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Full Cast Audiobook of Maia Kobabe’s Graphic Memoir ‘Gender Queer’ Coming from Listening Library

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 12, 2024

Anything that increases access to the most banned book in the US is a positive step. Coming this year from Listening Library is a full cast audiobook version of Maia…

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“Part of My Personal Goal Has Always Been to ‘Keep the Underground Alive’, Whatever That Means” – Rick Altergott on Returning to the World of ‘Doofus’ in ‘Blessed Be’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 11, 2024

If you were a fan of Peter Bagge’s Hate in the 1990s you may well remember the Doofus back-up strips by Rick Altergott that ran for some years in that…

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Comics Youth Launch a Publishing Inclusion Charter to Challenge Publishers to Adopt More Inclusive and Accessible Practices

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 11, 2024

There are lots of very important conversations finally being engaged in of late about comics and inclusion, many of those being led by activist groups like the Comics Cultural Impact…

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Fine Lines Festival Brings Comics, Illustration and Animation Together on April 27th, 2024

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 11, 2024

2024 is proving to be a promising year for a resurgent UK events circuit. Joining the calendar on Saturday, April 27th at the University of Gloucestershire is the Fine Lines…

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The Hard Switch – Owen D. Pomery’s Science Fiction Saga Lives Up to Its Intriguingly Allegorical Premise

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 10, 2024

When it comes to the comics practice of Owen D. Pomery there are certain key thematic examinations one might expect to see in a new release. Dark and quietly intense…

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Fantagraphics to Publish ‘Peepshow’ #15, the Final Issue of the Late Joe Matt’s Acclaimed Indie Series

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 10, 2024

“Joe Matt at his Joe Mattiest” probably says all we need to know about the posthumous release of the final issue of his acclaimed Peepshow series. Full details, courtesy of…

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Totem – The Spiritual and Otherworldly Collide in Laura Pérez’s Graphic Novel from Fantagraphics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • April 9, 2024

Believed to have great spiritual significance, a totem is a sacred object, often an emblem for a connected group of people. It also serves as the title for Laura Pérez’s…

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Zack Quaintance’s ‘Death of Comics Bookcase’ Anthology Currently Funding on Kickstarter – Check Out Preview Pages from BF ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Anna Readman

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 8, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Again, there is so much excellent work currently competing for your cash and attention on various crowdfunding sites but here’s another project…

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Every Last One – Gary Chudleigh and Dani Coloma’s Horror Crime Comic Launches on Kickstarter

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 5, 2024

Every Last One, a four-part mini-series about the hunt for a supernatural serial killer launched exclusively on Kickstarter this week. With so many requests for crowdfunding campaign coverage right now we’re…

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Avery Hill Announce Autumn 2024 Line-Up – ‘The Scrapbook of Life and Death’ by J Webster Sharp and ‘Adrift on a Painted Sea’ by Tim Bird

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 4, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Avery Hill‘s publishing announcements are always something to look out for and their Autumn line-up for 2024 is no exception. Longstanding AHP…

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“I Want You to Feel My Reaching Out and My Connection to You” – Shelly Bond in Conversation with L. Pidge on Her Sprawling Comics Epic ‘Infinite Wheatpaste’

  • by Shelly Bond
  • April 4, 2024

Currently crowdfunding via Kickstarter (back it here!) Infinite Wheatspace Volume 1: Catalytic Conversions from Avery Hill Publishing compiles the first nine self-published issues of this genre-defying epic series from the…

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“Figuring Out Your Place in the World is a Theme I Love Exploring” – Rachael Smith and Paul Cornell on Their Supernatural Whodunnit ‘Who Killed Nessie?’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 3, 2024

Currently crowdfunding on Zoop, Paul Cornell and Rachael Smith’s Who Killed Nessie? is a murder mystery with a cryptozoological twist from the direction of a UK collaborative dream team. We caught…

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Behind the Scenes at Broken Frontier – Two Weeks in the Life of a Comics Culture Site Editor-in-Chief

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 3, 2024

What you are about to read is, on one level, probably the most self-indulgent piece I have ever written for Broken Frontier. On another, though, I would argue its necessity…

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Majnun and Layla: Songs from Beyond the Grave – Yann Damezin Breathes New Life Into a Classic Arabian Tale, from Life Drawn

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • April 2, 2024

Around 1188, Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi wrote a poem in Arabic, based on seventh-century poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi, which grew to become one of…

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Comica Festival 2024 Features Three Panel Events at the Century Club and Includes BF ‘Six to Watch’ Creators Shangomola Edunjobi and Shanti Rai

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 2, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Comica Festival makes a very welcome return for 2024 with three panel talks at the Century Club in London. We are, understandably,…

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Philipson, Patricks and Baker Introduce Us to the Intriguing World of ‘The Stranger’, Currently Crowdfunding on Kickstarter

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 2, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Our 2024 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ are beavering away on projects which will no doubt thrill and amaze you as 2024…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, April 4th for a ‘Misty’-Themed Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 1, 2024

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, April 4th. This time we will be basing themes…

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Preview: Misty 2024 Special – Rebellion Revisit the Cult British Favourite with Work from Gail Simone, Aly Fell and Letty Wilson

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 1, 2024

As announced over the weekend, Rebellion will be returning to classic British weekly Misty this summer in another one-shot special, this time overseen by legendary writer Gail Simone. We have…

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