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Boomerang Part 1 – Recession Era Britain in the 2000s Provides the Backdrop to Rebecca K. Jones’s Slice-of-Life Meditation on Unemployment, Mental Health and Adulthood

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 3, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! The list of comics accomplishments of UK small presser Rebecca K. Jones is an impressive one. Her short story ‘Lazy Sunday’ was shortlisted for the Cape/Observer/ Comica Graphic…

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Progress – This Year’s WIP Comics Anthology Features the Inventive Talents of Lara Callaghan, Bruno Stead, Chloe Starling, Zach Cobb, Alexandre Szolnoky, Mereida Fajardo and More in a Bumper Edition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! The latest anthology from the WIP Comics group – a supportive monthly London “work-in-progress” meet-up for aspiring creators to share practice and foster comics community – debuts at…

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Hope 43 – Ruined Cityscapes and Hidden Truths in Tom Mortimer’s Foray into Science Fiction

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Before Komisk back in March it had been a few years since I last covered the work of Tom Mortimer here at Broken Frontier in what would have…

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Miseyieki – Shangomola Edunjobi’s African Coming-of-Age Story Should Be on Everyone’s “Must-Buy” Lists at Hackney Comic + Zine Fair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Obviously, the immediate element of Shangomola Edunjobi’s self-published comic Miseyieki to first catch the reader’s attention is its powerfully striking cover with that quite stunning use of colour…

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Leam Comic Con Celebrates 5 Years of Keeping Comic Con About Comics on Saturday October 5th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2019

As we hit late summer it means that UK festival season is on the horizon and our comics diaries here at Broken Frontier Towers are beginning to fill. Returning to…

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Too Serious to Sleep – Elizabeth Querstret’s ‘Musings of My Mind’ Prove to Be Both Profound and Whimsical

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 30, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! “My name is Elizabeth and I am addicted to creating and expressing thoughts.” So much of UK small presser Elizabeth Querstret’s practice can be summed up in that…

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The Artist: The Circle of Life – Raw, Tender, Silly and Sweet, Anna Haifisch’s Surreal Satire on the Life of Emerging Artists Manages to be Joyful Despite Being Composed Mostly of Disasters

  • by Jenny Robins
  • August 30, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! When Anna Haifisch received an email from Vice magazine in 2015 inviting her to do a weekly cartoon strip she said yes right away. Given a blank slate,…

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9 Panels – The UK’s First Dedicated Graphic Novel Literary Agency Launched by BHP Comics Founder Sha Nazir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 29, 2019

Just a couple of months back we interviewed BHP Comics founder Sha Nazir here at Broken Frontier and today there’s more exciting news coming from his direction with the announcement…

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Forest – Daniel Clough’s Twisting ‘Future Shocks’-Style Sci-Fi Takes Us from the Lonely Void of Space to a Verdant Alien World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 29, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! On a long-term mission in space aboard the SS Kitsune, a lone explorer reflects on his years of solitude and a voyage where human contact seems almost like…

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Catastrophising – Matthew Dooley’s Droll and Laidback Wit is a Delight in Another Collection of Worldweary Reflections on Modern Living

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 28, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Many BF readers will remember that cartoonist Matthew Dooley’s work was a fixture in such well-regarded anthologies as Dirty Rotten Comics and Off Life before his 2016 Cape/Observer/Comica…

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“My Process of Creating Comics Comes from Either a Random Word I Wrote, or a Short Story I Had while Being Half Asleep” – Olivia Sullivan on Her Experimental and Abstract Comics Practice

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 28, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Olivia Sullivan was one of our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘  and is an artist whose work many readers will first have discovered in…

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Staff Picks for August 28, 2019 – The Beano, Tommy Gun Wizards, Grease Bats, Marvel Comics #1000 and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 27, 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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Endswell #2 – The Second Instalment of Peter Morey’s Generational Slice-of-Lifer Provides a Canine Perspective on Events

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 27, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Last year’s Thought Bubble saw the debut of the first instalment of Peter Morey’s Endswell; a self-published generational saga that combined family politics and social commentary and was…

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Threadbare – Embroidery, Eroticism and the Fetishisation of Technology Converge in the Latest Experimental Comic from the Pioneering Gareth Brookes

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 26, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Two and a half years ago, Gareth Brookes contributed a story to the ‘BFFs’-themed issue of Latvian publisher kuš! comics’ digest-sized š! anthology. It was one of the…

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Hilda and the Mountain King – Luke Pearson’s World-Building Comes Full Circle in a Beautifully Poignant Pivotal Chapter in the Hilda Saga from Flying Eye Books

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 26, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Originally introduced way back in 2010 in Hildafolk, at the time part of Nobrow Press’s fledgling 17 x 23 series, the adventures of Luke Pearson’s plucky heroine Hilda…

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“I’ve Been Mentioning it to Literally Everyone I Meet, Whether They Know Who I Am or Not” – Joe Stone on Organising the Inaugural Hackney Comic + Zine Fair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 26, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Beginning today at Broken Frontier we have two weeks of coverage of comics and creators you can catch at the inaugural Hackney Comic + Zine Fair on Sunday…

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Sparrowhawk – Enjoy the Sheer Choreographed Spectacle of Dawson and Basla’s Dark Fantasy from BOOM! Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 23, 2019

It’s a catchy hook but whether the somewhat awkward tagline “Teen Victorian Fairy Fight Club” really gives the premise of Sparrowhawk its due is debatable. Written by Delilah S. Dawson…

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Bella at the Bar Book One – The Treasury of British Comics Brings this Timeless 1970s Gymnastics Strip Back to Vibrant Life

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 22, 2019

Running for ten years between 1974 and 1984, Bella at the Bar holds a place as not just one of the most popular comic strips in the UK’s weekly Tammy…

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