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Zebedee and the Valentines – Abs Bailey’s Intense, Rewarding and Occasionally Trippy Character Study is a Confident and Affecting Debut Graphic Novel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 11, 2020

Zebedee and the Valentines is not the first time 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist Abs Bailey has been published by Avery Hill. Two years ago, in the Comic…

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Insider Art – Over 100 Creators Come Together in this Remarkable Benefit Anthology for Female and Non-Binary Retailers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 10, 2020

Launched in June, the Insider Art digital anthology aims to provide financial help for female and non-binary retailers as a response to the repercussions of the pandemic. With a playfully…

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The Last Kaiju – A Stunningly Illustrated Homage and Eco-Fable from Tobias Hamilton, Shane Melisse and Ishan Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 7, 2020

A loving homage to the Japanese Kaiju mega-monster genre of science fantasy, Tobias Hamilton and Shane Melisse’s The Last Kaiju (published by the Ishan Comics imprint) nevertheless manages to surpass…

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The Unknown – Anna Sommer’s Interlinked Parallel Narratives Make for a Compelling Study of Human Frailties

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 6, 2020

What makes the characters in Anna Sommer’s The Unknown so compelling is that they are all such flawed and, in some cases, almost broken individuals. Yet such is the subtlety…

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Victory Point – Owen D. Pomery’s Captivating Comic is a Refreshing Release and Reflection on Permanence and Perspective, from Avery Hill Publishing

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • August 5, 2020

Owen D. Pomery’s Victory Point tells the story of Ellen, a young woman who returns to the seaside town she grew up in – the titular town – and brings…

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2000 AD Publisher Rebellion Announces New T-Shirt Initiative to Help Save London’s Cartoon Museum

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 5, 2020

We’ve covered the efforts to ensure the future of London’s Cartoon Museum before here at Broken Frontier but word today from the fine crew at Rebellion of another initiative. An…

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Glass Town – Part Speculative Biography, Part Metafiction, Isabel Greenberg Brings the Brontë Juvenilia to Comics in Her Most Accomplished Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 4, 2020

Isabel Greenberg’s previous books from Jonathan Cape – The Encyclopedia of Early Earth and The One Hundred Nights of Hero – adapted and re-imagined myth and legend to create a…

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The UK Comics Creator Survey Publishes Its Research Report – Download it Here Today at Broken Frontier

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 4, 2020

Published today, the results of the first UK Comics Creator Survey – originally announced by our esteemed Comics Laureate Hannah Berry back in April – make for fascinating if perhaps…

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#ArtMubarak – Art Hashtag Initiative to Celebrate Art from the Muslim Community on August 10th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 3, 2020

It’s no secret that online promotion of artists and their practice has taken on a whole new added level of importance since March. Today on Twitter Shazleen Khan (creator of…

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The Junction – A Missing Child Reappears 12 Years After His Disappearance Not One Day Older in Norm Konyu’s Debut Graphic Novel Triumph

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 3, 2020

When I originally read the soundbite summary for Norm Konyu’s graphic novel The Junction – a debut work exploring the mysterious return of a missing child – it immediately grabbed…

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Hedra – Jesse Lonergan’s Cosmic Narrative is an Exquisite Piece of Pure Comics Craft from Image Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 31, 2020

The premise of Jesse Lonergan’s Hedra is, in isolation, a straightforward one. After nuclear war devastates the Earth, one lone astronaut wins a lottery that will see them embark on…

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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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