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Retroflect: Skull the Slayer – Looking Back on the Short-Lived 1970s Series that Brought Dinosaurs, Time Warps and the Bermuda Triangle to the Marvel Universe

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 19, 2019

Retroflect has a long history at Broken Frontier, having been both a series of blogs and an ongoing column in the site’s long history. Today it returns to BF as…

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Meet Me at the Market – New Pop-Up Exhibition by Francesca Tiley and Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Aleesha Nandhra Explores Their Dual Cultural Heritages

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 19, 2019

We’re always keen to let you know what our 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ are up to here at BF and we’re very much looking forward…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Cor!! & Buster Humour Special – Rebellion’s Entertaining Revival One-Shot is Accessible to New Readers and Crammed Full of Retro Fun for the Old-Timers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 18, 2019

Back in February Rebellion announced an exciting line-up of specials to run through 2019 featuring many of the IPC properties of yesteryear that the publisher has picked up over the…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Wednesday April 24th with Guest Artists Barbawk, Shazleen Khan and Molley May

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 18, 2019

The fourth Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2019 is imminent! And once again we have a tiptop trio of small press artists on Wednesday April 24th joining us…

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Euthanauts: Ground Control – Howard, Robles and Company Navigate the Mysteries of the Great Beyond in this IDW/Black Crown Collection

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 17, 2019

Collecting the recent IDW series from Shelly Bond’s Black Crown imprint – itself breathing much needed fresh life into serial comics delivery  on a monthly basis and continuing to defy…

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Crowdfunding Corner Extra: The Adventures of Pup & Grumpicorn – Emily Owen and Gavin Mitchell’s Delightful Comedy Duo Hits Kickstarter Today!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 15, 2019

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Soft Mutation – Nicky Arscott’s Graphic Poetry Immerses Us in the Cycles and Realities of Rural Life

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 15, 2019

While Nicky Arscott’s poetry comic Soft Mutation takes its name from a Celtic linguistic convention, its title also reflects both its themes and presentational approach. Arscott runs the Welsh micropress Mother…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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oh no – Alex Norris’s Online Comics Phenomenon Comes to Print in a Bittersweet Collection of Comedy Shorts

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 15, 2019

There’s no affected exaggeration in saying that Alex Norris’s Webcomic Name is an online comics phenomenon. The three-panel strips, all ending in the same simple but plaintive punchline of “oh…

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Graphic Brighton Returns May 3rd-4th with a Focus on Educational Comics – Guests Include Hannah Berry, Ian Williams, Warren Pleece, Alison Sampson, Owen D. Pomery and Muna Al-Jawad

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 12, 2019

Coming up at the beginning of next month the Graphic Brighton symposium (curated by Barbara Chamberlin, Alex Fitch and Elle Whitcroft) returns to the University of Brighton with an emphasis this…

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Space Wolf #1-3 – Meet the Weird Avenger of the Cosmos in this Basil Wolverton Homage from William Powers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 12, 2019

The last time we featured the work of William Powers at Broken Frontier it was for a zine that encapsulated a very different form of graphic storytelling. Never Been Reborn…

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Reapers – Lara Callaghan Reveals the Secret Life of House Plants in this Darkly Funny Farce

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 11, 2019

Lara Callaghan’s work was previously mentioned briefly at Broken Frontier prior to last summer’s Thought Bubble-debuting anthology Work, collecting the comics of the Work in Progress (WIP) group, a supportive…

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“I Like the Control You Have, and the Lack of Exposition and Word Vomit Required to Tell a Story” – Emerging Talent Anna Readman Talks About the Unique Possibilities of Comics as a Form

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 10, 2019

With a surge of interest in her work on social media and a growing buzz about her online output it’s sometimes easy to forget that artist Anna Readman – one…

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Understanding – The Weird and the Routine Are Juxtaposed in Becca Tobin’s Enticing Retrofit Collection

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 8, 2019

Becca Tobin’s work has been a long-time favourite here at Broken Frontier for many reasons, not least of which for its spellbinding colour. We spoke of their issue of Youth…

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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Isle of Elsi, Every Day: An Anti-Gun Violence Comics Anthology, Plagued: The Miranda Chronicles and Shirtlifter

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 5, 2019

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

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“The Potential of the Medium is What Appeals to Me the Most” – Laurel Pettitt on Autobio Comics, Icelandic Travelogue and Finding Your Place in the Self-Publishing World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 4, 2019

Since we announced our 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ back in January we’ve published a number of reviews of their work here on the site. Part…

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Read the First Chapter of Laydeez do Comics Prize Winner Niki Bañados’ ‘Shivers in London’ Here Today at Broken Frontier!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 3, 2019

If you’ve been following our social media feeds over the last few days you will be aware that Broken Frontier were at the Laydeez do Comics Festival over the past…

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2000 AD Takes a Swipe at Trump’s Wall with New Cover – Long- Running UK Weekly Continues Its Tradition of Political Satire and Social Commentary

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 1, 2019

Those of us who grew up on venerable British weekly comic 2000 AD in the late 1970s and early ’80s can attest to its importance in opening up our minds…

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Gamayun Tales Vol. 3: Tyna of the Lake – Another Entrancing and Magical Read for Younger and Older Audiences Alike

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 1, 2019

Since the last time we reviewed the Gamayun Tales books from Nobrow Press, creator Alexander Utkin has gone on to be nominated in our Broken Frontier Awards in the category…

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