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“Holmes is Such a Wonderful, Iconic Character” – Joel Meadows Talks ‘Sherlock Holmes: The Empire Builders’ and 30 Years of ‘Tripwire’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 15, 2023

Joel Meadows has been a fixture of UK comics commentary for three decades via the various print and online incarnations of his long-running Tripwire magazine. This month, though, he will…

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Preview: Adversary – Blue Delliquanti’s Ignatz-Nominated Webcomic to Be Collected by Silver Sprocket in 2024

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 14, 2023

As we prep for the announcements for next week’s Broken Frontier Awards shortlist we’re slowing up a little on the regular posting as we approach year’s end. But we do…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, December 14th for a Festive Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 13, 2023

Your favourite online comics social is back for an end-of-the-year party! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, December 14th with a festive special….

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Pornsak Pichetshote and Jesse Lonergan Team Up on ‘Man’s Best’ from BOOM! Studios

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 13, 2023

We’re big fans of the art of Jesse Lonergan here at Broken Frontier so the news that he will be teaming up with BF Award-nominated Pornsak Pichetshote, another favourite in…

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New Horror Graphic Novel ‘Loving, Ohio’ Coming from Matthew Erman, Sam Beck and Dark Horse Comics in 2024

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 13, 2023

Ramping up the 2024 new releases coverage now with news about Loving, Ohio coming from Dark Horse next year… CULT HORROR COMES TO OHIO IN MATTHEW ERMAN AND SAM BECK’S…

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Getty Publications Announces Sam Nakahira’s Graphic Biography ‘Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape’ for Spring 2024

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 12, 2023

We may be thinking about end-of-year lists for 2023 right now but publishers are looking ahead to 2024. One such title that looks well worth getting your pre-orders in for…

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Misty: 45 Years of Fear, the Essential Collection – The Treasury of British Comics Celebrates a British Cult Classic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 12, 2023

It scarcely needs mentioning that of all of the Treasury of British Comics’ many collections over the last several years few were as eagerly anticipated or have had such a…

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Alex Taylor (azbt) Wins the 2023 First Graphic Novel Competition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 11, 2023

On a joyous night, celebrating some of the very best emerging talents in comics, Alex Taylor (azbt) was announced as the winner of the 2023 First Graphic Novel Competition. Full…

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Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans – Important New Anthology from A Wave Blue World Deserves Your Support on Kickstarter

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 9, 2023

You know how important it is to us here at Broken Frontier to give space and time to comics work from the trans community. Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories…

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The Ballad of Betty Rizzo: An Abortion Story – Rachelle Meyer’s Minicomic Blends Autobio and Social Commentary to Make Its Incisive Point

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 7, 2023

When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe Vs. Wade in 2022 the repercussions went even further than the obvious horrifying backward slide for women’s reproductive rights. It also mirrored the…

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Preview: Underheist #1 – A New David and Maria Lapham Crime Thriller Coming this Month from BOOM! Studios

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 6, 2023

It’s new work from David and Maria Lapham. Need we add more? Check out this preview of  from BOOM! Studios below. BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at UNDERHEIST…

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Noodle Wranglin’ – Anna Readman’s Canine-Themed Short Strips Have a Worldweary but Gentle Humour to Them

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 5, 2023

Embracing the true spirit of the minicomic in size and format, Anna Readman’s Noodle Wranglin’ is a collection of this year’s Observer/Faber Graphic Short Story Prize winner’s Hourly Comic Day…

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“Single Issues Would Have Forced ‘Birdking’ into a Rhythm We Weren’t Interested in” – Daniel Freedman and CROM Give Us the Lowdown on Their Epic Dark Horse Fantasy Story

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 4, 2023

It’s been almost a year to the day since I reviewed the first volume of Daniel Freedman and CROM’s epic fantasy story Birdking, published by Dark Horse Comics. If you…

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Portrait of a Body – Julie Delporte Raises Intimate, Honest Questions About Feminine Identity and Sexuality, from Drawn & Quarterly

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • December 1, 2023

There’s a lot to unpack in Julie Delporte’s new book Portrait of a Body, not only because her brutal honesty may compel readers to address some thorny issues, but because…

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Entity Reunion 3 – Alexander Tucker Hints at Malign Entities at the Edge of Perception in His Latest Oblique Comics Narrative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 30, 2023

Issues of Alexander Tucker’s Entity Reunion seem to come along on a three-year cycle but each standalone offering provides a hypnotic mix of the oblique, the weird, and the elusive….

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Dark Horse Bring ‘Hellboy’ and ‘Stranger Things’ to Free Comic Book Day 2024

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 29, 2023

While the rest of us are gearing up for Christmas, our favourite comics publishers are looking well ahead into 2024! Details on Dark Horse’s Free Comic Day plans below which…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, November 30th for a ‘Doctor Who 60th Anniversary’ Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 28, 2023

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, November 30th for a Doctor Who 60th anniversary special. Not…

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Not Another Haunting! – Thirteen Ghost Stories that Display Sammy Ward’s Consummate Command of the Short Comics Form

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 27, 2023

Sammy Ward is fast establishing herself as one of the UK indie scene’s finest purveyors of eerie supernatural comics fare. Previous forays into the genre have been notable for their…

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