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Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Glass Town – Part Speculative Biography, Part Metafiction, Isabel Greenberg Brings the Brontë Juvenilia to Comics in Her Most Accomplished Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 4, 2020

Isabel Greenberg’s previous books from Jonathan Cape – The Encyclopedia of Early Earth and The One Hundred Nights of Hero – adapted and re-imagined myth and legend to create a…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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The Junction – A Missing Child Reappears 12 Years After His Disappearance Not One Day Older in Norm Konyu’s Debut Graphic Novel Triumph

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 3, 2020

When I originally read the soundbite summary for Norm Konyu’s graphic novel The Junction – a debut work exploring the mysterious return of a missing child – it immediately grabbed…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Hedra – Jesse Lonergan’s Cosmic Narrative is an Exquisite Piece of Pure Comics Craft from Image Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 31, 2020

The premise of Jesse Lonergan’s Hedra is, in isolation, a straightforward one. After nuclear war devastates the Earth, one lone astronaut wins a lottery that will see them embark on…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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The Flood That Did Come – Patrick Wray’s Experimental Tale of “a Little England Drowning in its Own Future Past” is a Wittily Eccentric and Darkly Comedic Affair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 30, 2020

Avery Hill Publishing describe Patrick Wray’s debut graphic novel The Flood That Did Come as being set in “a little England drowning in its own future past” which is a…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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When Stars Are Scattered – Victoria Jamieson Adapts Omar Mohamed’s Poignant Coming-of-Age Story of Escaping the Somali Civil War and Growing Up in a Refugee Camp

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 29, 2020

Comics has proved to be an ideal format for explorations of the refugee crisis over the last few years. From Broken Frontier Award-winning offerings like the Red Cross’s Over Under…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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What We Don’t Talk About – Charlot Kristensen’s Exploration of Racism, Privilege and Interracial Relationships Marks the Emergence of a Major New Voice in Indie Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 28, 2020

Kristensen’s vibrant visual characterisation, immersive employment of colour and playful sense of pacing marks her out as a genuinely exciting new emerging talent to watch. Those were my words earlier…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Big Black: Stand at Attica – Archaia’s Retelling of the Story of Frank ‘Big Black’ Smith and the 1971 Attica State Prison Rebellion Feels No Less Timely Today

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • July 27, 2020

Recalling a moment in US history from 1971, the story of Frank ‘Big Black’ Smith and the Attica State Prison rebellion feels no less timely today. A collaboration between Big…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence – Joel Christian Gill’s Bruising Memoir is a Call for Empathy and Understanding

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 24, 2020

Fights, Joel Christian Gill’s often bruising memoir, pretty much starts with his nightmarish earliest memory. The scared young Joel, dragged along by his mother after her release from prison, sees…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Broken Frontier at ELCAF Online 2020 (UPDATED) – Catch Our Instagram Chats on Creating in Lockdown this Friday, July 24th with Shangomola Edunjobi, Charlot Kristensen and Rachael Smith

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 23, 2020

UPDATED: We hope you enjoyed our ELCAF Online video chats with Shangomola Edunjobi, Charlot Kristensen and Rachael Smith over on the ELCAF Instagram. Below are all the links you’ll need…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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That Texas Blood #1 – A Sardonic Slow Burn of Cinematic Proportions from Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips and Image Comics

  • by John Trigonis
  • July 21, 2020

In his letter at the end of That Texas Blood #1, writer Chris Condon admits that this story was originally intended as a movie, but no one was willing to…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories – Iron Circus Tackles Classic Folk Tales in Fresh and Freaky Ways

  • by Jenny Robins
  • July 20, 2020

In The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories a range of Iron Circus artists tackle classic folk tales in fresh and freaky ways, appropriate for children, if they’re…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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We’re on a Short Hiatus for Essential Maintenance but Broken Frontier Will Be Back Very Soon!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2020

Hello to our loyal Broken Frontier readership! As of today, Monday June 29th 2020, Broken Frontier will be on hiatus for a few days while some essential maintenance on the…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Preview: The Spider’s Syndicate of Crime – The Treasury of British Comics to Collect Early Adventures of the Classic British Character by Ted Cowan, Reg Bunn and Jerry Siegel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 25, 2020

My first exposure to classic UK comics character The Spider was in the pages of the short-lived curiosity Vulcan (look it up – it’s an intriguing footnote in UK comics…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Preview: 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special – Classic Characters Return as Rebellion Celebrates Two Decades Since Acquiring the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 23, 2020

With this year’s 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special imminent we have a preview today at BF and if you’re a long-time fan of the comic this promises to be a treat,…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“I Love the Cohabitation of the Epic and the Mundane” – Alex de Campi Introduces Us to the World of ‘Full Tilt Boogie’ from the Pages of ‘2000 AD’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2020

Debuting last year in 2000 AD Prog 2130 (cover below by Neil Googe) as part of a one-shot ‘Regened’ all-ages takeover, Full Tilt Boogie returned to the pages of the…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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From Truth with Truth – Lawrence Lindell’s “Kinda a Graphic Memoir” Explores Identity, Mental Health, Blackness and Recovery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 18, 2020

Described as “Kinda a Graphic Memoir” Lawrence Lindell’s From Truth with Truth works as a visual essay on identity, mental health, Blackness and healing. Lindell adopts an informal, conversational approach…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“It’s About the Pure Love of Football. Roy’s Really the Spirit of the Game” – Writer Rob Williams and Classic Artist David Sque Return to Melchester in this Year’s ‘Roy of the Rovers Summer Special’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 17, 2020

Out in shops now (and available online from Rebellion here) the new Roy of the Rovers Summer Special not only revives a holiday one-shot tradition but also has a treat…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Mongrel – Sayra Begum’s Study of Intergenerational Conflict and the Pull of Two Cultures Makes for an Assured Debut Graphic Novel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 16, 2020

Sayra Begum’s Mongrel is perhaps an atypical publication to come to us from the celebrated Knockabout Comics, whose reputation was built on titles with a distinctively underground and alt edge….

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