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Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Dr. Love Wave and the Experiments #1 – A Genre-Crashing Comic Bursting with Aliens, Music and Psychedelic Weirdness

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 15, 2020

Dr. Love Wave and the Experiments is a genre-crashing comic bursting with aliens, music and psychedelic weirdness, with a side helping of meta Silver Age-style super-heroics thrown in for good…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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BOOM! Studios Announce ‘An Unkindness of Ravens’ – New Supernatural Mystery Miniseries from Dan Panosian and Rising Star Artist Marianna Ignazzi

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 12, 2020

Let’s go into the weekend with one final news announcement this week and a selection of preview images from An Unkindness of Ravens, a new miniseries from BOOM! debuting in…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Preview: Next World Tarot – Cristy C. Road’s Art Book Envisioning Revolutionary Love and Justice to Be Published by Silver Sprocket this Summer

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 11, 2020

Radical indie publisher Silver Sprocket have announced the publication of Crista C. Road’s Next World Tarot later this year. Find out more about the project and enjoy some preview art…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“Outsider Art for When You’re Stuck Indoors” – Editors Chrissy Williams, Sofie Dodgson and a Host of UK Creators Talk About the ‘Insider Art’ Anthology Supporting Female and Non-Binary Comic Book Retailers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 10, 2020

It’s no secret that comics retail faces great challenges right now, so the news of a new initiative looking to lend support to female and non-binary retailers in these difficult…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Starman: Freddie Burretti, The Man Who Sewed the World – Paul B. Rainey Puts the Spotlight on One of David Bowie’s Key Collaborators

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 9, 2020

When David Bowie took his final bow (with typical panache) in 2016, cultural luminaries queued up to testify to the liberating and even life-changing inspiration he had provided. And one…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, June 11th with Guest Artists Amy Gallagher, Bex and Nic Mac

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 8, 2020

Now fortnightly due to popular demand! The online version of our monthly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw has been such a success that we’re now running it…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Eisner Awards 2020 – Catch Up with Broken Frontier’s Review Coverage of Some of the Nominated Projects Here!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 5, 2020

With the Eisner Award nominations for 2020 published this week we thought it would be an ideal opportunity to point you towards our reviews over the last year or so…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Preview: Mongrel – Sayra Begum’s Graphic Memoir on Her Multicultural Upbringing as a British Muslim to Be Published by Knockabout in August

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 4, 2020

Coming this August via Knockabout Comics, those fine purveyors of underground and alt style comics, is a graphic memoir we’ve been looking forward to for some time here at Broken…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Summer of Her Life – Thomas Von Steinaecker and Barbara Yelin Tell the Heart-breaking Story of a Life in Retrospect, from SelfMadeHero

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • June 3, 2020

Thomas Von Steinaecker and Barbara Yelin interweave moments from the life of Gerda, an elderly lady in a care home, who dedicates the majority of her present to wandering through…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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The Epics of Enkidu – Ahmed Alameen Explores Autism and Super-Heroics in New Crowdfunding Comics Project

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 2, 2020

Currently crowdfunding on IndieGoGo, The Epics of Enkidu combines super-heroics, graphic medicine and mythology. Series creator Ahmed Alameen talks about the project in the press release below. ‘The Epics of Enkidu’…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Coffin Bound Vol. 1: Happy Ashes – Dan Watters and Dani’s Nihilistic Supernatural Thriller Sucks the Reader in with a Dizzying and Desolate Allure

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 1, 2020

For all the superficial veneer of its big guns, fast cars and uber violence, Coffin Bound is a profoundly philosophical comic series. Dan Watters and Dani’s initial story arc was…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Wendy, Master of Art – A Career In Art Can Be Fulfilling, But Pretentious. ‘Wendy, Master of Art’ Explains Why, from Walter Scott and Drawn & Quarterly

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • May 29, 2020

Canadian illustrator, sculptor and writer Walter Scott asks a seemingly simplistic question here: What is it like to study art at university? His answer, spelled out over a little under…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Roy of the Rovers: The Best of the 1970s (The Tiger Years) – Kick Back and Enjoy the Drama of The Beautiful Game 1970s-Style in a New ‘Roy of the Rovers’ Compilation

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 28, 2020

Of course, it’s possible that “@TheJeremyHaynes” – who apparently “helps take personal brands to 7 figures monthly” (sic) from his Miami headquarters – is actually the creation of a skilled…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Ley Lines #22: Cabra Cabra – Victor Martins Unpacks Some Deep Layers of Internalised and Explicit Prejudice in Supposedly Progressive Literature, with Fun Animal Characters, Time Travel and Comedy Rage

  • by Jenny Robins
  • May 27, 2020

Ley Lines, previously covered on Broken Frontier here, gives comic artists “a platform… to directly engage with influences beyond the realm of comics.” It’s a quarterly series put out by…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Unsmooth #1 – E.S. Glenn’s Hybrid of Existential Reflection and Crime Caper is a Knowingly Self-Aware Collection from Floating World Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 26, 2020

Pleasingly recreating the visual appeal of a European album-style comic but with a cheekily alt sensibility, E.S. Glenn’s Unsmooth #1 from Floating World Comics merges crime caper, urban fantasy, anthropomorphic…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Revisiting the Broken Frontier Anthology – Frederik Hautain and Tyler Chin-Tanner on the Highs and Lows of BF’s Ambitious Multi-Creator Project Five Years On

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 25, 2020

Has there ever been a more dramatic Kickstarter comics campaign? Five years ago this past weekend the Broken Frontier Anthology hit its funding after a last-gasp surge in funding for…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Follow Friday: Abs Bailey – “Bailey’s Pages Toy with Traditional Panel-to-Panel Sequential Storytelling with a Self-Aware Sense of Fun”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 22, 2020

Continuing our new feature for Fridays today at Broken Frontier! At the end of each week in Follow Friday we run an extensive spotlight profile on an artist we believe deserves…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Escapades – The Visual Poetry of Olivia Sullivan Showcased in Another Abstract, Stream-of-Consciousness Triumph

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 21, 2020

In my most recent interview with artist Olivia Sullivan (one of our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creators) she spoke about her creative process, explaining that her inspirations for…

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