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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Ocular Anecdotes, The Strumpet, Short Order Crooks and Illustrated Classics

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 19, 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…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Dirty Rotten Comics #10 – Celebrating Ten Issues of Throwaway Press’s Pivotal Small Press Anthology in Colourful Style!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 19, 2017

Since 2014 Dirty Rotten Comics have been bringing us some of the most exciting new voices in UK comics and putting them side-by-side with acclaimed and established artists while also…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Tuesday May 23rd with Guest Artists Korinna Mei, Woodrow Phoenix and Hamish Steele

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2017

Another month, another guest-artist filled D&D! The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is back this coming Tuesday May 23rd with another top trio of artistic talent in Korinna…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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A Castle in England – The National Trust and Nobrow Press Team Up in a Trip through the History of Kent’s Scotney Castle

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2017

This is a book that has clearly been designed for a crossover audience and a project that recognises the value of comics as a communication tool that is succinct in presentation but…

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Covers Album: Robert Brown – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers by Aristophane and Chris Reynolds and Featuring Sonic the Hedgehog

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 17, 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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The Inking Woman: Gill Hatcher – Showcasing the Artists of the Latest Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 16, 2017

“I’m incredibly honoured to be part of the exhibition and especially glad to have some of my conservation-themed work display. I hope Inking Women will showcase the rich diversity of women’s…

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Staff Picks for May 17, 2017 – Dirty Rotten Comics, 4 Kids Walk into a Bank, Outburst, Sunburning and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 16, 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…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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A Treasury of 20th Century Murder Compendium I – Rick Geary’s True Crime Series is a Classic Example of Great Comic Book Reportage

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 15, 2017

Crisp, clear, and decidedly addictive, this handsome compendium edition features three of Geary’s best true crime sagas. As one of the most respected cartoonists in the biz, Rick Geary’s work…

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A View from the Frontier – Getting Back to the Grassroots at DIY Cultures Fair 2017

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 15, 2017

“When I was making my early work zines were probably more important to me than comics, and exposure to the politics, aesthetics and DIY ethos of zine-making had a huge…

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Fleeting Faces – More Meditative Zine Reflections on the Lives that Touch Our Own from Wallis Eates

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 12, 2017

“Liz was one of the neighbours in our block of flats. She lived on the other side of the fifth floor. She had one eye. My mum somehow got the…

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

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 12, 2017

“To be included in this amazing collection of inking women, alongside talented contemporaries and those I’ve admired for years, does indeed mean a great deal to me in my tenth…

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The BF Bulletin Board – The UK Small Press at TCAF and ComicPopUp in Brighton this Saturday May 13th!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 11, 2017

Welcome to the Broken Frontier Bulletin Board, our semi-regular round-up of comics-related events, panels, exhibitions, shows and fairs designed to give our readers inspiration for extra-curricular activities of a sequential…

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Exclusive Preview: Dirty Rotten Comics #10 – An Unmissable Colour Extravaganza Featuring Lucie Ebrey, Jey Levang, Emily Rose Lambert, Peony Gent, Olivia Sullivan and Danny Noble

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 11, 2017

The upcoming tenth issue of Dirty Rotten Comics – one of Broken Frontier’s favourite small press offerings – promises to be something extra special as publishers Throwaway Press put together a…

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Mental Health Awareness Week – If You Do Just One Thing this Week Why Not Read and Share a Relevant Comic?

  • by EdieOP
  • May 10, 2017

Hi, hello and good morning/afternoon! I hope your day finds you well. This week I would to talk to you all about mental health because, as you may already know,…

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Goatherded – A Bizarre Journey of Discovery Begins in Charlo Frade’s Debut from Avery Hill Publishing

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 10, 2017

When I selected Charlo Frade’s Goatherded as one of our weekly Staff Picks here at Broken Frontier this week I remarked that if there was one thing of which you could…

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Covers Album: Paddy Johnston – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers by Ethan Rilly, John Porcellino and Bryan Lee O’Malley

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 10, 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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Staff Picks for May 10, 2017 – Fante Bukowski Two, Goatherded, Face, Teeter Topple and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 9, 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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The Inking Woman: Elizabeth Querstret – Showcasing the Artists of the Latest Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 9, 2017

“The Inking Woman is an excellent celebration of a diverse mix of talent. The comics world can often (perhaps not intentionally) sideline the female creatives. I feel it is important…

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