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Graphic Mundi Announces Graphic Novel List for Spring and Summer 2022

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 8, 2021

Graphic Mundi have revealed their publishing schedule for the first part of next year. Check out the full details and cover reveals in the press release below. Graphic Mundi Announces New Titles…

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Boomerang Part 2 – Rebecca K. Jones Takes Us Back to the Recession of 2009 in the Second Part of Her Pensive Coming-of-Age Drama

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 8, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! When we last saw Claire, the protagonist of Rebecca K. Jones’s Boomerang, she was facing an uncertain future in the days of the global financial crisis of…

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Naglalamay – Mereida’s “Exploration of Filipino Funeral Rites and Superstitions” is our Thought Bubble ‘Comic of the Festival’ for 2021

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 8, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! Mereida Fajardo’s Naglalamay was originally very briefly covered here at Broken Frontier as part of our Hackney Comic + Zine Fair Month event when, in minicomic format,…

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Cindy and Biscuit: Year One – Dan White’s Much Loved Monster-Hunting Duo Make a Most Welcome Return

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 8, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! With just a few days to go, one of the great unexpected treats of this year’s Thought Bubble debut books list was my discovery last week that…

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Black Dragon #1 – Nick Gonzo Combines Themes of Corporate Greed, an Exploration of Lives Lived for Audience Appreciation and a Cracking Central Premise

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 5, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! Nick Gonzo’s Black Dragon #1 is not an easy book to define. Yes, it’s science fiction. That’s the simple but ultimately unsatisfying categorisation. But it’s also a…

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Purple Hate Balloon – Fraser Geesin and Laurie Rowan’s One-Shot Has a Darkly Comedic Appeal that is Both Sublime and Delicious in Its Delivery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 4, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! One of the most important traditions of Thought Bubble in recent years has been the annual unveiling of Fraser Geesin’s latest exploratory foray into the forbidding narrative…

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Mollusc – I. Newman’s Schlock Horror Story Follows in the Shambling Footsteps of the US Muck-Monster Tradition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! When Dan and Carol move into their new family home by Loch Ness with their young son Jack what should have been an idyllic new start for…

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Celebrating 10 Years of ‘Small Pressganged’ at Broken Frontier – Looking Back on a Decade of Championing Comics Self-Publishers and Their Work!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2021

Ten years ago today at Broken Frontier when we launched a new feature called ‘Small Pressganged‘ – a column dedicated to “unearthing the gems of the small press” – we…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, November 4th with Guest Artist Jade King

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 3, 2021

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, November 4th featuring guest artist Jade King. Not only…

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Coby, Alone – Beck Kubrick’s Dark Fantasy Tale Touches on Themes of Loneliness and Friendship

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! There’s a distinct Stanley and His Monster vibe to Beck Kubrick’s debut print comic Coby, Alone. That’s a reference to a 1960s DC humour comic that will…

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The Wilds – Russell Jones and Aimee Lockwood’s Treatment of Grief and Loss is a Triumph of Graphic Poetry

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! The Wilds is one of those collaborative exercises that leave you wishing you could have been there in the planning stages to listen in on the discussions…

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Split – Matthew Dooley and Joe Stone Halve the Page Count and Double the Fun

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! Adopting a flip book format with a fun physical flourish, Matthew (Flake) Dooley and Joe (Stutter) Stone’s Split is (contradictorily) a collaborative effort that isn’t a collaboration….

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“I Realised that I Had Basically Started a Micropublisher by Accident” – Josh Hicks Chats About the New Graphic Universe ‘Glorious Wrestling Alliance’ Collection and the Carp Publishing Endeavours Catalogue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! Kicking off our two weeks of dedicated Thought Bubble 2021 coverage today we begin with a chat with Josh Hicks, the creator behind the much loved Glorious…

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Thought Bubble Drink and Draw Event – Ver, Beck Kubrick and Manon Wright Are the Guest Artists for Our Special D&D Hosted by Nora Goldberg

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 1, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! If you were lucky enough to get a ticket for the immediately sold out Drink and Draw event bringing our famous Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink…

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Etymology of a Cobweb – Guest Comic Strip Contributors Tony Wolf and SirGryphon Return with Some Fun Halloween-Themed Trivia!

  • by Tony Wolf
  • October 29, 2021

Etymology of a Cobweb: Guest contributor Tony Wolf and colorist SirGryphon put together this bit of trivia just in time for Halloween! Check out the duo’s previous comic strip guest blog…

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Midnight Heart – KitsuneArt’s Haunting Queer Love Story Takes Us on a Supernatural Journey Across the Centuries

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 28, 2021

Over the summer when Broken Frontier contributed to Small Press Day with our “One-Tweet Reviews” event on Twitter there were a number of comics and creators new to me to…

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Poor Little Ghosts – Davidt Dunlop’s Short Graphic Narrative Combines Seasonal Spookiness with Social Commentary

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 27, 2021

A perfect small press acquisition for the spooky season, Davidt Dunlop’s neatly timed self-published short Poor Little Ghosts asks two lead-in questions about the supernatural: “Why should the rich have…

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Thought Bubble Festival Shares Full 2021 Programme (Including Our Own Drink and Draw Exhibition and In-Person Event!)

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 26, 2021

With just over a couple of weeks to go the Thought Bubble team have released details of this year’s full programme of events, panels, signings and workshops, including our own…

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