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One Beat Zines Announce New Anthology ‘Identity’ – Includes Work from Julia Scheele, EdieOP, Jess Milton, Brigid Deacon, Lizz Lunney and More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 12, 2015

It’s festival season again in the UK and here at Broken Frontier we’re gearing up for the plethora of exciting new debut comics that entails. One of those is the…

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Doctor Strange #1 – Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo’s Take on the Sorceror Supreme is a Mystical Thrill Ride

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • October 12, 2015

Fresh from his starring role in Secret Wars, the youthful-looking Doctor Strange is given a new lease of life by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo in a captivating and enjoyable first issue….

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Ollie & Alan’s Big Move – Danny Noble’s Breakout Year Continues with this Essential Collection of Comedic Comics Craft

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 12, 2015

Bringing talented artists to a wider audience via this column is one of the great privileges of writing ‘Small Pressganged’ here at Broken Frontier. Indeed, this year I significantly expanded…

Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden (Top Shelf Comix)

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The Story of My Tits – Jennifer Hayden’s Landmark Graphic Memoir Hits the Reader with Both Heartache and Hilarity

  • by Tom Murphy
  • October 9, 2015

Despite its attention-grabbing title, Jennifer Hayden’s powerful and hugely enjoyable graphic memoir offers moving and often hilarious insight into every stage of a woman’s life. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues,…

Les Trois Fruits (Three Fruits) & Bouffon (The Jester)by Zidrou and Oriol

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Zidrou Emphasizes the Dark Psyche of Humanity in His Fairy Tales with a Twist – ‘Les Trois Fruits’ and ‘Bouffon’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • October 9, 2015

Belgian writer Zidrou’s flair for depicting the flaws in humanity is ever-present in his medieval fairy tales Bouffon (The Jester) and Les Trois Fruits (The Three Fruits). Coupled with two magnificent Spanish artists,…

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Exclusive Preview: Bess – Take a Look at Some Teaser Images from British Comic Awards-Nominated Rachael Smith’s Upcoming Webcomic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 8, 2015

It’s been a busy year for Rachael Smith. Most notably, of course, that’s due to her second graphic novel The Rabbit being published by Avery Hill Publishing to critical acclaim…

Hushers: A Very Victorian Apocalypse

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Hushers: A Very Victorian Apocalypse – Winter and Lebrino’s Victorian Sci-Fi Romp is a Rousing Good Read

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 8, 2015

Eagle Award-winning writer Andrew Winter teams up with Italian illustrator Manuela Bassu Lebrino for a fast-paced, action-filled romp set against a doomsday backdrop of paranoia and conspiracy in Victorian England….

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Caption Returns this Weekend Oct 10th-11th with Guests Including Leah Moore, Laura Howell and Ian Edgington

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 7, 2015

As we all know it’s festival season in the UK again and after last week’s Bristol Comic and Zine Fair – and before LICAF and Thought Bubble descend upon us…

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3 to Back! – Essential Crowdfunding Campaigns You Need to Support from Art Aid Nepal, 2D Cloud and Off Life

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 7, 2015

Crowdfunding has changed the comics landscape as we knew it over the last few years. But the unsurprising upshot of its ever growing presence as a tool for securing publication is…

Fires Above Hyperion

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Fires Above Hyperion – Patrick Atangan Explores Twenty Years of Dating in the City of Angels in a Darkly Comic Graphic Memoir

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 7, 2015

The Eisner-nominated creator of Invincible Days turns a fearless, often ironic eye, on his own dating life – a twenty-year odyssey delving into his difficulties finding love as a gay…

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Staff Picks for October 7, 2015 – The Story of My Tits, Rabbit Thoughts, Survivors’ Club, Paper Girls, Oyster War, Bitch Planet and Doctor Strange

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 6, 2015

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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British Comic Awards 2015 Shortlist – Catch Up with All the Broken Frontier Coverage of the Nominated Comics and Creators Here!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 5, 2015

The British Comic Awards (in association with Page 45) 2015 shortlist was announced on Friday with an eclectic selection of books, styles and approaches to the form making up the names in…

The New Deal

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The New Deal – Jonathan Case Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple in His Depression-Era Heist Tale

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 5, 2015

Light-hearted but infused with an insistent social conscience, Jonathan Case’s stunning journey behind the scenes of the fabled Waldorf Astoria hotel in 1936 New York City reveals a sordid underbelly…

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Dirt – Bereavement and Grief Powerfully Examined by Cj Reay and Black Lodge Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 3, 2015

CELEBRATING BCZF! “A story of death, grief and breaking the fucking law” is the tagline for Cj Reay’s Dirt which comes to us via Reay’s micropublishing imprint Black Lodge Press….

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Windy Wilberforce Meets Sun Ra – Space is the Place as Ed Pinsent’s Intellectual Explorer Makes a Welcome Comeback

  • by Tom Murphy
  • October 2, 2015

The return of Windy Wilberforce – and his creator, small-press pioneer Ed Pinsent – heralds a refreshing reunion with what feels like an old acquaintance. I used the phrase about Phil Elliott…

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Foxhole #1-2 – Accessible Zine-Style Magazine Affords Comics Their Rightful Place in the Artistic Pantheon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 2, 2015

CELEBRATING BCZF! When editor Mark Beechill first launched Foxhole he did so with the tagline ‘Arts, Culture, Writing’ foremost in his mind but he’s the first to admit that approach…

Lone Sloane by Philippe Druillet

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Philippe Druillet’s Classic ‘The 6 Voyages of Lone Sloane’ Will Blow Your Mind as the Cosmic Game is Afoot

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • October 2, 2015

The genius of Philippe Druillet finally penetrates the English-language market courtesy of UK publisher Titan comics. Druillet makes comics torn from the heart of the universe. Created in 1966 by…

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A Train Called Love #1 – Garth Ennis and Marc Dos Santos’s Zany Rom-Com is Missing Its Heart

  • by Paul Mirek
  • October 1, 2015

Whatever else can be said of Garth Ennis, you’ve got to admire the man’s convictions. He’s a writer that’s not shy about where he stands, and has notoriously avoided the…

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