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BHP Comics Announce Two New Books for the End of 2020 with ‘Charlie Adlard Drawings + Sketches’ and ‘Dungeons on a Dime’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 16, 2020

In this most challenging of all years it’s still reassuring to see some of our favourite indies getting new projects out there and onto the shelves. BHP Comics have announced…

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IND-XED – Fraser Campbell and Lucy Sullivan Bring a Kafka-esque, Sci-Fi Parable to Bleak Life in this Impressive One-Shot Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 13, 2020

In Meredith’s bleak world the ultimate sanction is to find oneself IND-XED – a societal classification that negates someone’s very existence. The subject becomes a non-person, their identity cancelled and…

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#DrawYourBookshop – UK Publisher SelfMadeHero Announces Social Media Initiative to Support Bookshops in Lockdown

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 13, 2020

Here’s a neat idea from UK publisher SelfMadeHero to help some of our very favourite institutions in these challenging times. The #DrawYourBookshop initiative launches on Wednesday November 18th. Full details…

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Resident Alien: Your Ride’s Here #1 – Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse Pose the Ultimate Question: Will Harry Vanderspeigle Finally Be Going Home?

  • by John Trigonis
  • November 13, 2020

Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse return to Patience with Resident Alien: Your Ride’s Here from Dark Horse Comics, which poses the ultimate question: will Harry Vanderspeigle finally be going home?…

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Animal Spirits – Peter Morey Takes a Diverting Sidestep into Anthropomorphic Animal Warriors Territory

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 13, 2020

If you associate Peter Morey’s name with the hard-hitting and earnest autobio comics like Endswell or with his psychogeographical zines then his new comic Animal Spirits will come as something…

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Lawrence Lindell and Breena Nuñez Announce Laneha House, a New Bay Area-Based Small Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 12, 2020

Last month at Broken Frontier we drew your attention to anthology The BAYlies, curated by Lawrence Lindell (From Truth with Truth) and featuring the work of “22 Bay Area Cartoonists…

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“It’s Ultimately About Courage and Hope and Love and Friendship” – Jenny Robins Talks About the Characters and Themes of Her Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition-Winning ‘Biscuits (assorted)’, Published Today

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 12, 2020

Today marks the publication of Biscuits (assorted), the debut graphic novel of Broken Frontier’s very own Jenny Robins, published by Myriad Editions. The winner of the Myriad First Graphic Novel…

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Breakwater – Katriona Chapman Presents a Poignantly Observed Exploration of Friendship and Its Boundaries

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 11, 2020

Given how beautifully rendered her pencilled pages are it’s easy to overlook one of the subtler aspects of Katriona Chapman’s storytelling. It’s something that is undoubtedly one of her greatest…

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Journey to the Surface of the Earth #2 – In 2020 the Unrepentant, Escapist Silliness of Fraser Geesin is More Welcome than Ever

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 10, 2020

Following up on last year’s collection of Geesin goodies, Journey to the Surface of the Earth #2 is another compilation of vastly different comics strips and styles. Its mix of…

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For Sarah – Grief, Guilt, Regret and Bereavement Explored in Peony Gent’s Most Powerful Comic to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 10, 2020

I’d been meaning to contact you for a long time. I tell everyone and anyone. Compelled to justify that drift – a thing that happens often and endlessly, to almost…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, November 12th with Guest Artists Katriona Chapman and Shane Melisse

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 10, 2020

The nights are drawing in so what better way to cheer yourself up as winter approaches than to join in our long-running, fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink…

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Neurotic Fiction #1 – Joe Stone’s Interconnected Tales of Human-Robot Love Employ a Perfect Blend of Humour and Pathos

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 9, 2020

A tragicomic tale of relationships, interpersonal connections, and loneliness, Joe Stone’s new comic Neurotic Fiction is an expert blend of explicit gags, snappy dialogue and very human fragility. It follows…

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Giga #1 – Alex Paknadel and John Lê Put a New Spin on Giant Robots in this Perfectly Structured Opening Issue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2020

The first issue of Giga from Vault Comics is, quite simply, an object lesson in how to write an opening chapter of a monthly comic. That’s an art that has been…

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Crossover #1 – An Intriguing, and Problematic, First Issue of the Much Anticipated New Image Comics Series

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • November 6, 2020

“Who is more real: Us? Or Superman?”. This is the provocative question that opens the anticipated new Image series Crossover by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe and John J….

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Dracula, Motherf*cker! – Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson Bring Us a Bite-Sized Morsel of Psychedelic Stoker Set in the 1970s

  • by John Trigonis
  • November 5, 2020

Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson bring us a bite-sized morsel of psychedelic Stoker set in the 1970s with Dracula, Motherf*cker! from Image Comics. Vampire fans, rejoice! If you’re tired…

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Happy Hour #1 – Milligan and Montenat Find Plenty to Smile About in the Pursuit of Unhappiness

  • by Tom Murphy
  • November 5, 2020

Sometimes it’s okay to be unhappy, see. Sometimes being miserable is a sane reaction to shitty circumstances. At the time of writing, Agent Mann, a leading player in this opening…

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2000 AD Prog 2206 – Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Anna Readman Shines in Her 2000 AD Regened Debut

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 4, 2020

Part of the 2000 AD ‘Regened’ initiative that provides accessible, all-ages, one-shot issues with complete-in-one stories every few months, Prog #2206 of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic is a heady mix…

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Retroflect: The Living Mummy – Supernatural Thrillers with an Oft Overlooked Star of Marvel’s 1970s Horror Boom

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2020

Retroflect has a long history at Broken Frontier, having been both a series of blogs and an ongoing column here in the past. Today we return to this irregular feature…

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