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    Scene of the Crime – Image Comics Revisit a Solid Early Milestone from the Careers of Brubaker, Lark and Phillips

    • by Bruno Savill de Jong

    It’s a familiar story. A woman walks into a PI’s office, lights a cigarette, and asks him to track down her missing sister. The PI, although sceptical, accepts the client’s…

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Horny & High Vol. 1 – Ed Firth’s Queer Comics Anthology Proves to Be a Memorable Study of Human Fragility

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 24, 2021

In a year when for many simply treading water was an understandable achievement in itself, Ed Firth bucked the trend with a profile-raising 2020 that saw his Myriad First Graphic…

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Chasin’ the Bird – Dave Chisholm Delivers a Vivid and Prismatic Look at the Life and Legend of Jazz Giant Charlie Parker

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 23, 2021

There really ought to be a law against people like Dave Chisholm. As well as being an acclaimed comics writer/artist (including the sci-fi series Canopus and the graphic novel Instrumental),…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, Feb 25th with Guest Artists Alxndra Cook, Mollie Ray and Norm Konyu

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 23, 2021

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, February 25th with a very special Broken Frontier ‘Six…

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The Saddest Angriest Black Girl in Town – Robyn Smith Explores the Spaces Where Blackness and Mental Health Converge

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 22, 2021

The last time we reviewed the work of Robyn Smith at Broken Frontier it was when we covered her collaboration with writer Jamila Rowser on the short comic Wash Day…

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Haha #1-2 – Vanesa Del Rey and Zoe Thorogood Bring W. Maxwell Prince’s Clown-Themed Tales of Human Frailty to Vivid Life

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 22, 2021

Two issues in and Image’s six-issue series Haha – a collection of complete-in-one stories revolving around the world of clowns – is already proving to be a bleakly comedic affair….

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Signals from the Hill – Listen to Our Andy Oliver Chatting with Steve Walsh about Broken Frontier’s Work on the Avery Hill Podcast

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 22, 2021

Avery Hill Publishing‘s popular comics podcast Signals from the Hill turned its attention to Broken Frontier’s work recently with AHP’s Steve Walsh chatting to our Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver. Andy talks…

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SelfMadeHero Announce Their Graphic Anthology Programme Dedicated to Promoting Diversity in Comics Publishing

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 22, 2021

Coming into the weekend we heard news of a new diversity-focused mentoring programme from UK publisher SelfMadeHero that will lead to an anthology to be released at the Lakes International…

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Kusama: The Graphic Novel – Elisa Macellari’s Deft Graphic Biography Explores the Life of Contemporary Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama

  • by Jenny Robins
  • February 19, 2021

Yayoi Kusama is a fascinating artist. Caught in the finite net of Elisa Macellari’s deft graphic biography, she becomes our fascinating friend for a moment. Kusama, first published in Italian…

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Eve – New Limited Series by Victor LaValle and Jo Mi-Gyeong Debuts this May from BOOM! Studios

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 18, 2021

Coming this May from BOOM! Studios Eve is a five-issue series from Victor LaValle and Jo Mi-Gyeong set in a dystopian future. Details and art preview below. BOOM! Studios today…

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“What I’ve Looked for in My Life is a Way to Just Live in the World” – John Porcellino Talks About His Decades of Minicomics Practice and New Drawn & Quarterly Collections

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • February 17, 2021

It has been three decades since John Porcellino began sharing his singular view of the world in the form of self-published minicomics. What began as an experiment in tune with…

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Breakdown Press Announce Spring 2021 Titles – Includes Collections by Alexis Beauclair, Leomi Sadler and Richard Short

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 16, 2021

This March sees three new titles from Breakdown Press, those fine purveyors of cutting edge and boundary-smashing sequential art whose back catalogue has long been admired here at Broken Frontier….

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Rogue Planet – Bunn and MacDonald Blend Classic Horror and Sci-Fi in this Collection of the Eerie Oni Press Series

  • by John Trigonis
  • February 16, 2021

Cosmic horror has discovered a brave new homeworld inhabited by Cullen Bunn & Andy MacDonald, the eerie––though imperfect––venture Rogue Planet from Oni Press. Through the vastness of space, a starship…

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‘The Secret to Superhuman Strength’ Cover Reveal – New Alison Bechdel Graphic Memoir to Be Published by Jonathan Cape in the UK in May 2021

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 16, 2021

Alison Bechdel’s The Secret to Superhuman Strength is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated releases of 2021. Published in the UK this May by Jonathan Cape, the cover to the…

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Hope On – Indian Comics Anthology Offers Six Uplifting Stories of Compassion and Optimism for These Most Trying of Times

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 15, 2021

Hope On is an anthology that, like so many slice-of-life offerings from the self-publishing world over the last year, materialised as a by-product of the current global situation. Edited by…

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Scout’s Honor #1-2 – An Exciting Religious Allegory in the Post-Apocalypse from Aftershock Comics

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • February 12, 2021

“Boy Scout” is a common shorthand for decency. Or at least a specifically American brand of decency, one which prioritises punctuality and obedience, grafting virginal pluckiness onto wilderness preparation. Frontiersman…

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WIP Creating Comics – Chloe Starling on the Community Group Providing a Space for Aspiring Artists to Learn about the Craft of Comics Creation

  • by Chloe Starling
  • February 12, 2021

As we said last Autumn at Broken Frontier we are actively interested in supporting wider projects that embody a true sense of comics community. A couple of years back Joe…

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‘King-Cat Classix’, ‘Map of My Heart’ and ‘Perfect Example’ – Three Reissues from Drawn & Quarterly Give John Porcellino the Spotlight He Has Always Deserved

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • February 11, 2021

“Somewhere along the line, King-Cat went from being something I do for fun, to something I do, to what I do.” That admission comes from John Porcellino’s introduction to King-Cat…

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Speck – Grace Helmer’s Millennia-Spanning Journey of Discovery is a Beautifully Resonant Existential Allegory

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2021

In comparison to my previous experiences of Grace Helmer’s slice-of-life/autobio work Speck is a very different comic indeed. And yet within its fantastic, millennia-traversing narrative there are, perhaps, certain existential…

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