BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore is not only an artistic highpoint for both its creators; it is a stunning reminder of the power of comics to…
There must be a party going on inside the head of James Stokoe at any given point in time. Or a riot. Either way, I picture a lot of activity,…
Is the “graphic novel” a curse? Is comics studies becoming “instrumentalised”? Should Comics become a discipline? Roger Sabin explored these three questions on ‘Comics in the Academy’. Jenny Robins went…
Spotlighting emerging comics talent is always at the heart of what we do here at Broken Frontier so we’re delighted to be able to announce the winner of the latest…
A new thrill – or perhaps chill – debuts in this week’s 2000 AD courtesy of writer T.C. Eglington, artist Simon Davis and letterer Annie Parkhouse. We have a sneak…
Taking new creators to new audiences. That was the title of this year’s Broken Frontier Panel at the East London Comics and Arts Festival (ELCAF) but it could just as…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! It’s been a few months since we last reviewed a Decadence book (Stathis Tsemberlidis’s Binary Decay last Autumn) but those perennial ELCAF favourites will be exhibiting again this…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! In much the same way that Jayde Perkin’s ELCAF-debuting I’m Not Ready is both a consolidation and an expansion of her previous comics work so too does this…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Abs Bailey, aka Barbawk, is one of this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ and also a contributor to Comic Book Slumber Party’s anarchic fantasy…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! There comes a time when every small presser must collect their minicomics work into one celebratory package representing their sequential art journey to date and that’s just what…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Autobio comics work has risen in popularity over the last decade largely due to a growing understanding that the complex language of the form is incredibly effective in…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! The largely silent world of Andy Barron’s OM has always been one of contradictions. This carefully crafted science fantasy environment gives us an alien landscape that can contain…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Based in Seoul, illustrator and cartoonist Leebinsoyeon may just be one of South Korea’s most prolific artists. Her stunning work spans a range of formats, techniques and themes,…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Last week at Broken Frontier we looked at Lizzy Stewart’s Hannah and Alys at the End of the World, a quietly powerful coming-of-age story that showed the strengths…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! A collaboration between Melissa Sinclair and Simon Bridgland, A Whole Flock of Detectives is an illustrative zine inspired by the films of the “Master of Suspense” himself, Alfred…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! While there’s a common thread running through the three stories in Ellinor Richey’s one-shot anthology, Twin Hike Adventures, all are very different in realisation. Detailing perambulatory adventures in…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Originally published in the cinema-focused Beneficial Shock magazine, the strips included in David Biskup’s Brief Encounters: A Comics Anthology see two famous figures from film heritage, and occasionally…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Two years ago at ELCAF I had the pleasure of meeting French artist Camille Aubry when she booked a Springboard Meeting with me at the festival. When reviewing…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Russian micropublisher Sputnikat Press have featured a few times at Broken Frontier over the last couple of years. We’ve covered projects such as their ongoing PersonaЖ series of anthologies…
