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Bite-sized chunks on what’s going on in the comics industry and beyond.

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Preview: ELCAF Haul 2021 – Pre-Order Your Bag Full of Artistic Goodies Including Work from Alxndra Cook, Olivia Sullivan, Till Lukat, Sonali Khanna and Many More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 17, 2021

It’s been an incredible pleasure for us at Broken Frontier to have been a festival partner for ELCAF over the last few years. It’s one of the most inspiring events…

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Covers Album: Holly Raidl – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Takeshi Obata, Faye Simms and Diigii Daguna

  • by Holly Raidl
  • May 12, 2021

In ‘Covers Album’ 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 aesthetic reasons,…

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V for Vendetta: Behind the Mask – Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s Comics Classic is in the Spotlight in the Latest Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 11, 2021

As the world slowly begins to open up again after the necessity of lockdown we have news today from the Cartoon Museum in London about their next major exhibition, this…

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Covers Album: Justin Zimmerman – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Stephen R. Bissette & John Totleben, Michael Lark and Norm Breyfogle

  • by Justin Zimmerman
  • May 5, 2021

Back in 2017 at Broken Frontier we ran a regular feature called Covers Album which returns to BF this week as a weekly blog once again. You can see a…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, May 6th for a Treasury of British Comics Special with Guest Artist Olivia Hicks

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 5, 2021

TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS WEEK! Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, May 6th with a…

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Crowdfunding Corner: Sensory: Life on the Spectrum – Over 30 Artists Come Together to Talk About Their Experiences of Autism

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 3, 2021

Our Crowdfunding Corner feature returns again today as we continue to once again actively spotlight the more intriguing, exciting, experimental and daring uses of the form that we spot on the…

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Welcome to Treasury of British Comics Week at Broken Frontier!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 3, 2021

It’s been a little while since we last ran a themed week at Broken Frontier, but over the next few days look for a mini-event of coverage focusing on Rebellion’s…

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Crowdfunding Corner: Rusalka Part 1 – Back the First Longer-Form Work by Polish Artist Pigeon and Discover One of the Most Exciting New Voices in Small Press Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 30, 2021

Our Crowdfunding Corner feature has been somewhat irregular since we first went into lockdown last year, with coverage of campaigns being featured elsewhere on the site in early reviews and…

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Preview: Super Magic Forest – Revival House Press to Publish Latvian American Artist Ansis Puriņš’ Fantasy Graphic Novel this May

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 28, 2021

Given our emphasis on the small press here at Broken Frontier it’s always great to hear stories of self-published artists being picked up by publishers. We have a press release…

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Drawing Diversity – Institut Français Hosts Online Discussion on Representation in Comics this Thurs April 29th with Woodrow Phoenix, Lucie Quéméner, Barrack Rima and Emma Hayley

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 26, 2021

Drawing Diversity is an online discussion on representation in comics that will doubtless be of great interest to Broken Frontier readers and can be viewed on YouTube this Thursday, April…

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Snelson: Comedy is Dying – Paul Constant and Fred Harper’s New Ahoy Comics Series Sets Its Satirical Sights on “Cancel Culture”

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 22, 2021

Ahoy Comics’s output has been one of the true joys of the serial comics publishing model over the last couple of years. Books like Billionaire Island, Second Coming and Happy…

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Exclusive Preview: Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition – Graphic Universe to Publish Josh Hicks’s Grappling Comics Classic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 21, 2021

Sometimes here at BF we’re aware of exciting developments well in advance of their official announcements. When it’s to do with our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artists it makes…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, April 22nd with Guest Artists Simon Russell, Ria Grix and Shane Melisse

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 20, 2021

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, April 22nd with a terrific trio of titanic talent…

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Creating Women – New Online Video Interview Series Debuts this May Featuring Guests Wallis Eates, Nicola Streeten, Rachael Ball and More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 16, 2021

Announced this week, Creating Women is a new online interview series set to debut in May. Full details are in the press release below but observant Broken Frontier regulars will…

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Graffeg to Publish New Line of Welsh Language Children’s Books Dealing with Mental Health Issues – Range Includes ‘Mum’s Jumper’ by BF ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Jayde Perkin

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 12, 2021

Publisher Graffeg have announced a number of new children’s books published in Welsh dealing with issues surrounding mental health awareness. The line-up includes Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist Jayde…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, April 8th for a SelfMadeHero ‘I Feel Love’ Special with Guest Artists Julian Hanshaw and Krent Able

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 7, 2021

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, April 8th with a very special SelfMadeHero I Feel…

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Two New Releases from Lo-Fi Small Press Publisher Leaf and Signal Announced – Warren Craghead’s ‘A Rabbit Asking Oft He Ghosts’ and Multi-Artist Offering ‘Crown’d’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 2, 2021

News of two new small press offerings from micropublisher Leaf and Signal today at BF. Remember if you’re and alt or experimental comics small press we’re always keen to hear…

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BHP Comics Announce Graphic Novel Series ‘Killtopia’ is to Become a TV Show Via Transmedia Start-up Voltaku

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 31, 2021

Exciting news from the team at BHP Comics who have announced that their Killtopia series is to become a TV show courtesy of transmedia start-up Voltaku. BHP put out a…

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