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Covers Album: Lord Hurk – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Igor Hofbauer, Daniel Clowes and Norman Mingo

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 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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Cosmos & Other Stories – Rozi Hathaway Explores Loneliness and Isolation in a Fragile and Beautiful Collection from Good Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 22, 2017

It’s been nearly three years since I first came across Rozi Hathaway’s work in the pages of Ravi Thornton’s multi-artist graphic memoir HOAX Psychosis Blues and immediately marked her out…

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It’s Going to Be Okay – Matt Boyce’s Economical Visual Clarity Communicates Complex Emotional Themes

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 21, 2017

The greatest strength of Matt Boyce’s comics is his instinctive ability for conveying complex emotional states with the most economical visual clarity. That was a point I made a couple of…

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Staff Picks for March 22, 2017 – Cosmos & Other Stories, Underwinter, The Interview, Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 21, 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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Staring from the Hill – Norbert Rybarczyk’s Delightfully Bizarre Celebration of Friendship Pulses with Energy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 20, 2017

A delightfully bizarre celebration of friendship and the bonds of music. Engagingly chaotic and pulsing with energy. Sometimes it seems like Centrala are one of the best kept secrets on…

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Dusty Sideboard #1 – A Welcome Return to the Peculiarly British Idiosyncrasies of John Bagnall’s Gently Humorous Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 20, 2017

‘Small Pressganged’ has prided itself over the last few years of being a platform for the most exciting new small press talent and comics craft.  Discovery has been a prime…

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A View from the Frontier – Sneak Peeks from the Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2017!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 20, 2017

Those of you who are long-time BF readers will probably just want to scroll down to the bottom of this piece. What follows, by way of explanation, is a little…

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Flirting with Death – Rudra Purkayastha, Lyndon White and Paulina Vassileva Examine the Meaning of Life

  • by Matthew Box
  • March 17, 2017

In their self-published book Flirting with Death, writer Rudra Purkayastha and artists Lyndon White and Paulina Vassileva bring readers six thought-provoking and gorgeously-illustrated stories that teach us about Life. Just…

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Events Reminder – The Canny Comic Con Hits Newcastle this Saturday March 18th!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 16, 2017

It may seem like just five minutes since we were all partying away in Leeds at Thought Bubble but the UK festival and convention scene has slowly crept up on us…

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Meet the Broken Frontier Team: Tyler Chin-Tanner – “There’s Nothing You Can’t Do in Comics… It All Works”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 16, 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 Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Tuesday March 21st with Guest Artists Jamie Coe, Alex Hahn and Eleanor Crewes

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 15, 2017

It’s D&D time again! The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is back this coming Tuesday March 21st with another fabulous threesome of peerless practitioners of pencilling prowess in Jamie…

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American Gods: Shadows #1 – The Comics Adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Novel Proves a Testament to the Colourist’s Art

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • March 15, 2017

P.Craig Russell and Scott Hampton team up with author Neil Gaiman to deliver an enigmatic and underplayed opening issue that asks more questions than it answers… Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed novel…

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Covers Album: David Robertson – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Dean Haspiel, Peter Bagge and Adam Hughes

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 15, 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 March 15, 2017 – The Facts of Life, American Gods: Shadows, Cadmus, Eartha and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 14, 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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Visible – Katie Kessler’s Debut Comic is a Highly Impressive Study of Helplessness, Insignificance and Insecurity

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 14, 2017

One of the things we’re proudest of about our ‘Small Pressganged’ column here at Broken Frontier is its success in providing an introductory spotlight for exciting new comics talents. Indeed, that’s…

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The Times I Knew I Was Gay – Eleanor Crewes’ Reflective Autobio Vignettes Make an Immediate Connection with the Reader

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 13, 2017

Eleanor Crewes’ The Times I Knew I Was Gay is probably better classified as a fragmentary graphic narrative than, strictly speaking, a comic. Some of the vignettes here have their…

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Sgt. Chip Charlton and Mister Woofles of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Heroic Hilarity from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’ Via Jim Medway and Bog Eyed Books

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 13, 2017

Sgt. Chip Charlton and Mister Woofles is a book that will genuinely appeal to all generations of comics readers. I’ve made this statement to the point of tedium here at…

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A View from the Frontier – Shining a Grateful Spotlight on Comics’ Vital and Supportive Community Hubs

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 13, 2017

The self-publishing explosion in comics over the last several years has meant there has never been a better time for new creators to get their work out there and in…

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