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Introducing the Broken Frontier Awards 2020 – In this Strangest of Years We Celebrate an Amazing Twelve Months of Emerging Talent!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 23, 2020

Broken Frontier proudly presents the shortlists for our 17th annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our team has selected five nominees for each of the 15 main categories that comprise the BF…

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Comic Art Europe Brings Together Four European Organisations to Promote the Power of Comics and Graphic Novels

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 22, 2020

With the ominous spectre of Brexit looming ever closer here’s a reminder of something comics-related designed to foster links within the European comics community. The UK’s Lakes International Comic Art…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Wed, December 23rd for a Special Festive Edition!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 21, 2020

Seeing the year out with a bang, our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Wednesday December 23rd with a festive special! (Note the one-off…

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Liminal 11 Announce Spring 2021 Line-Up Including Books from Emma Burleigh, Fumio Obata, Sean Michael Wilson and John Cei Douglas

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 18, 2020

“Mind, body, spirit” publisher Liminal 11 have announced their Spring 2021 books and there’s a whole host of talent who will be familiar to Broken Frontier readers in the mix….

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Slaughterhouse-Five – Ryan North and Albert Monteys Continually Twist the Comic Form in this Undeniably Self-Aware Adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Masterpiece

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • December 17, 2020

Ryan North and Albert Monteys continually twist the comic form in this undeniably self-aware adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece Slaughterhouse-Five, for BOOM! Studios/Archaia. In Slaughterhouse-Five, Ryan North and Albert Monteys…

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Dark Horse Announce ‘Everyone is Tulip’, a New Graphic Novel from Nicole Goux, Dave Baker and Ellie Hall Coming in June 2021

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 16, 2020

We were huge fans of Nicole Goux and Dave Baker’s F*ck Off Squad from Silver Sprocket (catch our review here at Broken Frontier for evidence of that) given the way it…

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Preview: Girlsplaining: A (Sorta) Memoir – Katja Klengel’s Topical and Socially Relevant Graphic Novel to Be Published by BOOM! Studios’ Archaia Imprint in 2021

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 16, 2020

Debuting in the early Spring Katja Klengel’s upcoming graphic novel will be published as part of BOOM! Studios’ Archaia much acclaimed Archaia imprint. We have a whopping 12-page preview of…

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Martin Eden’s ‘Zeros’, Set in a World Where Everyone Has a Super-Power, to Return in 2021

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 16, 2020

Martin Eden has been a part of the UK indie comics community for as long as we can remember! His Spandex series was one of the few small press super-hero…

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She Would Feel the Same – Emma Hunsinger’s Beautiful and Thought-Provoking Exploration of Relationships and Break-Ups from Shortbox

  • by Holly Raidl
  • December 15, 2020

She Would Feel the Same is a beautifully made book creating a detailed depiction of a break-up. It gives a refreshing take on the idea with a less dramatic portrayal…

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“I Want There to Be Many More Stories About and by These Kinds of Storytellers” – Zain Dada and Kumail Rizvi Talk About Khidr Comix Lab, a New Micropublisher Providing a Platform for Black, Brown and Muslim Creators

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 14, 2020

Launching today, Khidr Comix Lab is a new micropublishing venture seeking to provide a platform for Black, Brown and Muslim storytellers. Having had an advance look at some of the…

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Crossover #2 – This Image Series Remains Intriguing But, So Far, Lacks Depth

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • December 11, 2020

Last month, the hotly anticipated Image series Crossover landed, causing minor ripples throughout the comics community. Some found it filled with sparkling potential to address the nature of comics and…

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Galvanising Comics – Watch this Myriad Editions Online Panel Featuring Gareth Brookes, Corinne Pearlman, Woodrow Phoenix, Jenny Robins and More Here at Broken Frontier

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 10, 2020

Chaired by Aneurin Wright and featuring a whole host of comics folk from editors to artists through to the odd commentator on the form, the recently recorded online ‘Galvanising Comics’…

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Home Sick Pilots #1 – Dan Watters and Caspar Wijngaard Present a Finely Paced Tale of Horror and High School Band Rivalry

  • by John Trigonis
  • December 10, 2020

Paper Girls meets The Shining along the darker alleyways of Nineties nostalgia in Dan Watters and Caspar Wijngaard’s Home Sick Pilots from Image Comics. Turning over the cover to Dan…

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Rebellion Announce 2021 ‘Treasury of British Comics’ Collections – Includes More ‘Misty’, ‘Trigan Empire’ and the ‘Who Shot Roy Race?’ Storyline from ‘Roy of the Rovers’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 9, 2020

As we draw to the end of this strangest of all years something to look forward to in 2021 with the announcement of the line-up for next year’s Treasury of…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, December 10th for a Street Noise Books Special with Danny Noble, Woodrow Phoenix and Bishakh Som!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 8, 2020

Our long-running, fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday December 10th with a Street Noise Books Special! As usual we start at 7.30pm UK…

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Genius Animals? – Vali Chandrasekaran and Jun-Pierre Shiozawa’s Web-Based Collaboration Feels Both Fresh and Classic

  • by Jenny Robins
  • December 7, 2020

Genius Animals? is a lot of fun on a lot of levels. From US TV writer Vali Chandrasekaran (Modern Family, 30 Rock, My name is Earl) and France-based illustrator Jun-Pierre…

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Planet Paradise – Jesse Lonergan Propels Readers on a Journey Across Multiple Panels, Pages and Planets

  • by John Trigonis
  • December 4, 2020

Wielding a signature storytelling style all his own, Jesse Lonergan propels readers on a journey across multiple panels, pages, and planets in Planet Paradise from Image Comics. Without a doubt,…

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Holly – Steven Ingram’s Composed Depiction of Island Life Shows Us a Young Woman at a Crossroads

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 3, 2020

Scottish artist Steven Ingram has been building up a substantial comics presence in recent years, including Left, a graphic novel about a cult survivor facing up to the past, and…

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