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“It’s True that I Despise All Humanity but People as Individuals Are Always Beautiful to a Degree” – Gareth Brookes on Experimentation, the Zine Scene and ‘A Thousand Coloured Castles’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 26, 2017

MYRIAD WEEK! The winner of the very first Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition for his debut book The Black Project, Gareth Brookes is an artist whose reach straddles both the…

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Covers Album: Katriona Chapman – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers by Matthew Forsythe, Adrian Tomine and Peter Bagge

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 26, 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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Myriad Spotlights – ‘The Bad Doctor’ by Ian Williams and ‘Things to Do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park’ by Aneurin Wright

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 26, 2017

MYRIAD WEEK! We’re championing the output of Myriad Editions this week at Broken Frontier with a series of reviews, interviews and features on the publisher’s recent and upcoming projects. This wouldn’t…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for April 26, 2017 – A Thousand Coloured Castles, Roughneck, An Exorcism, Aliens: Dead Orbit and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 25, 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 · Features

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“Comics Have Their Own Unique Flow… It’s Really the Only Medium for Me” – Jade Sarson Chats About Life After Winning the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 25, 2017

MYRIAD WEEK! Way back in 2012 in my ‘Small Pressganged’ column at Broken Frontier I first alerted our readership to a promising new talent I had come across in the…

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Myriad Week Spotlights – ‘The Black Project’ by Gareth Brookes and ‘Naming Monsters’ by Hannah Eaton

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 25, 2017

MYRIAD WEEK! We’re championing the output of Myriad Editions this week at Broken Frontier with a series of reviews, interviews and features on the publisher’s recent and upcoming projects. This wouldn’t…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Hole in the Heart: Bringing Up Beth – Henny Beaumont’s Uncompromising Graphic Memoir on Raising a Daughter with Down’s Syndrome

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 25, 2017

MYRIAD WEEK! The pure humanity of Hole in the Heart so ably emphasises the inherent joy of the mother-daughter bond. As with yesterday’s first Myriad Week review, Henny Beaumont’s Hole in…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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For the Love of God, Marie! – Jade Sarson’s Stunning Debut Book Underlines the Vital Importance of the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 24, 2017

MYRIAD WEEK! A truly joyous graphic novel from one of the UK’s fastest rising indie comics stars. There’s a little backstory to this review so bear with me… Back in…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“Myriad’s Mission Statement is Quite Simply to Look for New Voices, New Ways of Seeing” – Corinne Pearlman Talks About the Myriad Editions Philosophy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 24, 2017

MYRIAD WEEK! This week at Broken Frontier we’re celebrating the spirit of Myriad Editions and what better way to start our series of reviews, interviews and features than with the…

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A View From the Frontier – Welcome to ‘Myriad Week’ at Broken Frontier!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 24, 2017

Welcome to Myriad Week at Broken Frontier! Over the next five days we’ll be putting a very special emphasis on a publisher that has been much featured at BF over…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Doctor Who: A Companion Piece – Half a Century of the Time Lord’s Comic Strip Fellow Travellers

  • by Tony Ingram
  • April 21, 2017

The new series of Doctor Who has started, and much has been made in the media of the arrival of new companion Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie), who has been heavily…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Pantheon: The True Story of the Egyptian Deities – A Gloriously Irreverent Take on Myth and Legend from Hamish Steele and Nobrow Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 20, 2017

Pantheon is a frenetically paced and darkly comedic triumph. Describing Hamish Steele’s Pantheon: The True Story of the Egyptian Deities as irreverent in tone seems woefully, pitifully and even staggeringly…

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Meet the Broken Frontier Team: Jason Wilkins – “I Think We’re Still Only Scratching the Surface of What the Medium Can Do”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 20, 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…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Beautiful Canvas – Ryan K Lindsay Talks About Going Gonzo with His Upcoming Miniseries for Black Mask Studios

  • by Matthew Box
  • April 19, 2017

Last year I had the good fortune to not only read the excellent three-issue series Chum, but also to interview its creators, writer Ryan K Lindsay and artist Sami Kivela….

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Covers Album: Sajan Rai – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers by James Stokoe, Joe Sparrow and Gary Larson

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 19, 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…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for April 19, 2017 – World Reader, Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea, Redneck and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 18, 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…

Features

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Bringing Back Newsprint – Alterna Publisher Peter Simeti Talks About Appealing to New Readers with Old School Production Values

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 18, 2017

Alterna Comics goes retro with their new line of comics by printing on newsprint, distributing to newsstands and rolling back cover prices to $1.50. These days there seems to be…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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A Dark Forest #2-4 – The Supernatural Mystery Continues to Grow in Kate-mia White’s Brooding Fantasy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 17, 2017

One of this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘, Kate-mia White has been building up a steady buzz around her work over the last couple of years…

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