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Staff Picks for December 11, 2019 – Kabuki Omnibus, Criminal Macabre: The Big Bleed Out, Tigra: The Complete Collection and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 10, 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 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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BF Awards 2015 – Best Artist: JH Williams III

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 18, 2016

As The Sandman: Overture finally reached completion in 2015, artist JH Williams III demonstrated the full, staggering range of his imagination and technique. Let’s just admit it: it’s something we’ve all…

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Staff Picks for December 9, 2015 – Snow Blind, New Romancer, Alabaster Shadows, Yellow, Scarlet Witch and Walt Disney’s Mickey and Donald Christmas Parade

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 8, 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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Red Thorn #1 – David Baillie and Meghan Hetrick Bring Dark Fantasy Vividly to Life in Modern-Day Glasgow

  • by Tom Murphy
  • November 20, 2015

Sexy, sassy and intriguing, the opening issue of Red Thorn sees David Baillie and Meghan Hetrick put a 21st-century gloss on a classic Vertigo formula. Here at Broken Frontier we’re never…

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Staff Picks for October 28, 2015 – The Inflatable Woman, Black Magick, Art Ops, Class Photo, Beef with Tomato, Creepy and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 27, 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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Staff Picks for October 21, 2015 – Karnak, Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi, The Less than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal, Back to the Future and Jaegir: The Beast Within

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 20, 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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Staff Picks for October 14, 2015 – Ollie & Alan’s Big Move, The Twilight Children, Two Brothers, I Hate Fairyland, Blood Feud, Spider-Gwen and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 13, 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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Spaceknights, Milestones, and Aftershocks: Your Guide to SDCC 2015’s Biggest News

  • by Paul Mirek
  • July 13, 2015

San Diego Comic Con didn’t have it easy this year. With Image front-loading their announcements at Image Expo and Marvel Studios sitting out this year’s festivities, you’d be forgiven for…

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BF Awards 2014 – Breakout Talent: Tula Lotay

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • December 31, 2014

Breaking out hard is hard to do, but by showing a strong artistic vision on Bodies and Supreme: Blue Rose, Tula Lotay makes it look oh so easy. With more…

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BF Awards 2014 – Best Limited Series: Bodies

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 30, 2014

A complex occult mystery spanning four periods with four different artists, Bodies shows that Vertigo hasn’t lost its appetite for taking a risk. With most of the creator-owned thunder currently emanating from…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for December 10: The Valiant, Spider-Man and the X-Men, Savage Dragon, Bitch Planet & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • December 9, 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, the…

The Kitchen by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle (Vertigo Comics; Cover by Beccy Cloonan)

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“Getting Paid Was Quite a Shock!” – Ollie Masters Talks about 1970s NYC, Crime Comics and Writing ‘The Kitchen’ for Vertigo

  • by Tom Murphy
  • November 17, 2014

The Kitchen, Vertigo’s period crime story set in the edgy environment of late-1970s New York, was one of last week’s best received comics. Telling the story of three mob wives who…

The Kitchen #1 by Ollie Masters & Ming Doyle (Cover by Becky Cloonan; Vertigo Comics)

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The Kitchen #1 – Vertigo’s Tale of Mob Wives in 1970s NYC Makes a Confident Start

  • by Tom Murphy
  • November 12, 2014

With strong artistic back-up from Ming Doyle and Jordie Bellaire, writer Ollie Masters makes a confident debut at Vertigo with The Kitchen – a tale of mob wives picking up where their…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for November 12: Maleficium, Drifter, Deep State, Grindhouse, The Kitchen & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • November 11, 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, the…

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Bodies #1 – Si Spencer Weaves Magic, Murder, and Mystery across a Lush Visual Tapestry that Spans Centuries

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • August 1, 2014

Writer Si Spencer and his very own artistic fab four of Megan Hetrick, Dean Ormston, Phil Winslade and Tula Lotay achieve new heights in collaborative synergy in this time-jumping whodunit…

Sandman: Overture 2 by Neil Gaiman and J H Williams III (Vertigo Comics)

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Sandman: Overture #2 – Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III Offer a Dreamy Feast for the Brain

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • April 2, 2014

Don’t just read Sandman: Overture #2 – savor it. We are in the midst of a modern classic. Dream has an appointment with time, and not even the waiting delegation of…

American Vampire: Second Cycle #1 (Vertigo Comics; Scott Snyder & Rafael Albuquerque)

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American Vampire: Second Cycle #1 – Snyder and Albuquerque Return to Show the Evil Right Behind Us

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 20, 2014

We’ve had to wait a year, but American Vampire is back. Broken Frontier finds a story filled with tension, horror, sadness and beauty – all the things that readers have…

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