Why ‘Batman: The Deal’ Can Never Ever Become Reality
Fan fiction tends not to get a lot of press. It carries with it, deservedly or not, a host of stereotypes, including that it’s amateurish, hackneyed, uncreative, and occasionally, very…
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Process #8: Poyiadgi at the Lakes, Fiorini on Risso, and Richy K. Chandler’s Watercolour Process
This month at Process we had Andy Poyiadgi talk about why and how his work was put in a tea room in Kendal, Lorenzo Fiorini shared some tips on comics…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for November 13, 2013
It’s almost 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, BF…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for November 6, 2013
It’s almost 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, BF…
Enki Bilal’s ‘Méchanhumanimal’ Exhibition Highlights the Versatility of One of Comic’s True Visionaries
Grant Morrison might have had his invitation to Buckingham Palace and Bryan and Mary Talbot might have gatecrashed the literary world by picking up the 2012 Costa Biography Award for…
‘C4: An Explosive Event’ Hosts ‘Hellboy’, ‘Spike’, and the Legendary Neal Adams in Canada’s Windy City
Over the years the Central Canada Comic Con, or C4, has evolved from a small, local fan expo hidden away in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to a full-fledged comic book convention…
Comica Festival 2013: Turkey’s Studio Rodeo at the Reframe Exhibition
One of the great joys of London’s Comica Festival is the opportunity it affords for discovering international creators and work that would possibly otherwise pass us by. At the opening night…
Wall-Crawlers: BLAM! 3 Brings Together Local Winnipeg Talent in Celebration of Comics Art
Wall-Crawlers: BLAM! 3 Brings Together Local Winnipeg Talent in Celebration of Comics Art Tucked away on the fringes of Winnipeg, Manitoba’s historic Exchange District, a small band of local artists…
Your Local Comic Book Shops Do Halloween!
Halloween is finally embraced by comic book culture (sort of). Halloween is one of the best and most festive holidays for comic book lovers. It implicitly includes so many of…
The Etherington Brothers’ YORE! Collection is Coming!
Those mischievous masters of manic mirth the Etherington Brothers have announced on their blog that their previously uncollected 2011 series YORE! (from the pages of the late, lamented The Dandy)…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 30, 2013
It’s almost 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, BF…
Webcomic Artist Swap Project: WASP Seeks Contributors for 2014!
In the early part of 2013 Tempo Lush’s Richy K. Chandler instigated a rather fun little initiative he called the Webcomic Artist Swap Project (or WASP for short) that saw…
Comics Culture in London: Comica Festival 2013 Kicks off Today!
Comica Festival, that essential strand of autumn comics-related talks, exhibitions and events in London, begins today with the opening of the Reframe: Perspectives on Europe through Comics from Algeria, Turkey…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 23, 2013
It’s almost 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, BF…
NYCC Recap Part Two: Saturday
With all the frustration that comes along with pushing through crowds or being pushed through crowds, waiting in lines to meet creators and celebrities, and to get con exclusives, it’s…
Process #7: Karrie Fransman on Pitching to Publishers
In this month’s report from the Process group at London’s Gosh! Comics, The House That Groaned’s Karrie Fransman talks about how to package a submission and prepare a pitch to…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 9, 2013
It’s almost 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, BF…
British Comic Awards Nominees 2013 Announced!
This year’s shortlist for the British Comic Awards has just been released providing a telling reflection of the robust creative health and rich diversity of the art form on these…
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