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    Good Day – Zhenyi Zheng Experiments with Form and Structure in a Symbolic Comics Short

    • by Andy Oliver

    LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Authorial intent and reader inference do not always have to align for a successful comics narrative. Indeed, finding our own truths in work that may…

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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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The ‘2000 AD Annual’ and the ‘Treasury of British Comics Annual’ to Return with 2026 Editions

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 10, 2025

They’re back! After selling out last year the 2000 AD Annual and the Treasury of British Comics Annual (both forward-dated for 2026 as per British comics tradition) return in hardback…

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Cornelius: The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog – Marc Torices’ Drawn & Quarterly Graphic Novel is Amusing, Absurd, and Hard to Put Down

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • July 10, 2025

Is this really the first of what are meant to be 40 volumes? Is Cornelius an iconic comic that has been around longer than most of us? Has the anthropomorphic…

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I Am Perfectly Normal – Lindsey Sheehan’s Fantasy Autobiography is a Real “Slice” of Life with a Touch of Serial Killer 

  • by Gary Usher
  • July 10, 2025

LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! I Am Perfectly Normal is Lindsey Sheehan’s first published full-length comic, which is available exclusively during July through the LDComics Online Comics Fair. This comic…

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The Mice that Live in My Walls – Deadly Knitshade’s Jaunty Story is Both Darkly Witty and Strangely Poignant

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 10, 2025

LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! After reading through a batch of LDComics Fair offerings dealing with some fairly heavy themes Deadly Knitshade’s The Mice that Live in My Walls was…

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Cows – Devi Menon’s Beautiful Meditation on Family and Loss is One of the Bargain Buys of the LDComics Online Comics Fair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 9, 2025

LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! It’s been a few years since we last reviewed work by Devi Menon here at Broken Frontier. On that occasion it was her slice-of-life graphic…

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The Cat Hotel – A Charming Must-Read for Cat Lovers from Teresa Robertson

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 8, 2025

LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Teresa Robertson has worked as a professional illustrator since 1986 and has recently developed a passion for creating graphic stories. In 2023, she illustrated a…

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In My Shell I Am Safe – Aleesha Nandhra’s Collection of Existential Vignettes Hits Us with an Emotional Immediacy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 8, 2025

LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Aleesha Nandhra describes the genesis of the comics in this collection in the following terms: “I usually initially make these for myself, to move through…

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Mad Cave Studios Announce ‘Socrates: The Trial of a Philosopher’, Coming Later in 2025

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 8, 2025

Outside of just their genre fiction monthly comics Mad Cave Studios put out a lot of eclectic graphic novels and longer-form work that often seems to fly under people’s radars….

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“I Just Wanted it to Be Beautiful and Raw and Weird” – Donya Todd on Her New Experimental Graphic Novel ‘The Witch’s Egg’ from Avery Hill Publishing

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 8, 2025

We have been following the career of British artist Donya Todd since her early self-publishing days and breakthrough book Death & the Girls from Blank Slate Books. Indeed she was…

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Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Creator Zhenyi Zheng Longlisted in the World Illustration Awards 2025

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 7, 2025

Wonderful news here at Broken Frontier Towers as we celebrate the longlisting of 2024 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist Zhenyi Zheng in the 2025 World Illustration Awards in the…

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Never Mind It’s Only the Fucking Apocalypse – AJ O’Neill’s “Queer Fever Dream” Combines Social Commentary and Claustrophobic Horror

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 7, 2025

LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! With a title like Never Mind It’s Only the Fucking Apocalypse AJ O’Neill’s LDComics Fair offering immediately feels like it’s reflecting the kind of weary…

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(Un)Diagnosed – Taran Taylor Shines Light On ADHD and Autism From an Adult Perspective  

  • by Gary Usher
  • July 7, 2025

LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Taran Taylor studied art at Staffordshire University, gaining a “BA (Hons) Cartoon & Comic Arts, First Class”. He has quite a few zines and comics…

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Black Cohosh – Eagle Valiant Brosi’s Debut Announces the Arrival of a Powerful Artist and Writer

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • July 7, 2025

The coming-of-age novel, in any medium, has long been favoured by writers trying to make sense of their own particular worlds. In the hands of Eagle Valiant Brosi, however, it…

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Preview: Red Dragon – The Fan Favourite ‘Zenith’ Character Returns to ‘2000 AD’ in His Own Series

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 4, 2025

Zenith fans look out! In a true blast from the past a real fan fave supporting cast member is returning to the pages of 2000 AD this year. More information…

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ThirdBear Press’s ‘Boxes’ #4 Comes to Kickstarter this Coming Week – Includes Work from Mike Armstrong, Aimee Lockwood, Emilia McKenzie, Faye Stacey and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 4, 2025

The next issue of ThirdBear Press’s excellent anthology series Boxes is coming very soon to Kickstarter and editor Steven Ingram has all the details (plus some preview art) for us…

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Inside Look: The Keluarga Cable Ship Company – Mereida Fajardo Brings Her Boundary-Pushing Practice to Digital Presentation

  • by Mereida Fajardo
  • July 4, 2025

LDCOMICS ONLINE COMIC FAIR 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…

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Preview: Altiplano, a Peruvian Cyberpunk Saga – Gustaffo Vargas’s Latest Kickstarter Collection Includes a Brand New Story ‘Puerto Maldonado’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 4, 2025

Gustaffo Vargas has wowed us over the years with the vibrant visual storytelling of his Altiplano Peruvian cyberpunk comics. You can find reviews of his work in our list of…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for July 2025 – LDComics Online Comic Fair, Womb Raider, The Woman with Fifty Faces and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 3, 2025

Before the pandemic BF’s Staff Picks feature had run for many years, with members of the team giving a weekly overview of recommended new releases. Now, retooled and re-imagined to fit the…

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