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3 Reasons Why You Need to Read ‘Equinoxes’ by Cyril Pedrosa

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 21, 2016

Originally published in 2015 in France by Dupuis, Equinoxes by Cyril Pedrosa debuted last month in North America, courtesy of the ever-eclectic NBM Graphic Novels. Quite simply put, Equinoxes may…

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Sponsoring the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2017 – Winners, Finalists and Judges on the Vital Importance of this Crucial UK Comics Institution

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 20, 2016

It will come as absolutely no surprise to any regular visitor to Broken Frontier when I say that discovering, nurturing and championing new talent is at the heart of what…

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State of the Small Press Nation – Lessons Learnt: Looking Back on 10 Years of Self-Publishing in the UK Small Press Scene with London Horror Comic & John-Paul Kamath

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 20, 2016

‘State of the Small Press Nation’ was the umbrella title for Broken Frontier’s ground-breaking series of reports last year on the UK’s rapidly expanding self-publishing world and the challenges it faced…

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‘Small Press: Independent Comics and Self-Publishing’ Event at Winchester Gallery, Oct 24th-28th – Tom Mortimer Curates a Collection of Top UK Creative Talent

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 19, 2016

We’re always keen here at Broken Frontier to support community efforts that take small press comics and creators to new audiences. So when Dirty Rotten Comics team member Tom Mortimer…

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Staff Picks for October 19, 2016 – Love & Rockets, Cowboys and Insects, 23 Skidoo, Die Kitty Die! and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 18, 2016

It’s 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 BF…

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Introducing ‘Off the Grid’ – Following the Van-Based Webcomic Adventures of Till Lukat and Ellice Weaver

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 18, 2016

Sometimes here in ‘Small Pressganged’ it’s as valuable an exercise to look forwards at promising new material as it develops as it is to analyse completed work. Those who read…

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The Temple of Silence: Uncovering the Work of Herbert Crowley, a Forgotten Genius

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • October 17, 2016

Though he was once considered one of the most promising and influential artists in the early 20th century, Herbert Crowley and his dark, whimsical style of cartooning (which preceded that…

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Exclusive Preview: Making Friends with Smiley – EdieOP’s New Comic Debuts at the Lakes Festival this Weekend

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 14, 2016

EdieOP has been a contributor to both the Broken Frontier Anthology and the Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook and is a regular fixture at Avery Hill Publishing with appearances in their…

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Five Bridges: Stories of the Flood – Mike Medaglia, Lisa Woynarski and Farokh Soltani’s Exhibition Looking Back at the 2015 Cumbria Flooding Opens for LICAF

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 13, 2016

Mike Medaglia is one of those creators we’ve been privileged to follow at Broken Frontier from their early days in comics and watch as their work has grown, developed and…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on October 18th – Post-LICAF Fun with Lizzy Stewart, Rachael Stott and Anja Uhren

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 12, 2016

Already anticipating comics event withdrawal once the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival comes to a close at the weekend? Then fret not! The Gosh! Comics/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is back on…

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Moonshine #1 – Azzarello and Risso Howl at the Moon in Their First Creator-Owned Series from Image

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 12, 2016

Atmospheric, visceral, and unabashedly pulpy, Azzarello and Risso’s latest collaboration is a series you can sink your teeth into. Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso are no strangers to each other…

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Staff Picks for October 12, 2016 – The End of Summer, Band for Life, Troll Bridge, Darth Vader and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 11, 2016

It’s 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 BF…

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Broken Frontier Anthology Co-Editor Explores Love & Loss in New Project on Kickstarter

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • October 11, 2016

“Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you get burned.” This is the theme of the new anthology, Loved & Lost, collecting 9 stories about imperfect romance, now funding on Kickstarter. I’m…

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Preview: Sound and Vision – ‘Hitsville UK’ Co-creator John Riordan’s Illustrated Guide to Music’s Cult Artists

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 10, 2016

If you’re a fan of John Riordan and Dan Cox’s Hitsville UK series then you will already be well aware of Riordan’s fondly irreverent approach to the world of music. A…

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Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Creator Danny Noble to Illustrate New Children’s Novel ‘Tilly and the Time Machine’ by Actor and Comedian Adrian Edmondson

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 7, 2016

There’s very exciting news indeed today for those of our readers who follow our regular ‘Six to Watch coverage!  Danny Noble – one of our first group of Broken Frontier…

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You Ask, We Tell! – A Panel on Pitching to Publishers, Comic Shops and the Press at this Year’s LICAF with Page 45, Avery Hill and Broken Frontier

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 6, 2016

It’s the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in just over a week’s time and we’re delighted to say that BF will be playing a role in the ‘You Ask, We…

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3 Reasons Why You Need to Read ‘Shame’ by Lovern Kindzierski and John Bolton

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 6, 2016

Smart, sophisticated, and sinfully good, Renegade Arts Entertainment celebrates Kindzierski and Bolton’s Shame with a gorgeous hardcover collection. I first spoke with legendary colourist and writer Lovern Kindzierski about his…

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Comica Comiket at The Lightbox, Woking on Saturday October 8th – Exhibitors Include kuš! comics, Jessica Martin, Gary Northfield and Broken Frontier!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 5, 2016

Forget NYCC 2016! Comica‘s long-running independent comics fair Comiket returns this Saturday at The Lightbox in Woking featuring a select line-up of UK indie comics talent. The venue is currently playing host…

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