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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Tuesday November 21st with Guest Artists Shane Melisse, Matthew Pettit and Lucia Soto

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 16, 2017

It’s time for our last Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of the year on Tuesday November 21st as we’re joined for the final festivities of the year by Shane Melisse,…

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Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension Omega – Titan’s Multi-Doctor Crossover Proves to Be a Time-Twisting Self-Referential Triumph

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 15, 2017

Titan’s latest Doctor Who crossover comes to a dramatic end in this concluding special as the Doctors’ individual timestreams converge and the mystery of the universal threat of the Void,…

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Preview: The Smell of Starving Boys – Loo Hui Phang and Frederik Peeters’ Tale of Post-Civil War Texas Rounds Out SelfMadeHero’s 10th Anniversary

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 13, 2017

What a year it’s been for SelfMadeHero! During their tenth anniversary they’ve put out another eclectic and enthralling list of original graphic novels, translated material, graphic biographies, literary adaptations, mindfulness…

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The Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition Returns – Your Chance to Follow in the Footsteps of Gareth Brookes and Jade Sarson as a Published Graphic Novelist

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 13, 2017

Myriad Editions announce the return of their First Graphic Novel Competition providing aspiring new graphic novelists with a unique opportunity to be published. Around four years ago I had the honour of being…

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A View from the Frontier – The Boundless Energy of Baudoin at the Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 13, 2017

Time has been at something of a premium this last week in the BF Bullpen as we start gearing up for our slightly revamped Broken Frontier Awards (look for an…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Paradiso #1 – Ram V and Devmalya Pramanik Take Us on a Tour of a Dystopian Future with a Difference Courtesy of Image Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 10, 2017

The indie comics rise of writer Ram V over the last couple of years has been a remarkable one to behold. From his early days in Indian comics to his…

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New Exhibition of the Work of Darren Cullen Runs at WAR Gallery from November 9th to December 2nd

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 10, 2017

Few would argue that artist and activist Darren Cullen’s work is frequently challenging and often provocative. But in our current political climate these are qualities that need to be embraced and…

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Dalí – Baudoin Perfectly Captures the Essence of the Great Surrealist Painter in SelfMadeHero’s Art Masters Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 8, 2017

Published as part of SelfMadeHero’s Art Masters series, Dalí recounts the life and work of the Spanish surrealist painter as brought to the comics page by Edmond Baudoin, the legendary…

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The First Wimbledon Comic Art Festival Opens Its Doors on Saturday November 11th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2017

This coming Saturday November 11th sees an all-new small press-oriented comics festival added to the ranks of the UK fair circuit when the very first Wimbledon Comic Art Festival opens…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Kate-mia White

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2017

One of our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘, Kate-mia White has been working steadily on the dark fantasy series A Dark Forest for the last couple…

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A View from the Frontier – The Evolution and Importance of Comic Shops as Community Hubs

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2017

Traditionally this point in the year is when the great and the good of British comics gears up for the final big blow-out and hits Leeds for the grand finale…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Memory, Connectivity and Living with Brain Injury – Wallis Eates Talks about the Responsibilities of Her New Graphic Narrative ‘Like an Orange’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2017

There are many comics crowdfunding projects out there worthy of attention for reasons of craft, aesthetics or narrative. And then there are those that need to happen for reasons beyond the…

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Mr. Higgins Comes Home – Warwick Johnson-Cadwell Brings Mike Mignola’s Hammer Horror Pastiche to the Creepiest Undead Life

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 2017

FRONTIER FRIGHTS! Presented in a handsomely packaged, slim hardcover format, Mr. Higgins Comes Home is both a loving homage to a classic era of Hammer Horror films and a knowing pastiche of their…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Scream! & Misty Halloween Special – Rebellion Revisit the Spookier Side of Classic British Weekly Comics in a Chilling New Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 2017

FRONTIER FRIGHTS! Way back in 1984 a new British weekly comic hit the newsagent shelves that, despite lasting just fifteen issues, would go on to attain major cult status. While…

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The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #23 – A Solid if Undemanding Collection of Halloween Shorts from a Once Experimental Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2017

FRONTIER FRIGHTS! Just like its parent TV show counterpart in its heyday Bongo Comics’ annual The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror comic has often provided something of a venue over the…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Cindy and Biscuit: Sundays – Dan White’s Ever Experimental Approach to His Signature Characters Results in Another Winning One-Shot Issue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2017

FRONTIER FRIGHTS! Without even a shadow of a doubt, one of the true annual treats of the small press year is new Cindy and Biscuit material from artist Dan White…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Dracula File – Rebellion Bring the 1980s ‘Scream!’ Weekly Classic Back to Print in the Treasury of British Comics Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2017

FRONTIER FRIGHTS! When coming up with concepts for strips in the fondly remembered 1980s British comic Scream! a Dracula-led serial may not have been the most original idea but it was one that…

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Halloween Tales – Humanoids Present Three Haunting Stories of Childhood by Olivier Boiscommun and D-P Filippi

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2017

FRONTIER FRIGHTS! Collecting three haunting shorts that focus on childhood perceptions of the world Halloween Tales is a showcase compilation for the art of Olivier Boiscommun who illustrates all the…

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