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Girl Haven – Lilah Sturges and Meaghan Carter’s Fantasy Story Explores Gender and Self-Discovery for a Younger Audience

  • by Holly Raidl
  • March 5, 2021

Girl Haven, by Lilah Sturges, Meaghan Carter and Joamette Gil, is a fantasy comic mostly focused on the topic of gender. It explores how complicated the idea of gender can be…

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Simon Moreton’s ‘Where?’ to Be Published by Little Toller Books this May

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 4, 2021

There’s been some very welcome news announced today regarding Simon Moreton‘s very personal project Where? which has been picked up for publication by Little Toller Books. Simon has, of course,…

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‘Cats! Purrfect Strangers’ by Frédéric Brrémaud and Paola Antista Launches from Dark Horse in September 2021

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 3, 2021

One for the ailurophiles out there today as Dark Horse Comics have announced a first translated volume of Frédéric Brrémaud Paola Antista’s French album series in Cats! Purrfect Strangers. More…

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The Keeper of the Curiosity Shop – Experience the Flowing Visuals of Hannah Carwardine in this Fantasy Short

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 2, 2021

A busy daytime in the city and the Overseer’s young apprentice takes advantage of his master’s drink-inspired stupor to follow the object of his desire – the entrancing (apparent) daughter…

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Just One Week Left to Apply to Be a Part of the 2021 ELCAF Haul Pack – A Range of Paid Commissions Available for Illustrators

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 1, 2021

ELCAF (the East London Comics & Arts Festival) celebrates its 10th edition in 2021 and, as you will no doubt have seen, the festival is celebrating with an “ELCAF Haul”…

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Rachael Smith’s ‘Quarantine Comix’ to Be Published by Icon Books in May

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 1, 2021

Rachael Smith’s Quarantine Comix was one of 2020’s most remarkable achievements in comics, providing a relatable account of the strangest year of our lives and undoubtedly establishing itself as one…

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Wings: A Prison Odyssey – Victoria Anderson and Wallis Eates Give Candid Voice to the Stories of Prison Inmates

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 1, 2021

The anthology Wings: A Prison Odyssey – collecting the personal stories of inmates at a London men’s prison in a variety of mediums – was the product of a project…

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Zátopek – A Steady Biography of Czechoslovakia’s Long-Distance Runner from SelfMadeHero

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • March 1, 2021

Zátopek has a pacing problem. This deft graphic autobiography by Jan Novák and Jaromír 99 bounds through the life of the acclaimed Czechoslovakian long-distance runner; recounting his overcrowded childhood home…

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Sultana – Zain Dada and Shazleen Khan’s Tale is Both an Intriguing Political Drama and an Indictment on the Tyranny of Capitalism

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 26, 2021

At the end of last year at Broken Frontier we spoke to creators Zain Dada and Kumail Rizvi about the books coming from their new micropublishing digital line Khidr Comix…

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Scene of the Crime – Image Comics Revisit a Solid Early Milestone from the Careers of Brubaker, Lark and Phillips

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • February 25, 2021

It’s a familiar story. A woman walks into a PI’s office, lights a cigarette, and asks him to track down her missing sister. The PI, although sceptical, accepts the client’s…

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Horny & High Vol. 1 – Ed Firth’s Queer Comics Anthology Proves to Be a Memorable Study of Human Fragility

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 24, 2021

In a year when for many simply treading water was an understandable achievement in itself, Ed Firth bucked the trend with a profile-raising 2020 that saw his Myriad First Graphic…

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Chasin’ the Bird – Dave Chisholm Delivers a Vivid and Prismatic Look at the Life and Legend of Jazz Giant Charlie Parker

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 23, 2021

There really ought to be a law against people like Dave Chisholm. As well as being an acclaimed comics writer/artist (including the sci-fi series Canopus and the graphic novel Instrumental),…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, Feb 25th with Guest Artists Alxndra Cook, Mollie Ray and Norm Konyu

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 23, 2021

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, February 25th with a very special Broken Frontier ‘Six…

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The Saddest Angriest Black Girl in Town – Robyn Smith Explores the Spaces Where Blackness and Mental Health Converge

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 22, 2021

The last time we reviewed the work of Robyn Smith at Broken Frontier it was when we covered her collaboration with writer Jamila Rowser on the short comic Wash Day…

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Haha #1-2 – Vanesa Del Rey and Zoe Thorogood Bring W. Maxwell Prince’s Clown-Themed Tales of Human Frailty to Vivid Life

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 22, 2021

Two issues in and Image’s six-issue series Haha – a collection of complete-in-one stories revolving around the world of clowns – is already proving to be a bleakly comedic affair….

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Signals from the Hill – Listen to Our Andy Oliver Chatting with Steve Walsh about Broken Frontier’s Work on the Avery Hill Podcast

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 22, 2021

Avery Hill Publishing‘s popular comics podcast Signals from the Hill turned its attention to Broken Frontier’s work recently with AHP’s Steve Walsh chatting to our Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver. Andy talks…

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SelfMadeHero Announce Their Graphic Anthology Programme Dedicated to Promoting Diversity in Comics Publishing

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 22, 2021

Coming into the weekend we heard news of a new diversity-focused mentoring programme from UK publisher SelfMadeHero that will lead to an anthology to be released at the Lakes International…

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Kusama: The Graphic Novel – Elisa Macellari’s Deft Graphic Biography Explores the Life of Contemporary Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama

  • by Jenny Robins
  • February 19, 2021

Yayoi Kusama is a fascinating artist. Caught in the finite net of Elisa Macellari’s deft graphic biography, she becomes our fascinating friend for a moment. Kusama, first published in Italian…

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