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Author: Andy Oliver

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Rebellion to Publish John Wagner’s ‘America: Lost & Found – The Rediscovered Scripts’ Giving Unique Insights into a Judge Dredd Classic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 18, 2020

For comics scholars and historians there’s exciting news about a unique opportunity to gain further insights into a Judge Dredd classic. Rebellion will be publishing America: Lost & Found –…

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“It’s About the Pure Love of Football. Roy’s Really the Spirit of the Game” – Writer Rob Williams and Classic Artist David Sque Return to Melchester in this Year’s ‘Roy of the Rovers Summer Special’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 17, 2020

Out in shops now (and available online from Rebellion here) the new Roy of the Rovers Summer Special not only revives a holiday one-shot tradition but also has a treat…

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Mongrel – Sayra Begum’s Study of Intergenerational Conflict and the Pull of Two Cultures Makes for an Assured Debut Graphic Novel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 16, 2020

Sayra Begum’s Mongrel is perhaps an atypical publication to come to us from the celebrated Knockabout Comics, whose reputation was built on titles with a distinctively underground and alt edge….

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Dr. Love Wave and the Experiments #1 – A Genre-Crashing Comic Bursting with Aliens, Music and Psychedelic Weirdness

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 15, 2020

Dr. Love Wave and the Experiments is a genre-crashing comic bursting with aliens, music and psychedelic weirdness, with a side helping of meta Silver Age-style super-heroics thrown in for good…

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BOOM! Studios Announce ‘An Unkindness of Ravens’ – New Supernatural Mystery Miniseries from Dan Panosian and Rising Star Artist Marianna Ignazzi

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 12, 2020

Let’s go into the weekend with one final news announcement this week and a selection of preview images from An Unkindness of Ravens, a new miniseries from BOOM! debuting in…

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Preview: Next World Tarot – Cristy C. Road’s Art Book Envisioning Revolutionary Love and Justice to Be Published by Silver Sprocket this Summer

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 11, 2020

Radical indie publisher Silver Sprocket have announced the publication of Crista C. Road’s Next World Tarot later this year. Find out more about the project and enjoy some preview art…

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“Outsider Art for When You’re Stuck Indoors” – Editors Chrissy Williams, Sofie Dodgson and a Host of UK Creators Talk About the ‘Insider Art’ Anthology Supporting Female and Non-Binary Comic Book Retailers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 10, 2020

It’s no secret that comics retail faces great challenges right now, so the news of a new initiative looking to lend support to female and non-binary retailers in these difficult…

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Preview: Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes – IDW to Publish Graphic Novel Account of a Pivotal Moment in History by Lun Zhang, Adrien Gombeaud and Ameziane

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 9, 2020

One more preview today at BF as we take a look at the interiors of IDW Publishing’s Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes, coming to stores next week. Tiananmen 1989: Our…

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Preview: Dark One – Vault Comics Announce Surprise Early Release of Brandon Sanderson’s Fantasy Graphic Novel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 9, 2020

Another announcement of a surprise early release for a comics project today, this time from Vault Comics. Brandon Sanderson’s Dark One is available for pre-order directly from Vault right now…

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BOOM! Studios to Publish Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo’s ‘We Only Find Them When They’re Dead’ this September

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 8, 2020

With so much uncertainty for comics stores at the moment it’s well worth making a note of some of the most exciting upcoming serial comics projects with an eye to…

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Comedy Women in Print Prize Announces Shortlists for Its 2020 Awards – Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Danny Noble Among Names in ‘Humorous Graphic Novel’ Category

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 8, 2020

The Comedy Women in Print Prize has announced its shortlists today. Lots to check out across the categories but obviously our focus at Broken Frontier is on the new ‘Humorous…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, June 11th with Guest Artists Amy Gallagher, Bex and Nic Mac

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 8, 2020

Now fortnightly due to popular demand! The online version of our monthly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw has been such a success that we’re now running it…

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Preview: Mongrel – Sayra Begum’s Graphic Memoir on Her Multicultural Upbringing as a British Muslim to Be Published by Knockabout in August

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 4, 2020

Coming this August via Knockabout Comics, those fine purveyors of underground and alt style comics, is a graphic memoir we’ve been looking forward to for some time here at Broken…

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Coffin Bound Vol. 1: Happy Ashes – Dan Watters and Dani’s Nihilistic Supernatural Thriller Sucks the Reader in with a Dizzying and Desolate Allure

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 1, 2020

For all the superficial veneer of its big guns, fast cars and uber violence, Coffin Bound is a profoundly philosophical comic series. Dan Watters and Dani’s initial story arc was…

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Preview: Monsters – Barry Windsor-Smith’s Epic Graphic Novel, 35 Years in the Making, to be Published by Fantagraphics in 2021

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 29, 2020

Fantagraphics have announced something we can all look forward to at the beginning of 2021 – a new graphic novel from comics legend Barry Windsor-Smith. With a new generation discovering…

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The Promise – Check Out the Work of Falmouth University’s Illustration Students in this Exciting Webcomics Project

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 29, 2020

As anyone who visits Broken Frontier on even a semi-regular basis knows, championing the next generation of comics creators is at the very core of everything this site stands for….

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Spit Three Times – Davide Reviati Presents a Melancholy Coming-of-Age Tale Several Years in the Making, Via Seven Stories Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 28, 2020

Set in a remote rural Italian village, Davide Reviati’s melancholy and haunting coming-of-age story Spit Three Times is a project several years in the making. Translated by Jamie Richards, and…

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Unsmooth #1 – E.S. Glenn’s Hybrid of Existential Reflection and Crime Caper is a Knowingly Self-Aware Collection from Floating World Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 26, 2020

Pleasingly recreating the visual appeal of a European album-style comic but with a cheekily alt sensibility, E.S. Glenn’s Unsmooth #1 from Floating World Comics merges crime caper, urban fantasy, anthropomorphic…

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