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Purple Hate Balloon – Fraser Geesin and Laurie Rowan’s One-Shot Has a Darkly Comedic Appeal that is Both Sublime and Delicious in Its Delivery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 4, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! One of the most important traditions of Thought Bubble in recent years has been the annual unveiling of Fraser Geesin’s latest exploratory foray into the forbidding narrative…

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Mollusc – I. Newman’s Schlock Horror Story Follows in the Shambling Footsteps of the US Muck-Monster Tradition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! When Dan and Carol move into their new family home by Loch Ness with their young son Jack what should have been an idyllic new start for…

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Celebrating 10 Years of ‘Small Pressganged’ at Broken Frontier – Looking Back on a Decade of Championing Comics Self-Publishers and Their Work!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2021

Ten years ago today at Broken Frontier when we launched a new feature called ‘Small Pressganged‘ – a column dedicated to “unearthing the gems of the small press” – we…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, November 4th with Guest Artist Jade King

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 3, 2021

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, November 4th featuring guest artist Jade King. Not only…

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Coby, Alone – Beck Kubrick’s Dark Fantasy Tale Touches on Themes of Loneliness and Friendship

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! There’s a distinct Stanley and His Monster vibe to Beck Kubrick’s debut print comic Coby, Alone. That’s a reference to a 1960s DC humour comic that will…

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The Wilds – Russell Jones and Aimee Lockwood’s Treatment of Grief and Loss is a Triumph of Graphic Poetry

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! The Wilds is one of those collaborative exercises that leave you wishing you could have been there in the planning stages to listen in on the discussions…

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Split – Matthew Dooley and Joe Stone Halve the Page Count and Double the Fun

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! Adopting a flip book format with a fun physical flourish, Matthew (Flake) Dooley and Joe (Stutter) Stone’s Split is (contradictorily) a collaborative effort that isn’t a collaboration….

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“I Realised that I Had Basically Started a Micropublisher by Accident” – Josh Hicks Chats About the New Graphic Universe ‘Glorious Wrestling Alliance’ Collection and the Carp Publishing Endeavours Catalogue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! Kicking off our two weeks of dedicated Thought Bubble 2021 coverage today we begin with a chat with Josh Hicks, the creator behind the much loved Glorious…

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Thought Bubble Drink and Draw Event – Ver, Beck Kubrick and Manon Wright Are the Guest Artists for Our Special D&D Hosted by Nora Goldberg

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 1, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! If you were lucky enough to get a ticket for the immediately sold out Drink and Draw event bringing our famous Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink…

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Etymology of a Cobweb – Guest Comic Strip Contributors Tony Wolf and SirGryphon Return with Some Fun Halloween-Themed Trivia!

  • by Tony Wolf
  • October 29, 2021

Etymology of a Cobweb: Guest contributor Tony Wolf and colorist SirGryphon put together this bit of trivia just in time for Halloween! Check out the duo’s previous comic strip guest blog…

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Midnight Heart – KitsuneArt’s Haunting Queer Love Story Takes Us on a Supernatural Journey Across the Centuries

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 28, 2021

Over the summer when Broken Frontier contributed to Small Press Day with our “One-Tweet Reviews” event on Twitter there were a number of comics and creators new to me to…

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Poor Little Ghosts – Davidt Dunlop’s Short Graphic Narrative Combines Seasonal Spookiness with Social Commentary

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 27, 2021

A perfect small press acquisition for the spooky season, Davidt Dunlop’s neatly timed self-published short Poor Little Ghosts asks two lead-in questions about the supernatural: “Why should the rich have…

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Thought Bubble Festival Shares Full 2021 Programme (Including Our Own Drink and Draw Exhibition and In-Person Event!)

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 26, 2021

With just over a couple of weeks to go the Thought Bubble team have released details of this year’s full programme of events, panels, signings and workshops, including our own…

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10 UK Small Press Horror Comics for Halloween – Including Work by Sarah Gordon, Douglas Noble, Sean Azzopardi, Sammy Ward and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 26, 2021

With Halloween imminent what better way to celebrate the spooky season than with some fearsome, fight-filled horror comics from the UK small press scene. All of these comics are either…

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Are You Satisfied? – Miranda Smart’s Abstract Cross-Media Minicomic Encourages Us to Consider the Mechanics of Sequential Art

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 25, 2021

This isn’t the first time I have said this and it certainly won’t be the last, but over the years that I have been writing for Broken Frontier I have…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Mason Mooney: Doppelgänger Detective – The Teen Paranormal Investigator Returns in a New Adventure for Halloween by Seaerra Miller

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 25, 2021

When last we left teen paranormal investigator Mason Mooney, in the first book of the Flying Eye series, he had just one-upped his glory-seeking nemeses Trent Reilly and the Paranormal…

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Ken Reid’s Football Funnies: The First Half – Another Top Collection of Vintage Ken Reid Strips from the Treasury of British Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 22, 2021

In the introduction to Ken Reid’s Football Funnies: The First Half – the latest collection of the genius cartoonist’s classic work to come from the Treasury of British Comics –…

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The Drake’s Sword – Molly Mendoza’s Fantasy Tale is a Sumptuous Feast for the Eyes

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 21, 2021

A couple of years ago at Broken Frontier I described Molly Mendoza’s graphic novel Skip as both a “truly magnificent visual spectacle” and “a deeply human story”. That reality-jumping book…

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