At turns explicit, hilarious, profane, and defiant, Bimbo Agitprop by Raquelle Jac is both an act of self-preservation and a call to arms--out now! https://ow.ly/3b4x50ZwKxe

Love and Understanding: The Jazz Photography of Don Schlitten features over 100 photos, personally selected by Schlitten as his personal best, many unseen, others familiar as album covers but given new context in their original format--out 9/29! https://ow.ly/Umra50ZwJn6

Recently read Our Little Wild Time by @frednoland.bsky.social & from @fantagraphics.bsky.social. It’s a collection of profane, funny, grotesque, and frenetic short stories. I love how he draws faces and expressions, as well as how he telegraphs action and punchlines. These are some great comics!

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Earlier this year, I read and reviewed  Steady Rollin' , a collection of autobiographical comics by Fred Noland , which I loved. I got this ...

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My contribution to @brokenfrontier.bsky.social "Fantagraphics at 50" month. I was very excited to write about Psychoanalysis, possibly the oddest comic ever available on a newsstand.

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FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! Review! Shock Treatment – EC Comics’ Precursor to Modern Graphic Medicine Collected by @fantagraphics.bsky.social. Review by Gary Usher. www.brokenfrontier.com/shock-treatm...

"A cathartic, discomfiting, and intimately infinite compilation of one creator’s interior chaos." — Kirkus, Starred Review Bimbo Agitprop by Raquelle Jac is out now! https://ow.ly/xNxi50ZwHx5

This Looks Like a Job for Duck Avengers! from Fantagraphics is up for review today! 🦆 youtu.be/ipbXto9rH6M?... @fantagraphics.bsky.social #donaldduck #fantagraphics #comics #disney #comicbooks

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FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! Review! The Pass – The Hustle and Bustle of Restaurant Life Sits at the Centre of @katrionachapman.bsky.social Katriona Chapman’s Rich Character Study from @fantagraphics.bsky.social. www.brokenfrontier.com/the-pass-cha...

The Pass - The Hustle and Bustle of Restaurant Life Sits at the Centre of Katriona Chapman's Rich Character Study from Fantagraphics – Broken Frontier

In our next 'Fantagraphics at 50' Month review Andy Oliver looks at Katriona Chapman's latest book 'The Pass.'

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We are pleased to announce the October dates for the Requiem for Gaza book tour with The Chris Hedges Report and Joe Sacco: Powell's Books on 10/11, Town Hall Seattle on 10/12, Labyrinth Books on 10/14 (Chris only), CAFE on 10/18 (Joe only), and Arch Street Meeting House on 10/18 (Chris only)!

FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! Review! Shock Treatment – EC Comics’ Precursor to Modern Graphic Medicine Collected by @fantagraphics.bsky.social. Review by Gary Usher. www.brokenfrontier.com/shock-treatm...

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Broken Frontier's Gary Usher takes a look at 'Shock Treatment', the latest collection in the EC Artists Library series.

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The Phantom Blot’s latest trillion-dollar heist has thrown New Mouseton on its ear in Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Versus the Mouseton Society of Evil! US/GU/CA/PR/AS/PH only. Disney Masters Collection and Originals comics bundle supports @firstbook.org | https://bit.ly/4h4jpOt

"I think the main themes revolve around the search for truth, enlightenment, hate, selfishness, compassion, love and making art through one’s life." As part of their month-long "Fantagraphics at 50" coverage, Broken Frontier interviewed Jesse Moynihan about Forming! https://ow.ly/r7P850Zwmmn

The Lost Marvels series again delves into the misty margins of Marvel’s past to shine a light on extraordinary work that has never or rarely been collected for modern readers: Lost Marvels No. 4: Gil Kane Rarities Vol. 1 is out 8/25! https://ow.ly/UJqs50Zwkst

Don't miss the book launch for Bimbo Agitprop: Raquelle Jac will be discussing her "gruesome and glorious" (Kirkus Starred Review) graphic debut with Uday Narayanan at The Wild Detectives on 8/6 at 7:00 pm! https://ow.ly/AiL750ZvWzn

FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! Exclusive Preview: The Abyss of Oblivion – Paco Roca and Rodrigo Terrasa Explore the Legacy of the Spanish Civil War. @fantagraphics.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/exclusive-pr...

Exclusive Preview: The Abyss of Oblivion - Paco Roca and Rodrigo Terrasa Explore the Legacy of the Spanish Civil War – Broken Frontier

BF will be running a series of exclusive previews as part of its 'Fantagraphics at 50' Month starting with 'The Abyss of Oblivion'.

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Picked up my Eisner Award from Gary Groth at @fantagraphics.bsky.social ! Looks good on the shelf next to its pals!

"I think there may be a little Bitchy in everyone..." Roberta Gregory spoke to Prism Comics about "finding 'hope' in the 'utterly unlikeable' Bitchy"--read more at https://ow.ly/s56250ZvYpq!

With Bimbo Agitprop, Raquelle Jac boldly embraces frivolity, “bimboism,” comedy, memory, and storytelling to interrogate reality in the 2020s, ping-ponging among relationships, psychedelic trips, good sex, bad sex, romance, and trauma--out today! https://ow.ly/u0HZ50ZvYz0

FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! “The Creative Process is Always to Mine for Something Vibrant Inside of Me” – Jesse Moynihan on His Epic Saga ‘Forming’ and Working on One Continuous Narrative for a Decade and a Half. @fantagraphics.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/jessie-moyni...

"The Creative Process is Always to Mine for Something Vibrant Inside of Me" - Jesse Moynihan on His Epic Saga 'Forming' and Working on One Continuous Narrative for a Decade and a Half – Broken Frontie...

In the first of our 'Fantagraphics at 50' Month interviews Andy Oliver chats to Jesse Moynihan about 'Forming'.

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Only a fool would underestimate the place of laffs in the universal order... Eightball #1 "Facsimile Edition" by Daniel Clowes is out now! https://ow.ly/Hcb950ZvWpB

"A stunner of a coming-of-age graphic novel, one that reads like a speeding car on a sun-drenched highway that those inside won’t soon forget." — Comicsbeat Heaven by Katie Skelly is out now! https://ow.ly/V98R50ZvW4K

"I read once that ABBA would spend time improvising music without writing it down, and if they could remember the melodies the next day they knew they had something worthwhile. I like that idea." Read Katie Skelly's interview with The Comics Journal at https://ow.ly/tNjA50ZvYti!

'Survival is Aspirational': An Interview with Katie Skelly - The Comics Journal

The promotional copy for Katie Skelly’s graphic novel, Heaven, informs us that the new book is Skelly’s first outing in six years. In other words, it tells us: Katie Skelly is back. Of course, to those following, Skelly has never, strictly speaking, gone away — in the last six years she has launched her own... Read more »

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The legendary Roberta Gregory joins the podcast to talk about BITCHY!: The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken, a collection of her classic comics from Fantagraphics.

Comic Book Club Bonus: Roberta Gregory

The legendary Roberta Gregory joins the podcast to talk about BITCHY!: The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken, a collection of her classic comics from Fantagraphics.

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"Lovers of the Empire reminds us that history is built from ordinary lives as much as extraordinary events. With this first book in a series, Yudori has laid some solid groundwork for the volumes to come." Broken Frontier recommends Lovers of the Empire: Vol. 1 by Yudori! https://ow.ly/FG0t50ZvVJf

The wait is almost over: Bimbo Agitprop, Raquelle Jac's debut graphic novel in the tradition of Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Phoebe Gloeckner, is out tomorrow! https://ow.ly/Sgbc50ZvUXI

"Be warned: these stories are tragic and brutal. They also must be shared, which the creators understand." — Booklist Publications, Starred Review Requiem for Gaza by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco is out 10/6. https://ow.ly/o03i50ZuSjQ

‘Fantagraphics at 50’ Month Begins Today at Broken Frontier! @fantagraphics.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/fantagraphic...

'Fantagraphics at 50' Month Begins Today at Broken Frontier! – Broken Frontier

Throughout the entirety of August Broken Frontier will be celebrating Fanta's big birthday with our special 'Fantagraphics at 50' Month!

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FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50 review! Lovers of the Empire Vol. 1 – Yudori Draws a Tender Portrait of Romance in Colonial Korea. @fantagraphics.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/lovers-of-th... Review by Swati Nair

Lovers of the Empire Vol. 1 - Yudori Draws a Tender Portrait of Romance in Colonial Korea – Broken Frontier

Broken Frontier's Swati Nair reviews the first volume of Yudori's 'Lovers of the Empire' as our Fantagraphics at 50 month begins.

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“'Bitchy!' is a reminder of the depth and breadth of Gregory’s own talent, and how much richer the medium is for its sustained presence." ICYMI, The New York Times reviewed Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken by Roberta Gregory (out now!)--read more at https://ow.ly/Q11b50ZuSOc!

Sluggo's got a point! (Art from Nancy For All Seasons by Ernie Bushmiller) https://ow.ly/lAC250ZuSGl

He's tougher than the toughest and smarter than the smartest… he's Uncle Scrooge McDuck! Get Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: The Diamond Jubilee Collection in the Disney Masters Collection and Originals comics bundle. US/GU/CA/PR/AS/PH only. Supports @firstbook.org | https://bit.ly/4g0YElJ