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Laydeez do Comics Award 2019 – Submissions Are Open for the Second Laydeez Prize!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 29, 2018

A reminder that submissions for the second Laydeez do Comics Award are now open for this year’s prize for a graphic-novel-in-progress by a female-identifying creator. Long-term BF readers may remember…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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24 Panels – Over 50 Creators Come Together in a Truly Powerful Benefit Anthology for the Survivors of the Grenfell Tower Fire

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 28, 2018

Whenever approaching a review of a project like 24 Panels there’s an understandable temptation to suspend a critical eye; to focus on promotion and publicity first and foremost. In short,…

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Staff Picks for November 28, 2018 – Ken Reid’s Creepy Creations, Eternity Girl, These Savage Shores and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 27, 2018

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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Avery Hill Publishing Announce New Releases for 2019 – Including Books from Claire Scully, Scott Jason Smith, George Wylesol and Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Creator Shanti Rai

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 26, 2018

As end-of-year lists and awards nomination begin to materialise across the internet it’s easy at this point in the calendar to be looking back fondly at the twelve months that…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Weegee: Serial Photographer – Max de Radiguès and Wauter Mannaert Take Us to 1930s New York in Conundrum Press’s Fascinating Graphic Biography

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 23, 2018

“Tragedy comes to New Yorkers so naturally…” So says Arthur Fellig, aka Weegee, a renowned figure on the 1930s-40s New York press beat in one key sequence in the pages…

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Cover Reveal: De Walvis – Broken Frontier Founder Frederik Hautain’s Debut Graphic Novel in Collaboration with Hanne Dewachter Debuts in February

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 22, 2018

It’s always a treat to see members of the wide Broken Frontier family fulfilling their dreams and going on to ever greater achievements. Whether that be our talented team of…

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Rebellion Announce 2019 Graphic Novel Line-Up from 2000 AD and the Treasury of British Comics – Highlights Include Leo Baxendale, Ken Reid, ‘Battle’ and ‘Misty’ Reprints and ‘Death Wish’!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 21, 2018

While the end of the year is still a few weeks off Rebellion are thinking ahead to their 2019 graphic novel/collections publishing schedule and have shared their plans today for…

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Jinty Vol. 1 – Take a Trip to the ‘Land of No Tears’ and ‘The Human Zoo’ in Another Collection of Classic UK Comics for Girls

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 21, 2018

There’s a spirited introduction from legendary British comics writer Pat Mills to this recent Treasury of British Comics collection of Jinty strips that bemoans the lack of girls weekly comics in the current…

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Staff Picks for November 21, 2018 – 24 Panels, Middlewest, Silver Surfer Omnibus and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 20, 2018

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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NPC Tea #1 – A Fitting Introduction to Sarah Millman’s Ongoing Fantasy Series

  • by Holly Raidl
  • November 20, 2018

Beginning with an introduction to the universe in the style of a history lesson Sarah Millman’s NPC Tea combines gorgeous tonal colours with a fun fantasy tale to create a…

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Agatha: The Real Life of Agatha Christie – The Crime Novelist’s Complex World Explored by Martinetti, Lebeau and Franc

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 19, 2018

In late 1926, following an argument with her husband Archie, celebrated crime novelist Agatha Christie’s sudden disappearance caused a media sensation. Having abandoned her car at a quarry she would…

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‘Nuff Said – My Thoughts on Stan Lee

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • November 19, 2018

By now you’ve heard the sad news that Stan Lee passed away. The heartfelt tributes from comics creators and fans on social media since the news broke have been nothing…

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Stan Lee 1922-2018: A Legend in His Own Lifetime

  • by Tony Ingram
  • November 16, 2018

On November 12th we lost Stan Lee, and within hours the whole world knew about it. Which is no small thing, since the whole world, in general, does not read…

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Bullpen Boot-Camp #11: Peyo – “Community is Creativity”

  • by Nick Prolix
  • November 16, 2018

Lessons from classic comic creators for making it as an indie! It’s time for another Bullpen Boot-Camp column by UK small presser Nick Prolix! Nick is the creator behind The Sheep and…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Reverse Flâneur – M. Sabine Rear Explores Contemporary Art and Being Visible as a Blind Woman in Her Ignatz-Nominated Minicomic

  • by Robin Enrico
  • November 15, 2018

Reverse Flâneur by M. Sabine Rear is a travelogue in multiple senses of the word. On one hand it serves as vicarious document of Rear’s time visiting art museums in…

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Staff Picks for November 14, 2018 – Grafity’s Wall, The Fade Out, Mister Miracle and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 14, 2018

It’s 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 storefront,…

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Minnie: 65 Years of Minxing! – The Beano Throws a Fitting Birthday Bash for its Much Loved Mischievous Miscreant

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 13, 2018

The creation of the (genuinely) legendary cartoonist Leo Baxendale and former The Beano editor George Moone, the long-running Minnie the Minx strip celebrated its 65th birthday this year. Eternally aged…

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Binary Decay – A Resonant Psychological Exploration of the Ramifications of Conflict from Stathis Tsemberlidis and Decadence

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 12, 2018

Earlier this year at Broken Frontier we spoke in great depth about Decadence Comics here when our Tom Baker explored the work of Decadence artists Lando and Stathis Tsemberlidis. Tom spoke…

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