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The Arts Foundation Announces the Shortlisted Artists for Their 2020 Futures Awards in Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 24, 2019

The full press release for the shortlisted artists for the Arts Foundation Futures Awards for the Comics category runs below. Congratulations to the shortlisted quartet! Esther McManus, Danny Noble, Zara Slattery and Jess Taylor have…

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Staff Picks for September 25, 2019 – Vanni: A Family’s Struggle Through the Sri Lankan Conflict, Relics of Youth, Sleepwalking and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 24, 2019

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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Inspired to Innovate – New Association of Illustrators Exhibition of Cutting Edge Illustration Features Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Aleesha Nandhra

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 23, 2019

We’re always pleased to publicise the wider artistic activities of our annual ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ here at Broken Frontier and, for the second time this year (after…

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Black Crown Comes to Orbital Comics – It’s a Party Extravaganza in London with a Host of the Coolest Creators on October 26th!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 19, 2019

Fresh off their recent crowdfunding success for Hey, Amateur!, comes the news that the Black Crown crew will be hosted by London’s Orbital Comics for a huge signing and party…

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Preview: Something is Killing the Children #2 -Take an Advance Look at the Second Issue of the Smash Hit Horror Comic from BOOM! Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 18, 2019

Something is Killing the Children has proved to be one of the monster serial comics hits of the summer, with numerous reprintings already for its first issue. We reviewed its…

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Staff Picks for September 18, 2019 – Internet Crusader, Rat Time, kuš! comics, Steeple and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 17, 2019

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 September 26th with Guest Creators Sabba Khan, Peter Morey, Tom Woodman and Rupert Smissen

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 16, 2019

Summer may be drawing to a close but our Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw has one last hurrah for the lighter evenings. Say goodbye to the summer…

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Laydeez do Comics Presents ‘The Cartoonist Tool Kit: Professional Development Workshops for Cartoonists and Illustrators’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 13, 2019

Our friends at Laydeez do Comics have let us know about their latest Professional Development Workshops for comics creators running in October and November. With no less than three Broken…

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Preview: British Ice – Owen D. Pomery’s Top Shelf Productions Graphic Novel Now Available for Pre-Order

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 12, 2019

We’ve been covering the work of Owen D. Pomery for so long now that our earliest reviews are on the old Broken Frontier site from way back in 2013. We…

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Tales from Harrow County – Dark Horse’s Southern Gothic Horror Series Returns with a New Miniseries from Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook and Naomi Franquiz

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 10, 2019

Top news for fans of the Broken Frontier Award-nominated Harrow County series today with an announcement that a new story arc comes later this year, and just in time for…

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Staff Picks for September 11, 2019 – Are You Listening?, Mimi and the Wolves, The ABC of Typography and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 10, 2019

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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Crowdfunding Corner Extra: Hitsville UK – John Riordan and Dan Cox’s British Small Press Institution Gets a Much Deserved Collected Edition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 10, 2019

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

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Looking Back at Hackney Comic + Zine Fair 2019 – Joe Stone’s Triumphant Day of Comics Community is One We’ll Be Remembering for a Long Time to Come

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 9, 2019

If you’ve been anywhere near comics social media today then you will no doubt have seen the outpouring of love for yesterday’s first Hackney Comic + Zine Fair and its…

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Staff Picks for September 4, 2019 – Hilda and the Mountain King, Everything, Something is Killing the Children, The Phoenix and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 3, 2019

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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Leam Comic Con Celebrates 5 Years of Keeping Comic Con About Comics on Saturday October 5th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2019

As we hit late summer it means that UK festival season is on the horizon and our comics diaries here at Broken Frontier Towers are beginning to fill. Returning to…

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9 Panels – The UK’s First Dedicated Graphic Novel Literary Agency Launched by BHP Comics Founder Sha Nazir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 29, 2019

Just a couple of months back we interviewed BHP Comics founder Sha Nazir here at Broken Frontier and today there’s more exciting news coming from his direction with the announcement…

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Staff Picks for August 28, 2019 – The Beano, Tommy Gun Wizards, Grease Bats, Marvel Comics #1000 and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 27, 2019

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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Staff Picks for August 21, 2019 – No Ivy League, Strayed, History of the Marvel Universe, Springtime in Chernobyl and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 20, 2019

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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