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“I Count My Lucky Stars Every Day for Having Been Teamed Up with Jey” – Clay McLeod Chapman and Jey Levang Talk About the Infectious Horror of ‘Lazaretto’ from BOOM! Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 5, 2017

This week sees the release of the Lazaretto miniseries from BOOM! Studios, a book that we’ve been eagerly anticipating here at Broken Frontier for some time given that it represents…

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Lighting the Way for Queer-Focused Pop Culture – A Flame Con 2017 Recap

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • September 4, 2017

Hosted by the Geeks Out organization, the third annual Flame Con was held on August 19th and 20th at the Downtown Brooklyn Marriot. It was open to fans of all…

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A View from the Frontier – The World of UK Comics Comes Together at the SelfMadeHero Tenth Anniversary Party

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 4, 2017

Last Friday, September 1st, saw publishers, creators (and even the odd comic commentator) come together in London’s West End to celebrate ten years of SelfMadeHero – undeniably one of the…

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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Griff Gristle, PersonaЖ, Comicker Press: Season 2 and Sam Glanzman’s Combat Dunkirk

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 1, 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…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension Alpha #1 – A Multi-Doctor Jumping-on Point to Titan’s Acclaimed Who Range

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 1, 2017

If you’re a long-time aficionado of Doctor Who – the BBC’s 54-year-old science fiction series – then you’ll be aware that when its titular hero crosses his own timeline it…

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Borderliners: True Realities – Brian Gorman’s Mind-Bending Tale Pays Homage to the Legacy of Patrick McGoohan

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 31, 2017

Borderliners: True Realities is a book that is unashamed to wear its fannish influences on its sleeves. Brian Gorman’s two-decades-in-the-making graphic novel (see his creator’s commentary here at Broken Frontier a few…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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A Portrait of Sheffield – Anja Uhren’s Psychogeographical Art Object is a Tactile Graphic Delight

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 30, 2017

One of the great joys of overseeing our various Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ programmes at BF is observing the artists involved as their work evolves and…

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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…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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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…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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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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