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Section: Eyecatcher

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Thought Bubble 2017 Preview: Hitsville UK #6 – It’s the Battle of the Bands as Riordan and Cox’s Series Reaches Its Penultimate Issue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 15, 2017

A new issue of Hitsville UK has become something of a Thought Bubble tradition over the last few years and the festival just wouldn’t seem the same without the latest instalment…

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Habitat – New Anthology from the Big Brown Eyes Collective Features Work from Emily Lambert, Rozi Hathaway, Anja Uhren, Emma Raby and Peony Gent

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 14, 2017

DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! To date the output of the Big Brown Eyes Collective has focused on the comics of the three sisters who founded it – Freya, Karis and…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for September 13, 2017 – Spinning, Dalston Monsterzz, Retcon, The Realm and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 12, 2017

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics events or digital…

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A Star is Drawn – Jessica Martin’s Star-Studded Catalogue of Cinematic Greats Debuts this Weekend at ICE

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 7, 2017

If there’s been one obvious throughline to the work of creator Jessica Martin since she burst onto the comics scene a few, short years back it’s been her love of…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Perfect Hair – Characters Struggle to Fit in Both the World and the Panels of Tommi Parrish’s 2dcloud Collection

  • by Tom Baker
  • September 7, 2017

For people who have trouble fitting in, the issue is sometimes very literal. Social anxiety arises from, or exacerbates, a feeling of being physically incapable of comfortably occupying a space,…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Lazaretto #1 – Clay McLeod Chapman and Jey Levang’s Horror Thriller is a Perfectly Paced Tale of Campus Life Under Viral Siege

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 6, 2017

Lazaretto artist Jey Levang’s name will hardly be an unfamiliar one to regular visitors to Broken Frontier. Levang’s work has been regularly covered here for some years beginning with their…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for September 6, 2017 – Lazaretto, Extremity, What is a Glacier?, Last Girl Standing and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 5, 2017

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics events or digital…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“I Count My Lucky Stars Every Day for Having Been Teamed Up with Jey” – Clay McLeod Chapman and Jey Levang Talk About the Infectious Horror of ‘Lazaretto’ from BOOM! Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 5, 2017

This week sees the release of the Lazaretto miniseries from BOOM! Studios, a book that we’ve been eagerly anticipating here at Broken Frontier for some time given that it represents…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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A View from the Frontier – The World of UK Comics Comes Together at the SelfMadeHero Tenth Anniversary Party

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 4, 2017

Last Friday, September 1st, saw publishers, creators (and even the odd comic commentator) come together in London’s West End to celebrate ten years of SelfMadeHero – undeniably one of the…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Griff Gristle, PersonaЖ, Comicker Press: Season 2 and Sam Glanzman’s Combat Dunkirk

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 1, 2017

Every fortnight-(ish) we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF every week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental and…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension Alpha #1 – A Multi-Doctor Jumping-on Point to Titan’s Acclaimed Who Range

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 1, 2017

If you’re a long-time aficionado of Doctor Who – the BBC’s 54-year-old science fiction series – then you’ll be aware that when its titular hero crosses his own timeline it…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Borderliners: True Realities – Brian Gorman’s Mind-Bending Tale Pays Homage to the Legacy of Patrick McGoohan

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 31, 2017

Borderliners: True Realities is a book that is unashamed to wear its fannish influences on its sleeves. Brian Gorman’s two-decades-in-the-making graphic novel (see his creator’s commentary here at Broken Frontier a few…

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A Portrait of Sheffield – Anja Uhren’s Psychogeographical Art Object is a Tactile Graphic Delight

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 30, 2017

One of the great joys of overseeing our various Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ programmes at BF is observing the artists involved as their work evolves and…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for August 30, 2017 – Darkseid Oversize Special, Michael Dormer and the Legend of Hot Curl, Doctor Who and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 29, 2017

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics events or digital…

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Amazing Adventure Comics Machine …and That – Newcastle’s Paper Jam Comics Collective Capture the Comics Spirit of DIY Culture

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 28, 2017

The Newcastle-based Paper Jam Comics Collective celebrated their tenth anniversary this year and also put out their fourteenth anthology offering – the all-ages Amazing Adventure Comics Machine …and That, which…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The One Hundred Nights of Hero – Isabel Greenberg Returns to the World of Early Earth in a Triumphant Sequel from Jonathan Cape

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 25, 2017

Back in 2013 Isabel Greenberg was the winner of the Breakout Talent category in our annual Broken Frontier Awards for her much lauded debut graphic novel The Encyclopedia of Early…

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50 – Sean Azzopardi Celebrates a Milestone Birthday with His Finest Collection of Autobiographical Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 24, 2017

Earlier this year UK small press mainstay Sean Azzopardi spoke in length to us at Broken Frontier here about the creative process behind his (then) upcoming autobiographical comic 50 –…

Eyecatcher · Features

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The Customer is Always Wrong – Juggling Coffee, Cartoons and Cocaine in Mimi Pond’s Oakland Epic

  • by Joseph Marczynski
  • August 23, 2017

The Customer is Always Wrong, Mimi Pond’s sequel to the critically lauded Over Easy, is a semi-autobiographical account of Margaret – an inspiring comic book artist and waitress at the…

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