the Cultural and Social Relevance of the Man of Steel

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • May 11, 2018

Catapulted away from his dying home planet. Hailed as the savior of his new world. Bearer of a red cape everyone instantly recognizes. And forever fighting for ‘Truth, Justic and…

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Staff Picks for April 18, 2018 – Charley’s War, The Bridge, Tank Girl, Dirty Rotten Comics and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 17, 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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Staff Picks for April 11, 2018 – Clover Honey, Algeria is Beautiful Like America, Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 10, 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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Superman #38 – Geoff Johns and John Romita Jr. End the Hype with a Solar Flare

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • February 13, 2015

In a flawed arc, Geoff Johns’ script and John Romita Jr.’s artwork have conflicted from the beginning. With issue #38, the first story arc by this new creative team comes…

Nameless #1 by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for February 4, 2015: The Sculptor, Nameless, The Goon: Once Upon A Hard Time, Rat God, Lady Killer & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • February 3, 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…

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The True Last Son of the House of El – How Val-Zod is Ending the Age of the Deconstruction of Superman

  • by Reid Vanier
  • August 1, 2014

Earth 2’s new Superman, created by Tom Taylor, is an unashamed return to the character’s role as a symbol of hope; untempered by the cynicism and post-modern deconstruction of the…

Superman #32 (Geoff Johns, John Romita Jr & Klaus Janson; DC Comics)

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Superman #32 – With an All-Star Creative Team at the Top of Its Game, This Issue is Simply Super

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • July 7, 2014

A creative dream team of Geoff Johns, John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson launch a bold new chapter in the life of Superman. One of the reasons I love Paul Dini’s work on…

Batman/Superman 10 (DC Comics)

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Batman/Superman #10 – A Disappointing Departure, Despite Jeff Lemire’s Entertaining Script

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • May 9, 2014

Fun story, inconsistent art: please, DC – don’t screw up this series! With characters as well established in the pantheon as DC’s flagship super-heroes Batman and Superman, you’d think that presenting…

Amazing Art Chris Samnee Daredevil

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Amazing Art: Daredevil’s Chris Samnee Merges Classic Comics Look with a Slick Modern Touch

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • March 19, 2014

Over the last few years, Chris Samnee has been creeping his way up the comic book chain until, all of a sudden, he popped out right at the top. If…

Batman/Superman 8 (DC Comics, Greg Pak, Kenneth Rocafort)

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Batman/Superman #8 – ‘First Contact’ Story Arc Marks the Triumphant Return of Artist Jae Lee

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • March 12, 2014

‘First Contact’ reunites the original Batman/Superman creative team of Greg Pak and Jae Lee, who provide a complex story with compelling art that you won’t want to miss. Following the magic…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for November 27, 2013

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • November 27, 2013

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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Action Comics #25

  • by Levi Hunt
  • November 8, 2013

The best interpretation of the Man of the Steel since the New 52 launched. The Superman that appeared in the early issues of Grant Morrison’s Action Comics was one of the few…

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NYCC Recap Part Two: Saturday

  • by Jonah Lang
  • October 22, 2013

With all the frustration that comes along with pushing through crowds or being pushed through crowds, waiting in lines to meet creators and celebrities, and to get con exclusives, it’s…

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Superman/Wonder Woman #1

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • October 15, 2013

It’s action-romance. And it works—you’ll love them together. The best partnerships in comics have been those where both characters accept the imperfections of the other and make progress toward understanding….

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 9, 2013

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • October 8, 2013

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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The Golden Age Superman At IDW

  • by Richard Boom
  • September 19, 2013

Press Release Continuing to set the gold standard in comics preservation, IDW Publishing’s Library of American Comics, in partnership with DC Entertainment, will release the amazing never-before reprinted adventures of…

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Batman Superman #3

  • by Jonah Lang
  • September 2, 2013

If I had to sum up Batman Superman #3 in one word, it would be “otherworldly”, though words like sharp, vivid, imaginative, and (just plain) good are appropriate as well. The…

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