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Preview: Lizard in a Zoot Suit – Latinx Cartoonist Marco Finnegan’s YA Graphic Novel Sees “History, Race and Science Fiction Collide” from Graphic Universe

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 31, 2020

To take you into the weekend we have a several=page preview of Marco Finnegan’s Lizard in a Zoot Suit YA graphic novel coming imminently from Graphic Universe… Los Angeles’ Zoot…

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Phoolan Devi: Rebel Queen – NBM and Claire Fauvel Explore the Life and Times of India’s Most Famous Female Dacoit

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • July 31, 2020

What could compel Claire Fauvel, a French illustrator and animator, to create a 220-page graphic biography of Phoolan Devi, arguably India’s most famous dacoit? A question like this would never…

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The Flood That Did Come – Patrick Wray’s Experimental Tale of “a Little England Drowning in its Own Future Past” is a Wittily Eccentric and Darkly Comedic Affair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 30, 2020

Avery Hill Publishing describe Patrick Wray’s debut graphic novel The Flood That Did Come as being set in “a little England drowning in its own future past” which is a…

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When Stars Are Scattered – Victoria Jamieson Adapts Omar Mohamed’s Poignant Coming-of-Age Story of Escaping the Somali Civil War and Growing Up in a Refugee Camp

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 29, 2020

Comics has proved to be an ideal format for explorations of the refugee crisis over the last few years. From Broken Frontier Award-winning offerings like the Red Cross’s Over Under…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, July 30th with Guest Artists Sajan Rai, Holly Raidl and Knifeson Yu

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 29, 2020

This Thursday July 30th sees the return of our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw. We’re back again at 7.30pm BST on Twitter. Not only do…

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What We Don’t Talk About – Charlot Kristensen’s Exploration of Racism, Privilege and Interracial Relationships Marks the Emergence of a Major New Voice in Indie Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 28, 2020

Kristensen’s vibrant visual characterisation, immersive employment of colour and playful sense of pacing marks her out as a genuinely exciting new emerging talent to watch. Those were my words earlier…

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Upgrade Soul – Ezra Claytan Daniels Uses the Science Fiction Genre as a Conduit for Thought-Provoking Questions Regarding Race, Identity and What it Means to Be Human

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • July 28, 2020

Upgrade Soul is a thought-provoking science fiction comic about Hank and Molly Nonnar, an elderly couple who are deciding how to be remembered by the world; and how they can…

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Buuza!! Vol. 2: In the Land of Spider Silk – Shazleen Khan’s Broken Frontier Award-Winning “LGBTQ, Slice-of-Life, Urban Fantasy Webcomic” Showcased in a Second Essential Print Volume

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 27, 2020

Shazleen Khan’s webcomic series Buuza!! gained notable recognition here at Broken Frontier when our readers and team voted it Best Webcomic in our 2019 Awards. Khan’s tale of “found family,…

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Big Black: Stand at Attica – Archaia’s Retelling of the Story of Frank ‘Big Black’ Smith and the 1971 Attica State Prison Rebellion Feels No Less Timely Today

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • July 27, 2020

Recalling a moment in US history from 1971, the story of Frank ‘Big Black’ Smith and the Attica State Prison rebellion feels no less timely today. A collaboration between Big…

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Small Press Day 2020 Goes Online on Saturday, August 15th – Get Your Self-Published Comic a Broken Frontier One-Tweet Review Promo on the Day with the Hashtag #SPDBFREVIEW!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 27, 2020

As with just about every comics-related event in 2020 this year’s UK and Ireland Small Press Day has moved online with a day of events on August 15th taking part…

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Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence – Joel Christian Gill’s Bruising Memoir is a Call for Empathy and Understanding

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 24, 2020

Fights, Joel Christian Gill’s often bruising memoir, pretty much starts with his nightmarish earliest memory. The scared young Joel, dragged along by his mother after her release from prison, sees…

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Broken Frontier at ELCAF Online 2020 (UPDATED) – Catch Our Instagram Chats on Creating in Lockdown this Friday, July 24th with Shangomola Edunjobi, Charlot Kristensen and Rachael Smith

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 23, 2020

UPDATED: We hope you enjoyed our ELCAF Online video chats with Shangomola Edunjobi, Charlot Kristensen and Rachael Smith over on the ELCAF Instagram. Below are all the links you’ll need…

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Chris Ryall to Leave IDW Publishing as President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 22, 2020

Huge news coming from IDW overnight that Chris Ryall, who has been with the publisher since 2004 is leaving as President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer. Ryall’s new ventures are…

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That Texas Blood #1 – A Sardonic Slow Burn of Cinematic Proportions from Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips and Image Comics

  • by John Trigonis
  • July 21, 2020

In his letter at the end of That Texas Blood #1, writer Chris Condon admits that this story was originally intended as a movie, but no one was willing to…

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The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories – Iron Circus Tackles Classic Folk Tales in Fresh and Freaky Ways

  • by Jenny Robins
  • July 20, 2020

In The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories a range of Iron Circus artists tackle classic folk tales in fresh and freaky ways, appropriate for children, if they’re…

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Ahoy Comics Announces Wave 5 in Their Publishing Line-Up – Includes New ‘Second Coming’ and Milligan and Montenat’s ‘Happy Hour’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 20, 2020

Ahoy Comics are rapidly becoming the serial comics publisher of the moment with an ever changing and always eclectic line-up of books that can be fun, socially relevant, outrageous, or…

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Preview: The Devil’s Red Bride #1 – Vault Comics to Publish “a Samurai Grindhouse Epic” from Sebastian Girner and John Bivens

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 20, 2020

With Sebastian Girner (whose work we enjoyed on Scales & Scoundrels a few years back) and John Bivens (again, a creator whose contributions to Cult Classic: Creature Feature got a big…

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Nailbiter Returns #1-2 – After Three Years, Williamson and Henderson Bring Their Unique Brand of Butchery Back for an All New Misadventure into Madness from Image Comics

  • by John Trigonis
  • July 20, 2020

Between 2014 and 2017, Image Comics’s Nailbiter took the thriller genre to harrowing new heights of terror. The plot centers around what makes someone a serial killer and explores the small town…

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