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Inspired to Innovate – New Association of Illustrators Exhibition of Cutting Edge Illustration Features Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Aleesha Nandhra

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 23, 2019

We’re always pleased to publicise the wider artistic activities of our annual ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ here at Broken Frontier and, for the second time this year (after…

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š! #36 – ‘Plant Power’ is the Theme of the Latest kus! comics Digest Anthology with Work from Peony Gent, Patrick Kyle and Roman Muradov

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 23, 2019

As one might suspect from an anthology with the theme of ‘Plant Power’, the latest issue of Latvian publisher kuš! comics signature š! anthology sees more than its fair share…

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Horizontal Collaboration – Navie and Carole Maurel Bring Forgotten WWII Stories of Forbidden Love to Life Via Korero Press

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • September 20, 2019

There is something decidedly prosaic about a title like Horizontal Collaboration until one is informed of what the term once meant to the French. During World War II, it referred…

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Rat Time – The Profound and the Ephemeral Are Bound Up in Unlikely Union in Another Remarkable Compilation of Keiler Roberts’ Autobio Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 19, 2019

The third Keiler Roberts book from Koyama Press after Sunburning and Chlorine Gardens, Rat Time is another fine example of the artist’s distinctive voice in the world of autobiographical comics….

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Black Crown Comes to Orbital Comics – It’s a Party Extravaganza in London with a Host of the Coolest Creators on October 26th!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 19, 2019

Fresh off their recent crowdfunding success for Hey, Amateur!, comes the news that the Black Crown crew will be hosted by London’s Orbital Comics for a huge signing and party…

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Preview: Something is Killing the Children #2 -Take an Advance Look at the Second Issue of the Smash Hit Horror Comic from BOOM! Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 18, 2019

Something is Killing the Children has proved to be one of the monster serial comics hits of the summer, with numerous reprintings already for its first issue. We reviewed its…

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Staff Picks for September 18, 2019 – Internet Crusader, Rat Time, kuš! comics, Steeple and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 17, 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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Witchy – Ariel Slamet Ries’ Character-Driven Story is a Perfect Addition to Any Fantasy Fan’s Shelves

  • by Holly Raidl
  • September 16, 2019

Originally a webcomic, Witchy Vol. 1 introduces us to a world of fantasy in which hair length indicates an individual’s proficiency for magic. Ariel Slamet Ries creates a world with…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Thursday September 26th with Guest Creators Sabba Khan, Peter Morey, Tom Woodman and Rupert Smissen

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 16, 2019

Summer may be drawing to a close but our Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw has one last hurrah for the lighter evenings. Say goodbye to the summer…

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The Avant-Guards Vol. 1 – Love, Friendship and Basketball Abound in Usdin and Hayes’ Escapist Comedy Drama

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 13, 2019

Compiling the first four issues of Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes’ 12-issue series (or maxiseries as we used to call them back in the day), The Avant-Guards is ostensibly that…

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Laydeez do Comics Presents ‘The Cartoonist Tool Kit: Professional Development Workshops for Cartoonists and Illustrators’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 13, 2019

Our friends at Laydeez do Comics have let us know about their latest Professional Development Workshops for comics creators running in October and November. With no less than three Broken…

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Preview: British Ice – Owen D. Pomery’s Top Shelf Productions Graphic Novel Now Available for Pre-Order

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 12, 2019

We’ve been covering the work of Owen D. Pomery for so long now that our earliest reviews are on the old Broken Frontier site from way back in 2013. We…

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Dreamers of the Day – Beth Barnett Details Her Research into the Life of T.E. Lawrence in an Endearingly Enthusiastic Piece of Graphic Memoir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 11, 2019

A comic about researching for another potential comic might sound like it’s all kinds of self-indulgently meta but Beth Barnett’s Dreamers of the Day is the polar opposite; an honest,…

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Tales from Harrow County – Dark Horse’s Southern Gothic Horror Series Returns with a New Miniseries from Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook and Naomi Franquiz

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 10, 2019

Top news for fans of the Broken Frontier Award-nominated Harrow County series today with an announcement that a new story arc comes later this year, and just in time for…

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Staff Picks for September 11, 2019 – Are You Listening?, Mimi and the Wolves, The ABC of Typography and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 10, 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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Crowdfunding Corner Extra: Hitsville UK – John Riordan and Dan Cox’s British Small Press Institution Gets a Much Deserved Collected Edition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 10, 2019

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

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Looking Back at Hackney Comic + Zine Fair 2019 – Joe Stone’s Triumphant Day of Comics Community is One We’ll Be Remembering for a Long Time to Come

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 9, 2019

If you’ve been anywhere near comics social media today then you will no doubt have seen the outpouring of love for yesterday’s first Hackney Comic + Zine Fair and its…

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Something is Killing the Children #1 – BOOM! Studios’ Moodily Unnerving New Horror Series Lives Up to All the Hype

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 9, 2019

When it comes to a new horror comic the greatest compliment I can pay is to compare it to the visceral fear induced by the Moore/Bissette/Totleben/Wood Swamp Thing issues. And…

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