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“I Wanted to Fill the Void I Saw in the Representation of More Diverse Characters” – Shangomola Edunjobi on Manga, Process and Developing Your Comics Craft

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 13, 2020

The fifth of our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creator interviews today is with Shangomola Edunjobi, a Manga Jiman Competition winner and self-publishing comics artist whose work I first…

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‘Success’ and ‘Failure’ – A Double Hit of WIP Comics Anthology Goodness Features Work from Olivia Sualdea, Joe Stone, Havva Bird, Rachel Tubb and Many More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 12, 2020

The London-based WIP Comics (work-in-progress) group, overseen by 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist Joe Stone, exists to provide a mutually supportive community of aspiring comics creators. With monthly…

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“Everything Comes Second to Art when it Comes to Communicating These Feelings and Themes” – Nic Mac Talks Comics and Mental Health Awareness, and Social Commentary in Illustration

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 8, 2020

I knew waaaaaay back in January 2019, when illustrator Nic Mac was a guest artist at our Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw, that I would be including…

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Present. Tense – Further Confirmation that Olivia Sullivan’s Comics Practice is Quite Unlike Anything You’ve Experienced Before

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 6, 2020

Given Broken Frontier’s stated mission to spotlight the work of exciting emerging talent in comics and, in particular, our annual ‘Six to Watch’ initiative (following half a dozen important new…

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“I Just Did Whatever I Wanted Even if it Seemed Completely Out There” – Tal Brosh on Her ‘Flat Filters’ Collaboration with Chino Moya and Her First Forays into Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 6, 2020

Today at Broken Frontier we reach the halfway point with our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ interviews as I talk to artist Tal Brosh about her…

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Black Women in History – Charlot Kristensen’s Zine of Illustrated Mini-Biographies is a Perfect Read for UK Black History Month

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 5, 2020

Over the years at Broken Frontier I have, on occasion, chosen to take a step back from pure comics to cover wider graphic narrative work from the creators we feature…

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“I Feel Anthologies Are a Gateway into the Past and Our History as Comic Creators” – Lawrence Lindell Talks about ‘The BAYlies’ Featuring the Work of 22 Bay Area Cartoonists of Color and Queer Creators

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 5, 2020

Earlier this year we reviewed Lawrence Lindell’s autobiographical comic From Truth with Truth exploring identity, mental health awareness, Blackness and recovery. Expressively candid, Lindell’s powerfully connective work has been one…

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How *Do* I Get Coverage for My Self-Published Comic? (2020 Edition) – Thoughts on How to Secure that All-Important First Review and Increasing Your Audience Afterwards…

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 5, 2020

Way back in 2014 I wrote a guide for small press comics creators on how to increase their chances of getting a review and how to build up a profile…

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Entity Reunion 2 – Alexander Tucker Returns to Comics in this Elusive but Cosmically Captivating Tale of Multi-Dimensional Beings

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 2, 2020

When it comes to the comics of musician and artist Alexander Tucker we really need to find an entirely new genre classification just for them. Tucker’s haunting, meandering tales don’t…

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Ley Lines #23: The Lie of the Land – Simon Moreton Asks Us to Consider How the Past Informs the Present in Subtle, Ever Present Ways

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 30, 2020

Co-published by Grindstone Comics and Czap Books Ley Lines is a quarterly series of short comics. Its stated mission is to give creators the opportunity to explore “the intersection of…

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“I Always Want to Try and Bring More of My Culture into My Work” – Dominique Duong on Finding Your Creative Voice in the Small Press Comics World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 28, 2020

In the second of our interviews with this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ I talk today with artist Dominique Duong.  Dominique’s versatility is a notable part…

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My Grief: Life During Lockdown 2020 – Elizabeth Querstret’s Reflections on the Pandemic Represent Her Most Human and Connective Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 22, 2020

After a very quiet few months the last few weeks have seen a near deluge of crowdfunding coverage requests. As ever, we have only been able to give a minute…

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Kiyomi’s Prequel – Alxndra Cook’s Story of Love Between the Gods Marks a Promising New Talent in the Making

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 11, 2020

The second place winner in 2019’s annual Manga Jiman competiton (held at the Japanese embassy in London), Alxndra Cook’s Kiyomi’s Prequel is now available to buy in print in an…

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“I Feel that Comics as a Medium Allow Me to Express Myself in the Most Genuine Way” – Polish Artist Pigeon Talks to BF About Exploring the Possibilities of the Form as a Newer Comics Practitioner

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 10, 2020

One of our 2020 ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ UK-based Polish artist Kamila Król, aka Pigeon, is very much at the start of her comics journey. Pigeon’s comparative lack…

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The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott – Zoe Thorogood’s Debut Graphic Novel from Avery Hill is a Confident and Accomplished Book from an Important New Voice in UK Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 7, 2020

I don’t think I have ever known a year quite like 2020 for outstanding graphic novel debuts from UK-based creators. Of course there’s a surrounding sadness to that statement in…

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One Page Comic Collection – Emmanuel Adelekun and Shangomola Edunjobi’s Cross-Genre Anthology is a Playful Exercise in Concise, Twist in the Tale Narratives

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 1, 2020

There are occasions where the very premise of a comic is as much a hook for investigating its contents further as its creative team or genre are. Writer Emmanuel Adelekun…

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The Misadventures of Jay + Han Book Two – The Repercussions of the Night Before Come to the Forefront in Havva Bird’s Student Drama

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 31, 2020

Earlier this year I reviewed the first issue of Havva Bird’s The Misadventures of Jay + Han here at Broken Frontier. A comic that sat within the grassroots area of…

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Crisis – A Socially Conscious and Relevant Anthology from Obsolete Comics with Profits Supporting the Homeless in the UK

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 27, 2020

The first anthology from new micropublishing venture Obsolete Comics, Crisis underlines their stated socially conscious mission with its profits going to the UK homelessness charity that shares the comic’s title….

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