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Eyecatcher · Features

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “You Can’t Phone in Cultural Change” – Marguerite Bennett Discusses Gender Roles and Comics

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 24, 2015

When reading Marguerite Bennett’s work, you’re immediately struck by the depth of characterization and the masterful pacing of her stories, and that’s quickly made her a force to be reckoned…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Small Press Symposium at the Gosh! Comics Process Group, May 6th – A Panel Event with Steve Walsh, Danny Noble, David White, Shibby from Backwards Burd, and BF’s Andy Oliver

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 24, 2015

If you’re an aspiring self-publisher or just interested by the inner workings of the small press scene then the next Gosh! Comics Process Group evening represents a not to be…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Diamond Defenders – Another Action-Packed Heroic Romp from Jack Teagle and Eerieeeeee

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 24, 2015

In one of those galaxies that are, no doubt, far, far away, the evil Reptoids – lizard-like space plunderers – invade a world of rock and mineral beings. There they…

Ballistic cover image

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “There is Something That Drives Me Insane-in-a-Good-Way About Comics” – Writer Adam Egypt Mortimer Goes ‘Ballistic’

  • by Paul Mirek
  • April 23, 2015

Adam Egypt Mortimer burst onto the comic scene, quite literally, with a punch to the face in the pages of Ballistic, his hyperactive sci-fi collaboration with Darick Robertson (available now in…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Blacky: Four of Us – Centrala Present Polish Creator Mateusz Skutnik’s Meandering Meditations on the Minutiae of Existence

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 23, 2015

https://vimeo.com/98798114 Polish creator’s Mateusz Skutnik’s Blacky: Four of Us may feature a central character with an eerily supernatural-looking visual aesthetic – part Uncle Fester from The Addams Family and part…

Steve Orlando

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Broken Frontier Anthology: “We Can Make Kick-Ass Stories for EVERYONE!” – Steve Orlando on Pushing the Boundaries

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 22, 2015

Steve Orlando stands as a young, provocative and inventive voice in comics, and 2015 looks like his biggest year so far. We spoke to him about his inclusive, taboo-busting work…

Broken Frontier Anthology: Kickstarter staff pick

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Join the Kickstarter for our Broken Frontier Anthology: A Massive Creator-Owned Adventure

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • April 22, 2015

The entire Broken Frontier team is incredibly proud to launch the Kickstarter campaign for our Broken Frontier Anthology. Here’s a word by our Editor in Chief Frederik Hautain introducing the…

Spirou & Fantasio by Franquin

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Spirou to the Third Degree: From the Latest Interpretation by Tehem and Makyo to the New Regular Album by Yoann and Vehlmann to a Luxury Reprint from Franquin

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • April 22, 2015

Despite the lack of a solid presence in the US and UK (although the publisher Cinebook has published seven books from Franquin’s original series), Spirou remains as popular as ever…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Hepatic Portal – The Mesmerisingly Mindbending Comics of Emix Regulus

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 22, 2015

Hepatic Portal collects seven short stories by Emix Regulus, a creator whose work you may be familiar with from anthologies like the free street press paper Off Life or acclaimed…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for April 22, 2015: Kaptara, Empire: Uprising, Convergence: Swamp Thing, Haunter & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • April 21, 2015

It’s almost 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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Linework NW 2015: In Its Second Year, Linework Doubles Down on Its Bid to Become Portland’s Premier Comics Fest

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 21, 2015

Linework NW followed up the success of its inaugural show last year by pulling off the impressive trick of nearly doubling its number of exhibitors without expanding its show floor or losing any…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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RAV 1st Collection – Youth in Decline Collects Mickey Zacchilli’s Hypnotically Entrancing “Romance Adventure Variety” Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 21, 2015

RAV 1st Collection compiles the first five issues of Mickey Zacchilli’s previously self-published minicomic series, and comes to us via San Francisco-based micropublisher Youth in Decline, whose books I’ve been…

Lulu Anew (Étienne Davodeau, NBM Publishing)

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Lulu Anew – Étienne Davodeau Measures the Power of Story in this Thoughtful, Ultimately Hope-Filled Tale of Self-Discovery

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 20, 2015

A work of exquisite restraint and complex emotion, Étienne Davodeau’s lush illustration and precise sense of pacing enchant the reader with sublime storytelling craft, in this beautiful English translation from…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Preview: Danny Noble’s ‘Was it… Too Much for You?’ – Enjoy an Original Colour Alan and Ollie Strip Exclusive to Broken Frontier!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 20, 2015

Today at Broken Frontier we have something a little special for you to tie in with the publication of the first print edition of Danny Noble’s Was it… Too Much…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Small Press Spotlight on… Dirty Rotten Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 17, 2015

Gary Clap and Kirk Campbell’s Dirty Rotten Comics is a small press anthology that champions creators of all levels of technical ability and experience, from established names in UK comics through…

Inside Look: CCTVYLLE by Gianluca Bonomo

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Inside Look: Gianluca Bonomo on Building the Word of CCTVYLLE

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • April 16, 2015

Inside Look is Broken Frontier’s director’s commentary-like feature in which creators take you behind the scenes of one of their story. In this edition, Gianluca Bonomo talks about creating the…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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A Tale of Shadows – Science and Spirituality Collide in this Self-Published Hidden Gem

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 16, 2015

UK creators Lyndon White, Paul Clark-Forse, and Tyler Wilson craft a unique, fully-realized fantasy adventure infused with teen angst, gritty atmosphere, and thoughtful world-building. It takes perseverance, fortitude, and no…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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A Bunch of Amateurs – Andrew Waugh’s Droll Investigation of Some of Science’s Most Unlikely Heroes

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 16, 2015

The back cover blurb to Andrew Waugh’s A Bunch of Amateurs describes the book as “comic vignettes about the boffins, tinkerers and inventors who changed scientific history from their kitchen…

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