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Author: Andy Oliver

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The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire Vol. I-II – Decades on, Mike Butterworth and Don Lawrence’s Masterpiece Lives Up to Its Legendary Status

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 6, 2021

TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS WEEK! If you grew up as a comics fan in the 1970s in the UK you’ll no doubt have a version of this story to tell….

Eyecatcher · Features

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“We Always Try to Retain that Original Spirit of Each Strip” – Rebellion’s Keith Richardson on the Treasury of British Comics Range and Reimagining Classic Characters for a New Generation of Readers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 5, 2021

TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS WEEK! Continuing our coverage this week of Rebellion’s Treasury of British Comics range of reprint volumes and all-new Specials we caught up with Rebellion Senior Graphic…

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Concrete Surfer – Skateboarding Rivalry and Family Drama in this Classic British Strip from the Pages of ‘Jinty’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 4, 2021

TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS WEEK! One of the staples of 1970s UK girls comics serials – including today’s review subject Concrete Surfer – was the story of the orphaned (or…

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The Best of Sugar Jones – Pat Mills and Rafael Busóm Clúa’s Biting 1970s Commentary on the Excesses of Celebrity

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 4, 2021

TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS WEEK! Running from the early 1970s to 1980, Pink was a magazine for the British teen girls market, with its mix of pop features, fashion and…

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Billy’s Boots Vol. 1 – The Legacy of ‘Dead-Shot’ Keen Explored in this Treasury of British Comics Collection of the Much Loved Football Strip

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 3, 2021

TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS WEEK! First appearing in the pages of British football anthology Scorcher in 1970, Billy’s Boots was a serialised strip that would find a home in a…

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Crowdfunding Corner: Sensory: Life on the Spectrum – Over 30 Artists Come Together to Talk About Their Experiences of Autism

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 3, 2021

Our Crowdfunding Corner feature returns again today as we continue to once again actively spotlight the more intriguing, exciting, experimental and daring uses of the form that we spot on the…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Vigilant – A Loving Celebration of British Comics History, Updated and Revamped for a New Audience of Readers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 3, 2021

TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS WEEK! When Rebellion acquired their rich library of vintage IPC/Fleetway British comics characters a few years back it was very clear from the outset that celebrating…

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Welcome to Treasury of British Comics Week at Broken Frontier!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 3, 2021

It’s been a little while since we last ran a themed week at Broken Frontier, but over the next few days look for a mini-event of coverage focusing on Rebellion’s…

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Crowdfunding Corner: Rusalka Part 1 – Back the First Longer-Form Work by Polish Artist Pigeon and Discover One of the Most Exciting New Voices in Small Press Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 30, 2021

Our Crowdfunding Corner feature has been somewhat irregular since we first went into lockdown last year, with coverage of campaigns being featured elsewhere on the site in early reviews and…

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The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History – David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson’s Comics Biography is a Remarkable and Essential Read

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 26, 2021

Over half a century since the formation of the Black Panther Party – the African American revolutionary party founded in Oakland in 1966 by students Bobbly Seale and Huey P….

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Exclusive Preview: Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition – Graphic Universe to Publish Josh Hicks’s Grappling Comics Classic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 21, 2021

Sometimes here at BF we’re aware of exciting developments well in advance of their official announcements. When it’s to do with our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artists it makes…

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Mason Mooney: Paranormal Investigator – Visit the Eerie Town of Grimbrook in Seaerra Miller’s Spooky New Book Series for Younger Readers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 20, 2021

In the town of Grimbrook, a locale steeped in supernatural strangeness and spooky legend, the young paranormal investigator Mason Mooney sees himself as the foremost expert on the ghostly, the…

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Creating Women – New Online Video Interview Series Debuts this May Featuring Guests Wallis Eates, Nicola Streeten, Rachael Ball and More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 16, 2021

Announced this week, Creating Women is a new online interview series set to debut in May. Full details are in the press release below but observant Broken Frontier regulars will…

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Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Leo and the Gorgon’s Curse – Joe Todd-Stanton Returns to the Brownstone Family Vaults for Another Magical Story

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 13, 2021

If you – or more likely the younger people in your life – are already a fan of Joe Todd-Stanton’s series of Brownstone’s Mythical Collection books then you will know…

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I Feel Love – Romance Comics with the Bleakest of Twists in this New SelfMadeHero Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 8, 2021

A follow-up to 2018’s anthology I Feel Machine – an exploration of the darker implications in our relationship with technology – SelfMadeHero’s I Feel Love similarly brings us six unsettling…

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Amazing Athletes: 50 Remarkable Athletes of History – Till Lukat Puts a Comics Spotlight on Standout Sportspeople from History

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 5, 2021

Amazing Athletes: 50 Remarkable Athletes of History is a book that is made for browsing rather than reading from cover to cover. Consisting of a half-century of sports-related profiles, it’s…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Colossive Cartographies #15-21 – Another Batch of Boundary-Pushing Colossive Press Zines from Miranda Smart, Joe Decie, Simon Russell, Patrick Wray and Co

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 5, 2021

As mentioned the last time I looked at the Colossive Cartographies from Colossive Press, this tactile series of one-shot art objects took its inspiration from Colossive co-publisher Tom Murphy’s toying…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Thud – Mikaël Ross Explores Themes of Developmental Disability, Community and Mortality in a Poignant Tale from Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 30, 2021

Mikaël Ross’s The Thud takes its inspiration from the real life inclusive German village of Neuerkerode, a location largely populated and run by residents with learning disabilities. Ross spent two…

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