A View from the Frontier – The Evolution and Importance of Comic Shops as Community Hubs
Traditionally this point in the year is when the great and the good of British comics gears up for the final big blow-out and hits Leeds for the grand finale…
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Loogabarooga Comics Fair – New UK Small Press Event with a Self-Publishing Focus Debuts this Saturday October 21st
This weekend sees a new small press event on the comics calendar as the Loogabarooga Comic Festival, held in association with Loogabarooga Book Festival and Loughborough Comic Con, debuts on Saturday October…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Tuesday October 24th with Guest Artists Peony Gent, Wallis Eates and Chloe Elise Dennis
We’re at that point in the month again when we look forward to another guest-artist filled D&D and this one has a particularly BF flavour with three artists who have…
A View From the Frontier – Chatting with John Stokes at the Gosh! ‘Marney the Fox’ Launch and Another Top Year at Bristol Comic and Zine Fair
It was a busy weekend indeed for the Broken Frontier team! While our Tyler Chin-Tanner was representing the site at this year’s New York Comic Con I was busy hosting…
Bristol Comic and Zine Fair 2017 – One of the UK’s Friendliest and Most Welcoming Shows Returns to The Station this Saturday October 7th
Wedged as it is this year between Thought Bubble and the Lakes we probably haven’t given the Bristol Comic and Zine Fair anything like the attention it deserves here at…
A View from the Frontier – A Belated Look Back at Thought Bubble 2017 by BF’s EdieOP and Andy Oliver
Our batteries recharged after a hectic weekend in Leeds, today the Broken Frontier Editorial team of EdieOP and Andy Oliver take a belated lookback on the new-look Thought Bubble Festival……
Gipsy Hill Comic Fair – Small Press Creators Gather at South London’s Beer Rebellion on October 1st for a Compact Comics Festival!
It’s certainly going to be the snuggest comics festival of the Autumn UK comics calendar but it’s still brimming with awesome artistic talent. Sandwiched between Thought Bubble and the Bristol…
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SID – A Sprawling, Psychological Journey through a Fractured Mindscape from the Remarkable Olivia Sullivan
DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Artist Olivia Sullivan is one of two of our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ whose exposure on the site so far this…
Staff Picks for September 20, 2017 – Thought Bubble Anthology 2017, Gasolina, Angelic and More!
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics events or digital…
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A Portrait of Sheffield – Anja Uhren’s Psychogeographical Art Object is a Tactile Graphic Delight
One of the great joys of overseeing our various Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ programmes at BF is observing the artists involved as their work evolves and…
A View from the Frontier – Don’t Forget to Catch Up with Broken Frontier’s Off-Site Activities Via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook!
Kicking off the week with this ‘A View from the Frontier’ update is about giving our audience a look at the behind-the-scenes, off-the-site world of Broken Frontier. After all, BF’s…
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Performance – Gender and Performativity Explored in One Beat Zines’ Vital Anthology Offering
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Outside of a a couple of upcoming festival appearances, Sarah Broadhurst and Julia Scheele’s feminist zine micropublisher and distro One Beat Zines are currently on hiatus until the…
A View from the Frontier – BF at the South London Comic and Zine Fair. Plus EdieOP Joins Our Editorial Team!
After several weeks of being involved in events and projects outside of the site – chairing or sitting on panels at ELCAF, Gosh! Comics Process and the Cartoon Museum; co-organising…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back Tomorrow Tuesday July 18th with Guest Artists Sam Baldwin, Grace Helmer and Jayde Perkin
Another month, another guest-artist filled D&D! The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is back tomorrow Tuesday July 18th with another top trio of artistic talent in Sam Baldwin, Grace Helmer and…
A View from the Frontier – The Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2017 Launch at Gosh! Comics on Small Press Day
We’re still on a bit of a high here in the Broken Frontier Bullpen after a joyous day of comics revelry on Saturday for both Small Press Day and the launch…
Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2017 – Orders Now Open!
CLICK HERE TO ORDER THE BROKEN FRONTIER SMALL PRESS YEARBOOK! It’s Small Press Day this coming Saturday July 8th so what better occasion to mark the publication of our second…
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Visual Thoughts III – Anja Uhren’s Charming Slice-of-Life Comics Are the Highlight of this Bumper Sketchbook Showcase
SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! One of our 2017 ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ at Broken Frontier, Anja Uhren has a lyrical artistic style that lends itself to all manner…
ELCAF 2017 – The Broken Frontier Team Look Back on a Fabulous Weekend of Comics Culture in East London!
This year’s East London Comics & Arts Festival (ELCAF) saw our highest level of Broken Frontier participation in the event to date. Last week we ran a very popular ELCAF…
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