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The UK Comics Creator Survey Publishes Its Research Report – Download it Here Today at Broken Frontier

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 4, 2020

Published today, the results of the first UK Comics Creator Survey – originally announced by our esteemed Comics Laureate Hannah Berry back in April – make for fascinating if perhaps…

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#ArtMubarak – Art Hashtag Initiative to Celebrate Art from the Muslim Community on August 10th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 3, 2020

It’s no secret that online promotion of artists and their practice has taken on a whole new added level of importance since March. Today on Twitter Shazleen Khan (creator of…

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Preview: Lizard in a Zoot Suit – Latinx Cartoonist Marco Finnegan’s YA Graphic Novel Sees “History, Race and Science Fiction Collide” from Graphic Universe

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 31, 2020

To take you into the weekend we have a several=page preview of Marco Finnegan’s Lizard in a Zoot Suit YA graphic novel coming imminently from Graphic Universe… Los Angeles’ Zoot…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, July 30th with Guest Artists Sajan Rai, Holly Raidl and Knifeson Yu

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 29, 2020

This Thursday July 30th sees the return of our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw. We’re back again at 7.30pm BST on Twitter. Not only do…

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Small Press Day 2020 Goes Online on Saturday, August 15th – Get Your Self-Published Comic a Broken Frontier One-Tweet Review Promo on the Day with the Hashtag #SPDBFREVIEW!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 27, 2020

As with just about every comics-related event in 2020 this year’s UK and Ireland Small Press Day has moved online with a day of events on August 15th taking part…

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Broken Frontier at ELCAF Online 2020 (UPDATED) – Catch Our Instagram Chats on Creating in Lockdown this Friday, July 24th with Shangomola Edunjobi, Charlot Kristensen and Rachael Smith

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 23, 2020

UPDATED: We hope you enjoyed our ELCAF Online video chats with Shangomola Edunjobi, Charlot Kristensen and Rachael Smith over on the ELCAF Instagram. Below are all the links you’ll need…

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Chris Ryall to Leave IDW Publishing as President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 22, 2020

Huge news coming from IDW overnight that Chris Ryall, who has been with the publisher since 2004 is leaving as President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer. Ryall’s new ventures are…

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Ahoy Comics Announces Wave 5 in Their Publishing Line-Up – Includes New ‘Second Coming’ and Milligan and Montenat’s ‘Happy Hour’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 20, 2020

Ahoy Comics are rapidly becoming the serial comics publisher of the moment with an ever changing and always eclectic line-up of books that can be fun, socially relevant, outrageous, or…

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Preview: The Devil’s Red Bride #1 – Vault Comics to Publish “a Samurai Grindhouse Epic” from Sebastian Girner and John Bivens

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 20, 2020

With Sebastian Girner (whose work we enjoyed on Scales & Scoundrels a few years back) and John Bivens (again, a creator whose contributions to Cult Classic: Creature Feature got a big…

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We’re on a Short Hiatus for Essential Maintenance but Broken Frontier Will Be Back Very Soon!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2020

Hello to our loyal Broken Frontier readership! As of today, Monday June 29th 2020, Broken Frontier will be on hiatus for a few days while some essential maintenance on the…

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Shortlist Announced for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2020

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 26, 2020

Online voyeurism, risky sex, dementia, suicide, racism, murder and selling the earth: topical and contemporary issues dominate the shortlist for Myriad’s First Graphic Novel Competition and show that the graphic…

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Preview: The Spider’s Syndicate of Crime – The Treasury of British Comics to Collect Early Adventures of the Classic British Character by Ted Cowan, Reg Bunn and Jerry Siegel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 25, 2020

My first exposure to classic UK comics character The Spider was in the pages of the short-lived curiosity Vulcan (look it up – it’s an intriguing footnote in UK comics…

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Preview: The Autumnal #1 – New Horror Series by Kraus, Shehan, Wordie and Campbell Launches from Vault Comics in September

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 25, 2020

Autumn may seem a long way off but in this nebulous time of lockdown where time no longer has any meaning it will arrive sooner than you’re expecting. Something to…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online – Join Us Thurs, June 25th with Guest Artists Yetunde Ekuntuyi, Mica Murphy and Amanda Q

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 24, 2020

The online version of our monthly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday June 25th at 7.30pm GMT on Twitter. To the day, this will be the…

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Preview: 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special – Classic Characters Return as Rebellion Celebrates Two Decades Since Acquiring the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 23, 2020

With this year’s 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special imminent we have a preview today at BF and if you’re a long-time fan of the comic this promises to be a treat,…

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Classic ‘Major Eazy’ Strips to Be Collected by the Treasury of British Comics in 2021 – ‘Battle’ Star to Return in a Two-Volume Set

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 22, 2020

Continuing with their mission of preserving the legacy of classic British comics for a new generation, Rebellion have announced two volumes of the fondly remembered Major Eazy strip from the…

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Cover Reveal: Biscuits (assorted) – Debut Graphic Novel from Broken Frontier’s Jenny Robins Now Available for Pre-Order from Myriad Editions

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2020

Two years ago Broken Frontier’s Jenny Robins won the prestigious Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition, saying at the time of her win “there are all of the emotions.” You can…

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Save London’s Cartoon Museum – A Vitally Important Fixture of the Capital’s Comics Scene Needs Our Support!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2020

We’re huge fans of the work of London’s Cartoon Museum at Broken Frontier and its recent relocation to a wonderful new space has ensured that every event there is a…

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