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New Exhibition of London Small Presser Babak Ganjei’s Musings on Modern Urban Life at Atom Gallery from March 2nd-23rd

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 28, 2019

He’s Babak Ganjei, the artist who once infamously sold a handful of twigs on eBay for £60-odd quid and re-imagined Patrick Swayze’s movie Roadhouse as a scene-by-scene, philosophical graphic narrative…

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A New Jerusalem – The Second World War Comes Home in Benjamin Dickson’s New Internationalist Graphic Novel

  • by Tom Baker
  • February 28, 2019

The further you get from an event, the more the specifics of what happened dissipate into hazy generalities. It’s on turning and looking back at the Second World War from…

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Hobo Mom – Charles Forsman and Max de Radiguès Cast the Audience in the Role of Pure Observers in a Poignant Tale of Independence and Fractured Relationships

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 28, 2019

Hobo Mom is not the first comics link between The End of the Fucking World‘s Charles Forsman and Belgian creator Max de Radiguès (Weegee: Serial Photographer). If you were a subscriber…

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On a Sunbeam – Tillie Walden’s Award-Winning Space Opera is a Book of Resonant Echoes

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 27, 2019

“Sci-fi is way not my usual thing. But look, honestly I just wanted to draw lots of stars. Space is a great excuse to draw stars. And I feel like…

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The Shortlist for the 2019 Laydeez do Comics Award Announced – Laydeez Weekend Festival Coming in March

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 27, 2019

Our friends at Laydeez do Comics have announced the shortlist for their 2019 Laydeez do Comics Award for a graphic novel in progress by a female-identifying UK-based creator. The final…

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Staff Picks for February 27, 2019 – kuš! comics, Egg Cream, Punks Not Dead: London Calling and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 26, 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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Daniel Clowes and Ed Piskor Studio Editions Coming in October 2019 from Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 26, 2019

Fantagraphics have had a steady presence in our reviews section here at Broken Frontier this year with coverage of some standout books like Now, The Sea and Dementia 21. You…

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Lava Rock Zine – Maria Midttun’s Tale of Cursed Rocks and Existential Angst Displays an Appealingly Eccentric Approach to Graphic Narrative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 26, 2019

Norwegian artist Maria Midttun’s 8-page story Lava Rock was originally published as part of the collection Fragment by Blokk Forlag last year. This standalone self-published version is described by the artist in the…

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Double Trouble – The Comedy Dynamics Change in Camille Aubry’s Second Minicomic on the Trials of Motherhood

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 25, 2019

I first discovered the comics of artist Camille Aubry back in 2017 when I gave her feedback at the portfolio review ELCAF Springboard Meetings. I was particularly struck at the…

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Mum’s Jumper – Jayde Perkin and Book Island Provide an Accessible and Beautifully Illustrated Book for Children Coping with Loss

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 25, 2019

Just a couple of months back Jayde Perkin was voted ‘Breakout Talent’ Award winner in our 2018 Broken Frontier Awards and, as 2019 progresses, the Bristol-based creator is going to…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Wednesday February 27th with Guest Artists Camille Aubry, Maria Midttun and Oscar Price

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 22, 2019

The second Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2019 is nearly here! And we’re continuing the year with a cracking line-up of small press artists on Wednesday February 27th….

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Minor Leagues #7 – In His Multi-Faceted Memoir ‘Where?’, Simon Moreton Takes His Work to an Ambitious New Level

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 22, 2019

Although Simon Moreton’s artistic style has changed dramatically over the ten years or so he has been creating comics and zines, the importance of our environment and the emotional bonds…

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Body Magik – Scott Roberts Explores Questions of Identity and Self-Perception in a Metaphysical and Socially Relevant Comics Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 21, 2019

A look at the comics of Scott Roberts has been long overdue here in ‘Small Pressganged’. Roberts is an artist whose practice both experiments with and interrogates the possibilities of…

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Ms. Tree Returns – Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty’s ’80s/’90s Private Detective Series to Be Collected by Titan’s Hard Case Crime

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 20, 2019

With a publishing history that spanned a number of companies (beginning at Eclipse in the early ’80s and ending at DC in the early ’90s) Max Allan Collins and Terry…

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Hicotea: A Nightlights Story – Nobrow Press Return to Lorena Alvarez’s Enchantingly Fantastical Childhood World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 20, 2019

While Luke Pearson’s Netflix success Hilda series may be getting all the immediate (and much deserved) crossover attention in the wider media at the moment there’s another Nobrow all-ages album series…

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Staff Picks for February 20, 2019 – Hobo Mom, Transmetropolitan, Caballistics Inc. and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 19, 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 Wolf of Baghdad – Myriad Acquires Graphic Memoir of Lost Iraqi Homeland by Musician and Cartoonist Carol Isaacs (The Surreal Mccoy)

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 18, 2019

News today from Myriad Editions that another artist to be recognised in their 2018 First Graphic Novel Competition has been picked up for publication. The Wolf of Baghdad by Carol…

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Wonder Twins #1 – “Powers, Activate!”: DC Rediscover the Benefits of Fun Comics as 1970s Animated Heroes Return

  • by Tony Ingram
  • February 18, 2019

On the face of it, there are probably very few DC characters who would seem to be crying out for a revival quite as little as the Wonder Twins. Angel…

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