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Badger Vs. Tiger! – The Audience Are the Real Winners in John Cei Douglas’s All-Ages Anthropomorphic Wrestling Romp

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2017

SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! If you’re already a fan of John Cei Douglas’s meditative and poignant comics then Badger Vs. Tiger! may come as a surprise. Douglas has made…

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The Dreadful Work – Douglas Noble Continues to Preach the Gospel of British Folk Horror

  • by Tom Baker
  • July 3, 2017

Political rhetoric as of late has been stuffed full of nationalistic sentiment hearkening back to a Britain which no longer exists: one of strength and stability, of Empire, of industrial…

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Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2017 – Orders Now Open!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 3, 2017

CLICK HERE TO ORDER THE BROKEN FRONTIER SMALL PRESS YEARBOOK! It’s Small Press Day this coming Saturday July 8th so what better occasion to mark the publication of our second…

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Visual Thoughts III – Anja Uhren’s Charming Slice-of-Life Comics Are the Highlight of this Bumper Sketchbook Showcase

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 3, 2017

SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! One of our 2017 ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ at Broken Frontier, Anja Uhren has a lyrical artistic style that lends itself to all manner…

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A View from the Frontier – Welcome to Small Press Day 2017!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 3, 2017

It’s nearly here! Small Press Day 2017 – the second annual day of celebration of all things self-publishing, micropublishing and DIY culture in the UK and Ireland – is back…

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Radio On: Broadcast #3 – Kathryn Briggs and Riyadh Rateme Provide the Highlights in the Latest Analogue Press Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 30, 2017

It’s so easy to overuse the superlatives when it comes to describing some of the work on show on the current UK small press scene but in the case of…

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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Adventures in Science, This Nightmare Kills Fascists, Warmer and Drachein

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 30, 2017

Every fortnight-(ish) 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 and…

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Announcing the Exhibitor List for South London Comic and Zine Fair on July 15th – SLCZF Includes Gary Northfield, Cat Sims, Avery Hill, Broken Frontier and Many More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2017

While it’s another excellent year for high-profile London comics festivals like ELCAF and Safari Festival, 2017 was looking to be a quieter one for more grassroots events, with both CECAF…

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The Inking Woman: Jessica Martin – Showcasing the Artists of the Latest Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 28, 2017

“I am so proud to be included in the collective of women artists… a validation not only of my work but the status of the feminine voice in comic art….

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Staff Picks for June 28, 2017 – Beautiful Canvas, Back, Sack & Crack (& Brain), Motro and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 27, 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 or digital storefront, the…

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A View from the Frontier – Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Jey Levang Comes to Boom! Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 26, 2017

All regular visitors to Broken Frontier will be aware of our annual ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ initiative here on the site. In case you’re coming in new to…

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ELCAF 2017 – The Broken Frontier Team Look Back on a Fabulous Weekend of Comics Culture in East London!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 23, 2017

This year’s East London Comics & Arts Festival (ELCAF) saw our highest level of Broken Frontier participation in the event to date. Last week we ran a very popular ELCAF…

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Celebrating Its 35th Anniversary Heroes Con Stays True to Its Roots by Honoring Comics, Creators and Community

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • June 22, 2017

While the Heroes Convention (held in Charlotte, NC) may have grown vastly in size over its 35 years of existence, it’s resisted the temptation to expand into larger media or…

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The Art of Spider-Man – Revisiting the Wall-Crawler’s Classic Eras in a Major New Exhibition at New York’s Society of Illustrators

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • June 21, 2017

The largest, most comprehensive exhibition of Spider-Man original artwork is now on display at the Society of Illustrators in New York City and will run until August 6. The exhibit…

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Staff Picks for June 21, 2017 – Space Riders, King-Cat Comix & Stories, A New Low and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 20, 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 or digital storefront, the…

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A View from the Frontier – A Post-ELCAF Catch-Up, Small Press Yearbook Reveals, the Gosh/BF Drink and Draw, and Broken Frontier at ‘The Inking Woman’ Exhibition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2017

It’s been a rather busy week at Broken Frontier Towers and with no let-up in our ever packed schedule in sight over the next month or so either. Let’s catch…

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Announcing Safari Festival 2017 – Anya Davidson, Charles Forsman and Lane Milburn Headline at Breakdown Press’s New Wave Comics Celebration on August 12th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2017

Safari Festival Fortnight has been a major piece of event coverage here at Broken Frontier over the last two years as we’ve sought to support Breakdown Press’s celebration of new waves…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Dirty Rotten Comics and Throwaway Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 16, 2017

ELCAF WEEK! Since their emergence as one of the most pivotal anthology projects on the small press scene in 2014, Dirty Rotten Comics have given a platform to dozens of…

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