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Rebellion Announce Seven New All-New Holiday Specials for 2019 -2000 AD, Tammy and Jinty, Roy of the Rovers and Others to Return to Newsagent Shelves this Year

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 13, 2019

Hot on the heels of January’s announcement of a new Cor!! and Buster Special from Rebellion this Easter the publisher has announced plans for no less than seven all-new specials…

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Staff Picks for February 13, 2019 – Mister Miracle, Savage Sword of Conan, Ms. Marvel and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 12, 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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Laydeez do Comics Announce the Longlist for Their 2019 Award for a Graphic Novel in Progress by a Female Identifying UK-Based Creator

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 11, 2019

Our friends at Laydeez do Comics, the women-led organisation championing the works of female-identifying graphic novelists, have announced the longlist for their second prize for a graphic-novel-in-progress. It includes 17 names we’re…

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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including The Marriage of Njord and Skadi, Cosmic Love, Chicken Soup & Goji Berries, and Wash Day Candles

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 8, 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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“I Was Keen to Use it as a Platform to Help People Really Get Their Work Out There and in Front of an Audience” – Joe Stone on Supporting Emerging Talent with the Work in Progress Comics Group

  • by Joe Stone
  • February 6, 2019

We’re always very keen to promote initiatives that spearhead a sense of comics community here at Broken Frontier. So we’re very pleased today to welcome artist Joe Stone to the…

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Cardiff Comics Carnival Debuts this March 24th – A New Date on the 2019 Comics Calendar from Small Pressers Josh Hicks and Ioan Morris

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 6, 2019

It’s always heartening to see debut comics fairs and festivals popping up in new venues so we’re delighted to hear that small press stars Ioan Morris and 2017 Broken Frontier…

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Staff Picks for February 6, 2019 – The Girl in the Bay, Gunhawks, Female Furies and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 5, 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: Prolix Sketchbook – Take a Sneak Peek at New Work from Broken Frontier Columnist Nick Prolix Debuting at True Believers this Weekend

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2019

One of the earliest convention events of the year, the True Believers con, comes to Cheltenham this weekend and Broken Frontier columnist Nick Prolix (you can read all his Bullpen…

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Rebellion Announce ‘Cor! & Buster Special’ for Easter – Classic British Favourites to Return in All-New Material

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2019

Regular Broken Frontier visitors will know we’re huge fans of what publisher Rebellion have been doing with the classic British IPC characters since they began acquiring the rights to so…

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Staff Picks for Jan 30, 2019 – The Lady Doctor, Deep Roots, Darwin: An Exceptional Voyage and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 29, 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 January 23, 2019 – Reel Love, Proxima Centauri, Minor Leagues and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 22, 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 Wednesday January 30th with Guest Artists Nic Mac, Ed Stockham and J. Edward Scott

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 18, 2019

The first Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2019 is imminent! And we’re starting the year with a cracking line-up of small press artists on Wednesday January 30th. Indie…

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Preview: 2000 AD Villains Takeover Special – Judge Death, Lord Weird Slough Feg, Stix and Co Star in May’s Accessibly Priced One-Shot

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 16, 2019

Coming this May, as an extra Free Comic Book Day incentive, Rebellion will be publishing the 2000 AD Villains Takeover Special featuring some of the most diabolical minds and fearsome…

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Staff Picks for January 16, 2019 – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Tempest, Black Badge, The Sea and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 15, 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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SelfMadeHero Announce Spring 2019 Releases – Including Books on Guantánamo Bay, Basquiat and America’s Relationship with Cannabis

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 14, 2019

With an eclectic publishing mix that includes graphic biography, international comics, literary adaptations and original graphic novels, UK publisher SelfMadeHero’s publishing schedule always demands detailed consideration. Already in 2019 we’ve…

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Small Press Day 2019 Announced for July 13th – The UK and Ireland’s Celebration of Comics Self-Publishing Returns to Shops for its Fourth Year

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 14, 2019

The UK and Ireland’s Small Press Day returns this year on Saturday July 13th for its fourth annual celebration of comics self-publishing, micropublishing and DIY culture. The brainchild of cartoonist…

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Ron Smith, Farewell to a Legend – Looking Back on the Prolific Career of a 2000 AD Great

  • by Tony Ingram
  • January 11, 2019

On January 10th 2019, the world of British comics lost one of its finest artists, the legendary Ron Smith, who died at the age of 90 after several years of…

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Crowdfunding Corner Extra: Wings – Victoria Anderson and Wallis Eates Present the True Stories of Prisoners in Prose, Illustration and Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 11, 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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