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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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Hotelitor – Josh Hicks Introduces Us to the Luxury Class Defense and Hospitality Unit in this Cleverly Plotted Sci-Fi Comedy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 27, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! My first exposure to Josh Hicks’s Hotelitor was as a diagrammatic cutaway print at the Brighton Illustration Fair some years ago. It…

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Colours Side A – A Poetic, Eccentric Dual Narrative from Nev Bamshew

  • by Lydia Turner
  • August 27, 2024

Colours Side A, a self-published project from creator Nev Bamshew, is not your typical indie comic. I realised this when I received not only my copy of the book, but…

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Preview: Scream!: 40 Years of Terror – Rebellion Announce a New Special for the Classic Horror Title Featuring Alex Paknadel, Torunn Grønbekk, Anna Readman and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 27, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Yes we really will take every opportunity through 2024 to give a plug to any of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists…

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Jackeline’s Jacket – The Unlimited Imagination of Alba Ceide Prevails in this Wildly Energetic Science Fantasy Story

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 27, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Last year when I reviewed the WIP Comics anthology Change at Broken Frontier I remarked on how Alba Ceide’s story Jackeline’s Jacket…

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Colossive Cartographies #57 – Beatty Hallas Provides Strategies to Cope When We Are ‘In a Rage’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 26, 2024

As regular readers will be aware the Colossive Press Colossive Cartographies series gives creators from a vast range of disciplines an opportunity to present their practice to both established and…

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Rachael Smith’s Adorable ‘Nap Comix’ Reaches 200 Episodes

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 26, 2024

Something to celebrate today as Rachael Smith’s Nap Comix webcomic reaches a landmark number of strips! A press release and some samples for those unfamiliar with the series below. Rachael Smith’s…

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Looking Back on Small Press Day 2024 – Over 100 Self-Published Artists Get Their Moment in the Spotlight in Stores Across the UK and Ireland

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 23, 2024

Last Saturday, August 31st, saw Small Press Day return to venues across the UK and Ireland with its ninth edition, as over 100 self-published artists grabbed the opportunity to sign…

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Preview: Battle Action #1 – Rebellion Bring Us New Tales of ‘Johnny Red’ and ‘Kids Rule OK’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 22, 2024

Enjoy a preview below of the new Battle Action series from Rebellion featuring new Johnny Red and Kids Rule OK. Blazing Battle Action on each page! Garth Ennis and Keith Burns…

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Rebellion’s Next ‘2000 AD’ Apex Edition Will Have an Arthur Ranson/’Button Man’ Focus

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 21, 2024

Another Apex Edition is coming from Rebellion. And this time it’s Arthur Ranson/Button Man-flavoured… As announced by Near Mint Condition today, we are delighted to announce that the next instalment…

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“I Feel I Do My Best Work When I’m Trying to Channel a Message” – Mike Armstrong Talks Fantasy Cartooning, Comics Community, and Tackling Social Injustice in Storytelling

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 21, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! In our second interview session with this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists we talk today with cartoonist Mike Armstrong. A…

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In/Between the GutterZ – New London Comic and Zine Fair Showcasing Diverse Artists Debuts on Saturday, August 24th

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 21, 2024

Another new London comics and zine fair in a year of inaugural events in the capital makes its debut this Saturday, August 24th. In/Between the GutterZ is free and runs…

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Murdervale – The Hell of Daily Life Becomes Something Far More Literal in Vicente Cifuentes’ Horror Story from Dark Horse

  • by Lydia Turner
  • August 20, 2024

“What if by trying to escape the hell of daily life, you’ve instead actually entered hell?”. The tagline on Dark Horse’s website to promote their newest supernatural horror compendium Murdervale…

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The Night Never Ends – Get Ready for the Spooky Season with New Horror Comedy from Steve Thueson and Silver Sprocket

  • by Lydia Turner
  • August 19, 2024

“Why go to the movies when you can read a horror comic?!”. This absolute belter of a quote from Caroline Cash stands out against the black background of the cover…

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