Stones in Focus – Decadence’s Lando Invites Us into the Secret World of Rock Formations
ELCAF WEEK! Although I covered the last issue of the Decadence anthology here at BF last summer it’s been a couple of years since I last took a look at…
“We are a Collective that Celebrate and Appreciate Illustration in All Mediums and for All Purposes”- OIC Singapore Talk New Movements in Singaporean Illustration
ELCAF WEEK! Of all the exhibitors appearing at ELCAF 2017 this weekend, those perhaps travelling the greatest distance are the artists who make up the Organisation of Illustrators Council Singapore, or…
Boxes #2-3 – Todd Oliver’s Uncompromising Fever Dream of a Comic is Back with More Gross-Out Slapstick
ELCAF WEEK! When I last reviewed Todd Oliver’s Boxes series I was particularly taken by the slapstick body horror on show – that cringingly funny and deliciously gross procession of…
Tiny Pencil: The Cosmic Issue – TP Goes Astral as Gareth Brookes, Alexis Deacon, Kim Clements and Jun Cen Contribute to a Graphite Sci-Fi Extravaganza
ELCAF WEEK! While the latest issue of graphite arts anthology Tiny Pencil was a long time in coming, this fifth edition – a sci-fi spectacular with many of the darker overtones…
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Small Press Spotlight on… Josh Hicks
ELCAF WEEK! It’s a big week for 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ artist Josh Hicks. Not only is he is echibiting at ELCAF this Friday-Sunday but the…
Samhain – Mhairi Braden’s Tale of Iron Age Rituals is a Tactile Zine Delight
ELCAF WEEK! For the lover of the unique properties and storytelling possibilities of the physical object there are few comics festivals more filled with opportunities to immerse oneself in the…
Dear Diary – The Creative Process Examined in Angela Pan’s Self-Reflective Autobio Study
ELCAF WEEK! Self-referential narratives that, almost paradoxically, exist to document their own construction are perhaps not always universally appreciated. That cyclical self-commentary is a difficult trick to pull off, after…
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Something City – Ellice Weaver’s Stunning Debut Graphic Novel Takes Us on an Entrancing Transitory Tour of a Patchwork World
ELCAF WEEK! One of the most eagerly awaited debuts of 2017, Something City – Ellice Weaver’s first graphic novel – is innovative, distinctive and the product of an artist with a singular…
Staff Picks for June 14, 2017 – Winnebago Graveyard, Trespasser, Kill the Minotaur, Kingpin and More!
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…
Lucy the Confused Girl – The Gorgeously Coloured Misadventures of Akvile Magicdust’s Odd Trio Delight and Amuse in Equal Measure
ELCAF WEEK! Lithuanian artist Akvile Magicdust’s Lucy the Confused Girl strips first appeared on Vice.com (who also initially presented Anna Haifisch’s art world satire The Artist, recently collected by Breakdown…
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Small Press Spotlight on… Peony Gent
ELCAF WEEK! If you’re a regular BF reader then Peony Gent will need little introduction. She is, of course, one of Broken Frontier’s 2017 ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘…
A City Inside – Tillie Walden Secures Her Place as One of the Leading Voices in Comics Today
ELCAF WEEK! So deftly crafted and deeply considered is Tillie Walden’s coming of age story A City Inside that those unfamiliar with the artist might fairly assume its wisdom to…
A View from the Frontier – Welcome to ELCAF Week! And Announcing the Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook Launch at Gosh! Comics
ELCAF WEEK! Sometimes timing is everything. Several years ago, when I first shifted my Broken Frontier coverage almost exclusively to the UK indie world, I was fortunate enough to find…
The Inking Woman: Myfanwy Tristram – Showcasing the Artists of the Latest Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum
“When I first got into comics, it was definitely seen as something mainly for boys. Characters like Tank Girl were what pulled me in, but even this purportedly strong female…
Scotland Yardie – That Mix of Very Smart and Very Silly that Makes the Best Satire from Bobby Joseph, Joseph Samuels and Knockabout
From London comics publisher Knockabout, this full length crime thriller/farce is the latest incarnation of a character first born to his creators Bobby Joseph and Joe Samuels in their ’90s…
Covers Album: Nick Prolix – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers by David Aja, David Lapham and John Romita Jr. & Bob Layton
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…
Staff Picks for June 7, 2017 – Bulletproof Coffin: The 1000 Yard Stare, The Flintstones, Magnus and More!
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…
A View from the Frontier – First Cover Reveal for the Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2017 and Interior Preview Pages
I can be short and sweet in this week’s ‘A View from the Frontier’ because the visual eloquence of what is to come below will speak to you all on…
Broken Frontier Anthology
312 pages • 27 stories • 50 star creators
Limited copies available!Recommended Reads!
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