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The Promise – Chloe Starling’s Fantasy Comics Short Makes Entrancing Use of Colour in a Tale of Obligation and Discovery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 17, 2020

A young woman. A promise she made. And the journey she undertakes to honour it. That’s the simple premise of Chloe Starling’s The Promise, another of the self-published comics I…

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Small Press Day 2020 Announced for July 18th – The UK and Ireland’s Celebration of Comics Self-Publishing Returns to Shops for its Fifth Year

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 17, 2020

It’s back for its fifth year! Small Press Day 2020 will take place on Saturday July 18th! The brainchild of cartoonist David Ziggy Greene, its aim is to provide a…

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Life Drawing: A Life Under Lights – Jessica Martin’s Showbiz Autobiography is also a Universal Tale of Family, Identity and Following Our Creative Muse

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 14, 2020

From self-published minicomics focusing on a classic age of cinema (including It Girl and Vivacity), to her work for serial comics publishers like DC’s Vertigo imprint and Titan Comics, through…

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Preview: Zebedee and the Valentines – Watch a Video Trailer of Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Abs Bailey’s New Graphic Novel from Avery Hill Publishing Here

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 14, 2020

Abs Bailey is one of a number of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists over the years to join the Avery Hill Publishing line-up (alongside such talents as Ellice…

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š! #37 – kuš! comics Take us “Down Down Under” in a Collection of the Work of 20-Plus Australian Comics Creators

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 13, 2020

In our recent Broken Frontier Awards not only was digest series š! nominated for Best Ongoing Series but we also inducted kuš! comics publishing team David Schilter and Sanita Muižniece…

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Stand in Your Power – Rachael Smith Runs the Emotional Gamut in Her Heartfelt Yet Witty Account of Surviving a Relationship Break-Up

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 12, 2020

Acting as both chronological and thematic sequel to her earlier book Wired Up Wrong, but still entirely accessible as a standalone work, Rachael Smith’s Stand in Your Power explores the…

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Inside Look: Future – A Creator Commentary from Writer Tom Woodman on His Graphic Novel Collaboration with Rupert Smissen and Aditya Bidikar, Crowdfunding Via Unbound Books

  • by Tom Woodman
  • February 12, 2020

Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis, process and…

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Myriad Announce Majid Adin’s ‘Hamid and Shakespeare’ – Debut Graphic Novel from Animator and Former Calais Jungle Camp Refugee to Explore the Crisis in 2021

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 12, 2020

Comics exploring the refugee crisis hasve had extensive coverage at Broken Frontier over the last couple of years including Samya Kullab, Jackie Roche and Mike Freihert’s Escape from Syria, Olivier…

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Staff Picks for February 12, 2020 – Alienated, Loud!, Tartarus and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 11, 2020

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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Shortlist for the 2020 LDComics Awards Announced – Winner to Be Announced at the LDComics Festival on March 29th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 11, 2020

The shortlist for this year’s LDC Awards (formerly known under the Laydeez do Comics banner) has been announced. The names of the selected artists for this women-only prize for graphic-novels-in-progress,…

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Preview: Post-Apocalypto – Tenacious D Come to Comics as Kyle Gass and Jack Black’s Comedy Rock Duo Team Up with Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2020

Coming this September, Kyle Gass and Jack Black’s comedy rock duo Tenacious D come to comics via Fantagraphics with the graphic novel Post-Apocalypto. We have a preview courtesy of Fantagraphics…

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Cardiff Comics Carnival Returns on March 29th!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2020

After the winter break it’s time to be thinking again about the annual comics calendar of events. We have a notable Spring one to announce today with the return of…

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Mary and Agnes – Cathy Brett’s True Tale of Two Teenage Penpals in 1920s Scotland Has a Twist in its Gorgeously Illustrated Pages

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2020

Cathy Brett’s tale of two 1920s penfriends reunited in reflection in the latter days of their lives may sound like touching if standard slice-of-life comics fare at a first glance…

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“The Dedication Angoulême Has to the Art and Craft of Comics is Unrivalled in My Experience” – Joe Stone Looks Back on Angoulême 2020

  • by Joe Stone
  • February 10, 2020

With the Angoulême buzz still at the forefront of the comics world’s collective consciousness we welcome 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ artist and Hackney Comic +…

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Laurel & Hardy Meet the Three Stooges – A Classic Comedy Team-Up Coming from American Mythology this Month

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2020

Monthly comics in that traditional US format can often feel inaccessible with their long story arcs designed for trade collections and a lack of easy entry, self-contained individual issues. American…

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Now #7 – Fantagraphics’ ‘New Comics Anthology’ is a Powerful Advocate for the Diverse Storytelling Potential of the Form

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 7, 2020

Fantagraphics’ anthology series Now (subtitled The New Comics Anthology) has gained deserved critical acclaim in its seven-issue life to date. Indeed it was nominated in both our 2017 and 2019…

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Plummet – Experience a Life in Freefall in Sherwin Tjia’s Fantastic Tale of Survival and Human Nature from Conundrum Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 6, 2020

The lurching feeling in your stomach as you find yourself endlessly falling into a void. It’s a triggering sensation that will have abruptly woken many of us from our slumber…

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The Wolf of Baghdad: Memoir of a Lost Homeland – Carol Isaacs Provides a Haunting Account of Persecution in Mid-Twentieth Century Iraq

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 6, 2020

Carol Isaacs, aka The Surreal McCoy, is a cartoonist whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Spectator and the Sunday Times. Her debut graphic novel The Wolf of…

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