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Covers Album: Andy Oliver – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Andy Poyiadgi, Rebecca Bagley and Gil Kane & Frank Giacoia

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 1, 2017

In ‘Covers Album’ each Wednesday we ask comics creators, publishers and commentators to pick three of their favourite comic covers …but with a small twist. One must be chosen for…

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Staff Picks for February 1, 2017 – Seekers into the Mystery, Blood Blister, Farmer Ned’s Comics Barn and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 31, 2017

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 or digital storefront, the…

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“It’s Important to Do Stuff that You Want to Do – That’s What Will Become the Best and Truest Work You’ll Create” – Luke Pearson, Philippa Rice and Jon McNaught on Their Comics Careers to Date

  • by P.M. Buchan
  • January 30, 2017

Jon McNaught, Luke Pearson and Philippa Rice (above). Three artists whose diverse and distinctive approaches to comics have had remarkable success in proving the potential crossover appeal of the form over the…

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A View from the Frontier – Collaboration, Community, Celebration and Championing… or ‘What You Can Expect from Broken Frontier Going Forward’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2017

“Going forward…” Two largely meaningless words that I nevertheless seem to have been using with alarming regularity in e-mails over the last few weeks. They’ve started far too many communications…

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Every End Is a Start: Saying Goodbye to Broken Frontier

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 30, 2017

Hello. The guys in the back told me this thing was on. I first started covering comics in the early noughties when comics industry announcements breaking the internet in half…

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Meet the International Girl Gang – Ladies’ Night, Comic Book Slumber Party, Laydeez do Comics and FEMSKT Team Up at Angoulême 2017!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 24, 2017

Four top collectives of women creators are hitting Angoulême this week – Ladies’ Night from the US, FEMSKT from Finland, and Comic Book Slumber Party and Laydeez do Comics from…

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Staff Picks for January 25, 2017 – Comic Book Slumber Party’s Deep Space Canine, Kamandi Challenge, The Dregs and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 24, 2017

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 or digital storefront, the…

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New Royal Mail Ancient Britain Stamp Set Features Stunning Art from ‘Metroland’ Contributor Rebecca Strickson

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 17, 2017

UK small press comics fans take note! Today’s new set of British postage stamps feature art from a familiar name from the Avery Hill Publishing stable of creative talent –…

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Staff Picks for January 18, 2017 – Zonzo, Curse Words, Motor Girl and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 17, 2017

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 or digital storefront, the…

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Game of Life – Karrie Fransman Shares Two New Collaborative Efforts Telling the Moving Stories of Refugees Sharif and Hamed

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 13, 2017

Two years ago comic creator Karrie Fransman’s short comic Over Under Sideways Down won the 2014 Broken Frontier Award for Best One-Shot. Published by the Red Cross for Refugee Week,…

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Staff Picks for January 11, 2017 – House of Penance, The Deep, The Phoenix and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 10, 2017

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 or digital storefront, the…

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Broken Frontier Awards 2016: Announcing the Winners – Tillie Walden and Tom King Dominate as Indie, Small Press and the Big Three All Converge

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 5, 2017

Broken Frontier proudly announces the winners of the 13th annual BF Awards, as voted for by you our readers and the BF team. From the big players in the monthly serial…

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Cloudscape Comics Society Wins Prestigious Gene Day Award for Best Self-Published Comic for ‘Epic Canadiana’ #2

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 4, 2017

VANCOUVER – CANADA – Cloudscape Comics, Vancouver’s largest and most prominent independent comic collective, is excited to announce that one of our own publications, Epic Canadiana #2, has received the…

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Happy Holidays to All Our Readers from the Broken Frontier Team!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 24, 2016

As Christmas beckons the Broken Frontier team will be taking a few days of well-deserved time off to recharge our batteries before we come into the New Year. There’s lots…

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Staff Picks for December 21, 2016 – Hook Jaw, Klaus and the Witch of Winter, Dead Inside, Black Hammer and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 20, 2016

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 or digital storefront, the…

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Staff Picks for December 14, 2016 – 2000 AD, Young Terrorists, Mickey and Donald Christmas Parade and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 14, 2016

It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the BF…

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From Hand-Stapled Zines to Franchise Blockbusters: Introducing the Broken Frontier Awards 2016

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 13, 2016

Broken Frontier proudly presents the nominees for our 13th annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our staff have selected five nominees for each of the 12 categories that comprise the BF Awards,…

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Staff Picks for December 7, 2016 – The Can Opener’s Daughter, Island, Motor Crush, Ditko Unleashed and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 6, 2016

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 or digital storefront, the…

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