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The Blade of Arozone – J. Edward Scott Fuses Sword and Sorcery and Dystopian Science Fantasy in an Intricately Rendered Minicomic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 22, 2019

Set in a post-apocalyptic future where humanity’s history has been largely forgotten outside of the mysterious Elder Race, J. Edward Scott’s The Blade of Arozone playfully fuses genres, bringing sword…

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Staff Picks for January 23, 2019 – Reel Love, Proxima Centauri, Minor Leagues and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 22, 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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Strangers in Paradise XXV #9 – Examining the Emotionally Rich and Superbly Complicated Characters of Terry Moore

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • January 21, 2019

Strangers in Paradise XXV represents the pinnacle of storytelling in the comics medium, and issue #9 is an absolute gem. No other creator working in comics today has single-handedly forged…

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Swim – Barbawk Invites Us to Face Our Own Fears in a Beautiful Piece of Anthropomorphic Slice-of-Life Storytelling

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 21, 2019

Last Autumn when I reviewed the latest Comic Book Slumber Party anthology Escape from Bitch Mountain, published by Avery Hill Publishing, there were a couple of artists in that collaborative…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Wednesday January 30th with Guest Artists Nic Mac, Ed Stockham and J. Edward Scott

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 18, 2019

The first Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2019 is imminent! And we’re starting the year with a cracking line-up of small press artists on Wednesday January 30th. Indie…

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DeadEndia: The Watcher’s Test – Demon Possession, Social Anxiety, Time-Travelling Assassins, Sarcastic Pop Culture References and Perfectly Timed Physical Comedy? Must Be a Tuesday in the World of DeadEndia

  • by Jenny Robins
  • January 17, 2019

Pantheon by Hamish Steele is one of my all-time favourite graphic novels, so I was really excited to read his new one DeadEndia. It’s pitched for a slightly younger audience…

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Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2019 – Spotlighting the Work of Aleesha Nandhra, Anna Readman, Barbawk, Joe Stone, Laurel Pettitt and Olivia Sualdea

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 16, 2019

It’s that time of year again when we showcase the work of six up-and-coming artists as part of our annual ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ initiative – half a…

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Preview: 2000 AD Villains Takeover Special – Judge Death, Lord Weird Slough Feg, Stix and Co Star in May’s Accessibly Priced One-Shot

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 16, 2019

Coming this May, as an extra Free Comic Book Day incentive, Rebellion will be publishing the 2000 AD Villains Takeover Special featuring some of the most diabolical minds and fearsome…

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Staff Picks for January 16, 2019 – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Tempest, Black Badge, The Sea and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 15, 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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SelfMadeHero Announce Spring 2019 Releases – Including Books on Guantánamo Bay, Basquiat and America’s Relationship with Cannabis

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 14, 2019

With an eclectic publishing mix that includes graphic biography, international comics, literary adaptations and original graphic novels, UK publisher SelfMadeHero’s publishing schedule always demands detailed consideration. Already in 2019 we’ve…

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Small Press Day 2019 Announced for July 13th – The UK and Ireland’s Celebration of Comics Self-Publishing Returns to Shops for its Fourth Year

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 14, 2019

The UK and Ireland’s Small Press Day returns this year on Saturday July 13th for its fourth annual celebration of comics self-publishing, micropublishing and DIY culture. The brainchild of cartoonist…

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Ron Smith, Farewell to a Legend – Looking Back on the Prolific Career of a 2000 AD Great

  • by Tony Ingram
  • January 11, 2019

On January 10th 2019, the world of British comics lost one of its finest artists, the legendary Ron Smith, who died at the age of 90 after several years of…

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Crowdfunding Corner Extra: Wings – Victoria Anderson and Wallis Eates Present the True Stories of Prisoners in Prose, Illustration and Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 11, 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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I Feel Machine – Shaun Tan and Tillie Walden Are Among the Contributors to this Unsettling SelfMadeHero Anthology Exploring the Darker Side of Our Relationship with Technology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 10, 2019

Humanity’s complex relationship with the technology it creates, relies on and arguably becomes subservient to is fertile ground for sci-fi/horror hybrid parable. SelfMadeHero’s anthology I Feel Machine explores those ideas in…

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Chlorine Gardens – Another Collection of Incisive Short Strips from Keiler Roberts, One of the Finest Slice-of-Life Practitioners in Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 9, 2019

Keiler Roberts doesn’t dress her autobiographical comics up in the trappings of knowingly contrived storytelling structure. Their relatability lies in their unrepentant honesty and naturalistic composition; in her frankness and…

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Staff Picks for January 9, 2019 – Gunning for Hits, Wildcat: Turbo Jones, Criminal and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 8, 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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The Thirteenth Floor Vol. 1 -The Treasury of British Comics Takes Us Back to a Horror Comics Cult Classic from the Pages of ‘Scream!’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 8, 2019

The Thirteenth Floor is perhaps the most fondly remembered of all the strips to originate in the very short-lived early ’80s British horror comics weekly Scream!. Written by the popular…

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My Father Was a Fisherman – Dáire Lawlor’s Haunting Folklore-Inspired Drama is an Impressive Long-Form Work from an Emerging Talent

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 7, 2019

In My Father Was a Fisherman Dáire Lawlor presents a multi-faceted tale that can read on a number of different levels. On the surface it’s a claustrophobic and tense thriller playing with…

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