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    Author: Ellie Egleton

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    “Portrayal of a Person with a Long Term Disability Living Their Life is So Rare” – Jeremy Whitley on ‘Navigating with You’, His Slice-of-Life Graphic Novel Collaboration with Cassio Ribeiro

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • January 10, 2025

    Recently named as one of the School Library Journal’s Best Graphic Novels of 2024 writer Jeremy Whitley, artist Cassio Ribeiro and letterer Nikki Foxrobot’s Navigating with You, from Mad Cave’s Maverick…

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    “There is a Beauty in What is Forgotten” – Chris Shepherd Talks About ‘Anfield Road’, His Graphic Novel Love Letter to the City of Liverpool

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • November 14, 2024

    THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Film-maker Chris Shepherd’s debut graphic novel Anfield Road – a working class coming-of-age story set in 1980s Liverpool – is already receiving critical acclaim, including an…

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    “I Talk about Capitalism, Mental Health, Corporate Greed and More” – Peruvian Creator Oscar Osorio Gives Us the Lowdown on His Comics Work Ahead of His Thought Bubble 2024 Appearance

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • October 31, 2024

    THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Moving from a career as an economist to one as a comic book writer is certainly an atypical entry point into the industry but’s the one…

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    “I’m Just One Voice in Autism Representation” – Emilia Strilchuk on Neurodivergence and Comics, Mental Health, and Her Graphic Memoir ‘Be Yourself! Oh, Not Like That’

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • October 23, 2024

    THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! One of the international creators whose work you should be looking out for at Thought Bubble this year is Emilia Strilchuk who will be at Harrogate with…

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    “Being an Ally Boils Down to Speaking Up When You See Wrongs” – C.K. Carpenter Talks About the Aims and Ethos of the Upcoming ‘unSEEN/unHEARD: Disability and Neurodivergence Comic Anthology’

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • September 17, 2024

    Coming to Kickstarter this week the unSEEN/unHEARD: Disability and Neurodivergence Comic Anthology is “a 64-page comic anthology amplifying underrepresented voices in the disability and neurodivergent communities.” Exactly the kind of…

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    “Fantasy Seems to Have Had a Bit of a Renaissance in Comics” – Gary Moloney Takes Us to the World of ‘When the Blood Has Dried’

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • September 3, 2024

    Described as “a tragic tale of loss and redemption” by publishers Mad Cave Studios fantasy series When the Blood Has Dried follows the story of Meabh of Cklonia, a small…

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    Crowdfunding Corner – Three UK-Based Graphic Novel Campaigns Currently Live on Kickstarter Plus One, Including Tillie Walden’s ‘Spinning’

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • August 29, 2024

    We’re sifting through all the many crowdfunding coverage requests we receive here at BF each week once again to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental and…

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    Creepy Archives Vol. 6 – Dark Horse Comics Presents a Collection of Legendary Comics Talent

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • July 12, 2024

    In 2022, Broken Frontier reported on the launch of the Dark Horse Comics Creepy and Eerie paperback collections that reprint the original horror comics magazines from Warren Publishing. For this article,…

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    Crowdfunding Corner – From Medieval Times to the Golden Age of Comics, Including ‘Horizon Walkers’ and ‘The Story of a Socially Awkward Misfit’

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • June 24, 2024

    Ellie Egleton returns with an old Broken Frontier feature on the site again today. Back before the pandemic we would sift through all the many crowdfunding coverage requests we would…

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    “This Will Be One of the Weirdest, Wildest Payoffs We’ve Seen in a Comic in a Generation” – Sean Von Gorman and Joey Esposito Talk ‘The Pedestrian’ from Magma Comix

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • June 13, 2024

    I’m currently spending far too much time on X and through my scrolling I am taking great joy in finding new comic books to review for readers of Broken Frontier….

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    Dandelion – Writer Sabir Pirzada and a Host of Artists Give Us a Bold New Vision of the Future

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • June 11, 2024

    There is a lot to digest in Dandelion, Image Comics’ anthology written by Sabir Pirzada with an all-star cast of artists. In Pirzada’s bold, yet alarming, vision of the not-too-distant…

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    “There’s a Lot of Love for Raccoons Out There!” – Chatting with Creator Michael Avon Oeming About the Wondrous ‘William of Newbury’

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • June 5, 2024

    Dark Horse Comics’ new title, William of Newbury, is Eisner Award-winning Michael Avon Oeming’s latest masterpiece. In this brand-new anthropomorphic supernatural series, our adorable raccoon is a neurotic monk, fearful…

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    Heebie Jeebies – A Fun and Spooky All-Ages Graphic Novel Which Highlights the Richness of Found Family and Good Friends

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • May 30, 2024

    Heebie Jeebies is a book that I requested to review when I saw writer, Matthew Erman, previewing his new middle-grade graphic novel on X. Now, I know that we shouldn’t…

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    Hexagon Bridge – Richard Burke’s Sci-Fi Masterpiece of Imagination and Artistry

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • May 24, 2024

    Released by Image Comics just last week, Hexagon Bridge is a new trade paperback collecting Richard Burke’s captivating five-issue miniseries. In this celebration of science fiction, Burke is both writer…

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    New Digital Comics App Fable Promises to Champion British Comics and Its Creators

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • May 23, 2024

    This weekend is London’s MCM Comic Convention and one booth looks to soft launch a new digital comic book app created by Envision Entertainment which aims to showcase UK talent…

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    Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including the Debut Graphic Novels of Emily Brooks Millar and Ollerton and Bass’s ‘Nyaegling’

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • May 23, 2024

    Courtesy of our Ellie Egleton we return to an old Broken Frontier feature on the site today. Back before the pandemic we would sift through all the many crowdfunding coverage…

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    The Butcher’s Boy #1 – Don’t Read Dark Horse Comics’ New Horror Book Before Bedtime!

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • May 21, 2024

    My dad loves horror. So does my sister. I, on the other hand, usually do not. However, as my four-month-old slept, The Butcher’s Boy #1 suddenly made its way to…

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    “Comics Have Been a Part of My Life Since I Was Able to Read” – Jimmy Palmiotti Talks Connecting with Characters, Crowdfunding, and Lessons Learned Breaking into the Industry

    • by Ellie Egleton
    • May 16, 2024

    With an extensive comics back catalogue covering some of the most well-known IPs of the “Big Two”, major creator-owned success stories, and an impressive cross-media career to boot, it will…

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