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Self-Esteem and the End of the World – Luke Healy Turns His Critical Eye on Himself

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • May 20, 2024

There are two predominant explanations of what a metanarrative is, when one engages in literary criticism. One refers to the idea of experimentation, where an author wilfully chooses to break…

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The Lady of the Lake – Read the Eisner Award-Nominated Short Comic Here Today at Broken Frontier

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 20, 2024

It’s Eisner Awards nominations time and we have a related treat for you today. Below you can read ‘The Lady of the Lake’, a nominee in the ‘Best Short Story’…

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Gunhild Vol. 1 – Fred Tornager’s Endearingly Witty Manga Fantasy Series Blends Humour and Norse Mythology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 17, 2024

Saturday AM brands itself as providing “the world’s most diverse manga-inspired comics.” A quick perusal of its publishing line-up underlines the strength of that claim with a plethora of titles…

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“Comics Have Been a Part of My Life Since I Was Able to Read” – Jimmy Palmiotti Talks Connecting with Characters, Crowdfunding, and Lessons Learned Breaking into the Industry

  • by Ellie Egleton
  • May 16, 2024

With an extensive comics back catalogue covering some of the most well-known IPs of the “Big Two”, major creator-owned success stories, and an impressive cross-media career to boot, it will…

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Street Noise Books Reveal Their Autumn 2024 Publishing List of Socially Relevant Comics Work

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 16, 2024

The end-of-year publishing schedule from Street Noise Books, one of our favourite publishers here at BF, has been announced. Check out the new titles in the press release below. Graphic…

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Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos – New York Review Comics Bring Jay Jackson’s Seminal, Anti-Racist, Sci-Fi Newspaper Strip Back to Print

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 15, 2024

What continues to delight about the publishing catalogue of New York Review Comics is the way in which it embraces every era of comics, from republishing William Gropper’s 1930 proto-graphic…

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Check Out Our Dedicated Broken Frontier Resource List for Mental Health Awareness Week

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 15, 2024

This week (May 13th-19th) is Mental Health Awareness Week so just the shortest of posts to remind you that here at Broken Frontier we have been tagging relevant comics resources…

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The Last Delivery – Evan Dahm’s Entrancing Dark Fantasy from Iron Circus Comics

  • by Ellie Egleton
  • May 14, 2024

The Last Delivery is an upcoming graphic novel from Iron Circus Comics created by Evan Dahm, a creator who has been hailed as one of the pre-eminent fantasy cartoonists of…

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Another New Comics and Zines Event for 2024 as the ‘Stapled’ Fair Comes to Leeds in August

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 14, 2024

And we’re happy to mention yet another new comic and zine fair for 2024. Stapled is organised by Nick Gonzo and will be taking place on the August Bank Holiday…

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Koguchi Magazine #2: Neo-Future – Dystopian Future Tech Runs Amok Courtesy of Alxndra Cook, Bon Idle, Justin Morales and Company

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 13, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! The second of Koguchi Press’s self-titled Koguchi Magazine anthology series comes with the subtitled theme of ‘Neo-Future’ and compiles seven short, complete,…

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Daughters of Snow and Cinders – Eco-Feminism is at Its Very Best in a Stunning Hardback from Núria Tamarit and Fantagraphics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • May 13, 2024

Vivid in glossy hardback, my first thought when looking at the cover of Daughters of Snow and Cinders was awe. The cover is an absolute work of art. A traveller…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, May 16th for a Silver Age Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 13, 2024

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, May 16th. This time we will be basing themes…

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Silver Sprocket Reveal Their Autumn 2024 Publishing Line-Up

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 10, 2024

An announcement of upcoming releases from Silver Sprocket is always to be eagerly anticipated and their list for the second half of the year has some real gems on it….

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An Alien Who is Also a Mum – Philippa Rice Celebrates the Unique and Beautiful Aspects of Motherhood

  • by Ellie Egleton
  • May 10, 2024

An Alien Who is Also a Mum is a whimsical 16-page comic book created and published by Philippa Rice. Through beautifully painted illustrations, Rice explores the universal theme of motherhood,…

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Watch the British Comics Now Video Celebrating the Work of the First TCAF Delegation!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 10, 2024

BRITISH COMICS NOW! As you no doubt know by now after our interview coverage and, as mentioned at Broken Frontier earlier this year, six British/UK-based comic creators will be attending…

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Young Hag – Discover the Magic Within in Isabel Greenberg’s Arthurian Retelling from Jonathan Cape

  • by Lydia Turner
  • May 9, 2024

‘Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and kings who pulled swords out of stones. But now, the doors to the Otherworld have…

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“I Love to Walk on the Spectrum Between Explicitness and Obscurity” – Jason Chuang on the Visual Language of Comics and Abstract Takes on Autobio

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 8, 2024

BRITISH COMICS NOW! 10 YEARS OF THE BF 6 TO WATCH! As mentioned at Broken Frontier earlier this year six British/UK-based comic creators will be attending this year’s Toronto Comic…

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“I Want to Figure Out How to Make Work that is Useful to Others” – B. Mure on ‘Ismyre’, Allegory and the Realities of World-Building in Fiction

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 7, 2024

BRITISH COMICS NOW! As mentioned at Broken Frontier earlier this year six British/UK-based comic creators will be attending this year’s Toronto Comic Art Festival (TCAF) as part of the British…

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