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Preview: Billionaire Island #1 – Mark Russell and Steve Pugh’s New Satirical Miniseries from Ahoy Comics Hits Shelves this Week

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 28, 2020

Billionaire Island is written by Broken Frontier Award-winning (Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles) and BF Award-nominated (Second Coming) scribe Mark Rusell with art by co-creator Steve Pugh, colours by…

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Staff Picks for February 26, 2020 – Tomorrow, Protector, Amethyst and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 25, 2020

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, comics event or digital…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Thursday February 27th with Guest Artists Rebecca K. Jones, Takayo Akiyama and Claude TC

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 24, 2020

It’s time for the second Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw this week on Thursday February 27th, and this time we have faces old and new on the…

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Mark Waid Named Publisher of Humanoids Ahead of a Year Celebrating the Publisher’s Legacy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 19, 2020

An announcement this week preceding what looks set to be a banner year for Humanoids with the news that US comics writer Mark Waid has been announced as Publisher. The…

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Staff Picks for February 19, 2020 – BANG!, Plunge, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Return of Effie Kolb and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 18, 2020

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, comics event or digital…

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Small Press Day 2020 Announced for July 18th – The UK and Ireland’s Celebration of Comics Self-Publishing Returns to Shops for its Fifth Year

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 17, 2020

It’s back for its fifth year! Small Press Day 2020 will take place on Saturday July 18th! The brainchild of cartoonist David Ziggy Greene, its aim is to provide a…

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Preview: Zebedee and the Valentines – Watch a Video Trailer of Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Abs Bailey’s New Graphic Novel from Avery Hill Publishing Here

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 14, 2020

Abs Bailey is one of a number of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists over the years to join the Avery Hill Publishing line-up (alongside such talents as Ellice…

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Myriad Announce Majid Adin’s ‘Hamid and Shakespeare’ – Debut Graphic Novel from Animator and Former Calais Jungle Camp Refugee to Explore the Crisis in 2021

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 12, 2020

Comics exploring the refugee crisis hasve had extensive coverage at Broken Frontier over the last couple of years including Samya Kullab, Jackie Roche and Mike Freihert’s Escape from Syria, Olivier…

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Staff Picks for February 12, 2020 – Alienated, Loud!, Tartarus and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 11, 2020

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, comics event or digital…

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Shortlist for the 2020 LDComics Awards Announced – Winner to Be Announced at the LDComics Festival on March 29th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 11, 2020

The shortlist for this year’s LDC Awards (formerly known under the Laydeez do Comics banner) has been announced. The names of the selected artists for this women-only prize for graphic-novels-in-progress,…

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Preview: Post-Apocalypto – Tenacious D Come to Comics as Kyle Gass and Jack Black’s Comedy Rock Duo Team Up with Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2020

Coming this September, Kyle Gass and Jack Black’s comedy rock duo Tenacious D come to comics via Fantagraphics with the graphic novel Post-Apocalypto. We have a preview courtesy of Fantagraphics…

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Cardiff Comics Carnival Returns on March 29th!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2020

After the winter break it’s time to be thinking again about the annual comics calendar of events. We have a notable Spring one to announce today with the return of…

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Laurel & Hardy Meet the Three Stooges – A Classic Comedy Team-Up Coming from American Mythology this Month

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2020

Monthly comics in that traditional US format can often feel inaccessible with their long story arcs designed for trade collections and a lack of easy entry, self-contained individual issues. American…

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Helen Lederer’s ‘Comedy Women in Print’ Prize Opens Up Graphic Novel Category to Self-Published and Micropublished Creators!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 5, 2020

It’s been an exciting few months in terms of recognition for our favourite art form with a number of major awards – including the Arts Foundation Future Awards and the…

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Staff Picks for February 5, 2020 – Glass Town, The Man Who F#&%ed Up Time, EC Archives: Psychoanalysis and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 4, 2020

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, comics event or digital…

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#HourlyComicDay2020 – Read the Collected Comic Strips of 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Olivia Sualdea in One Place Here!

  • by Olivia Sualdea
  • February 3, 2020

Saturday was February 1st which also meant it was #HourlyComicDay2020. Cartoonists the world over provided a short comic strip for every hour they were awake and posted it online to…

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Longlist for the 2020 LDComics Awards Announced – Check Out the Nominated Artists Here Today at Broken Frontier

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2020

The longlist for this year’s LDC Awards (formerly known under the Laydeez do Comics banner) has been announced. The names of the selected artists for this women-only prize for graphic-novels-in-progress,…

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Silver Sprocket Announce Spring 2020 Publishing Schedule – Includes Books from Liz Suburbia, Archie Bongiovanni, Janelle Hessig, Hyena Hell and Many More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 29, 2020

In the last couple of years San Francisco-based small press publisher Silver Sprocket have emerged as one of the most vibrant, experimental and distinctive outfits in indie comics publishing. We…

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