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Gosh! Comics Marks 25 Years of Image Comics with Multi-Creator Panel and Signing Events on March 17th-18th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 3, 2017

Jordie Bellaire, Warren Ellis, Eric Stephenson, Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie and Declan Shalvey – that’s a remarkable list of names for the discussion event at London’s Gosh! Comics on the…

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Small Press Inside Look: Last Driver – C.S. Baker Takes Us Behind the Writing Process of His and Shaky Kane’s Post-Apocalyptic Thriller from Dead Canary Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 3, 2017

Dead Canary Comics have always had an off-kilter approach to genre comics storytelling – think weird western Reddin, the bizarre escapades of Frog Man or the alt-history of The Fitzroy for examples…

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Meet the Broken Frontier Team: Matthew Box – “Reading a Comic Where the Writing, the Art, the Coloring, and the Design Are in Perfect Harmony… There’s Nothing Like It”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 3, 2017

It’s a new era at Broken Frontier and to usher in the next stage in BF’s evolution we’ve been building an expanded writing team to broaden our scope and approach…

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The Palace of Champions – The Dizzying, Whirling and Claustrophobic Visual Language of Henriette Valium

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 2, 2017

A long overdue compilation of work from this vital figure in Canadian indie comics. Henriette Valium, aka Patrick Henley, is recognised as one of the most important French-Canadian cartoonists of…

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Celebrating World Book Day UK 2017 – Top Graphic Novel Recommendations from Tillie Walden, Jock, Karrie Fransman, Donya Todd and Many More!

  • by EdieOP
  • March 2, 2017

World Book Day is celebrating its 20th year in the UK today. For two decades it has revered the wonder of stories and illustrations; a day where readers of all ages can…

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“There Really is No More Direct Route to the Heart” – Myfanwy Tristram Talks ‘Draw the Line’ and the Power of Comics to Effect Positive Change

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 1, 2017

“Over 100 artists present positive political actions that anyone can take.” That’s the soundbite that beautifully embodies the Draw the Line project – an idea dreamt up by UK small…

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Foggy Notions – November Garcia’s Wearily Witty Autobio Strips Are a Hic & Hoc Hit

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 1, 2017

The latest one-shot from Hic & Hoc Publications, Foggy Notions is a collection of autobiographical shorts from Philippines-based artist November Garcia detailing her episodic misadventures during the several-year period she…

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The Happy Few – Broken Frontier Founder Frederik Hautain Introduces His Debut One-Shot Comic Project Launching on Kickstarter Today

  • by Matthew Box
  • February 28, 2017

Almost exactly a year ago this week, I published my first article here on Broken Frontier, fulfilling a long-held dream of becoming a writer in whatever capacity I could make…

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Staff Picks for March 1, 2017 – Royal City, Savage Things, Extremity, Simply Samuel and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 28, 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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Kamandi Challenge #1 and #2 – Jack Kirby’s Last Boy on Earth Returns in a Joyous and Ambitious Multi-Creator Romp

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 27, 2017

Engaging, appealing and embodying a welcome sense of sheer fun, Kamandi Challenge may just be the surprise DC hit of 2017. Over thirty years ago, during a period of constant experimentation…

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A View from the Frontier – Two Years of the ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ at Broken Frontier

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 27, 2017

It sneaked up on me unexpectedly this past week. Indeed, had it not been for one of those countless, seemingly hourly, social media reminders about our past online activity I probably…

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Preview: Pie in the Sky – Sarah Graley Serves Up ‘Pizza Witch’ Deluxe Edition

  • by Paul Mirek
  • February 27, 2017

Many readers got their first introduction to Sarah Graley’s work in last year’s unsummarizable Rick and Morty spin-off, Lil’ Poopy Superstar. However, the Birmingham-based cartoonist has long been a fan-favorite…

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Preview: Cosmos & Other Stories – Broken Frontier 2016 Breakout Talent Award Winner Rozi Hathaway to Be Published by Good Comics in March

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 24, 2017

Nothing Broken Frontier-related brings me greater pleasure than seeing the “graduates” of our various ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ projects going on to ever bigger and better things. Original 2015…

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Myths and Monsters – The Lambert Sisters Provide Their Takes on Supernatural Legend in the Latest Big Brown Eyes Collection

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 24, 2017

Debuting at Thought Bubble last year, Myths and Monsters is the second anthology to come from the Big Brown Eyes Collective which consists of the three Lambert sisters – Freya, Karis…

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kuš komiksi: š! #27 – Best Friends Forever? Gareth Brookes, Till Lukat, Līva Piterāne, Krystal DiFronzo and Co Give Their Answer in the Latest kuš Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 23, 2017

For the recently released ‘BFF’-themed edition of their digest-sized š! anthology the kuš! comics team opened up the book to submissions for the first time in a number of years….

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Join Us at the First Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2017 on Tuesday February 28th with Guest Artists Rachael Ball, Matthew Dooley and Sarah Gordon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 23, 2017

After a winter break the Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw hosts its first event of 2017 this coming Tuesday February 28th with another talented trio of  comics creative forces…

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Meet the Broken Frontier Team: Ally Russell – “I Love the Democracy of Independent and Small Press Comics Publishing”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 23, 2017

It’s a new era at Broken Frontier and to usher in the next stage in BF’s evolution we’ve been building an expanded writing team to broaden our scope and approach…

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Covers Album: Paul B. Rainey – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Andy Dog, Jaime Hernandez and Jack Kirby & Joe Sinnott

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 22, 2017

In ‘Covers Album’ each Wednesday we ask comics creators, publishers and commentators to pick three of their favourite comic covers …but with a small twist. One must be chosen for…

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