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The Wolf of Baghdad – Myriad Acquires Graphic Memoir of Lost Iraqi Homeland by Musician and Cartoonist Carol Isaacs (The Surreal Mccoy)

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 18, 2019

News today from Myriad Editions that another artist to be recognised in their 2018 First Graphic Novel Competition has been picked up for publication. The Wolf of Baghdad by Carol…

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Fantagraphics to Bring Classic Tomi Ungerer Books Back to Print Including ‘The Underground Sketchbook’, ‘The Party’, ‘Babylon’, and ‘Adam and Eve’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 15, 2019

Just days after Gary Groth’s extensive interview with Tomi Ungerer in the relaunched print version of The Comics Journal came the news that the veteran artist had passed away at the…

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10th International Graphic Medicine Conference Returns to Brighton in July – This Year’s Theme Challenges Traditional Ways of Thinking about Gender, Identity and Healthcare

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 15, 2019

Now in its tenth year the International Graphic Medicine Conference returns to Brighton from July 11th-13th. Graphic medicine has arguably been one of the most influential strands of comics over…

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Reign of Crumbs – Glynnis Fawkes Brings a Gently Witty Flourish to Her Carefully Observed Tales of Family Life

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 14, 2019

Slice-of-life comics that document the everyday moments of family life resonate, of course, because they connect with their audience on the most fundamentally human level. We empathise, we recognise and…

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Rebellion Announce Seven New All-New Holiday Specials for 2019 -2000 AD, Tammy and Jinty, Roy of the Rovers and Others to Return to Newsagent Shelves this Year

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 13, 2019

Hot on the heels of January’s announcement of a new Cor!! and Buster Special from Rebellion this Easter the publisher has announced plans for no less than seven all-new specials…

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Rebels and Other Stories – Jey Levang’s Twisting Short Tales Collected by Throwaway Press in a Very Special Showcase Compilation

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 13, 2019

It’s always an absolute privilege to be asked to write the introduction to the published work of a creator we have championed here at Broken Frontier. In the case of…

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Laydeez do Comics Announce the Longlist for Their 2019 Award for a Graphic Novel in Progress by a Female Identifying UK-Based Creator

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 11, 2019

Our friends at Laydeez do Comics, the women-led organisation championing the works of female-identifying graphic novelists, have announced the longlist for their second prize for a graphic-novel-in-progress. It includes 17 names we’re…

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Strangers in Everyland – Emerging Talent Anna Readman Brings the World of Cormac McCarthy’s Novel ‘Suttree’ to Brooding, Atmospheric Life

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 11, 2019

Over the course of the last few days on Twitter you may well have seen an explosion of interest in the comics of Anna Readman. Attention that only goes to…

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The Girl in the Bay #1 – DeMatteis, Howell, Devlin and Robins Are a Creative Team in Perfect Synch in the Dark Horse/Berger Books Supernatural Thriller

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 7, 2019

There’s a text piece by writer J.M. DeMatteis at the end of the first issue of The Girl in the Bay – the latest book from the acclaimed Dark Horse Comics/Berger…

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Island – Laurel Pettitt’s Icelandic Travelogue is an Endearing Scrapbook-Style Delight

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 7, 2019

When I reviewed Laurel Pettitt’s Quiet Moments last year at Broken Frontier here I argued that it was a minicomic that was “proof positive that truly exciting new work doesn’t have…

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Cardiff Comics Carnival Debuts this March 24th – A New Date on the 2019 Comics Calendar from Small Pressers Josh Hicks and Ioan Morris

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 6, 2019

It’s always heartening to see debut comics fairs and festivals popping up in new venues so we’re delighted to hear that small press stars Ioan Morris and 2017 Broken Frontier…

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Lucy the Octopus – Richy K. Chandler’s Cephalopod Heroine Shines in the Complete Collection of the Anti-Bullying Webcomic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 4, 2019

Collecting the long-running webcomic (previously presented in a number of self-published print issues over the years), Jessica Kingsley Publishing’s Lucy the Octopus brings together all of the adventures of Richy…

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Now #5 – Fantagraphics’ Anthology Series Returns to Remind Us All of the Uniquely Sophisticated Language of Sequential Art

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 1, 2019

When we last reviewed an issue of Fantagraphics’ bumper-sized anthology series Now at Broken Frontier we described it as “a vitally important piece of comics curation that deserves to be…

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The Sea – Rikke Villadsen’s Debut English Language Graphic Novel from Fantagraphics Proves to Be a Disquieting Descent into Madness

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 31, 2019

Danish artist Rikke Villadsen’s The Sea – her debut English language comics offering from Fantagraphics – is as much extended visual metaphor as it is narrative. Its protagonist is a seaworn…

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Preview: Prolix Sketchbook – Take a Sneak Peek at New Work from Broken Frontier Columnist Nick Prolix Debuting at True Believers this Weekend

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2019

One of the earliest convention events of the year, the True Believers con, comes to Cheltenham this weekend and Broken Frontier columnist Nick Prolix (you can read all his Bullpen…

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Rebellion Announce ‘Cor! & Buster Special’ for Easter – Classic British Favourites to Return in All-New Material

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2019

Regular Broken Frontier visitors will know we’re huge fans of what publisher Rebellion have been doing with the classic British IPC characters since they began acquiring the rights to so…

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“Deep Down, I Always Wanted to Create Stories” – Frederik Hautain on His Debut Graphic Novel ‘The Whale’, Collaborating with Hanne Dewachter and Leaping into the Comics World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2019

Two years to the day that he left the site to pursue his own storytelling dreams it seems very fitting today to be talking to Broken Frontier founder Frederik Hautain…

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Ambition – Ed Stockham’s Eclectic Package of Multi-Media Slice-of-Life Comics Experimentation

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 29, 2019

Last year in this column I reviewed Ed Stockham’s minicomic Owl Goes for a Walk and was so taken by its titular avian protagonist’s nonchalant, jaunty journey through a series…

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