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Staff Picks for November 13, 2019 – Billionaires, Our Encounters with Evil, The Dollhouse Family, La Voz De M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 12, 2019

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…

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Preview: Our Encounters with Evil – Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell Reunite for this Horror Sequel from Dark Horse Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 12, 2019

Two years ago when we reviewed Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell’s horror pastiche Mr. Higgins Comes Home here at Broken Frontier we described it as “a boisterous romp of a…

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Myriad Launches 2020 First Graphic Novel Competition for Debut Authors and Announces Two New Competition Signings

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 12, 2019

The Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition holds a special place in our hearts here at BF given that it echoes the site’s main aim to promote, champion and take the…

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King’s Reach: John Sanders’ Twenty-Five Years at the Top of Comics – Rebellion Announce the 2020 Memoir of a Key Figure in British Comics History

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 11, 2019

Another day, another intriguing press release from Rebellion. This time, for the comics history buffs, it’s news of the memoir of major IPC Comics player John Sanders. The full press…

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Thought Bubble 2019 – A Visual Look Back on an Inspirational Two Days at the New Incarnation of the Yorkshire Comic Art Festival

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 11, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! Our final Thought Bubble post every year is the customary festival scrapbook round-up (from a very Broken Frontier perspective of course) and, with the festival’s double move…

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New ‘Best of 2000 AD’ Series to Debut in 2020 – Rebellion Set to Showcase the Finest Stories of the Comic’s Modern Era

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 11, 2019

With a potential double sales pull targeting both new readers looking for an easy jumping-on point and established audiences looking to revisit old favourites, Rebellion have announced their latest project…

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Preview: Blop, Martian Explorer – Alex Hahn’s Endearing Alien Adventurer Returns in this Collection of Short Stories

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 8, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! One last preview for this weekend’s Thought Bubble now and it’s an old favourite at Broken Frontier. We’re big fans of Alex Hahn’s alien explorer Blop and…

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Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Premium Special – The Eagerly Awaited Collection of Josh Hicks’s Outlandish and Slapstick Yet Touching and Poignant Comics Sitcom

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! There’s been an ongoing theme in our Thought Bubble coverage this year with a deliberate focus on books and creators we feel should have been picked up…

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Barking – Mental Health and Grief Explored in the Starkest Visual Metaphor in Lucy Sullivan’s Haunting Graphic Novel from Unbound

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! When I first saw Lucy Sullivan’s early art for Barking (back when we were initially supporting the Unbound Books crowdfunding campaign for the book) I was immediately…

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Avery Hill Publishing Announce 2020 Publishing List – Includes Books from Owen D. Pomery, Charlot Kristensen, Zoe Thorogood, Patrick Wray, Katriona Chapman and 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Abs Bailey

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2019

Multiple Broken Frontier Award-winning publisher Avery Hill have provided us with details of their 2020 publishing schedule and, as you can imagine, it’s a genuinely exciting line-up. Of course, from…

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Thought Bubble 2019 Preview: Goblins – A New Volume of Roulot and Martinage’s Comedic Fantasy Series Debuts from Sloth Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! The Sloth Comics crew will have a third volume of Roulot and Martinage’s Goblins series (subtitled ‘Failing Apart’) debuting at Thought Bubble this year. Sloth put out…

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Chip McFitz: Joint Fever – Mat Greaves’ Comedy Reporter Investigates the World of Marijuana in this Fun Escapist Fare with an Eccentric Personality All of Its Own

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! The latest in the series of comics starring Los Angeles Trombone reporter Charles Fitzgerald, otherwise known as Chip McFitz, Matt Greaves’ Chip McFitz: Joint Fever sees the…

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Coin-Op #8: Infatuation – Peter and Maria Hoey’s Celebration of the Language of Comics is Our Thought Bubble 2019 ‘Comic of the Festival’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2019

Since we first covered their work prior to ELCAF last year we’ve become rather enchanted here at Broken frontier by the comics of Peter and Maria Hoey, the sibling partnership…

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Sticky Ribs #2 – Two More Casually Chilling Tales from that Great Master of the Macabre Dan White

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! Dan White is a master storyteller on two main fronts. Let’s start with the first of those qualities and White’s marked ability to so empathetically portray the…

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Thought Bubble 2019 Preview: Jazz Creepers #2 – The Broken Frontier Award-Winning Anthology Returns with Work from Douglas Noble, Gareth A Hopkins, Paul Jon Milne, Sarah Horrocks and Co

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 5, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! The winner of last year’s Best New Series in our annual Broken Frontier Awards, anthology Jazz Creepers debuts its newest edition at Thought Bubble this weekend. The…

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Staff Picks for November 6, 2019 – These Savage Shores, Erf, Bolivar Eats New York and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 5, 2019

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…

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Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Jayde Perkin Nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Award for ‘Mum’s Jumper’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 5, 2019

We are always so delighted here at BF to see the continued progress of the artists from our annual Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ programmes as they…

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Radioactive Animals – Jacek Matysiak Revisits the Chernobyl Disaster from the Perspective of the Local Wildlife

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 5, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! We’ve seen a number of comics and graphic novels dealing with the Chernobyl disaster over the years, including Francisco Sánchez and Natacha Busto’s Chernobyl: The Zone from…

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