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The Toxic Avenger Returns to Comics Courtesy of Matt Bors, Fred Harper and Ahoy Comics

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 22, 2024

A big week of announcements from Ahoy Comics continues with the news that they’re bringing the Toxic Avenger back to comics. THE TOXIC AVENGER Returns In an All-New Comic Book…

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Ugly Mug 7 – Another Bumper Collection of “Comics to Amuse and Confuse” from the House of Harley

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 22, 2024

When it comes to the House of Harley’s comics anthology Ugly Mug the tagline “comics to amuse and confuse” perfectly encapsulates the breadth of material between its covers. An underground-style,…

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Preview: The Second Safest Mountain – Otava Heikkilä’s Graphic Novel Coming to Kickstarter in March Via Quindrie Press

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 22, 2024

Scottish publisher Quindrie Press’s out put is always worth watching out for! Coming to Kickstarter in March Otava Heikkilä’s The Second Safest Mountain gets a preview today at BF. You…

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Guide to the Oblivion – Kry Garcia’s Webcomic Establishes Itself as a Witty and Inventive Piece of Fantasy Storytelling

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 21, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Kry Garcia’s Guide to the Oblivion may not have been reviewed as yet on Broken Frontier but it’s certainly made its mark…

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CoCo Comic Con 2024 Exhibitor List Revealed – Includes Beck Kubrick, J Webster Sharp, Tom Philipson and Many More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 21, 2024

CoCo Comic Con is back on April 6th with an amazing line-up of UK indie creators, including Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists Beck Kubrick, J Webster Sharp and Tom…

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Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows to Bring Sword and Sorcery Satire ‘Babs’ to Ahoy Comics

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 21, 2024

The ever reliable Ahoy Comics, aka “funny Vertigo”, have a new series announcement for us today. And it’s a big one! Details of the upcoming Babs by Garth Ennis and…

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Silver Sprocket to Publish Minicomics ‘Lucky Cap Scouts’ by O. Stevens and ‘Skin Deep’ by Flo Woolley in June

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 21, 2024

Back towards the end of 2023 radical publishers Silver Sprocket put out an open call for submissions for minicomics. An exciting initiative and a great opportunity for indie artists. The…

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Firebugs – Nino Bulling’s Unflinching yet Meditative Look at How Individual Identity and the Politics of Gender Collide

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • February 20, 2024

“I look at the body as a place that is traversed and shaped by affects.” German writer and artist Nino Bulling said that to journalist Lars von Törne in Der…

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“Everybody Has a Tale to Tell…”: An Exploration of the Unfulfilled ‘Tales from the Quarantine’ Kickstarter, Part 2 – TFTQ’s Effect on Confidence in Crowdfunding Analysed

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 20, 2024

Embracing that Stan Lee ethos of every issue is someone’s first we have elected in this, our second entry in our examination of the as yet unfulfilled Tales from the…

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Oni Press to Bring Back the EC Comics Line in Summer 2024 with New Comics ‘Epitaphs from the Abyss’ and ‘Cruel Universe’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 19, 2024

While it perhaps feels more accurate to say Oni Press are bringing back the ethos of the EC Comics line rather than the line itself (which was so rooted in…

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Grand Slam Romance Book 1 – Emma Oosterhous and Ollie Hicks Combine Queer Fantasy and Sports in an Energetically Paced First Volume

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 19, 2024

Starting life as a short self-published black and white comic Emma Oosterhous and Ollie Hicks’ Grand Slam Romance has evolved into something far more expansive. Now a three-book series of…

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Ed Firth’s ‘Horny & High’ Comes to North America Via Northwest Press’s Crowdfunding Campaign

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 19, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! In the UK we are, of course, already aware of the growing profile of 2023 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creator Ed…

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Preview: The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic – Alan Moore and Steve Moore’s Celebration of Magic Coming from Top Shelf/Knockabout

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 19, 2024

Check out some preview pages from the highly anticipated The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic below… Legendary Magician/Author Alan Moore Joins Steve Moore and Five Artists to Present…

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Face to Face: Creative Portraits – A New Collection of Photographic Studies of Comics Greats Launches on Kickstarter from Joel Meadows and Tripwire

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 19, 2024

Just before Christmas we took a look at Tripwire Magazine’s Sherlock Holmes project in our interview with writer Joel Meadows here. Barely two months later and there’s a new book…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, February 22nd for a Small Press Comics Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 19, 2024

Your favourite online comics social is back as we return to our guest artist format! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, February…

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“We Want to Keep Giving Opportunities for Young People to Learn and Develop Skills” – mayamada’s Nigel Twumasi on Comics Community and New Manga ‘Against All Odds’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 16, 2024

There’s nobody out there in UK comics quite like mayamada. The architects of the manga mayamada universe don’t just publish excellent comics they also work tirelessly in the community providing…

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NP – Ed Firth’s New Comics Zine Expands on the Themes of His ‘Horny & High’ Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 15, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Making its festival debut at the ever excellent Silver Sprocket’s Pride in Panels event in San Francisco this Sunday, Ed Firth’s new…

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mini kuš! #121 – Gary Colin’s Immersive ‘Link’ Experiments with Pacing, Movement and Environment

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 15, 2024

Far more appreciation needs to be shown for  kuš! comics’ mini  kuš! series given the incredible platform it has provided for experimental and alternative comics practitioners for 122 issues now….

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