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“Self-Publishing is Political in Nature Because Taking Control of the Means of Production is a Radical Act” – Simon Moreton Talks Autobio, Supporting Grassroots Creators, and Why Creating Art Should Be a Right Not a Privilege

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! The practice of Simon Moreton may have evolved into a more multi-media incarnation but his place in the UK comics community over the last decade has…

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“The Move Away from Hetero White Boys/Men is the Most Positive Aspect of Comics Since I Started Doing This” – Andy Brown Talks About the History and Ethos of Conundrum Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Publishers with an eclectic catalogue of comics work always appeal to us here at BF, and publishers with a consistently excellent eclectic catalogue of comics work all…

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Inside Look: Zines, Secrets, and Loneliness – An Exclusive Creator Commentary on the Recent Autobiographical Zines and Comics of R. E. Burke

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • October 31, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Perhaps unsurprisingly many of our team at Broken Frontier are hugely talented artists in their own right. Over the last few years such luminaries of the…

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“They’re Like My Children” – An Interview with Sourya, Creator of ‘Talli: Daughter of the Moon’

  • by François Vigneault
  • October 31, 2022

Sourya is a French-Laotian manga artist who lives and works in Paris. The first volume of his ongoing fantasy series Talli: Daughter of the Moon arrived in stores on October…

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“It Feels Almost a Bit Like Comics Are Leading Us to a More Open and Inclusive World!” – David Schilter on 15 Years of kuš! comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Inductees into the Broken Frontier Hall of Fame for their championing of comics and creators from across every continent on the planet (with the exceptions of the…

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“I’d F**king Love to Make Brexiteers Come in and Do All the Additional Hours” – Tom Oldham Talks Breakdown Press, Alternative Comics, and the Cost to Publishers of Leaving the EU

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! BF always tries to put a significant focus on creators and publishers who exploit the full potential of the unique storytelling devices of comics and embrace…

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DC Thomson Bring Classic Comics Back to Readers Via Heritage Comics – Includes Collections from ‘Spellbound’, ‘Commando’ and ‘Warlord’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 28, 2022

A huge, bumper set of press releases from Beano publisher DC Thomson today with the announcement of their Heritage Comics collections of classic material. Fans of British Comics have long…

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Damn Them All #1 – A Superior Hellblazer Tribute Act from Adlard and Spurrier

  • by Tom Baker
  • October 28, 2022

What’s to be done with John Constantine? In the almost forty years since his debut, we’ve weathered seemingly every possible permutation of the Hellblazer. He’s been a Sting-styled occult foil…

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Looking Back on 20 Years of Broken Frontier – A Walk through BF History with Founder Frederik Hautain in this Comprehensive Interview

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 28, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! So far all articles in our 20th birthday event have been prefaced with an introductory paragraph explaining their importance in BF history or their relevance in representing…

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“I Just Love a Sense of Place, I Really Can’t Let it Go” – Tillie Walden Talks Psychogeography, Queer Comics, and The Walking Dead’s ‘Clementine’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 27, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Some years ago I was chatting with Avery Hill Publishing’s Ricky Miller and, as often happens in our conversations, we turned to promising new artists we…

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Inside Look: The Deeper You Go Into the King’s Wood – Insights Into Sammy Ward’s Creative Process on Her Spooky Supernatural Minicomic

  • by Sammy Ward
  • October 26, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! When planning our Broken Frontier 20th anniversary coverage one strand seemed absolutely key – the artists who have made up our several generations of our ‘Six…

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Dream Diaries – Shazleen Khan Ruminates on Loss and Empty Spaces in this Shortbox Comics Fair Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 26, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Multiple Broken Frontier Award-winning artist Shazleen Khan has become something of a semi-regular fixture here at BF over the last few years given the success and…

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“Everywhere All Over the World People Are in More and More Fragile Positions” – Dr. Sarah Wishart Talks About EachOther’s ‘Get Out of Detention: A Comic for Immigrant Detainees’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 26, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! When I officially took over the top spot at Broken Frontier in 2017 one of my key aims was to push BF in the direction of…

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Celebrate 20 Years of BF at a Very Special Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online – Join Us Thurs, Oct 27th with Guest Artists Tom Humberstone, Danny Noble, Nicole Goux and Dave Baker

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 25, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Before the pandemic hit the Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw had become something of an institution on the UK London comics scene. Launched…

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Exclusive Preview: Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter #4 – Check Out an Advance Look at the Finale to David Dastmalchian and Lukas Ketner’s Supernatural Miniseries from Dark Horse

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 25, 2022

As we approach Halloween what better seasonal treat than an advance look at one of Dark Horse‘s horror comics? Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter comes to a conclusion in November…

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“Comics Give the Reader Control and Agency that is Not Possible in Other Media” – Woodrow Phoenix on the Unique Language of the Form

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 25, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Championing the medium, exploring its full potential, and analysing its unique storytelling tools are all part and parcel of the Broken Frontier ethos. There’s no one…

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Super Late Bloomer – Julia Kaye Recounts Her Early Days in Transition in this Immediately Accessible Autobio Collection

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 24, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! A couple of years back at Broken Frontier we made a team statement about how where possible we would be looking to prioritise work from or…

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Inside Look: Shame Pudding – Danny Noble Provides a Creator Commentary on Her Acclaimed Graphic Memoir of Jewish Family Life and Eccentric Grandmas

  • by Danny Noble
  • October 24, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! In 2015 cartoonist Danny Noble was among the number of our very first Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ programme; an initiative that, perhaps…

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