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Inside Look: The Junction – My Error Strewn Path to Publication

  • by Norm Konyu
  • May 25, 2022

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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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, May 26th for a Special ‘Anniversaries Night’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 25, 2022

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, May 26th with a very special ‘Anniversaries’ night. Not only…

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A Pocket Chiller: I Remain a Stranger – Douglas Noble & Robert Wells’ Horror Short is a Winning Combo of Form and Atmosphere

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 24, 2022

One of the things I learnt a long time ago about Douglas Noble collaborations is that the reader should never make assumptions about the particular creative alchemy going on behind…

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Rebellion to Publish ‘A Very British Affair: The Best of Classic Romance Comics’, Curated by David Roach, in Early 2023

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 24, 2022

If you’re a classic comics aficionado and you see the name “Shirley Bellwood” in a list of creator credits for a new collection you are instantly going to want to…

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Moonlit – Fantasy and Reality Collide in Yet Another Example of the Haunting Fragility of Alxndra Cook’s Comics Practice

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 23, 2022

There are comics that feel like the subjects they touch on are inspired by direct personal experience, or that even if they are not their themes are so universal that…

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Deluxe Edition of Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir’ Coming in June from Oni Press

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 20, 2022

Recently described as the “most banned book in the country in 2021” by the New York Times, Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer: A Memoir receives a new “Deluxe Edition” printing from…

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Swan Song – Sonja Ahlers’ Graphic Poetry Collection Combines Fragmentary Reflections with a DIY Culture Feel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 19, 2022

One of the things I have come to admire so much about Canadian publisher Conundrum Press is that they have no easily categorised brand identity. If you sift through our…

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Call Me Nathan – Catherine Castro and Quentin Zuttion Chart the Trans Journey from Multiple Perspectives

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2022

Unlike many of the books we have covered here at Broken Frontier that deal with the trans experience Call Me Nathan is a semi-fictionalised account of that journey rather than…

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Quarantine Comix: A Memoir of Life in Lockdown – Rachael Smith’s Account of the Early Days of the Pandemic Remains One of the Most Remarkable Achievements in Post-Millennial British Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 17, 2022

“One of 2020’s most remarkable achievements in comics” was how I described Quarantine Comix, Rachael Smith’s autobiographical series of comic strips a year or two back at Broken Frontier. Originally…

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“I Wish We Lived in a World Where Honesty and Vulnerability Were the Norm” – R.D. Hunter on ‘Black Boy’s Blues’ and Bringing Life as an African American Millennial to the Comics Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 16, 2022

Generally in the preamble to an interview we summarise the topic in hand with a brief overview of creator/project. But in the case of of R.D. Hunter’s Black Boy’s Blues:…

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I.N.J. Culbard’s ‘Salamandre’ Coming from Berger Books and Dark Horse Comics this November

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 13, 2022

A new I.N.J. Culbard project is always news worthy of a shout-out. Coming later this year from Berger Books and Dark Horse Comics Culbard’s Salamandre debuts in November. More details in…

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Scentagons – Stefan Gruber Takes Us to an Appealing World of Weirdness with a Dash of the Existential

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 12, 2022

Small press comics that act as samplers to an artist whose work you have not previously discovered are always a welcome entry point into a creator’s oeuvre. Stefan Gruber’s Scentagons…

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Monologues of Shite – Emily Cullen Revisits Living Lockdown in the Family Home in Another Worthy Entry in the Pandemic Comics Strand

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 11, 2022

It’s endlessly fascinating to see how varied the approaches to pandemic comics have been over the last couple of years. From the earnest and the profound to the metaphorical and…

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Candles – Embracing the Breakout Magic of Lyndon White’s Fantasy Graphic Novel from Cast Iron Books

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 10, 2022

If you follow UK comics social media to any degree then you will surely have come across the work of artist Lyndon White, even if you don’t immediately recognise his…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, May 12th for Another of Our Popular ‘Classic Covers’ Night

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 10, 2022

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, May 12th with another of our popular ‘Classic Covers’ nights….

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Queer As All Get Out – Shelby Criswell Brings the Stories of Ten Inspiring But Lesser Known Figures from Queer History to the Comics Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 9, 2022

What marks out Shelby Criswell’s Queer As All Get Out: 10 People Who’ve Inspired Me as different from many of the other excellent graphic biographies on queer activists/pioneers is its…

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Can You Help 2000 AD Track Down Missing Mick McMahon ‘Slaine’ Pages for Their Next Apex Edition?

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 9, 2022

The Rebellion restoration team are after your help in finding missing Mick McMahon art for inclusion in their next Apex Edition. Can you help? APPEAL FOR ‘MISSING’ MICK MCMAHON ORIGINAL…

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Small Press Day 2022 – Announcing a Hybrid Day of Online and In-Person Events, Dedicated to the Memory of Small Press Champion Steve Walsh

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 9, 2022

As we revealed last month, this year’s Small Press Day will take place on Saturday, August 13th and will adopt a hybrid approach. This will allow for both in-person events…

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