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Staff Picks for August 30, 2017 – Darkseid Oversize Special, Michael Dormer and the Legend of Hot Curl, Doctor Who and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 29, 2017

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…

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Preview: PayWall – Joseph P Kelly’s New Graphic Novel from Landfill Editions Combines Science Fiction and Social Commentary

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 29, 2017

One of the many new releases to debut at Safari Festival earlier this month, Joseph P Kelly’s Paywall was a book we also included in our list of Staff Picks…

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Amazing Adventure Comics Machine …and That – Newcastle’s Paper Jam Comics Collective Capture the Comics Spirit of DIY Culture

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 28, 2017

The Newcastle-based Paper Jam Comics Collective celebrated their tenth anniversary this year and also put out their fourteenth anthology offering – the all-ages Amazing Adventure Comics Machine …and That, which…

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A View from the Frontier – Where to Catch the Broken Frontier Team as the Autumn Festival Season Approaches

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 28, 2017

There’s less than a month to go until this year’s Thought Bubble – rescheduled to September this year  – which means the Broken Frontier team are preparing for the best part of…

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The One Hundred Nights of Hero – Isabel Greenberg Returns to the World of Early Earth in a Triumphant Sequel from Jonathan Cape

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 25, 2017

Back in 2013 Isabel Greenberg was the winner of the Breakout Talent category in our annual Broken Frontier Awards for her much lauded debut graphic novel The Encyclopedia of Early…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Tuesday August 29th with Guest Artists Sabrina Scott, Zoë Taylor and Wai Wai Pang

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 24, 2017

It’s fast approaching that time of the month again when we look forward to another guest-artist filled D&D! The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is back on Tuesday August…

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50 – Sean Azzopardi Celebrates a Milestone Birthday with His Finest Collection of Autobiographical Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 24, 2017

Earlier this year UK small press mainstay Sean Azzopardi spoke in length to us at Broken Frontier here about the creative process behind his (then) upcoming autobiographical comic 50 –…

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The Customer is Always Wrong – Juggling Coffee, Cartoons and Cocaine in Mimi Pond’s Oakland Epic

  • by Joseph Marczynski
  • August 23, 2017

The Customer is Always Wrong, Mimi Pond’s sequel to the critically lauded Over Easy, is a semi-autobiographical account of Margaret – an inspiring comic book artist and waitress at the…

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Ripples – The Undeniable Charm of Wai Wai Pang’s Original Take on the Detective Genre from Peow! Studio

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 23, 2017

A couple of years ago I was collared at a comics festival – exactly which one now is lost in the mists of my middle-aged memory I’m afraid – by…

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Staff Picks for August 23, 2017 – The Dark Horse Book of Horror, The Dying and the Dead, The Hard Place and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 22, 2017

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…

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Radioactive Future Mutant – Irradiated Pints All Round in Matt Boyce’s Post-Apocalyptic Slacker Comedy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 22, 2017

A few months back we reported on ‘It’s Going to Be Okay‘, an exhibition of the work of cartoonist Matt Boyce at Beer Rebellion in London’s Gypsy Hill (above) at…

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Preview: Ismyre – B. Mure’s Fantasy Mystery Debuts at Bristol Comic and Zine Fair Via Avery Hill Publishing

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 21, 2017

The main UK festival season is rapidly approaching and with it comes the usual welcome influx of launch announcements. Today we’re previewing one of Avery Hill Publishing’s Autumn debuts which…

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A View from the Frontier – Don’t Forget to Catch Up with Broken Frontier’s Off-Site Activities Via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 21, 2017

Kicking off the week with this ‘A View from the Frontier’ update is about giving our audience a look at the behind-the-scenes, off-the-site world of Broken Frontier. After all, BF’s…

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Tempo Lush Treats – A Welcome Trip Down Memory Lane in this Collection of Rare Richy K. Chandler Material

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 18, 2017

I’ve said this before in this column but Richy K. Chandler is one of the great facilitators of the UK small press scene – a creator who, through his various…

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Burnt Roti’s ‘The Beauty of Being British Asian’ Exhibition – New Comics Work on Show by Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ Artist Sabba Khan

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 17, 2017

Last night saw the opening of Burnt Roti magazine’s ‘The Beauty of Being British Asian’ at the Old Truman Brewery on London’s Brick Lane – an exhibition that includes new…

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Every Hour is Saved – Family History Brought to Vivid Life in Chloe Elise Dennis’s Self-Published Minicomic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 16, 2017

Earlier this summer, as part of the ELCAF programme of events, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to sit with four promising new artists at the festival’s Springboard…

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Staff Picks for August 16, 2017 – Mage: The Hero Denied, Cloudia & Rex, Silver Surfer and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 16, 2017

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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Exclusive Art Reveal: Unseen ‘Bad Company’ Pin-Up by Brett Ewins to be Unveiled at 2000 AD Exhibition at Thought Bubble

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 16, 2017

The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic reached a landmark 40th anniversary this year and the celebrations continue at this year’s Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds with the Zarjaz! An Art Tribute To…

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