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My Favorite Thing is Monsters – Emil Ferris’s Tour de Force Debut Sweeps the Board as Book of the Year

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 26, 2018

BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL WINNER! Every year the comics critics’ “best of” lists start to congregate like wiry hairs in the internet plughole, and every year…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Only the End of the World Again – A Hardcover Reprint of a Story Old and Dark and Twisty Turny; a Joy to Read from Gaiman, Russell and Nixey

  • by Jenny Robins
  • January 25, 2018

Only the End of the World Again began life as a short story commissioned for Steven Jones’ compilation of fiction inspired by H.P. Lovecraft: Shadows Over Innsmouth in 1994. It…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“I Hope It’ll Open up the Conversation around Mental Health and Help to Diminish the Stigma” – Lucy Sullivan Talks about Her Debut Graphic Novel ‘Barking’ and the Power of Graphic Medicine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 25, 2018

Over the last year or so, we’ve been following a number of crowdfunding campaigns here at Broken Frontier for the Unbound Books line of graphic novels – beginning with an…

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The Corbyn Comic Book – SelfMadeHero’s Anthology One-Shot Celebrates a British Political Phenomenon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 24, 2018

BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST ONE-SHOT NOMINEE! SelfMadeHero‘s 10th anniversary year in 2017 was packed full of high-profile releases that underlined the UK publisher’s always eclectic and dizzyingly diverse line-up….

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for January 24, 2018 – Mine!, Now, The Lie and How We Told It, Abbott and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 24, 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 events or digital storefront,…

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Wuvable Oaf V – Ed Luce’s Unique Queer Take on the Romantic Comedy Holds an Important Place in Indie Comics

  • by Robin Enrico
  • January 23, 2018

What sustains an artist’s creativity on a series they have been working on for years? When you take a more aesthetic look at the current issue of Ed Luce’s Wuvable…

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Preview: ShortBox #7 – Pre-Order the Latest Edition of the Acclaimed Independent Comics Box Featuring Work by Emily Carroll, Viv Schwarz, Gyimah Gariba, Rosie Brand, Matthew Pettit and Alexis Deacon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 22, 2018

Pre-orders for the latest edition of Zainab Akhtar’s carefully curated independent comics box ShortBox went live today and you have until January 31st to make sure you get hold of…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Ben Passmore’s ‘Your Black Friend’ is Now an Animated Short Film from Silver Sprocket

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 22, 2018

BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST ONE-SHOT WINNER!  In a 2017 Broken Frontier Awards category full of incredibly strong work, Ben Passmore‘s Your Black Friend emerged as the overwhelming favourite among voters in our…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Metropo, Ada’s Adventures in Science, Sliced Quarterly and The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 19, 2018

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF every week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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3 Reasons Why You Need to Read ‘Shade the Changing Girl’ by Cecil Castellucci and Marley Zarcone

  • by Jenny Robins
  • January 18, 2018

BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST WRITER, BEST ARTIST AND BEST ONGOING SERIES NOMINEES! ‘3 Reasons Why You Need to Read…‘ is Broken Frontier’s semi-regular spotlight on a given serial comic that…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“I Realised at Once that this Was Something Special” – Legendary Artist John Stokes Talks About Classic British Comic Strip ‘Marney the Fox’, Working with Rebellion and His 50-Plus Years in Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 17, 2018

BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST COLLECTION OF CLASSIC MATERIAL WINNER!  Having gained the rights to a host of Brit weekly comics of yesteryear, 2017 saw 2000 AD publisher Rebellion release a…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Tuesday January 23rd with Guest Artists Alex Potts, Olivia Sullivan and Clio Isadora

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 17, 2018

The first Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2018 is nearly upon us! And what a cracking line-up we’ve got for you next Tuesday January 23rd as Alex Potts,…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for January 17, 2018 – The Three Rooms in Valerie’s Head, Shadows on the Grave, Strangers in Paradise, Super Powers and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 16, 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 events or digital…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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It’s Cold in the River at Night – The Existential Angst, Dry Humour and Psychological Drama of the Latest Alex Potts Offering from Avery Hill

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 16, 2018

BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST PUBLISHER WINNER! Existential angst, weary fatalism and a casual sense of nihilism… all qualities that have attracted me to the comics of Alex Potts over…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Gamayun Tales Vol. 1: The King of Birds – Alexander Utkin’s Lavish and Rich Illustrative Style Brings Russian Folk Tales to Life in Nobrow’s First Book of 2018

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 15, 2018

The first in a (presumed) series of books, Alexander Utkin’s Gamayun Tales: The King of Birds (translated by Lada Morozova) is an all-ages offering from Nobrow Press based on original…

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Dad’s Weekend – Dysfunctional Families and Conspiracy Theories Collide in Pete Toms’ Unsettling Minicomic Tale

  • by Robin Enrico
  • January 15, 2018

The typical conspiracy theory is anchored in the idea that invisible agents in our midst control the world around us. That all power structures and figures of authority are a…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Conan Returns to Marvel – Robert E. Howard’s Iconic Barbarian is Back at the House of Ideas from January 2019

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 12, 2018

The news was announced today that pulp-fiction (anti)-hero Conan the Barbarian – the iconic fantasy creation of writer Robert E. Howard – will be returning to his original home at…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Katzine: The Guatemala Issue – Katriona Chapman’s Autobio Series Continues to Display an Understated Charm and Make a Profound Connection with Its Audience

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 11, 2018

BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST ONGOING SERIES WINNER! Over the last couple of years Katriona Chapman’s amiable and beautifully crafted autobiographical series Katzine has fast become one of the most respected…

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