Fantagraphics to Publish ‘Monica’, Daniel Clowes’ First Graphic Novel in Five Years
Well we hardly need a build-up intro in to this press release from Fantagraphics. Daniel Clowes’ first graphic novel in five years will be on its way to us later…
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Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Aleesha Nandhra Illustrates ‘Climate Change’ from the Iconic Ladybird Books Series
Exciting publishing news as this week sees our 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist Aleesha Nandhra (insert the usual “we did tell you” statement here) as illustrator of the…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, March 9th for a Silver Sprocket Special
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, March 9th with a special evening spotlighting 2023 Broken Frontier…
The 2023 Minicomic Award Winners Have Been Announced!
The 2023 Minicomic Award winners have been announced; the second year of an initiative to spotlight “the unique and challenging work in this underrecognized short form medium.” The event was…
Romance Comes to the Fore in the Latest Heritage Comics Release as DC Thomson Bring Us Classic ‘Star Love Stories’
Just when it was beginning to look like DC Thomson‘s Heritage Comics series of archival digital reprints was veering into Commando-only content they send an announcement that will no doubt…
New Initiative the Cartoonist Cooperative Launches with the Empowerment of Artists and an Anti-Capitalist Ethos in Mind
So here’s an initiative we can really get behind here at Broken Frontier. The Cartoonist Cooperative is a new collective-style venture that looks to support fellow artists in their creative…
Harriet Bourhill, Corb Calow Davies and George Whitehead Are the Winners of the The Cartoon Museum and British Cartoonists’ Association’s Young Cartoonist of the Year Competition 2022
We’re always up for promoting new talent here at Broken Frontier so we’re delighted today to give you a look at the winners of the Young Cartoonist of the Year…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, February 23rd for a ‘Crowdfunder Special’
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, February 23rd with another ‘Crowdfunder Special’ evening. Not only do…
Indie Star Jesse Lonergan to Collaborate with Mike Mignola on New Hellboy Universe Series ‘Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea’
Jesse Lonergan’s command of the language of comics has proved exceptional, with such offerings as Hedra and Planet Paradise getting rave reviews here at Broken Frontier. So the announcement that…
Preview: Battle Action – Garth Ennis Leads a New Revival of the Classic British War Comic from Rebellion
After the success of last year’s Battle Action hardcover special Rebellion have announced a new 5-issue miniseries Battle Action series coming this May. Following a similar format of complete-in-one stories…
The Cartoon Museum Conference 2023 to Feature Guest Speakers Including Posy Simmonds, Shazleen Khan, BF ‘Six to Watch’ Artist J Webster Sharp and Our Own Andy Oliver
A quick reminder that this year’s Cartoon Museum Conference will be taking place on February 27th at the museum on Wells Street, London. More details are in the event’s press…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, February 9th with Guest Artist Bex Ollerton
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, February 9th with guest artist Bex Ollerton, the driving force…
The South London Comic & Zine Fair Returns on July 16th – Applications for SLCZF 2023 Now Open
Last year’s South London Comic & Zine Fair was a true highlight of the London comics calendar. Returning for the first time since well before the pandemic began, and with…
Lars Jacobson and Eduardo Francisco’s ‘The Horror’ Revisits Joseph Conrad’s Novel in a Prequel to ‘Heart of Darkness’
Of all the recent press releases from Dark Horse about their upcoming projects this is the one that intrigues me the most. The Horror, a prequel to Conrad’s Heart of…
Preview: Harrower #1 – An Advance Peek at the New BOOM! Studios Horror Series from Justin Jordan and Brahm Revel
Another new horror series is coming soon via BOOM! Studios. Check out the first pages and cover line-up for Harrower #1 below. Your First Look at Justin Jordan and Brahm…
‘Project Monarch’ by Michael Avon Oeming and Victor Santos Explores a Post-Conspiracy Society from Dark Horse in September
The announcements from Dark Horse just keep on coming this month. Next up is Project Monarch, from Oeming and Santos. More details in the press release below. THIS JUST IN:…
Charity ComicBooks For Kids! to Bring Superman to Children in Hospitals and Cancer Centres in the US and UK
We’ve featured the work of ComicBooks For Kids! before at Broken Frontier, back when their operations expanded to the UK in 2022. The charity’s aim is a simple one: “to…
Gerry Anderson’s Century 21 – New Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum to Feature the Worlds of ‘Thunderbirds’, ‘Captain Scarlet’, ‘TV Century 21’ and More
The next exhibition from our chums at the Cartoon Museum in London has been announced as ‘Gerry Anderson’s Century 21’ opens in March. Fans of the influential TV Century 21…
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