It seems appropriate today, given that it’s the deadline day for the 2018 Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition, to be giving some time to a book that was shortlisted for…
The first Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2018 is nearly upon us! And what a cracking line-up we’ve got for you next Tuesday January 23rd as Alex Potts,…
Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF every week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…
The end of the year means we start thinking about two of the pivotal points of our annual calendar here at Broken Frontier – the Broken Frontier Awards and our…
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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It’s nearly Thought Bubble and one particular treat this year is that the eleventh issue of the influential small press anthology Dirty Rotten Comics from Throwaway Press debuts on the festival weekend. Mixing…
Between the end of 2014 and the early months of 2016 the name “Danny Noble” was ubiquitous at Broken Frontier. One of our original Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators…
It’s festival season in the UK and, with Thought Bubble fast approaching on the horizon, we’re sifting through the annual plethora of debut comic, graphic novel and zine coverage requests…
The main UK festival season is rapidly approaching and with it comes the usual welcome influx of launch announcements. Today we’re previewing one of Avery Hill Publishing’s Autumn debuts which…
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I’ve said this before in this column but Richy K. Chandler is one of the great facilitators of the UK small press scene – a creator who, through his various…
Today at Broken Frontier we welcome back Ricky Miller (below right with Avery Hill’s David White and Rachael Smith) – Co-Publisher of the acclaimed Avery Hill Publishing – to give…
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…
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SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! A dedicated showcase collection of work for newer artists on the small press circuit is a vital step in building up a profile and creating a…
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SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! From Dirty Rotten Comics to Off Life through to his Cape/Observer/Comica Short Story Prize win last year, Matthew Dooley has long been a creator whose work…
While it’s another excellent year for high-profile London comics festivals like ELCAF and Safari Festival, 2017 was looking to be a quieter one for more grassroots events, with both CECAF…
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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ELCAF WEEK! It’s a big week for 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ artist Josh Hicks. Not only is he is echibiting at ELCAF this Friday-Sunday but the…
ELCAF WEEK! So deftly crafted and deeply considered is Tillie Walden’s coming of age story A City Inside that those unfamiliar with the artist might fairly assume its wisdom to…
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