Farewell to Bristol Comic and Zine Fair – BCZF Bows Out After 8 Glorious Years
While I have been aware for some time that today’s announcement was coming in some form, the news that the Bristol Comic and Zine Fair is calling it a day…
Author: Andy Oliver
Preview: Laydeez do Comics Prize 2019 – Check out Art from the Shortlisted Creators’ Graphic Novels in Progress
Last week at Broken Frontier we announced the shortlist for this year’s Laydeez do Comics Prize for a graphic novel in progress by a female-identifying UK-based creator (won last year…
Preview: Avery Hill Publishing in 2019 – Sneak Peeks at New Graphic Novels from George Wylesol, Scott Jason Smith, Claire Scully and Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Shanti Rai
Before the weekend we provided details about three new book announcements from Avery Hill Publishing for the latter part of 2019. You can find out all about Alabaster Pizzo’s Mimi…
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Area 07 – The Future of British Comics Has Arrived and Her Name is Anna Readman
If you’re following her social media accounts then you will be well aware that the gradual reveals of new work-in-progress from our 2019 ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ artist…
The Vagabond Valise – Siris Brings the Harsh Realities of the Foster Family System of ’60s/’70s Quebec to Grim Life in an Unforgettable Piece of Autobio Comics
Combining the starkest humour, a line in energetic yet bleak slapstick, and the rawest autobiography, The Vagabond Valise by Siris (published by Conundrum Press) traces the artist’s story from the…
Avery Hill Publishing Announce New Releases for Autumn 2019 – Includes Books by Alabaster Pizzo, B. Mure and Lizzy Stewart
Avery Hill Publishing have let us know about some of their plans for the rest of 2019 which includes three previously unannounced titles. Alabaster Pizzo’s acclaimed Mimi and the Wolves…
New Exhibition of London Small Presser Babak Ganjei’s Musings on Modern Urban Life at Atom Gallery from March 2nd-23rd
He’s Babak Ganjei, the artist who once infamously sold a handful of twigs on eBay for £60-odd quid and re-imagined Patrick Swayze’s movie Roadhouse as a scene-by-scene, philosophical graphic narrative…
Hobo Mom – Charles Forsman and Max de Radiguès Cast the Audience in the Role of Pure Observers in a Poignant Tale of Independence and Fractured Relationships
Hobo Mom is not the first comics link between The End of the Fucking World‘s Charles Forsman and Belgian creator Max de Radiguès (Weegee: Serial Photographer). If you were a subscriber…
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On a Sunbeam – Tillie Walden’s Award-Winning Space Opera is a Book of Resonant Echoes
“Sci-fi is way not my usual thing. But look, honestly I just wanted to draw lots of stars. Space is a great excuse to draw stars. And I feel like…
The Shortlist for the 2019 Laydeez do Comics Award Announced – Laydeez Weekend Festival Coming in March
Our friends at Laydeez do Comics have announced the shortlist for their 2019 Laydeez do Comics Award for a graphic novel in progress by a female-identifying UK-based creator. The final…
Daniel Clowes and Ed Piskor Studio Editions Coming in October 2019 from Fantagraphics
Fantagraphics have had a steady presence in our reviews section here at Broken Frontier this year with coverage of some standout books like Now, The Sea and Dementia 21. You…
Lava Rock Zine – Maria Midttun’s Tale of Cursed Rocks and Existential Angst Displays an Appealingly Eccentric Approach to Graphic Narrative
Norwegian artist Maria Midttun’s 8-page story Lava Rock was originally published as part of the collection Fragment by Blokk Forlag last year. This standalone self-published version is described by the artist in the…
Double Trouble – The Comedy Dynamics Change in Camille Aubry’s Second Minicomic on the Trials of Motherhood
I first discovered the comics of artist Camille Aubry back in 2017 when I gave her feedback at the portfolio review ELCAF Springboard Meetings. I was particularly struck at the…
Mum’s Jumper – Jayde Perkin and Book Island Provide an Accessible and Beautifully Illustrated Book for Children Coping with Loss
Just a couple of months back Jayde Perkin was voted ‘Breakout Talent’ Award winner in our 2018 Broken Frontier Awards and, as 2019 progresses, the Bristol-based creator is going to…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Wednesday February 27th with Guest Artists Camille Aubry, Maria Midttun and Oscar Price
The second Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2019 is nearly here! And we’re continuing the year with a cracking line-up of small press artists on Wednesday February 27th….
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Body Magik – Scott Roberts Explores Questions of Identity and Self-Perception in a Metaphysical and Socially Relevant Comics Offering
A look at the comics of Scott Roberts has been long overdue here in ‘Small Pressganged’. Roberts is an artist whose practice both experiments with and interrogates the possibilities of…
Ms. Tree Returns – Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty’s ’80s/’90s Private Detective Series to Be Collected by Titan’s Hard Case Crime
With a publishing history that spanned a number of companies (beginning at Eclipse in the early ’80s and ending at DC in the early ’90s) Max Allan Collins and Terry…
Hicotea: A Nightlights Story – Nobrow Press Return to Lorena Alvarez’s Enchantingly Fantastical Childhood World
While Luke Pearson’s Netflix success Hilda series may be getting all the immediate (and much deserved) crossover attention in the wider media at the moment there’s another Nobrow all-ages album series…
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