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IDW Publishing Team Up with the Smithsonian Institution for New Graphic Novel Publishing Initiative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 9, 2020

We’re always excited here at broken Frontier to hear about initiatives that take comics to new audiences or use the form to communicate information in intuitive and inspirational ways. So…

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World Illustration Awards 2020 Announce Call for Entries – New Category Celebrates Comics, Zines and Graphic Novels

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 9, 2020

The World Illustration Awards, presented by the Association of Illustrators in partnership with the Directory of Illustration since 2015, is currently open for entries. For the Broken Frontier audience the…

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Preview: Alienated #1 – Spurrier and Wildgoose’s Subversive Coming-of-Age Story Debuts in February from BOOM! Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 8, 2020

BOOM! Studios’ serial comics line had a notably strong year in 2019 which was reflected in a Broken Frontier Award nomination for Folklords and, of course, that BF Award win…

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Staff Picks for January 8, 2020 – British Ice, Daphne Byrne, Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 7, 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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Wings and Oranges – The Art of Broken Frontier-Award Nominated Creator Wallis Eates to Be Featured in New Exhibition at the Lexi Cinema, London

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 6, 2020

Self-publisher Wallis Eates is an artist who will be very familiar to long-time Broken Frontier readers. Her autobio comics and zines have been reviewed multiple times at BF with her…

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Broken Frontier Awards 2019: Announcing the Winners – Old Favourites, New Voices and David Schilter and Sanita Muižniece of kuš! comics Are this Year’s Hall of Fame Entrants!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 2, 2020

Broken Frontier proudly announces the winners of the 16th annual BF Awards, as voted for by you our readers and the BF team This year’s Broken Frontier Awards saw unprecedented…

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Staff Picks for January 1, 2020 – kuš! comics, The Mighty Elvis, Olympia and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 31, 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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Happy Holidays to Our Broken Frontier Readers from the BF Team!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 24, 2019

We’re turning off the lights at Broken Frontier Towers now, hopping on Bertie the BrokenFrontierasaurus and making our way to the office seasonal party. So it’s time for a little…

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Special ‘Best of 2000 AD’ #0 Issue Announced for Free Comic Book Day 2020

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 20, 2019

After the recent announcement from Rebellion about next year’s Best of 2000 AD series comes news of a Free Comic Book Day tie-in special. The full press release and cover…

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Bang! – Dark Horse Releases Further Details on New Comic Debuting in 2020 From Kindt, Torres, Kim and Piekos

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 19, 2019

Surely now one of the most eagerly anticipated comics debuts of 2020 (just check out those pull quotes below!) Dark Horse Comics have released details this week of the mysterious…

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Staff Picks for December 18, 2019 – Klaus and the Life and Times of Joe Christmas, Tales from Harrow County: Death’s Choir, Sonata and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 18, 2019

It’s 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 storefront,…

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Introducing the Broken Frontier Awards 2019 – Celebrate Another 12 Months of Inspiring Comics Craft and Practice with the BF Team!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 17, 2019

Broken Frontier proudly presents the shortlists for our 16th annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our team has selected five nominees for each of the 15 main categories that comprise the BF…

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Preview: Folklords #2 – Take a Sneak Peek at the Next Issue of Kindt, Smith and Company’s Breakout Fantasy Comic from BOOM! Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 16, 2019

“With a mischievous hint of the meta this opening instalment underlines Folklords’ claim on the title of the Next Big Thing in serial comics.” That’s what we said about the first…

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‘Comedy Women in Print’ Prize Announces New Category for Graphic Novels in 2020

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 13, 2019

Next year sees a new category in the Comedy Women in Print Prize – founded by comedian, actor and novelist Helen Lederer (Absolutely Fabulous, Naked Video, Losing It) – as…

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Staff Picks for December 11, 2019 – Kabuki Omnibus, Criminal Macabre: The Big Bleed Out, Tigra: The Complete Collection and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 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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Michael and Laura Allred Set off on an Adventure to Save the Universe from Nihilism in ‘X-Ray Robot’ from Dark Horse in 2020

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 10, 2019

New Michael Allred creations are always cause for excitement and Dark Horse have announced a new “Madmaniverse” title this week, debuting next March. The full press release on X-Ray Robot…

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Staff Picks for December 4, 2019 – Choke Gasp!: The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics, Wildest Dream, Thor: The Worthy and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 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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Preview: A Journey to Motherhood – Camille Aubry’s Autobiographical Graphic Novel to Be Published Online by Graphic Medicine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 3, 2019

It’s been a few years now since I first met Camille Aubry as one of the artists I saw for portfolio reviews as part of ELCAF’s festival Springboard Meetings in…

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