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South London Comic and Zine Fair Spotlight: Hattie Comics – “It’s Important that Young People See True-to-Life, Uncensored Versions of Themselves in Storytelling”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 12, 2018

It’s the second South London Comic and Zine Fair this weekend and, to get Londoners in the mood for this most welcoming day of small press comics magic, we’re providing…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for July 11, 2018 – A Projection, Memoirs of a Very Stable Genius, Come Again and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 11, 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,…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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South London Comic and Zine Fair Spotlight: Jade King – “My Themes Are Wonky Faces, Gross Food, Bodies, Aliens and Strange British Phenomena”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 11, 2018

It’s the second South London Comic and Zine Fair this weekend and, to get Londoners in the mood for this most welcoming day of small press comics magic, we’re providing…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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South London Comic and Zine Fair Spotlight: Joe Stone – “If I Had to Give My Comics a Genre it Would Probably Be Contemporary Observational Comedy with a Heavy Dose of Melancholy”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 10, 2018

It’s the second South London Comic and Zine Fair this weekend and, to get Londoners in the mood for this most welcoming day of small press comics magic, we’re providing…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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30 Miles of Crazy! #5-6 – Engaging with the Nuanced Character Studies of Karl Christian Krumpholz

  • by Robin Enrico
  • July 10, 2018

In the realm of small press comics we often get to see an artist advance, but we rarely see them age. In issues #5 and 6 of his long running…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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A View from the Frontier – Looking Back at this Year’s Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook Launch and Forwards to BF at SLCZF 2018!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 9, 2018

We’re still recovering from this past weekend’s Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2018 launch at London’s Gosh! Comics (as part of this year’s Small Press Day celebrations) at BF so…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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“There Are All of the Emotions” – Broken Frontier’s Jenny Robins on Winning the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 6, 2018

“I actually can’t even believe it, and there are all of the emotions, but the best thing is I get to finish the book now.” The words of our very…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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A Projection – Seekan Hui Captivates the Audience with an Ever Inventive Approach to Page Structure in Her Avery Hill Debut

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 5, 2018

Taking a job as a live-in photographer and nanny, Cecilia finds herself in a sprawling home working for a couple who seem obsessed on capturing their children’s exploits for posterity….

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Quiet Moments – Laurel Pettitt’s Evocative Vignettes Speak to Us on a Fundamentally Human Level

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2018

One of the greatest strengths of comics as a form is that we don’t necessarily need characters to invest in, or narratives to become involved with, to fully appreciate their…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for July 4, 2018 – Escaping Wars and Waves, Royal City, Catwoman, Girls and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 3, 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…

Reviews

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Pinky and Pepper Forever – A Deeply Human Story Rendered in a Fantastical Manner by Ivy Atoms

  • by Robin Enrico
  • July 2, 2018

Pinky and Pepper Forever by Ivy Atoms is yet another strong debut graphic novella from burgeoning publisher Silver Sprocket. Atoms arrives as a fully formed artist with both a unique…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Exclusive Preview: Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2018 – A 7-Page Sneak Peek of ‘Brief Encounters’ Launching at Gosh! Comics on Small Press Day

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 2, 2018

It’s become something of a tradition here at BF so we’re delighted to announce today that the Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2018 will be launching this Saturday at London’s…

Blog

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A View from the Frontier – Small Press Day 2018 is Here!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 2, 2018

From Portsmouth to Dundee, from Dublin to to Newcastle, and taking in Brirmingham, Brighton, Glasgow, Leeds, London and so many other locations as well, Small Press Day is back this…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Dunce, The Power Pack of Ken Reid, The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya and Tenko King

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 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…

Reviews

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Dalston Monsterzz – Dilraj Mann’s Stylish Graphic Novel Delivers His Most Ambitious Comics Narrative to Date

  • by Tom Baker
  • June 29, 2018

Dalston Monsterzz is Dilraj Mann’s largest work to date. Literally, since, at 80 pages, it dwarfs the lengths of any of his minicomic of anthology work. Physically, in that it…

Bullpen Boot-Camp · Columns

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Bullpen Boot-Camp #3: Dale Messick – “A Marathon not a Sprint”

  • by Nick Prolix
  • June 29, 2018

It’s time for another Bullpen Boot-Camp column by UK small presser Nick Prolix! Nick is the creator behind The Sheep and the Wolves webcomic, published in print in his Slang Pictorial comics. Every couple of…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Ravi Thornton’s HOAX Becomes the First Comics-Related Project in 15 Years to Make it to the Finals of the National Lottery Awards – Details on How to Vote Here! #NLAHoax

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 28, 2018

“In over ten years of writing for Broken Frontier, there have been few comics I have reviewed that have come close to matching Ravi Thornton’s HOAX Psychosis Blues in terms of…

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A Guide to the South London Comic and Zine Fair Communal Table – Broken Frontier Are Here to Champion Your Work at SLCZF 2018!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 28, 2018

No sooner is this year’s ELCAF behind us than we’re looking at the next events on the UK indie comics calendar. The second South London Comic and Zine Fair opens…

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