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    Low Orbit – A Small Town Coming-of-Age, Coming Out Story from Kazimir Lee and Top Shelf Productions Told Through a Sci-Fi Novel Lens 

    • by Gary Usher

    PRIDE MONTH 2025! Kazimir Lee Iskander is a 2008 graduate of the Minnesota College of Art and Design (BFA, Animation), as well as a 2016 graduate of the Center For…

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Introducing ‘Broken Frontier Connects’ – The Next Step in BF’s Ethos of Proactive Comics Community Support

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 17, 2023

PINNED POST! Introducing Broken Frontier Connects, the next stage in our evolution! Broken Frontier Connects is our new initiative designed to extend our community hub philosophy. BF already has an…

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Preview: The First Freedom – The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth Comes to Comics Via Oni Press in 2026

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 13, 2025

It might not be on shelves until early 2026 but Oni Press’s The First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth already looks like one of next year’s most…

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Totality – Jeff Lok’s Unique Autobiographical Journey from Fieldmouse Press Rewards Re-Reading

  • by Gary Usher
  • June 13, 2025

Jeff Lok , a Center For Cartoon Studies alum, has self-published humorous work like the solo anthology Gag Rag and co-edited anthologies such as Funny Aminals. Fieldmouse Press and editor…

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Inside Look: How to Love Yourself – An Exclusive Creator Commentary from Artist A. Mauri

  • by A. Mauri
  • June 13, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis,…

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DC Pride 2025 #1 – The DCU’s LGBTQIA+ Characters Come Together in a Sprawling Narrative Built on a Foundation of Love

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 12, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! It is, of course, very rare for us to cover super-hero comics here at Broken Frontier. But Pride Month is one of those occasions when we are…

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Come Join the Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Pride Special ONLINE on Thurs, June 19th – Check Out Our Gallery of Recent D&D Art Here!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 11, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online is back again next week with a Pride Special! In the meantime don’t forget you can see…

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Avery Hill Publishing Announce Autumn 2025 Books – Donya Todd’s ‘The Witch’s Egg’ and Karenza Sparks’ ‘The Corus Wave’ Coming Later this Year

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 11, 2025

An old favourite and a new name to us here at BF as Avery Hill announce Donya Todd’s The Witch’s Egg and Karenza Sparks’ The Corus Wave. Great to see…

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Pageant – Justin Gradin’s Anti-Romance from Fantagraphics Books Explores the Enigma of the Soulless Soul Mate  

  • by Gary Usher
  • June 10, 2025

The copywriter for the online catalogue listing of Justin Gradin’s sophomore graphic novel, Pageant, certainly doesn’t do him any favors by comparing him to legendary transgressive cartoonists: Gary Panter, Gary…

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Treading Water – Rowan Frewin’s Story of Gender Identity and Self-Realisation Spreads a Welcome and Positive Message

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 10, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! We’ve reviewed a number of projects featuring Rowan Frewin’s work over the last year and a half here at Broken Frontier, encompassing a number of different formats….

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The Metalhead Next Door – Mamita’s Gay Love Story of the Awkward Relationship Between Neighbours is a Slowly Building Yet Intense Character Piece

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 9, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! As love stories go, Mamita’s The Metalhead Next Door is something of a slow burn. This is not a criticism because this pensive, introspective pacing is very…

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Quindrie Press Announce New Comics for 2025 – Includes Work from Ashling Larkin, Judy Powell and Hel Mel

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 9, 2025

Since they first appeared on the scene in 2021 Quindrie Press have gone from strength to strength with a range of titles that showcase the finest genre fiction narrative, alongside…

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Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer Identity

  • by Eve and Spire Greenwood
  • June 6, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis, process…

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Thought Bubble 2025 – First Guests Announced Including Caroline Cash, Garth Ennis and Posy Simmonds

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 6, 2025

Is it really time for Thought Bubble 2025 announcements? The full exhibitor list is now up on the TB site including around 25 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artists. And…

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“Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter” – The ‘Aw, Nuts!’ Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious Universe

  • by Lydia Turner
  • June 6, 2025

When you open a graphic novel and are immediately greeted by a food-based class system, and a city called Foodtopia, you know you’re not in Kansas anymore – you’re in…

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Boy Island – Leo Fox Takes Us to an Allegorical Fantasy World as He Again Explores the Realities of the Trans Lived Experience

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 5, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! Last year for Pride Month at Broken Frontier I covered Leo Fox’s My Body Unspooling, a remarkable study of dysphoria and trans identity. Here we are, almost…

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Florrie: A Football Love Story – Anna Trench Brings Us a Touching Queer Love Story Set in the Early Years of Women’s Football

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 4, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! When a project has been shortlisted for both the First Graphic Novel Competition and the LDComics Prize you know it has quite the impressive back story. Anna…

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It Rhymes with Takei – Set to Stun? George Takei’s New Graphic Memoir from Top Shelf Tells a Story of Coming Out Later in Life

  • by Edward Picot
  • June 3, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! George Takei played Sulu in the original Star Trek. In 2019 he published They Called us Enemy, a graphic memoir which tells how he and his family,…

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Come Join the Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw ONLINE on Thurs, June 5th – Check Out Our Gallery of Recent D&D Art Here!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 2, 2025

The big news over the weekend was the return of the Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw in person. Yes, after five years in the wilderness, thanks to…

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Tidal Waves – Homophobia and Cycles of Abuse Explored in Rein Lee’s Unflinching Portrayal of a Toxic Relationship

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 2, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! Earlier this year at Broken Frontier I reviewed our 2025 ‘Six to Watch’ creator Rein Lee’s comic My Taxidermy Angel declaring it to be “incredibly confident early…

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