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World Builder – The Creative Process Examined in Ed Cheverton’s Offbeat Cosmic Caper

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 16, 2018

Ed Cheverton’s ability to combine parable with cosmic level concepts makes for a memorable short comic experience in the pages of World Builder. The force behind Jazz Dad Books has…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Amla Mater – Devi Menon Juxtaposes Childhood in India with Adult Life in London in an Evocative Exploration of the Power of Memory

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 16, 2018

Released by Yali Books, a publisher specialising in books focusing on South Asian culture, Devi Menon’s Amla Mater is a slice-of-life offering that explores how memory is intimately connected to…

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Minority Monsters – Challenging Mythconceptions with Tab Kimpton’s Accessible LGBTQA+ Fairy Tale World

  • by Holly Raidl
  • August 15, 2018

Sometimes the perfect way to allow people to empathise with others is through accessible characters. Minority Monsters attempts to highlight aspects of the LGBTQA+ community to educate anybody interested in…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Wash Day – Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith’s Comics “Tribute to the Beauty and Endurance of Black Women and Their Hair”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 15, 2018

Back in April, Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith’s Wash Day was one of the comics projects we showcased in our regular Crowdfunding Corner feature. Described by writer Rowser as a…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for August 15, 2018 – Minor Leagues, The Vigilant, Sanpaku, Sheets and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 14, 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…

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Teacher’s Pet – Hong Kong School Life in the 1960s Recreated in Jason Li’s Slice-of-Life Tale

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 14, 2018

One of the most solid pieces of advice I can give to aspiring graphic novelists who have taken the decision to jump straight into long-form comics is to build up…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Preview: Minor Leagues #6 – Simon Moreton Introduces ‘Where?’, an Exploration of Life, Death, History, Landscape and Nature in the South Shropshire hills

  • by Simon Moreton
  • August 14, 2018

Today marks the release of Minor Leagues #6, my new zine of comics, writing and stuff. It’s a whopping great 112-page zine, printed and assembled at home, complete with fancy hand-folded…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Greenhouse – Debbie Fong’s Subtle Yet Uncompromising Account of Mental Health, Solitude and Botany

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 13, 2018

As the rise of graphic medicine has underlined over the last few years, sequential art is a uniquely empathetic medium for expressing the experience of living with mental health issues….

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The Vigilant – Classic British Comics Characters Are Reborn as Rebellion’s Shared Universe Breathes New Life into Old Favourites

  • by Tony Ingram
  • August 13, 2018

It’s been a long wait for the follow-up to events in last year’s Scream! and Misty Halloween Special, Rebellion’s first new outing for the old IPC characters, but it’s finally…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Gamayun Tales Vol. 2: The Water Spirit – Experience the Intoxicating Artistic Splendour of Alexander Utkin in this Second Adaptation of Russian Folklore from Nobrow Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 13, 2018

As a publisher Nobrow Press are, of course, renowned for graphic narratives of rare and often unparalleled beauty. This was a point I made a couple of weeks back at…

Bullpen Boot-Camp · Columns

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Bullpen Boot-Camp #6: Tove Jansson – “No Time Like the Present”

  • by Nick Prolix
  • August 10, 2018

Lessons from classic comic creators for making it as an indie! It’s time for another Bullpen Boot-Camp column by UK small presser Nick Prolix! Nick is the creator behind The Sheep and…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Anubis – Joanna Karpowicz’s Ubiquitous Egyptian God of Death is an Ever Present Enigma in this Masterpiece from Centrala

  • by Jenny Robins
  • August 9, 2018

Anubis, Egyptian God of Death, hangs out in dark corners, watching, then goes to the beach, the museum, the aquarium, visits the set of Twin Peaks, stairs at you out…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Black Badge #1 – Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins and Hilary Jenkins’ Boy Scout Espionage Thriller May Just Be the Indie Hit of the Summer

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • August 8, 2018

Intriguing and timely, Black Badge #1 is a teenage take on espionage that’s part scouting exercise and part soul-searching political thriller. The scout team’s journey through this issue might remind…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for August 8, 2018 – Athena: The Story of a Goddess, Sandman Universe, Love Letters to Jane’s World and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 7, 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…

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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Island, ES*EF, Testimony and Secret Prison 8: Glut Magazine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 6, 2018

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

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Preview: Black Badge #1 – Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins Reunite for a Tale of Elite Boy Scout Operatives from BOOM! Studios

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 3, 2018

Debuting this week Black Badge is a new title from the lauded creative team of Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins. Enjoy a preview of the book below ahead of its…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Owl Goes for a Walk – Ed Stockham Takes Us on an Entrancingly Strange Journey in His Delightful Minicomic Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 2, 2018

I discovered a number of new comics talents through the UK and Ireland’s Small Press Day this year and have already been giving some of them coverage on the site…

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How to Make a Living as a Comics Artist – Tips from Graphic Novelist Karrie Fransman on Pitching to Publishers and Potential Avenues for Your Work

  • by Karrie Fransman
  • August 1, 2018

We have a very special guest blog today at BF from double Broken Frontier-Award winning graphic novelist Karrie Fransman (Death of the Artist, Over Under Sideways Down). At the weekend…

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