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    My Life in Transition – Julia Kaye’s Account of Trans Lived Experience Continues in this Second Collection of Strips

    • by Andy Oliver

    PRIDE MONTH 2023! My Life in Transition is the second collection of Julia Kaye’s Super Late Bloomer series detailing her trans journey. We reviewed the first volume here last year…

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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 Last Gay Man on Earth – Ype Driessen Brings Photo Comics to Graphic Memoir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 8, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Photo comics are a fascinating alternative approach to the form. While they present themselves as following the same sequential structure as their more traditional illustrated counterparts the…

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‘Shook! A Black Horror Anthology’ Coming from Dark Horse and Second Sight in February 2024

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 8, 2023

It’s a way off yet but Shook! A Black Horror Anthology from Dark Horse Comics and Second Sight Publishing looks like one to watch in early 2024 for sure. Details in…

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Flamer – Mike Curato’s Semi-Autobiographical Graphic Novel is a Powerful and Relevant Coming Out Story for Teens

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 7, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! With a new hardcover edition coming later this month, a review of Mike Curato’s semi-autobiographical graphic novel Flamer seems most appropriate for our Pride Month coverage. Set…

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“Adapting a Book is a Lot More than Just Changing the Language” – Nicolas Rossert of Sloth Comics on Bringing French Language Comics to an English-Speaking Audience

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 6, 2023

With over a decade’s experience of comics publishing and a focus on bringing translated French language comics to English-speaking audiences, Nicolas Rossert’s Sloth Comics has become a regular fixture on…

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Alone in Space – The Definitive Collection of the Early Work of Tillie Walden, One of the Finest Cartoonists of Our Time

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 6, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023!  As our reviews go, today’s look at Tillie Walden’s Alone in Space is going to be a slightly different reading experience. This collection of Walden’s first three…

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Exclusive Preview: Rusalka – Whispers of the Forest – Visit the Ethereal World of Kamila Król’s Magical Figure from Slavic Folklore

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 5, 2023

Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, and already virtually at its target, Rusalka – Whispers of the Forest is the latest comics work from our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist…

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The Real Riley Mayes – Rachel Elliott’s Beautiful and Life-Affirming LGBTQ Coming-of-Age Story

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 5, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Even if you haven’t read all-ages graphic novel The Real Riley Mayes yet the chances are you will have heard of it. Rachel Elliott’s book has been…

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Blood of the Virgin – Sammy Harkham’s Epic Finally Comes to a Poignant, Intimate Close

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • June 5, 2023

Some books carry with them the palpable weight of their creator’s lived experience. One can sense the ambition, a reaching for something big, or the effort poured into getting all…

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I Think Our Son is Gay Vol. 3 & 4 – Okura’s Manga Teen Drama Continues to Be Both Delightful and Poignant

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 2, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! The last time we reviewed Okura’s manga series I Think Our Son is Gay was for our Pride Month celebrations in 2022, so it’s fitting that we…

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Queer Horror Graphic Novel ‘Let Me Out’ by Emmett Nahil & George Williams Coming from Oni Press in October

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 2, 2023

It’s Pride Month which means it’s a very good time to be sending us your LGBTQ+-related comics press releases. Coming around the Halloween season, Emmett Nahil and George Williams’s Let…

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The Jewish Comics Experience (JewCE) Announces the JewCie Awards Honouring Creators of Jewish Comics

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 2, 2023

A new set of awards have been announced by the Jewish Comics Experience (JewCE) convention with a focussed commitment to recognising Jewish comics narratives and coverage. More on the JewCie…

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HOW, WHAT, WHERE, WHY – Vertigo and ‘2000 AD’ Writer David Baillie on the Importance of Portfolio Reviews

  • by David Baillie
  • June 1, 2023

I love comic conventions. There’s no better way to spend a weekend than walking around, basking in the enthusiasm and talent of fellow comic creators. I love seeing what everyone’s…

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Happy Pride Month! – Here’s How We Will Be Celebrating at Broken Frontier

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 1, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! June is Pride Month and, as you know, we like to occasionally event-theme our coverage here at Broken Frontier. At a time when rising levels of homophobia,…

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The South London Comic & Zine Fair Announce Their 2023 Programming, in Partnership with Avery Hill Publishing

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 1, 2023

The South London Comic & Zine Fair is back in July and, in conjunction with Avery Hill Publishing, their 2023 programming line-up has just been announced. For BF fanpersons it’s…

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Meet the Void Runners – David Hine and Boo Cook’s New Psychedelic Sci-Fi Series Hits the Pages of ‘2000 AD’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 31, 2023

Writer David Hine has a longstanding association with BF given his time with us as a columnist some years ago and his contribution to the Broken Frontier Anthology in 2016….

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Preview: The Tribute – ‘Snowpiercer’ Creators Benjamin Legrand & Jean-Marc Rochette’s Sci-Fi Epic to Get First English Language Translation from Titan

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 31, 2023

There’s such a wealth of untranslated European comics work that it’s surprising and frustrating that so much excellent practice remains unreleased in an English language format. All the more reason…

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Rebellion Revive an Old UK Comics Tradition with the Treasury of British Comics Annual 2024

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 31, 2023

For those of us of… a certain age… today’s announcement of an old-school hardback-style Treasury of British Comics Annual for 2024 will bring back nostalgic memories of Christmas stocking stuffers…

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The Leopard from Lime Street Vol. 3 – Billy Farmer Returns in this Third Volume of Classic Strips from the 1970s

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 31, 2023

Given how heavily it drew from the Lee-Ditko era of Amazing Spider-Man, the status of The Leopard from Lime Street as one of the more celebrated strips of the 1970s…

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