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Movements and Moments – D+Q’s Anthology Brings Together Eight Powerful Stories of Indigenous Resistance

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • November 23, 2022

The introduction to the striking Movements and Moments anthology makes an interesting point that doesn’t often crop up in discussions about comics. It points out that while there have been more…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Welcome Home – Residents Fight to Save Their Tower Block in Clarrie and Blanche Pope’s Graphic Novel Commentary on the Housing Crisis

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 21, 2022

Given the current cost-of-living crisis and the UK’s imminent descent into a debilitating, Brexit-influenced recession, a graphic novel that touches on the housing crisis (the only thing we are not…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Voices That Count: A Comics Anthology By Women – Gender Imbalance and Toxic Masculinity Explored in IDW’s Collection of Comics Shorts

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 18, 2022

Translated from the original Spanish edition, Voices That Count is described by English language publishers IDW as an “anthology [that] dissects what it means to be a woman in today’s…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Hell Phone Book One – Busting Ghosts While Looking Good in Benji Nate’s Hauntingly Stylish Comic

  • by Tom Baker
  • November 17, 2022

Hunting ghosts is a messy business, you’d think. Cobwebs getting in your hair, ectoplasm spraying this way and that, decrepit old houses absolutely covered in dust. That’s no excuse for…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Joy of Quitting – Keiler Roberts Celebrates the Wry Complexities of Everyday Life, from D+Q

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • November 16, 2022

In May 2021, when cartoonist Keiler Roberts published My Begging Chart, she was asked how she viewed her work and if there was any distance between her and the person depicted…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Multimedia Comics Project ‘One for All, All for One’ Seeks to Cut through Anti-Vaxxer Misinformation and Stress the Importance of Immunisation and Vaccines

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 15, 2022

Details below about a new multi-media comics venture looking at the importance of vaccines and immunisation. This is exactly the kind of socially responsible project we like to get behind…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Queen of Snails: A Graphic Memoir – Maureen Burdock Provides an Artfully Choreographed Visual Memoir Via Graphic Mundi

  • by Sathyaraj Venkatesan
  • November 14, 2022

“Is it possible to build a strong home that transcends one’s history and culture?” asks Maureen Burdock, the award-winning graphic storyteller in Queen of Snails. As much as it is…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Reviews · Small Pressganged

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WiPXL – WIP Comics’ Giant Newspaper-Style Anthology Features Boundary-Pushing Work from Mike Armstrong, Emily Maher, Mereida Fajardo and More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 11, 2022

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! Cliché-ridden as it may sound you can always expect the unexpected when it comes to the WIP Comics group’s annual anthology. WIP is a regular meet-up of…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth – Zoe Thorogood’s “Auto-Bio-Graphic-Novel” Masterpiece is a Triumphant Testament to the Language of Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 10, 2022

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! To say I am far more interested in Zoe Thorogood’s work when it’s her own pure and unfiltered artistic vision rather than when she’s illustrating someone else’s…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Reviews · Small Pressganged

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Children of the Earth & Sky – Manon Wright’s Debut Comic is a Cleverly Structured and Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Parable

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 9, 2022

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! Sometimes you only need the smallest sampling of material to know an artist has both that extra special understanding of the mechanics of comics and also that…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Reviews · Small Pressganged

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Peach Fuzz #1 – Anna Readman Takes Us on an Enticing Journey Into Melancholia in this Absolutely Essential Thought Bubble 2022 Purchase

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 8, 2022

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! When I chose Anna Readman to be one of Broken Frontier’s ‘Six to Watch’ artists in  2019 it was based solely on a few short pieces on…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis – Tom Humberstone Brings a Forgotten Sporting Legend Back to Life in this Fascinating Graphic Biography

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2022

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! Over the years, via social media, I had already become acutely aware of UK artist Tom Humberstone’s love for the game of tennis. That passion is embodied…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“Community Growth Continues to Be a Positive Area of Development” – Sean Azzopardi on Taking the Medium to New Audiences and His Own Autobio Comics Practice

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 4, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Back in the day Sean Azzopardi was the very first person I got to know when my comics coverage shifted dramatically from the US genre comics…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“The Best Titles Begin with an Inspired Editor at the Helm” – The Legendary Shelly Bond Talks Vertigo, Black Crown and Off Register Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! As we approach the end of our 20th anniversary celebrations at BF we have a very special interview to take us into the last couple of…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“It’s a Hobby that Got Out of Control” – To Mark Avery Hill’s 10th Anniversary Co-Publisher Ricky Miller Looks Back on 10 Landmark AHP Releases

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! It’s an amazing thing to be there at the beginning of an ongoing comics journey that leads to ever more exciting destinations. We have been following…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“The Move Away from Hetero White Boys/Men is the Most Positive Aspect of Comics Since I Started Doing This” – Andy Brown Talks About the History and Ethos of Conundrum Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Publishers with an eclectic catalogue of comics work always appeal to us here at BF, and publishers with a consistently excellent eclectic catalogue of comics work all…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“I’d F**king Love to Make Brexiteers Come in and Do All the Additional Hours” – Tom Oldham Talks Breakdown Press, Alternative Comics, and the Cost to Publishers of Leaving the EU

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! BF always tries to put a significant focus on creators and publishers who exploit the full potential of the unique storytelling devices of comics and embrace…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Looking Back on 20 Years of Broken Frontier – A Walk through BF History with Founder Frederik Hautain in this Comprehensive Interview

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 28, 2022

BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! So far all articles in our 20th birthday event have been prefaced with an introductory paragraph explaining their importance in BF history or their relevance in representing…

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