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Kaz Rowe’s YA Graphic Memoir ‘Liberated: The Radical Art and Life of Claude Cahun’ from Getty Publications Celebrates a Queer Icon this September

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 27, 2023

We are, of course, always happy to promote queer-focussed comics material and in Pride Month that becomes all the more important. Details below about a new graphic memoir Liberated by…

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A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings – Will Betke-Brunswick’s Graphic Memoir on Family, Love, Bereavement and Lived Genderqueer Experience

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 27, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Earlier this year we were privileged at Broken Frontier to run an exclusive creator commentary in our ‘Inside Look’ series on Will Betke-Brunswick’s A Pros and Cons…

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Vault Comics to Debut Queer Romance/Time Travel Series ‘Sainted Love’ and Supernatural Mystery Book ‘Lone’ in September

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 26, 2023

Two new series Sainted Love and Lone from Vault Comics for your pull lists this September… VAULT COMICS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW SERIES LAUNCHING IN SEPTEMBER Steve Orlando and Giopota Follow…

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Snippets: 52 Weeks of Diary Comics – Rachael Smith Provides a “How-to” Guide to Creating Autobiographical Comic Strips

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 26, 2023

“Reviewing” Rachael Smith’s Snippets: 52 Weeks of Diary Comics is something of a curious exercise in that effectively this is a review of a comic that doesn’t exist yet. Or,…

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Thieves – Lucie Bryon’s Reverse-Heist Queer Romcom Proves a Singular Delight

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 26, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! As a queer teen romance Lucie Bryon’s Thieves, published by Nobrow Press and a nominee for Best Graphic Novel in last year’s Broken Frontier Awards, has already…

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The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1 – A Gripping First Chapter of Dark Horse’s “LGBTQ+ Horror-Hero Coming-of-Age Series”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 23, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Reviewing serial comics is an odd exercise on many levels. You wouldn’t review the first chapter of a book in isolation, after all, so examining the first…

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Inside Look: Grand Slam Romance – Emma Oosterhous and Ollie Hicks on Their “Magical Softball Lesbians” Graphic Novel Series

  • by Emma Oosterhous
  • June 22, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 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, process and…

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Ogi’s Summer Break Vol. 1 – Koikawa Gives Us a Queer Love Story with a Twist

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 21, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! One of the more telling claims made by those who object to socially conscious themes in mainstream comics is that manga’s rise in popularity is due in…

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Silver Sprocket to Open Minicomic Submissions through August 2023

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 20, 2023

It’s becoming rarer and rarer to see publishers opening up submissions from artists so great news today that 2022 Broken Frontier Best Publisher Award winners Silver Sprocket are doing just…

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Our Colors – Gengoroh Tagame’s Beautifully Crafted Tale of the Intergenerational Friendship Between Two Gay Men

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 20, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Last year’s Pride celebrations at Broken Frontier saw a long overdue spotlight from us on Gengoroh Tagame’s My Brother’s Husband, so it seems appropriate to be giving…

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Preview: Takio: The Complete Collection – Coming from Dark Horse Comics in 2024, a New Jinxworld Collection from Bendis and Oeming

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 20, 2023

An extensive preview today of the Bendis and Oeming Jinxworld graphic novel Takio: The Complete Collection. Enjoy! BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, CO-CREATOR OF MILES MORALES, AND MICHAEL AVON OEMING’S “TAKIO: THE…

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Inside Look: My Monster Ex-Girlfriends – Cat Laird Gives Us the Lowdown on Their Mythology-Based Sapphic Romance Comics

  • by Cat Laird
  • June 19, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 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…

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Preview: Azimuth – New Series by Dan Abnett and Tazio Bettin Begins in ‘2000 AD’ this Week

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 19, 2023

There’s a new thrill coming to the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic this week, Check out this preview of Azimuth below… Journey to AZIMUTH with Dan Abnett & Tazio Bettin – new…

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‘She is my Daughter: All of Her is Me’ – Ella Baron’s Capsule Exhibition at the Cartoon Museum Spotlights the South Sudan Humanitarian Crisis

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 19, 2023

Just opened this past weekend ‘She is my Daughter: All of Her is Me’ is a new exhibition in the Cartoon Museum‘s In-Focus display space, focussing on the humanitarian crisis…

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Boys Run the Riot Vols. 1-4 – Keito Gaku’s Critically Acclaimed Manga Story of Fashion, Friendship and the Trans Experience Does Not Disappoint

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 16, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Combining Japanese street fashion with a trans coming-of-age story, Boys Run the Riot is a manga slice-of-life story fully deserving of the level of acclaim it has…

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Basil and Oregano – Magic, Cookery and Love Are at the Forefront of Melissa Capriglione’s LGBTQ+ YA Graphic Novel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 15, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! One of the important aims of our Pride Month celebrations here at Broken Frontier this June was to emphasise the incredible diversity of approaches to LGBTQ+ comics…

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The Cartoon Museum and SelfMadeHero Announce the Return of the First Graphic Novel Competition for 2023

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 15, 2023

I have my own connections to the First Graphic Novel Competition (formerly run by publisher Myriad) given that I was a judge back in 2014. In fact such is my…

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Grandad’s Pride – Harry Woodgate’s Delightful All-Ages Tale is a Joyous Celebration of LGBTQ+ Lives

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 14, 2023

PRIDE MONTH 2023! A follow-up to the equally delightful Grandad’s Camper, Harry Woodgate’s Grandad’s Pride is an obvious candidate for coverage as part of our Pride Month celebrations at Broken…

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