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Staff Picks for February 26, 2020 – Tomorrow, Protector, Amethyst and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 25, 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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Seller on the Threshold – Claude TC’s Sci-Fi Satire Pokes Witty Fun at Online Consumerism

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 24, 2020

Featuring his Immortal Ewan character, Claude TC’s Seller on the Threshold is a prime example of the artist’s particular mix of darkly irreverent humour and pop cultural parody, with a…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Thursday February 27th with Guest Artists Rebecca K. Jones, Takayo Akiyama and Claude TC

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 24, 2020

It’s time for the second Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw this week on Thursday February 27th, and this time we have faces old and new on the…

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Gender: A Graphic Guide – Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele Provide a Concise and Accessible Exploration of Gender Identity

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 21, 2020

If you’re a Broken Frontier reader then you are already well aware of the power of graphic narrative to communicate, educate and inform. Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele’s Gender: A…

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Frontier #22: Tunde Adebimpe – Ruminations on Death and Perception in the Latest Issue of Youth in Decline’s Comics Monograph Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 20, 2020

Over the last few weeks we’ve been gradually catching up with some of the recent issues of Youth in Decline’s quarterly art and comics monograph series Frontier. The latest number…

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Fizzle #1-3 – Whit Taylor’s Beautifully Observed Slice-of-Life Tale from Radiator Comics Possesses an Emotional Immediacy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 20, 2020

Whit Taylor’s minicomics series Fizzle, published by Radiator Comics, has been something of a slow burn read to date, and that has very much been a huge part of its…

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Bitter Root #6 – The Critically Acclaimed 1920s Monster-Hunting Series Returns with a Solid and Compelling Jumping-on Point Issue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 19, 2020

‘Family Business’, the first Bitter Root story arc, established the Sangerye family, a monster-hunting clan whose status had diminished over the years. Set in the 1920s, during the Harlem Renaissance,…

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Illustrated Haiku – Sajan Rai Introduces Us to a Fantasy Realm that is Diverse, Magical, Bizarre and Unashamedly Irreverent

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 19, 2020

When I say that I have always found Sajan Rai to be a curious creative voice I mean that in a distinctly positive way. His work feels notably different from…

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Mark Waid Named Publisher of Humanoids Ahead of a Year Celebrating the Publisher’s Legacy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 19, 2020

An announcement this week preceding what looks set to be a banner year for Humanoids with the news that US comics writer Mark Waid has been announced as Publisher. The…

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Curls – Charlot Kristensen’s Autobiographical Minicomic Captures Her Feelings of Exclusion in this Account of Growing Up with Naturally Curly Hair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 18, 2020

In a recent Avery Hill Publishing press release I was quoted as saying of the work of Charlot Kristensen that “Kristensen’s vibrant visual characterisation, immersive employment of colour and playful…

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Join the Future #1 – An Intriguing Look Forward and Backwards in Genre Time and Space that Might Say Something True about the Here and Now

  • by Jenny Robins
  • February 18, 2020

Why not Join the Future for an intriguing look forward and backwards in genre time-space that might say something true about the here and now. #1 out in March. If…

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Staff Picks for February 19, 2020 – BANG!, Plunge, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Return of Effie Kolb and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 18, 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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British Ice – Owen D. Pomery’s Bleak Thriller Explores the Legacy of Empire and the Devastating Consequences of Colonialism

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 17, 2020

A few weeks ago when we made British Ice our ‘Comic of the Week’ at Broken Frontier we also noted that we have been following the progression of its creator…

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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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