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Author: Andy Oliver

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Preview: 2000 AD Prog 2183 – The Second All-Ages ‘2000 AD Regened’ Jumping-On Point of 2020 Hits Shelves on May 27th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2020

The second of four planned all-ages, “complete in one”, jumping-on points comes to the pages of 2000 AD next week with the next of their ‘2000 AD Regened’ specials. Lots…

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The Book of Forks – The Conclusion of Rob Davis’s SelfMadeHero Trilogy is a Very Human Story for All Its Extravagant Outlandishness

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2020

“In my experience, people live in the reality that’s presented to them. It’s if you look for something else that you’re being strange.” Those apposite words from The Book of…

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Oni Press Announce Supernaturally Themed OGN ‘Dead Dudes’ by Christopher Sebela and Ben Sears

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2020

Coming later this year from multiple Eisner nominee Christopher Sebela and Double + artist Ben Sears (a former guest artist at our London Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier monthly Drink…

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Follow Friday: Cat Sims – “Sims Tackles Contemporary Issues in Work that is as Much Comics Social Activism as it is Narrative”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 15, 2020

Continuing our new feature for Fridays today at Broken Frontier! At the end of each week in Follow Friday we run an extensive spotlight profile on an artist we believe…

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Retroflect: Weirdworld – Revisiting the 1970s and 1980s Fantasy Environs of Marvel’s Warriors of the Shadow Realm

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 14, 2020

Retroflect has a long history at Broken Frontier, having been both a series of blogs and an ongoing column here in the past. Today we return to this irregular feature…

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The Ghost in the Window – Maxine Lee-Mackie’s Atmospheric Supernatural Story Invites Us Into a Brooding Family Mystery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 13, 2020

Maxine Lee-Mackie’s The Ghost in the Window is a curious hybrid of children’s book-style storytelling, experimental comics and interactive mystery. It follows the new lives of the Valentine family as…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, May 14th with Guest Artists Dominique Duong, Clio Isadora and Pigeon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 12, 2020

Now fortnightly due to popular demand! Our D&D community has spoken! And due to your continued enthusiasm for the online version of our monthly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink…

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Preview: Snowpiercer the Prequel Part 2: Apocalypse – Ahead of the Upcoming TNT TV Show Titan Announce a New Graphic Novel in the ‘Snowpiercer’ Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 11, 2020

With the Snowpiercer TV series imminent, Titan have announced an August-debuting new instalment in the graphic novel series. We have an extensive 10-page preview today at BF below. August 2020…

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Preview: Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus – S. Craig Zahler’s Noir Horror Graphic Novel Debuts from Floating World Comics Later this Year

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 11, 2020

Something to look forward to later in the year from indie and alt comics crew Floating World Comics when noir horror Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus, the debut graphic…

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Follow Friday: Aleesha Nandhra – “Nandhra Has a Remarkable Ability to Bring the Reader Directly into Her Own Experiences, Not Just Inviting Us to Share Them But, Briefly, to Live Them as Well”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 8, 2020

Continuing our new feature for Fridays today at Broken Frontier! At the end of each week we run an extensive spotlight profile on an artist we believe deserves far more…

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Longlist Announced for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2020

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 7, 2020

The longlist for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition has been announced today and there are, as ever, some great looking projects selected. We have some history with this great…

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Dark Horse Announces ‘Savor’ – New All-Ages Graphic Novel Combining Adventure and the Culinary Arts to Debut Early Next Year

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 6, 2020

It’s pleasing to see the publisher press releases beginning to repopulate the Broken Frontier inbox again after an understandably quieter few weeks. Today Dark Horse have let us know about…

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Shame Pudding – Danny Noble’s Loving Celebration of Jewish Grandmothers is a Beautifully Constructed Mix of Pathos and Comedy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 4, 2020

In graphic memoir Shame Pudding, artist Danny Noble takes a markedly different approach to autobiographical comics work than her past practice in this area. Noble, one of Broken Frontier’s first…

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Follow Friday: Tim Bird – “Bird Reminds Us of How Our Own Personal Stories Both Impact on Our Environments and Yet Simultaneously Are Swallowed Up By Them”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 1, 2020

Continuing our new feature for Fridays today at Broken Frontier! At the end of each week we run an extensive spotlight profile on an artist we believe deserves far more…

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Insider Art – Female and Non-Binary Comic Book Retailer Fund to Support Stores through Initiatives Including a Shelly Bond Spearheaded Digital Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 28, 2020

As comics retail continues to face great challenges, news today of a new initiative looking to lend support in these difficult times. The full press release for the Insider Art…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, April 30th for our Second Digital Edition with Guests Karrie Fransman, Matthew Dooley and Will Powers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 28, 2020

The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is back this week, once again re-imagined as the ultimate online imbibing and illustrating party! We’ll be kicking off on Thursday…

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Follow Friday: Olivia Sullivan – “Sullivan’s Importance as One of the Contemporary Pioneers of the UK Indie Comics Scene Should Not Go Unrecognised”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 24, 2020

A new feature for Fridays today at Broken Frontier! At the end of each week we will be running a spotlight profile on an artist we believe deserves far more…

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Midwinter (1982-1998) – Tim Bird Evokes Memories and a Sense of Shared Experience in His Quiet Reflection on the Winter Solstice and Pop Culture

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 23, 2020

British Comic Award-winning artist Tim Bird’s exploration of the interconnections between location, time and memory have ensured his work – from short minicomics like Asleep in the Back through to…

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