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Lodger – Black Crown Collect the Laphams’ Taut Thriller Tale of Twisted Love, Revenge and a Gun Named Golddigger

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 16, 2019

To discuss in detail the twisting, turning narrative of Black Crown’s Lodger (now collected in this trade paperback volume) would be to miss the point of a book that asks its audience…

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Skip – Molly Mendoza’s Truly Magnificent Visual Spectacle is Also a Deeply Human Story from Nobrow Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 15, 2019

When looking at Nobrow Press’s publishing output this year what immediately strikes the reader is the diversity of approaches and subject matter represented in its 2019 line-up this year. From…

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Girl in the World – Silver Sprocket Presents Caroline Cash’s Timeless Tale of Disenfranchised Youth Embracing the Times They Live In

  • by Jenny Robins
  • August 14, 2019

A timeless tale of disenfranchised youth embracing the times they live in, cool kids now constantly connected by their phones, yet often still not listening to each other very much….

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Staff Picks for August 14, 2019 – Once & Future, The Night, The Vigilant: Legacy and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 13, 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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Stig & Tilde: Vanisher’s Island – A Coming of Age Story with an Unexpected Twist from Max de Radiguès and Nobrow Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 12, 2019

From Weegee: Serial Photographer to Hobo Mom there’s no doubting the versatility of Belgian creator Max de Radiguès. Stig & Tilde: Vanisher’s Island, his latest offering from Nobrow Press, is…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Thursday August 29th with a Hackney Comic + Zine Fair Special Including Guest Artists Joe Stone, Olivia Sullivan and Shangomola Edunjobi

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 12, 2019

Hackney Comic + Zine Fair is coming and our Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is celebrating the newest comics event on the London calendar with a HCZF…

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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Hey, Amateur!, Department of the Peculiar Goes Pop, The Ghost in the Window and Come Together

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 9, 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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Last Cigarettes – Jayde Perkin’s Graphic Monologue on Tobacco’s Seductive Grip is Unflinching in its Honesty

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 9, 2019

Jayde Perkin’s work has taken many presentational forms over the last few years from multiple self-published comics to her recent ELCAF-debuting and critically acclaimd graphic memoir I’m Not Ready, through…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Flem – Rebecca Rosen’s Fever Dream of a Graphic Novel Traces the Course of a Young Life in Crisis

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 9, 2019

Rebecca Rosen’s Flem is a deliberately challenging comic on a number of levels. It’s a book which asks the reader to interpret and find meaning in its protagonist Julia Maarten’s…

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Lettuce Bee #1 – Simon Moreton and Ali Bamford’s Zine-Style Anthology Provides a Community Platform for Creators Including Peony Gent, Jayde Perkin, Sabba Khan and John Porcellino

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 8, 2019

When Simon Moreton previewed zine-style anthology Lettuce Bee (co-edited by Moreton and Ali Bamford) to us here at Broken Frontier he described its contributors as “old friends, new friends, strangers, and…

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Mixtape #1 – Exploring the Inventive Anthology Comic from India’s Studio Kokaachi Publishing House

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 7, 2019

Last year at Thought Bubble I had the pleasure of meeting the team from the Indian comics storytelling and publishing house Studio Kokaachi who gave me copies of their flagship…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Book of Sarah – Profound Truths Rest Between the Covers of Sarah Lightman’s Autobiographical Graphic Narrative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 7, 2019

To describe Sarah Lightman’s The Book of Sarah as simply autobiography would be to miss the important questions it also poses on identity, belonging and the familial threads that connect…

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Staff Picks for August 7, 2019 – Coffin Bound, Stig & Tilde, Berserker Unbound and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 6, 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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Bags (Or a Story Thereof) – Gavin Fullerton Adapts Patrick McHale’s Weird but Very Human Story of One Man’s Love for His Missing Dog

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 5, 2019

Bags (Or a Story Thereof) has been adapted by Gavin Fullerton from a projected novel that eventually became an experimental short story by animator Patrick McHale (creator of Over the…

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Flat Filters – Tal Brosh and Chino Moya’s Surreal Journey of Self-Discovery Introduces Two Exciting New Talents to the Comics World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 5, 2019

It’s a rare thing indeed to read a debut comic as assured and confident in its storytelling, and as conversant with the language of the form, as writer Chino Moya…

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Ghost Comics Festival Returns to Glasgow on October 26th – Open Call for Exhibitor Applications Announced

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 2, 2019

Last year saw a new comics event debut in Glasgow when João Sobral (O Panda Gordo), Jules Scheele (Queer: A Graphic History) and Jessica Taylor co-founded and launched Ghost Comics…

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No Ivy League – Hazel Newlevant’s Coming-of-Age Graphic Memoir from Lion Forge Explores White Privilege from a Teen Perspective

  • by Holly Raidl
  • August 2, 2019

No Ivy League explores the idea of checking your privilege through the lens of creator Hazel Newlevant. As made clear in their accompanying author note, the experiences described in the…

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Preview: Things to Do Instead of Killing Yourself – Tara Booth and Jon-Michael Frank’s New Book from Floating World Comics Draws on Their Own Experiences of Depression and Anxiety

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 1, 2019

Comics have a particular connective power when it comes to depicting and exploring issues of mental health. So much so that we’ve dedicated a whole list of sequential art resources…

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