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That Comic Smell #2 – The Eponymous Podcast Team’s Second Anthology Has an Enthusiastic, DIY Culture Appeal

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 5, 2022

Small press anthologies just don’t seem to have the prevalence they had several years ago when they seemed to almost swamp the self-published shelves in UK comics stores. That Comic…

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Reveal! – More Details Announced by LDComics on the Initiative to Champion East African Comics Creators

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 4, 2022

A couple of months back we posted about ‘REVEAL! Women’s Comics East Africa-UK’ here at Broken Frontier, an initiative for championing the work of comics artists from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda…

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“Religious Groups Claim Moral Superiority but Target the Most Vulnerable” – Jessica Campbell Makes Her Case With ‘Rave’, For Drawn & Quarterly

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • May 4, 2022

School libraries in America banned more books in 2021 than ever before. Adding to this disturbing fact is the possibility that the LGBTQ+ community in that country is under attack….

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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists – Scarlett and Sophie Rickard’s Adaptation Underlines How Robert Tressell’s Socialist Masterpiece is More Relevant Now than Ever

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 3, 2022

Long held to be a masterpiece of socialist literature, Robert Tressell’s classic novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists was first published in 1914. Set in the town of Mugsborough, it features…

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Archie Comics Introduce New Characters as Part of Their Commitment to Create a More Diverse and Inclusive Riverdale

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 3, 2022

Archie Comics have been making a notable effort over the last few years to ensure their fictional universe is populated by a diverse cast of characters that reflect the world…

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Dope Rider: A Fistful of Delirium – An Enticing Doorway into the Spellbinding, Hallucinogenic Unreality of Paul Kirchner

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 2, 2022

Some years ago when I was making my weekly trip to London’s Gosh! Comics the late, great Steve Walsh (the most recent inductee into our Broken Frontier Hall of Fame)…

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Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds – Benefit Anthology Adds Colleen Doran, Greg Hildebrandt and Joe Jusko to Its Line-Up

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 29, 2022

More news below from the Comics for Ukraine crowdfunder regarding new creators who have joined its all-star line-up… COMICS FOR UKRAINE: SUNFLOWER SEEDS BENEFIT ANTHOLOGY RAISES OVER $100,000 IN FIRST WEEK Colleen…

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Graphic Brighton 2022 Returns on May 27th-28th with Guests Including Michael Rosen, Woodrow Phoenix and Zara Slattery

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 28, 2022

It’s pleasing to see in-person events gradually returning to the comics calendar including Graphic Brighton, an event we’ve enjoyed immensely in the past and one that has a cracking line-up…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Scavengers – Sammy Ward Shows a Pronounced Skill as a Silent Storyteller in this Fantasy Comic Strip Collection

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 27, 2022

Over the last couple of years our Broken Frontier ‘One-Tweet Reviews’ event for Small Press Day – an opportunity for artists to post four pages of their work on Twitter…

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Life Out of Sequence – A Truly Inspiring Exploration of the Page and the Self from New York Artist Bruce Zeines

  • by Jenny Robins
  • April 26, 2022

“Stream of consciousness is a device I like to employ often. It serves to reveal the sub-conscious stream which can be useful on the path to self-knowledge.” “It has been…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, April 28th for a ‘2000 AD’ Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 26, 2022

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, April 28th with a 2000 AD Special, belatedly celebrating the…

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Tide – Jason Chuang’s Wordless Graphic Novella is a Stunning Example of the Pure Visual Language of the Form

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 25, 2022

The UK comics scene is particularly blessed at the moment with a rich surfeit of abstract comics goodness from a number of boundary-pushing practitioners. Peony Gent, Olivia Sullivan, Mereida Fajardo,…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Better Man – Frank Page’s Poignant Tale of Love, Loss, and Growing Up in New York

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • April 22, 2022

It sometimes feels as if being different in any way often leads to unpleasant experiences of the sort shared by everyone the world over, regardless of nationality, faith, or colour….

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Dark Horse to Publish Emily McGovern’s ‘Twelve Percent Dread’ this August

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 22, 2022

One more Dark Horse Comics announcement this week to take us into the weekend with the news of Emily McGovern’s upcoming Twelve Percent Dread… The Hilarious, Slice-of-Life Graphic Novel by…

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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts – Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez Bring Forgotten Stories to the Comics Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 21, 2022

The winner of the Broken Frontier Award for Best Graphic Non-Fiction in 2021, writer Rebecca Hall and artist Hugo Martinez’s Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts is not…

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‘Love Stories’ Exhibition to Open at the Cartoon Museum in May – Features Original Comics Art by Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Dominique Duong

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 21, 2022

News this week of the new exhibition ‘Love Stories’ at London’s Cartoon Museum. This one is extra special for us at BF as it spotlights the work of our ‘Six…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Ghostly Thoughts – These Three Haunting Short Stories Are a Testament to Alxndra Cook’s Development as a Sequential Artist

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 20, 2022

Watching the growing confidence in storytelling craft of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creators as they become more conversant with the language of the medium is always a pleasure….

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The UK and Ireland’s Small Press Day to Return on Saturday, August 13th, 2022 – Save the Date!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 20, 2022

Small Press Day – the UK and Ireland’s annual celebration of sequential art self-published and micropublished – returns again this year on Saturday, August 13th. Broken Frontier is, of course,…

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