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“Everybody Has a Tale to Tell…” – A Final Call-Out for Contributions to Our ‘Tales from the Quarantine’ Series on the Notoriously Unfulfilled Kickstarter Campaign

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 2, 2024

It’s one of the most notorious as yet unfulfilled crowdfunding campaigns in comics history and yet the saga of Tales from the Quarantine drags on and on. Conceived by organiser…

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The Painted Nuns of Santa Catalina – Tactile Experimentation Collides with 17th Century Death and Debauchery in Mereida Fajardo’s Latest Comics Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 2, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Where the work of Mereida Fajardo is concerned it is not simply the material itself that one awaits eagerly each time a…

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How Emerging Creators Can Apply for a Zoom ‘Work-in-Progress’ Meeting on February 11th with BF’s Andy Oliver as Part of Our ‘Broken Frontier Connects’ Initiative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 2, 2024

After the success of last year’s sessions, Broken Frontier’s Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver (that’s me!) will again be offering a small number of one-to-one Zoom meet-ups with artists nearer the beginning…

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Bigger – Friendship and Connection Beautifully Communicated in Mike Armstrong’s Minicomic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 1, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! A couple of weeks back at a University of the Arts London event I was invited to speak at I was asked…

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Nina Simone in Comics – NBM Filters the Life and Tumultuous Times of Nina Simone Through the Eyes of Artists Inspired by Her

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • February 1, 2024

There are two immediate advantages offered by NBM whenever it issues a new graphic biography of an iconic musician. For those familiar with the subject in question, these comics are…

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I’m a Luddite (And So Can You!) – Tom Humberstone’s Graphic Journalism Looks at Automation and Capitalism, AI “Art”, Pop Culture and Racism, and Politics in Sport

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 31, 2024

Originally presented online via that great platform for graphic journalism The Nib, Tom Humberstone’s I’m a Luddite (And So Can You!) & Other Tales from The Nib brings some of…

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Colossive Cartographies #52 – Becky Bell’s Short Comic ‘Be Brave’ Combines Graphic Medicine and a Celebration of Family Love

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2024

Colossive Press’s Colossive Cartographies have become such a well-regarded series of zines not simply because of the clever ways in which each creator uses the Turkish Map Fold format to…

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The Helltrekkers – From the World of ‘Judge Dredd’ Comes this Saga of Survival in the Cursed Earth

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2024

While in the early years of 2000 AD there was little in the way of direct crossovers between the anthology’s strips, there were plenty of tangential links that pointed to…

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Blackward – Finding One’s Community is at the Heart of Lawrence Lindell’s Heartwarming Story of Four Black Nerdy Queer Punks

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 29, 2024

Another book recognised in the 2023 Broken Frontier Awards nominations, Lawrence Lindell’s Blackward has already had some extensive spotlight time at BF when Lindell provided this pre-publication creator commentary ‘Inside…

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Principal Photography Wraps on Duncan Jones’ ‘Rogue Trooper’ Movie

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 29, 2024

Much anticipated news today on the long-awaited Rogue Trooper movie… DUNCAN JONES WRAPS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON 2000 AD’S ROGUE TROOPER MOVIE As revealed exclusively by Variety today, Duncan Jones’ (Moon, Source…

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Saving Sunshine – Sibling Relationships, Islamophobia and Environmentalism Explored in Saadia Faruqi and Shazleen Khan’s Beautiful Story for Younger Readers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 26, 2024

The beauty of comics is that, in terms of connecting with readers on an emotional level,  they are such a sophisticated visual storytelling form that sometimes less really is more….

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Kwändǖr – Cole Pauls Celebrates the Lives of Dene and Arctic Peoples in this Acclaimed Collection from Conundrum Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 25, 2024

Cole Pauls’ Kwändǖr has already gained a significant degree of acclaim, having won a BC and Yukon Book Prize to sit aside the Indigenous Voices Award he won for previous…

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Fox Flight Market Night – Enter a Whimsical, Warm World of Magic Courtesy of Beastly Worlds

  • by Lydia Turner
  • January 24, 2024

Whimsical, warm and magical. Three words that can easily be ascribed to recent small press gem Fox Flight Market Night, from creator Beatrijs Brouwer (professionally known as Beastly Worlds). From…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, January 25th with Guest Artists Mike Armstrong and Beck Kubrick

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 24, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Your favourite online comics social is back as we return to our guest artist format! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier…

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Convoy – A Tin of Snails, Kris Kristofferson and Sibling Squabbles Form the Basis for Molly Stocks’ Impressive Slice-of-Life Story from Breakdown Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 23, 2024

My first introduction to the art of Molly Stocks came at Gosh! Comics via Small Press Day last summer which goes to show that SPD can be a journey of…

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SelfMadeHero Announce Early 2024 Publishing Plans Including a New Edition of Kuper’s ‘Ruins’ and a Biography of George Sand

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 23, 2024

SelfMadeHero’s early 2024 publishing plans have been revealed and they include a new edition of Peter Kuper’s Eisner-winning Ruins and a biography of George Sand. Details on all four books…

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Give the Cartoon Museum a Lift! – Crowdfunding Campaign Looks to Make a Fave London Comics-Related Venue Accessible to All Again

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 22, 2024

Time for a comics community shout-out on behalf of our pals at London’s Cartoon Museum where Broken Frontier has appeared at multiple events over the last decade-plus, at both its…

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Comics and Graphic Novels Will (Probably) Change Your Life! – New Comics Exhibition at the Workers Gallery Features Rachael House, Ian Williams, Rachael Ball and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 22, 2024

The first exhibition announcement for 2024 here at BF with news of ‘COMICS and GRAPHIC NOVELS will (probably) change your life!’ – a new show in South Wales at the…

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