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Just Paper and Ink – New Small Press Comics Exhibition Opens in Hull Featuring the Work of Over 20 UK Indie Creators

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 7, 2023

After the successful ‘Framed’ exhibition last year, curated by UK self-publishing mainstay Sean Azzopardi, another small press exhibition is running  in the “magical comics city” of Hull until July 22nd….

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Inside Look: The Comics of Julie Innes – The Connective Power of Autobio Comics Explored in this Exclusive Creator Commentary

  • by Julie Innes
  • July 6, 2023

SLCZF 2023! Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis,…

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Colossive Cartographies #43-48 – The Popular Colossive Press Graphic Narrative Series Returns with Another Six Zines

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 6, 2023

SLCZF 2023! Just ready for the South London Comic and Zine Fair, Colossive Press have completed another wave of their popular Colossive Cartographies. This continuing zine series uses the tactile…

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Rebellion Announce the Definitive 5-Volume Unholy Collection of ‘Nemesis the Warlock’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 5, 2023

After the devastating recent loss of Kevin O’Neill it seems only right that we get the opportunity to revisit arguably his most influential early work. Rebellion have today announced a…

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“It Constantly Boils Both My Blood and My Piss, Causing Steam to Jet Out of My Ears” – Fraser Geesin and Chums Talk Ikea Comics, the Patriarchy, and the Battered Helmet of Gary Lactus

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 5, 2023

SLCZF 2023! Ahead of his appearance at this month’s South London Comic and Zine Fair we caught up with UK small press comics national treasure Fraser Geesin to talk about…

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Metal Saga – Rachel Tubb’s Witty Fantasy Saga with a Contemporary Twist

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2023

SLCZF 2023! Over the last few years artist Rachel Tubb’s work has been very much on my radar through her contributions to the yearly WIP Comics anthologies. Her short comics…

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Confinement – Isabel Greenberg’s First Self-Published Work in Years Provides an Eerily Atmospheric Folk Song Adaptation

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2023

SLCZF 2023! It’s hard to believe that it has been three years since we last reviewed a book by Isabel Greenberg (Glass Town, her part speculative biography/part metafictional meditation on…

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The Legendary Shelly Bond Announced as a Broken Frontier Special Guest at SLCZF 2023

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 3, 2023

SLCZF 2023! While it was announced on social media over the weekend, such has been the rapidity of Twitter’s implosion over the last few days that this is news that…

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“We Wanted a Community Spirit at Its Heart” – South London Comic and Zine Fair Organisers Rebecca K. Jones, Peter Morey and Chloe Starling on SLCZF 2023

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 3, 2023

SLCZF 2023! Our South London Comic and Zine Fair fortnight off coverage begins today with an opening interview with the SLCZF team, With an expanded exhibitor base and a slew…

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Tripwire Magazine Presents ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Builders’, Crowdfunding Now on Zoop

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 3, 2023

News from our friends over at Tripwire magazine about the crowdfunding campaign for their new Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Builders project. Further details and preview art in the press…

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Michael Lomon’s ‘The Palace of Tears’ Wins the Inaugural Caliburn Prize

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 3, 2023

While poorly publicised this year it seems the saga of the Caliburn Prize has finally had a happy ending. The winner has been announced as the much deserving Michael Lomon…

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Wrapping Up #BrokenFrontierPride 2023!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 30, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! After 19 reviews, two creator commentaries and a handful of other blog posts our #BrokenFrontierPride event for Pride Month 2023 comes to an end today; although our…

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The Color of Always – A Heady Mix of Styles and Approaches in A Wave Blue World’s “LGBTQIA+ Love Anthology”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! While we have covered a wide range of comics formats during our Pride Month celebrations here at Broken Frontier we haven’t as yet put a spotlight on…

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Coming from Top Shelf Productions in August, Emilia McKenzie’s Poignant Graphic Memoir ‘But You Have Friends’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2023

One of the particular perks of being a part of a platform like Broken Frontier is getting to see work-in-progress long before it reaches publishers and eventually book shop shelves….

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‘2000 AD’ and ‘Battle Action’ Characters to Cross Over in September in a Special “What If…?” Event from Rebellion

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 28, 2023

Well this looks a lot of fun! Rebellion have another special event this September when they ask the question “What if 2000 AD and Battle Action had merged in the…

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Gay Giant – Gabriel Ebensperger’s Graphic Memoir is a Big, Bold, Loud and Endearingly Honest Affair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 28, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! While Gabriel Ebensperger’s graphic memoir Gay Giant may be focussed on growing up queer back in the 1990s there’s obviously an entire social level that makes it…

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Preview: A Call to Cthulhu – A New Lovecraftian Book from Titan’s Nova Imprint by 2021 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Creator Norm Konyu

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 28, 2023

Just in time for Halloween comes A Call to Cthulhu, a new book from Titan by our 2021 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creator Norm Konyu (The Junction, Downlands). You…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, June 29th for an Ahoy Comics Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 28, 2023

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, June 29th with an Ahoy Comics Special. Not only do…

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