Broken Frontier

Exploring The Comics Universe

  • FacebookFacebook
  • TwitterTwitter
  • RSS FeedRSS Feed
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Features
  • Reviews
  • Resource Lists
  • Contact us
  • Join BF
  • Events
  • Patrons

Blog

0

Prince Charmless, Pachyderms and Embarrassing Illnesses – Revisiting the Second Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2016

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 5, 2016

It was all about the awards when it came to our fantastic foursome of celebrated guest artists at last night’s Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw… To start with,…

Blog · Eyecatcher

0

Staff Picks for April 6, 2016 – Black Panther, Minor Leagues, 5,000 km Per Second, Empress, Dirty Rotten Comics and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 5, 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…

Blog · Eyecatcher

0

Europe Comics Hit London in April for a Series of Creator Events

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 4, 2016

Europe Comics emerged at the end of 2015 as a 13-strong alliance of publishers and agents, with the welcome aim of bringing a wide range of European comics work to a…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

2

Irmina – Barbara Yelin’s Compelling Study of a “Normal German” Asks Painful Questions about Choices and Complicity

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 1, 2016

Irmina, Barbara Yelin’s award-winning graphic novel, is a paradoxically beautiful and unsettling piece of work that avoids all the obvious choices to ponder how an independently minded young woman can…

Columns · Small Pressganged

0

Dog Walk – Childhood Candidly Revisited in Lizzy Stewart’s Acutely Observed Character Study

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 31, 2016

Revisiting the heady days of childhood – and that abundant sense of awe and wonder as we discovered the world around us – is, of course, a rich and fertile…

Blog · Eyecatcher

0

3 Reasons Why You Need to Read ‘Kings and Canvas’ by Kleid, Allen and Reynoso

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • March 31, 2016

In the world of Monkeybrain Comics’ Kings and Canvas, boxing is no mere pastime; it’s more a way of life. The sweet science informs and impacts virtually every facet of…

Columns · Small Pressganged

0

Fedor – Patt Kelley’s Fictionalised History of Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy is His Most Accomplished Comics Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 30, 2016

Fedor Jeftichew, otherwise known as Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy, is one of the more recognisable symbols of that era when unusual medical conditions were paraded as “freakshow” entertainment for the masses….

Eyecatcher · Features

0

Robert M. Ball and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell on ‘Dangeritis’, ‘Winter’s Knight’, ‘Tank Girl’, ‘Gungle’ and More – Chatting with the Gosh/BF Drink and Draw Dynamic Duo

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 30, 2016

The next Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is coming on Monday April 4th (full details here) and, once again, we have another fantastic line-up of artists involved….

Eyecatcher · Reviews

0

All My Ghosts – Jeremy Massie Paints a Bittersweet Portrait of a Small Town in Decline

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • March 30, 2016

Well-crafted and emotionally stirring, All My Ghosts, Jeremy Massie’s fictional account of a town and a protagonist left behind by the rest of the world, is a work of rare…

Blog

0

Photo Recap: Broken Frontier Anthology Launch Party at Floating World Comics

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • March 29, 2016

The Broken Frontier Anthology made its much anticipated print debut on March 23, 2016 at Floating World Comics in Portland, OR. While the anthology had already debuted digitally on ComiXology…

Blog · Eyecatcher

0

Staff Picks for March 30, 2016 – The Opportunity, Golem, Godzilla: Oblivion, Take Me Back to Manchester, Power Lines and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 29, 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…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

1

Una the Blade – Steve LeCouilliard Recasts the Classic Barbarian Heroine as the Ultimate Working Mom

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • March 28, 2016

Blog

0

The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns on April 4th with Guests Robert M. Ball, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Alice Urbino and Danny Noble

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 28, 2016

We’re back! The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns on April 4th, this time at The Royal George pub at 133 Charing Cross Road. Our second meet-up of 2016 is…

Blog

0

Six New Titles from Myriad Editions Announced for 2017-18 – Including Projects from Gareth Brookes, Hannah Eaton, Darryl Cunningham, Kate Charlesworth and Aneurin Wright

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 24, 2016

With Will Volley’s The Opportunity out this month – plus the eagerly anticipated For the Love of God, Marie! by Jade Sarson and Henny Beaumont’s Hole in the Heart coming in…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

0

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye – Sonny Liew’s Biography of an Artist and a Nation is a Comics Tour de Force

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 24, 2016

Sonny Liew’s presentation of the life and work of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, an overlooked (fictional) Singaporean cartoonist, is a stunning amalgamation of history, politics, character and art. The name Charlie…

Columns · Small Pressganged

2

Exclusive Preview: Dirty Rotten Comics #7 – Sneak Peeks at Strips by Alex Potts, Jey Levang, Andrew Warwick, Lucie Ebrey and Julian Hanshaw

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 24, 2016

Hot on the heels of the announcement of their new publishing venture Throwaway Press, the Dirty Rotten Comics team are gearing up for the launch of the latest issue of…

Blog · Eyecatcher

1

3 Reasons Why You Need to Read ‘The Pitiful Human Lizard’ by Jason Loo

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • March 23, 2016

Well, this has been a long time coming. A superhero comic by Canadians, for Canadians, that actually feels Canadian. And it almost slipped under my radar somehow. How typically Canadian….

Blog · Eyecatcher

0

Staff Picks for March 23, 2016 – All My Ghosts, The Shadow Glass, Circuit-Breaker, Agony, 2000 AD and Klaus

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 22, 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…

  • « Previous Page
  • Next Page »
  • Broken Frontier Anthology


    312 pages • 27 stories • 50 star creators
    Limited copies available!
    Buy now
  • Recommended Reads!

    • “I Like to Try to Write from a Place of Power” – Katie Skelly on Her New Graphic Novel ‘Heaven’, the Camaraderie Between Working Women, and Taking Readers on a Narrative RideAugust 27, 2026
    • “Comics, Similar to Zines, Exist as a Proletariat Art Form Within Popular Consciousness” – Raquelle Jac on Her Powerful Debut Graphic Memoir ‘Bimbo Agitprop’ from FantagraphicsAugust 13, 2026
    • “I Felt an Instant Connection with Bernie” – Joe D’Esposito on His Krigstein Graphic Biography ‘The Outsider’ and His Affinity with the Legendary EC Comics ArtistAugust 7, 2026
    • “The Creative Process is Always to Mine for Something Vibrant Inside of Me” – Jesse Moynihan on His Epic Saga ‘Forming’ and Working on One Continuous Narrative for a Decade and a HalfAugust 4, 2026
    • “Without ‘A1’ and ‘Deadline’, We Might Be in an Entirely Different Place in Comics” – Alison Sampson, Dave Elliott, Fred Van Lente and Cathy Kwan on the Return of Two Legendary Publications in ‘A1 Deadline’July 21, 2026
  • Home
  • Broken Frontier
  • About us

    Broken Frontier is a comic book and graphic novel news site established in 2002. Our international team of staff writers covers quality stories from all corners of the comics universe, with a penchant for independent and creator-owned material.
    Our mission - Join us
  • Recent Posts

    • Limit Break Comics ‘Bump in the Night’, an Eco-Horror Comic Anthology about Cryptids, Launches on Zoop
    • Bimbo Agitprop – With its Unfiltered Honesty, Bleak Humour and Visceral Approach Raquelle Jac’s Graphic Memoir is an Outstanding Breakout Book
    • London’s Queer Comic Fair inQ! Returns on September 26th-27th – Exhibitors Include Rein Lee, Dominique Duong, Abs Bailey, Shazleen Khan, Alex Taylor and Many More
    • Exclusive Preview: The Mess – Noah Van Sciver’s Much Anticipated New Graphic Novel from Fantagraphics Mixes Family Drama and a Missing Picasso
  • Search

  • Looking for BF content from before the current version of the site? Access it here.
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Columns
  • Features
  • Reviews
  • Resource Lists
  • Contact us
  • Patrons
  • FacebookFacebook
  • TwitterTwitter
  • RSS FeedRSS Feed

© 2002-2015 Broken Frontier - Privacy & Disclaimer