Happy Pride Month! – Here’s How We Will Be Celebrating at Broken Frontier
PRIDE MONTH 2023! June is Pride Month and, as you know, we like to occasionally event-theme our coverage here at Broken Frontier. At a time when rising levels of homophobia,…
The South London Comic & Zine Fair Announce Their 2023 Programming, in Partnership with Avery Hill Publishing
The South London Comic & Zine Fair is back in July and, in conjunction with Avery Hill Publishing, their 2023 programming line-up has just been announced. For BF fanpersons it’s…
Meet the Void Runners – David Hine and Boo Cook’s New Psychedelic Sci-Fi Series Hits the Pages of ‘2000 AD’
Writer David Hine has a longstanding association with BF given his time with us as a columnist some years ago and his contribution to the Broken Frontier Anthology in 2016….
Preview: The Tribute – ‘Snowpiercer’ Creators Benjamin Legrand & Jean-Marc Rochette’s Sci-Fi Epic to Get First English Language Translation from Titan
There’s such a wealth of untranslated European comics work that it’s surprising and frustrating that so much excellent practice remains unreleased in an English language format. All the more reason…
Rebellion Revive an Old UK Comics Tradition with the Treasury of British Comics Annual 2024
For those of us of… a certain age… today’s announcement of an old-school hardback-style Treasury of British Comics Annual for 2024 will bring back nostalgic memories of Christmas stocking stuffers…
The Leopard from Lime Street Vol. 3 – Billy Farmer Returns in this Third Volume of Classic Strips from the 1970s
Given how heavily it drew from the Lee-Ditko era of Amazing Spider-Man, the status of The Leopard from Lime Street as one of the more celebrated strips of the 1970s…
Thought Bubble and Travelling Man to Provide 2023 Micro-Bursaries for Disabled Creators, Creators of Colour, and Trans & NB Creators
So here’s some very welcome news in these grim times. Thought Bubble, in partnership with the Travelling Man chain of comics shops, will be providing three sets of micro-bursaries again…
Pet Peeves – Nicole Goux’s Tale of a Demon Dog is an Evocative Allegory of Aimlessness, Self-Sabotage and the Creative Struggle
Over the last four years at Broken Frontier we have covered the collaborative work of the Nicole Goux-Dave Baker team on a number of projects, including Fuck Off Squad, Everyone…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, June 1st for a Crowdfunding Special
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, June 1st with a Crowdfunding Special. Not only do our…
New Mick McMahon ‘2000 AD’ Apex Edition Coming from Rebellion this November Featuring Art from Dredd, Slaine and the ABC Warriors
So this will no doubt delight 2000 AD fans. Rebellion are to publish a second Mick McMahon Apex Edition in November. Check out the art below! A master artist at…
Dark Horse to Publish ‘The Major’ in English for the First Time as Part of the Mœbius Library
More from the Mœbius Library later this year as The Major is published in English for the first time. DARK HORSE BOOKS PRESENTS: “MŒBIUS LIBRARY: THE MAJOR” Mœbius takes Major Grubert…
Second Wave of Guests for Thought Bubble 2023 Announced Including Jason Aaron, Deb JJ Lee and Explodikid
Time for another batch of Thought Bubble 2023 guests to be announced! This time it includes such names as Juni Ba, Rachael Smith, Lucy Sullivan and Explodikid. Full details below….
Yetis, Mongolian Deathworms and the Loch Ness Monster Set to Star in Ahoy Comics’ New Anthology Series ‘Project: Cryptid’
Announced via a press release that could only have come from Ahoy Comics, Project: Cryptid is a new anthology series featuring an all-star line-up. Check out some BF faves in…
Tillie Walden is Vermont’s New Cartoonist Laureate
Can it really be over 8 years since we were the first site to preview Tillie Walden’s debut graphic novel The End of Summer? We are all aware of the…
Before They Lay You Down – Georgia Holland’s Western One-Shot is Packed with Recognisable and Universal Themes
Georgia Holland’s Before They Lay You Down is ostensibly a short story in the Western comics tradition. In reality, though, Holland’s minicomic is far more universal in its themes, exploring…
Z2 Comics to Pay Tribute to a Jazz Legend in ‘Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound’ this September
On the back of six Eisner nominations Z2 Comics have announced a new title in their music comics line-up. Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound will be published…
Viscera Cera – Claude T.C.’s Escapist Space Romp Pokes Fond Fun at Genre Comics Conventions
One of the less appealing aspects of “mainstream”/super-hero comics in the last decade and a half has been a propensity for confusing mocking the conventions of the form with self-referential…
The Caliburn Prize Offers a £2,500 Grant to an Unpublished UK-Based Comics Creator – Deadline Now Extended Until June 7th, 2023
While we only heard about this via social media today, the Caliburn Prize is an initiative that will no doubt be of great interest to the many aspiring creators on…
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