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Darlin’ and Her Other Names Part 1: Marta – Olivia Stephens Blends Genres in this “Werewolf-Western-Horror-Romance” Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 4, 2023

A recent Ignatz nominee in the Best Artist category, Darlin’ and Her Other Names Part 1: Marta is described as a werewolf-western-horror-romance comic. If that blending of genres doesn’t immediately…

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Michael Lomon’s ‘The Palace of Tears’ Currently Crowdfunding on Kickstarter

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 1, 2023

After recently winning the first Caliburn Prize Michael Lomon’s The Palace of Tears is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter. More details in the press release below and you can read a…

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Down a (Welsh) Rabbit Hole – A Work-in-Progress Look at ‘The Noisy Valley’ by Myfanwy Tristram

  • by Simon Russell
  • September 1, 2023

Simon Russell begins a series of articles today looking at upcoming projects that are still in progress and speaking to the voices behind them. He starts today with a focus…

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The Alison Brown Young Comics Maestro Award 2023 Winners Announced by the Cartoon Museum

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 31, 2023

The jury has returned and the results are in for the Alison Brown Young Comics Maestro Award 2023, the award that honours Alison Brown, our much-missed friend and an integral…

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When I Came Briefly Back – Jessika Green Says Goodbye to London in this Graphic Poetry Zine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 30, 2023

I have bemoaned the marginalisation of old school DIY culture on multiple occasions here at Broken Frontier; that ethos that declares self-publishing comics and zines gives a voice to everyone…

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Cover Reveal: Rogue Trooper – ‘Blighty Valley’ by Ennis and Goddard to Be Collected in 2024

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 29, 2023

Garth Ennis’s recent return to the worlds of 2000 AD and Rebellion has seen him tackle projects ranging from obscure cult favourites to big-name properties. Next year sees the collection…

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The Naked Tree – Keum Suk Gendry-Kim Continues Her Exploration of the Horrors of War With this Adaptation from D+Q

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • August 29, 2023

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim’s third novel, translated by Janet Hong, is her first adaptation, but does not seem particularly out of step with her oeuvre. The Naked Tree was writer Park…

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Top Cow’s ‘Antarctica’ Becomes an Ongoing Series

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 29, 2023

Full details in the press release below from Top Cow on the new ongoing status for the Antarctica series by Simon Birks, Willi Roberts and long-time Broken Frontier favourite Lyndon…

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2000 AD Prog 2346 – The ‘Regened’ Special Returns Including the Stunning Art of Anna Readman on ‘Renk’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 28, 2023

As something of a lapsed reader of 2000 AD as a weekly phenomenon, who these days dips into trade collections rather than following short serialised strips, I find the comic’s…

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mini kuš! #118: Are You Lost, Little Bunny? – Noemi Vola’s Minicomic is a Quiet Surrender to the Embrace of Nihilism

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 25, 2023

And so this week to our fourth and final look at the latest batch of mini kuš! short comics from Latvian publisher kuš! comics. For our last foray into minicomics…

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mini kuš! #117: Grapefruit – Ana Margarida Matos Provides a Fine Example of Meta Narrative Exploration

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 24, 2023

Time again this week to resume our spotlight on the latest batch of mini kuš! short comics from Latvian publisher kuš! with a focus on issue #117’s ‘Grapefruit’ by Portugal-based…

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mini kuš! #116: Piggy Fire – Wild Rituals in the Woods in Darin Shuler’s Eerily Porcine Short Story

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 23, 2023

Continuing our look at the latest batch of Latvian publisher kuš! comics’ mini kuš! series of short comics this week and our attention today turns to #116 – Xeric Award-winning…

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mini kuš! #115: Gym Gains – Gareth Brookes Brings Competitive Romance and Athletic Prowess Together in Another Darkly Knowing Comics Short

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 22, 2023

kuš! comics’ mini kuš! series of short, self-contained comics narratives are always a strong signifier of how far we can still use comics innovatively as an experimental storytelling platform. To…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, August 24th for a kuš! comics Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 21, 2023

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, August 24th with a kuš! comics Special. Not only do…

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Rebellion to Publish Over-Sized ‘Sláine: The Horned God Anniversary Edition’ 

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 18, 2023

Rebellion have certainly been stepping up to the plate recently when it comes to announcing larger format archive editions of classic work. Sláine: The Horned God is the latest pivotal 2000…

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The Bay Area Queer Zine Fest Returns with a Hybrid Event this September

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 17, 2023

With the announcement of this year’s Bay Area Queer Zine Fest just a reminder that we are always happy to prioritise LGBTQ+ comics events here at BF… Bay Area Queer…

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“Our Internal Shorthand for AHOY is Funny Vertigo” – Celebrating Five Years of Acclaimed Satire and Humour with AHOY Comics’ Tom Peyer and Stuart Moore

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 16, 2023

With titles like Billionaire Island, Second Coming, The Wrong Earth and G.I.L.T. AHOY Comics have been leading the way in putting the fun back into serial comics over the last…

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Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artists Get Major Awards Recognition – Alxndra Cook Shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards and Shanti Rai Receives an Ignatz Nomination

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 15, 2023

We do like to remind you every so often that we have a rather impressive record here at Broken Frontier of predicting future stars of the comics world through our…

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