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Humanising Narratives Around Migration – PositiveNegatives and MIDEQ Present a Film Screening and Panel Discussion Event at London’s Rich Mix on September 18th

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 6, 2024

We’ve been covering the work of PositiveNegatives for many years here at Broken Frontier given their propensity for using comics to explore the realities of migration and the refugee crisis….

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Rogue Trooper: Blighty Valley – Garth Ennis and Patrick Goddard Recapture the Magic of Rogue’s ‘2000 AD’ Glory Days in a Twisting Thriller

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 5, 2024

It would be impossible to talk about Garth Ennis and Patrick Goddard’s Rogue Trooper: Blighty Valley – the hardcover collection of the recent serialised 2000 AD story – without some…

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The Philosopher, the Dog and the Wedding – A Riveting Account of One of the First Female Philosophers from Barbara Stok and SelfMadeHero

  • by Lydia Turner
  • September 4, 2024

Picture the scene: it’s Ancient Greece, in the fourth century BCE. Young Hipparchia has one aim in mind; to marry into a prominent family and become even richer. Little does…

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“The Simplicity of Black and White Can Deliver a Powerful Visual Impact” – Tinglin Liu on Adapting Poe’s ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ for Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 4, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! In the fourth of our 2024 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ interviews we chat today with Chinese artist Tinglin Liu about her…

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Don’t Forget that Queer Comic Fair inQ! Debuts in London this Saturday, September 7th

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 4, 2024

A quick reminder that queer comic fair inQ! holds its inaugural event this Saturday, September 7th, at the London LGBTQ+ Centre on London’s South Bank. Co-organised by Manga Jiman award-winning…

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“Fantasy Seems to Have Had a Bit of a Renaissance in Comics” – Gary Moloney Takes Us to the World of ‘When the Blood Has Dried’

  • by Ellie Egleton
  • September 3, 2024

Described as “a tragic tale of loss and redemption” by publishers Mad Cave Studios fantasy series When the Blood Has Dried follows the story of Meabh of Cklonia, a small…

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Preview: Sycamore – ThirdBear Press to Collect the Short Comics Work of K. Briggs, Coming to Kickstarter Soon

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 3, 2024

Just last week at Broken Frontier we took a look at the most recent issue of ThirdBear Press’s anthology series Boxes. From this September the micropublisher will be expanding their…

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Gosh! Comics Hosts Our ’10 Years of the Broken Frontier Six to Watch’ Party – Looking Back on a Fabulous Night of Small Press Comics Celebration in London

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF 6 TO WATCH! Creating as many profile-raising opportunities as I can for our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists has become one of the most…

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Zarjaz Returns – The ‘2000 AD’-Inspired Fanzine Anthology is Back with Volume 3

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 2, 2024

News of the revival of the fan-created, 2000 AD-inspired, small press anthology Zarjaz this week. Full details of this new era for the comic below. This September sees the relaunch of…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, September 5th for a Kids Comics Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 2, 2024

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, September 5th. This time we’re using some great kids…

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Boxes #2 – ThirdBear Press’s Impressive Second Anthology Features Work from Kamila Krol and Manon Wright

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 30, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! What I continue to find so inspiring about ThirdBear Press’s Boxes is the way in which it blends the finest qualities of…

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Colossive Cartographies #58 – Tal Brosh Contemplates the Poignancy of ‘Loose Ends’ in this Affecting Minicomic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 30, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Earlier this week we took a look at another of the recent releases from the Colossive Press Colossive Cartographies range of fold-out…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for September 2024 – Adrift on a Painted Sea, Lord of the Flies, Final Cut, Ocultos and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 30, 2024

Welcome to our BF Staff Picks for September! Before the pandemic BF’s Staff Picks feature had run for many years, with members of the team giving a weekly overview of recommended…

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Crowdfunding Corner – Three UK-Based Graphic Novel Campaigns Currently Live on Kickstarter Plus One, Including Tillie Walden’s ‘Spinning’

  • by Ellie Egleton
  • August 29, 2024

We’re sifting through all the many crowdfunding coverage requests we receive here at BF each week once again to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental and…

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The Stranger #1 – Philipson, Patricks and Baker Subvert the Secret Identity Staple of Super-Heroics with an Intriguing Mystery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 29, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! When it launched on Kickstarter earlier this year The Stranger – written by 2024 Broken Frontier Six to Watch creator Tom Philipson…

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Erased – Loo Hui Phang and Hugues Micol Take on Hollywood’s Historical Revisionism with a Fictional Account of an Actor of Colour

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • August 28, 2024

One of the most troubling notions to emerge from a reading of Loo Hui Phang’s powerful new graphic novel Erased: An Actor of Colour’s Journey Through the Heyday of Hollywood,…

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“I Do Think that Art Elevates Life” – Zoè Delautre Corral Speaks About the Responsibilities of Autobiographical Comics and Her Love of Ink and Graphite

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 28, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! In the third of our interviews with this year’s Broken frontier Six to Watch creators we chat with French-Spanish, UK-based artist Zoè…

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Crowdfund Your Comic! – Tripwire’s New Book is Live Now on Kickstarter

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 28, 2024

Something a little self-referential on the crowdfunding front today with details on the latest Kickstarter from our chums and colleagues at Tripwire. Full details on their Crowdfund Your Comic! book…

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