Your must-read on Broken Frontier.
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“Two stones, but one shape.” One of the hardest feats in comics is to meaningfully tell a story in a short and succinct page count. There’s a need to hook…
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Substrata is a collaboration that sees two generations of UK indie comics coming together as stalwart of the British small press scene Sean Azzopardi teams up with Olivia Sullivan, undoubtedly…
The sky is the limit, and also the sky is the sea. A new beautifully rendered fantasy. Slightly Exaggerated is described as “a treasure hunt fantasy adventure where a dying…
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With four gorgeously illustrated comics currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, new small press publisher Quindrie Press have already made a huge impact before their first books have been published. Their stated…
It’s interesting to consider that one of the most popular versions of Tōno Monogatari, Japan’s supernatural literary classic, was born because of one man’s desire to protect his country’s cultural…
In Sunshine State, John Carvajal takes us along for the ride as we follow Milo, stumbling through life, trying to find his feet. Carvajal’s watercolours are evocative of these youthful, washed…
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When it comes to small press coverage for Broken Frontier I am always on the lookout for work that experiments with the form – practice that interrogates its perceived boundaries…
Stay lit and sit––Scott Snyder & Tony S. Daniel’s Nocterra #1 from Image Comics and Best Jackett Press takes off on a Mad-Maxian roadshow into the darkest future ever conceived….
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The Peruvian sci-fi comics of Gustaffo Vargas are an astonishing phenomenon from a dual perspective. Firstly, Vargas’s genuinely stunning art, sequential pacing and ever inventive command of the page is…
Guillem March has trodden the mean streets of Gotham in the past, with work on Batman, Catwoman and Harley Quinn for DC Comics. However, the Mallorcan artist is back on…
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Spiny Orb Weaver is the third print comics project to have come out of small press distro and micropublisher Radiator Comics. (featured before at BF for Whit Taylor’s acclaimed minicomic…
Girl Haven, by Lilah Sturges, Meaghan Carter and Joamette Gil, is a fantasy comic mostly focused on the topic of gender. It explores how complicated the idea of gender can be…
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A busy daytime in the city and the Overseer’s young apprentice takes advantage of his master’s drink-inspired stupor to follow the object of his desire – the entrancing (apparent) daughter…
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The anthology Wings: A Prison Odyssey – collecting the personal stories of inmates at a London men’s prison in a variety of mediums – was the product of a project…
At the end of last year at Broken Frontier we spoke to creators Zain Dada and Kumail Rizvi about the books coming from their new micropublishing digital line Khidr Comix…
It’s a familiar story. A woman walks into a PI’s office, lights a cigarette, and asks him to track down her missing sister. The PI, although sceptical, accepts the client’s…
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In a year when for many simply treading water was an understandable achievement in itself, Ed Firth bucked the trend with a profile-raising 2020 that saw his Myriad First Graphic…
There really ought to be a law against people like Dave Chisholm. As well as being an acclaimed comics writer/artist (including the sci-fi series Canopus and the graphic novel Instrumental),…
“Making Comics is Good Noise” – Niki Bañados on Her New Comic ‘Return’, and Global and Local Perspectives on Small PressApril 15, 2021
“This Comic Initiative Aims to Raise Awareness of Autism and Dispel Some of the Stigma” – Cartoonist Bex/Schnumn on the ASD Comic Takeover to Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month on Social MediaApril 9, 2021
“I’m Always Trying to Be a More Elastic Cartoonist, Especially with My Character Designs” – Michael DeForge on His New Book ‘Heaven No Hell’ from Drawn & QuarterlyApril 6, 2021
“In Terms of Approach – I Have a Habit of Just Starting Things. I Don’t Think Too Much, I Just Start” – Natasha Natarajan Talks ‘FML Comics’ and Her Autobio PracticeMarch 29, 2021
“This Series is All About Introducing Sexuality, Gender and Related Topics in an Engaging, Accessible and Somewhat Playful Way” – Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele on Their Icon Books ‘Graphic Guides’March 25, 2021
