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My Pretty Vampire – Katie Skelly’s Supernatural Tale of Freedom and Repression Fuses Sensuality, Gore and Psychedelic Colour

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 18, 2017

It’s been a significant period of time since I last covered the work of alt comics artist Katie Skelly here at Broken Frontier. In fact, it was back on the…

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Thought Bubble 2017 Preview: Void Trip #1 – Ryan O’Sullivan and Plaid Klaus Introduce Us to the Last Humans in the Galaxy in Their New Image Comics Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 18, 2017

It may be debuting near the end of November but the Ryan O’Sullivan and Plaid Klaus’s Void Trip series from Image Comics will have a soft launch with a special…

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Thought Bubble 2017 Preview: A Dream of Keys – Sarah Gordon’s Haunting Graphic Narrative Represents “Ninety Consecutive Days of Intuitive Drawing”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 18, 2017

We’re coming into the home stretch for our Thought Bubble previews/reviews coverage here at Broken Frontier and our first preview focus of the week is new work by the ever…

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Portuguese Creators Hit Thought Bubble 2017! – Discover the Work of André Pereira, Mosi, Daniela Viçoso, Zé Burnay and Many More in Leeds this Weekend

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 18, 2017

In the run-up to Thought Bubble we’ve been concentrating on previewing and reviewing a large number of new material from British artists. That’s hardly surprising – such is the festival’s…

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A View from the Frontier – Catch the Broken Frontier Editorial Team at Thought Bubble this Weekend!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 18, 2017

In just a few short days the comics world will be descending on Leeds for the convention weekend of the 11th Thought Bubble festival and Broken Frontier will be among…

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Don’t Drink the Ink – New Exhibition of the Work of Danny Noble Runs at Beer Rebellion from September 17th-October 1st

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 15, 2017

Between the end of 2014 and the early months of 2016 the name “Danny Noble” was ubiquitous at Broken Frontier. One of our original Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators…

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Thought Bubble 2017 Preview: Hitsville UK #6 – It’s the Battle of the Bands as Riordan and Cox’s Series Reaches Its Penultimate Issue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 15, 2017

A new issue of Hitsville UK has become something of a Thought Bubble tradition over the last few years and the festival just wouldn’t seem the same without the latest instalment…

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New York (A Holiday to Remember) – Elizabeth Querstret’s Travelogue Zine is as Full of Heart as Its Creator

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 15, 2017

DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Ever since we were the first site to cover the comics of Elizabeth Querstret – one of the most endearing characters on the UK small press…

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Thought Bubble 2017 Preview: Jey Levang’s Inktober 2016 – BF ‘Six to Watch’ Artist and BOOM! Studios Star Debuts New Illustration Zine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 14, 2017

Fans of our 2016 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist Jey Levang will, no doubt, be thrilled at the prospect of meeting the creator at this year’s Thought Bubble given…

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Thought Bubble 2017 Preview: Cindy & Biscuit: Sundays – Dan White’s Singular Creation Returns in an Unmissable New One-Shot

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 14, 2017

It’s impossible to read Dan White’s Cindy & Biscuit and not fall in love with this painfully yet beautifully poignant story of a lonely but fierce little girl, her faithful canine…

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Habitat – New Anthology from the Big Brown Eyes Collective Features Work from Emily Lambert, Rozi Hathaway, Anja Uhren, Emma Raby and Peony Gent

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 14, 2017

DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! To date the output of the Big Brown Eyes Collective has focused on the comics of the three sisters who founded it – Freya, Karis and…

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Stir Fry – Sarah Crosby’s Humour Comics Get a Long Overdue Showcase Collection Courtesy of Good Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 13, 2017

DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Sarah Crosby is one of those artists whose work has crossed my path intermittently over the years – whether it’s been her self-published offerings (Occupational Hazards,…

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Badger & Vole – Howard Hardiman’s Gentle Orcadian Adventure is a Life-Affirming Joy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 12, 2017

DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Howard Hardiman’s self-published Badger character has been appearing intermittently for the best part of a decade now, beginning on-page life as a vehicle to explore themes of solitude and…

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Thought Bubble 2017 Preview: Strangers and Friends – Secrets Abound in Rebecca Burgess’s Fantasy Horror

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 11, 2017

Thought Bubble is approaching imminently and we’re busy here in what passes for the Broken Frontier Bullpen in the fortnight before the convention weekend posting teasers of just some of…

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Self-Care and Vegetables – Rozi Hathaway’s Comics Journal of Recovery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 11, 2017

DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! In the time since 2014 that we have been covering the work of Rozi Hathaway here at Broken Frontier her comics have, arguably, become known for…

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A View from the Frontier – Thought Bubble 2017 Coverage Has Begun at BF!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 11, 2017

And we’re off… In less than two weeks time the Broken Frontier Editorial Team will be on their way to Leeds for this year’s Thought Bubble festival and, as you…

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Thought Bubble 2017 Preview: The Cleaner #4 – Fraser Geesin’s Chronicle of Employment Misadventures Reaches Its Bleakly Witty Conclusion

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 8, 2017

The first three issues of Fraser Geesin’s darkly witty The Cleaner: Man of Destiny were a post-Thought Bubble 2016 review pick at Broken Frontier so, in the run-up to this…

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A Star is Drawn – Jessica Martin’s Star-Studded Catalogue of Cinematic Greats Debuts this Weekend at ICE

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 7, 2017

If there’s been one obvious throughline to the work of creator Jessica Martin since she burst onto the comics scene a few, short years back it’s been her love of…

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