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“There Are So Many Ways to Tell a Story in Comics” – Nicole Goux on ‘Pet Peeves’, Her First Solo Longer-Form Comics Narrative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 13, 2023

Nicole Goux has become something of a semi-regular presence here at Broken Frontier over the last four years. Goux’s collaborations with Dave Baker in Fuck Off Squad, Everyone is Tulip…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, June 15th for a Pride Special

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 13, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, June 15th with a Pride Special. Not…

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A Boy’s Own Story – Edmund White’s Influential Novel of 1950s Gay Awakening Comes to Comics from Top Shelf Productions

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 12, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Edmund White’s semi-autobiographical novel A Boy’s Own Story was first published in 1982 and became the first in a trilogy of queer coming-of-age books. It has been…

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CoCo Comic Con Returns to Lancaster on June 24th, 2023

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 12, 2023

After making its debut last summer CoCo Comic Con is back for a second day of UK indie comics goodness this year. On June 24th attendees can once again enjoy…

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New Indie Anthology ‘Boxes’ from ThirdBear Press Launches on Kickstarter and Includes Work from Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artists Beck Kubrick and Sammy Ward

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 12, 2023

I have been saying for a few years now that the comparative dearth of new UK small press anthologies is not healthy for the scene so it’s always pleasing to…

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Ahoy Comics to Collect Their Satirical Breakfast-Based Horror Parodies in ‘Cereal’ with Three New Chapters By Mark Russell and Peter Snejberg

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 9, 2023

One of the highlights of Ahoy Comics’ various humorous Edgar Allan Poe anthologies was the various breakfast cereal horror parodies that ran in those pages. As a Brit not every pop…

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My Life in Transition – Julia Kaye’s Account of Trans Lived Experience Continues in this Second Collection of Strips

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 9, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! My Life in Transition is the second collection of Julia Kaye’s Super Late Bloomer series detailing her trans journey. We reviewed the first volume here last year…

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The Last Gay Man on Earth – Ype Driessen Brings Photo Comics to Graphic Memoir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 8, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Photo comics are a fascinating alternative approach to the form. While they present themselves as following the same sequential structure as their more traditional illustrated counterparts the…

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‘Shook! A Black Horror Anthology’ Coming from Dark Horse and Second Sight in February 2024

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 8, 2023

It’s a way off yet but Shook! A Black Horror Anthology from Dark Horse Comics and Second Sight Publishing looks like one to watch in early 2024 for sure. Details in…

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Flamer – Mike Curato’s Semi-Autobiographical Graphic Novel is a Powerful and Relevant Coming Out Story for Teens

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 7, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! With a new hardcover edition coming later this month, a review of Mike Curato’s semi-autobiographical graphic novel Flamer seems most appropriate for our Pride Month coverage. Set…

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“Adapting a Book is a Lot More than Just Changing the Language” – Nicolas Rossert of Sloth Comics on Bringing French Language Comics to an English-Speaking Audience

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 6, 2023

With over a decade’s experience of comics publishing and a focus on bringing translated French language comics to English-speaking audiences, Nicolas Rossert’s Sloth Comics has become a regular fixture on…

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Alone in Space – The Definitive Collection of the Early Work of Tillie Walden, One of the Finest Cartoonists of Our Time

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 6, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023!  As our reviews go, today’s look at Tillie Walden’s Alone in Space is going to be a slightly different reading experience. This collection of Walden’s first three…

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Exclusive Preview: Rusalka – Whispers of the Forest – Visit the Ethereal World of Kamila Król’s Magical Figure from Slavic Folklore

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 5, 2023

Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, and already virtually at its target, Rusalka – Whispers of the Forest is the latest comics work from our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist…

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The Real Riley Mayes – Rachel Elliott’s Beautiful and Life-Affirming LGBTQ Coming-of-Age Story

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 5, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Even if you haven’t read all-ages graphic novel The Real Riley Mayes yet the chances are you will have heard of it. Rachel Elliott’s book has been…

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Blood of the Virgin – Sammy Harkham’s Epic Finally Comes to a Poignant, Intimate Close

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • June 5, 2023

Some books carry with them the palpable weight of their creator’s lived experience. One can sense the ambition, a reaching for something big, or the effort poured into getting all…

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I Think Our Son is Gay Vol. 3 & 4 – Okura’s Manga Teen Drama Continues to Be Both Delightful and Poignant

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 2, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! The last time we reviewed Okura’s manga series I Think Our Son is Gay was for our Pride Month celebrations in 2022, so it’s fitting that we…

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Queer Horror Graphic Novel ‘Let Me Out’ by Emmett Nahil & George Williams Coming from Oni Press in October

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 2, 2023

It’s Pride Month which means it’s a very good time to be sending us your LGBTQ+-related comics press releases. Coming around the Halloween season, Emmett Nahil and George Williams’s Let…

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The Jewish Comics Experience (JewCE) Announces the JewCie Awards Honouring Creators of Jewish Comics

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 2, 2023

A new set of awards have been announced by the Jewish Comics Experience (JewCE) convention with a focussed commitment to recognising Jewish comics narratives and coverage. More on the JewCie…

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