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Don’t Come in Here – An Abstract Comics Masterpiece from Patrick Kyle and Koyama Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 8, 2016

Circuitous in narrative and largely indefinable in premise beyond the most superficial terms, Patrick Kyle’s Don’t Come in Here from the ever essential Koyama Press is a meandering yet gloriously oblique…

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Veripathy – Andy Poyiadgi’s Tales of Future Tech Provide Incisive Insights into the Human Condition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 7, 2016

For a creator who is so adept at eliciting such powerful emotional responses in his readership there’s perhaps something surprisingly sedate about the pacing of an Andy Poyiadgi comic. It’s…

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Staff Picks for September 7, 2016 – The One Hundred Nights of Hero, Misty, Mezolith, Red Rosa, Glitterbomb and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 6, 2016

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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Exclusive Preview: Ghastly Tales Collects Three Terrifying Tales from Marguerite Bennett and Varga Tomi

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • September 5, 2016

Just over 6 months after their story ‘In the Night, Mountains Grew’ was released as part of the Broken Frontier Anthology, Marguerite Bennet (Bombshells, Insexts) and Varga Tomi are back…

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Stan and Nan – Sarah Lippett’s Beautiful Reflection on the Bonds of Family and the Lives that Shape Our Own

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 5, 2016

A revealing reflection on the relationships that guide our passage through life and the richness of the bonds of family. It’s hardly the most perceptive of observations to make but…

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Glorious Wrestling Alliance – Josh Hicks Pokes Fond Fun at the Grappling World in this Ensemble Character Piece

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2016

Triumphantly flamboyant exhibitionism to some… ludicrous, pointless pantomime to others… the world of wrestling is certainly a divisive one. Josh Hicks embraces these contradictions in his self-published short comic Glorious…

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Dead Canary Comics Launch ‘Last Driver’ Kickstarter Campaign – C.S. Baker and Shaky Kane Team Up for Post-Apocalyptic Thrills and Spills

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 1, 2016

Last Driver – the latest project from London-based micropublisher Dead Canary Comics – hits Kickstarter today and gives Dead Canary co-publisher C.S. Baker the dream opportunity to see his dystopic sci-fi romp brought…

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Staff Picks for August 31, 2016 – Queer: A Graphic History, The Longest Day of the Future, The Trial of Roger Casement and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 30, 2016

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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Dead Singers Society Volume 2 – Good Comics’ Tribute Anthology to Departed Vocalists Includes Work from Danny Noble, Wallis Eates, Rica March and Rozi Hathaway

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 30, 2016

Back in the early 1980s Altered Images memorably sang about the forgotten fate of ‘Dead Pop Stars’ reaching out from beyond the grave to implore fans to remember their one-time…

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Six Reasons Why You Should Back the ‘Performance’ Anthology by One Beat Zines

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 29, 2016

Championing work we believe in, promoting creators with something important to say, and spotlighting publications that are worthy of far wider attention are staples of Broken Frontier’s philosophy of coverage. Every…

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Decadence #11 – Science Fiction and Social Commentary from Lando, Stathis Tsemberlidis, Emix Regulus, Alexis Beauclair and Company

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 26, 2016

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! For well over a decade Decadence Comics have been showcasing their own particular brand of socio-political sci-fi, with their eponymous anthology comic acting as the micropublisher’s flagship…

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Preview: John’s Worth #2 – Jon Chandler’s “Scorched Earth Sex Nightmare” Returns for Safari Festival

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 26, 2016

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Throughout this past week at Broken Frontier we’ve been previewing some of the new releases from Breakdown Press that you can pick up at Safari Festival this…

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Preview: Live at the Drive – Sorority’s Comic/Record Combo from Breakdown Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 25, 2016

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Continuing our preview coverage of Breakdown Press’s Safari Festival releases, we’re looking today at the comic/record combo pack Live at the Drive by Sorority, the band consisting…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Babak Ganjei

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 25, 2016

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Babak Ganjei’s artistic practice ranges from his satirical blackout poetry to his his powerfully honest autobio comics. His self-deprecating humour often makes telling points but he’s as comfortable utilising it for throwaway gags…

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The Safari Festival Run-Up Begins – Decadence Comics Exhibition, Joan Cornellà Signing at Gosh! Comics and Safari Pre-Party with Breakdown Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 24, 2016

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! As all regular Broken Frontier readers will know by now, Safari Festival is coming this Saturday August 27th. But before the big day there are a number…

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Exclusive Preview: Wax #1 – Take a First Look at Matthew Pettit’s Collection of Strips Debuting at Safari Festival

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 24, 2016

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Debuting at Safari Festival Matthew Pettit’s Wax #1 is the first issue of a three-colour risograph “solo anthology” showcasing his work. Pettit describes the book as “made up of…

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Preview: Joyride – Zoë Taylor’s Debut Book from Breakdown Press is a Top Safari Festival Pick

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 24, 2016

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! One of the great joys of an event like Safari Festival is discovering creators whose work you may not be so familiar with. One such artist at…

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Flesh of White #1 – Heflin & Rachels Explore the Horror of Humanity in this Illuminating Book about Albinism in Tanzania

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • August 24, 2016

Erica J. Heflin and Amanda Rachels’ Flesh of White miniseries shines light on the plight of albino men, women, and children in Tanzania. A bitter struggle barely seen or heard…

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