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BHP Comics Announce Graphic Novel Series ‘Killtopia’ is to Become a TV Show Via Transmedia Start-up Voltaku

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 31, 2021

Exciting news from the team at BHP Comics who have announced that their Killtopia series is to become a TV show courtesy of transmedia start-up Voltaku. BHP put out a…

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The Thud – Mikaël Ross Explores Themes of Developmental Disability, Community and Mortality in a Poignant Tale from Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 30, 2021

Mikaël Ross’s The Thud takes its inspiration from the real life inclusive German village of Neuerkerode, a location largely populated and run by residents with learning disabilities. Ross spent two…

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Langosh & Peppi: Fugitive Days – Veronica Post Examines the Refugee Crisis from a Markedly Different Perspective

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 29, 2021

Described as a fictionalised mash-up of her diaries from 2012-2015, Veronica Post’s travelogue Langosh & Peppi: Fugitive Days, depicting the 2015 European migrant crisis, is nonetheless based on real events,…

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“In Terms of Approach – I  Have a Habit of Just Starting Things. I Don’t Think Too Much, I Just Start” – Natasha Natarajan Talks ‘FML Comics’ and Her Autobio Practice

  • by Jenny Robins
  • March 29, 2021

Natasha Natarajan’s book FML Comics​ Collected 2016-2020 was part of Good Comics‘ Kickstarted bundle of books last year and compiles her autobiographical comic strips from 2016-2020. Evolving intuitively and ranging…

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A Pocket Chiller: I Woke Up Like This – Douglas Noble and Sean Azzopardi Bring Us Experimental Horror Comics with a Retro Branding

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 29, 2021

One can never second guess the exact details of the collaborative process between creators Douglas Noble and Sean Azzopardi. Behind the scenes they have worked in a number of fascinating…

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Getting It Together – Sweet Slice-of-Life Relationship Stories for the Modern Era

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • March 26, 2021

The world is falling apart, and Jack is stuck in the middle. Well, at least the relationship between Jack’s best friend Sam and Jack’s sister (and roommate) Lauren is. The…

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Joe Stone Announces the Return of the Hackney Comic + Zine Fair as a Month-Long Online Event in September 2021

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 25, 2021

One of the true highlights of the UK indie comics circuit of 2019 was the inaugural edition of the Hackney Comic + Zine Fair. A joyous day of small press…

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“This Series is All About Introducing Sexuality, Gender and Related Topics in an Engaging, Accessible and Somewhat Playful Way” – Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele on Their Icon Books ‘Graphic Guides’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 25, 2021

Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele‘s Graphic Guides from Icon Books have already been met with great critical acclaim for their concise and easily digestible account of the intricacies of the…

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#threefingers for Myanmar – New Cartoonist Initiative Launches to Raise Awareness of Life in Myanmar After the Military Coup

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 24, 2021

As we are all aware, back in early February the military staged a coup in Myanmar. It resulted in the detainment of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and members…

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The Department of Truth Vol. 1: The End of the World – A Hypnotic and Horrifying Masterpiece on Conspiracies and Beliefs from Tynion IV, Simmonds and Bidikar

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • March 24, 2021

Phillip K. Dick once said “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” But, ironically enough, the paranoid sci-fi author never fully believed this saying,…

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Death Machine & Gravy Train Stay Indoors – Josh Hicks Revisits His ‘Glorious Wrestling Alliance’ Cast in Lockdown

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 24, 2021

While diary comics and graphic medicine anthologies surrounding the events of the last year have been in plentiful supply fiction – particularly fiction focusing on established characters with a long-running…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, March 25th with Guest Artists Josh Hicks and David Robertson

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 23, 2021

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, March 25th with a couple of likely lads who…

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Two Stones – Love Finds a Way in Mollie Ray’s Delicately Rendered Comics Short

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 23, 2021

“Two stones, but one shape.” One of the hardest feats in comics is to meaningfully tell a story in a short and succinct page count. There’s a need to hook…

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“His Life Was Dedicated to Japan” – Zack Davisson on ‘Tōno Monogatari’ and the Legacy of Shigeru Mizuki

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • March 23, 2021

It’s safe to assume Zack Davisson spends as much time in the spirit world as he does in Seattle. It comes with the territory, given his roles as writer, lecturer,…

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Substrata – Olivia Sullivan and Sean Azzopardi’s Abstract Comic Looks “Beneath the Skin of Things”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 22, 2021

Substrata is a collaboration that sees two generations of UK indie comics coming together as stalwart of the British small press scene Sean Azzopardi teams up with Olivia Sullivan, undoubtedly…

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Cloud Comic Con Announced for June 18th-19th, 2021 – Crowdfunding Campaign Running to Support Online Convention

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 22, 2021

As, for the foreseeable future, we still need to celebrate our comics community online it’s no surprise to hear of more events retaining their digital approaches in 2021. Cloud Comic…

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Slightly Exaggerated #1 – A New Beautifully Rendered Fantasy from To Infinity Studios

  • by Jenny Robins
  • March 19, 2021

The sky is the limit, and also the sky is the sea. A new beautifully rendered fantasy. Slightly Exaggerated  is described as “a treasure hunt fantasy adventure where a dying…

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Preview: Basilisk #1 – New Horror Series by Cullen Bunn and Jonas Scharf Debuts from BOOM! Studios in June

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 19, 2021

Prolific horror comics writer Cullen Bunn teams up with artist Jonas Scharf this June for new supernatural series Basilisk from BOOM! Studios. We have a preview below today at BF….

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