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Section: Eyecatcher

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Small Press Day 2016 is Coming! – Self-Publishing, DIY Culture and Micropublishing Celebrated Across the UK and Ireland on July 9th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 27, 2016

There’s less than a fortnight to go until the inaugural Small Press Day on July 9th. This celebratory day showcasing the amazing wealth of talent on show in the allied…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for June 22, 2016 – Stan and Nan, James Bond, Lucas Stand, DC: The New Frontier and ID

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 22, 2016

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

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Wrecked Hearts – Cosmic Bodies Collide in Luca Oliveri and Mathilde Kitteh’s Shojo Manga Collaboration

  • by Paul Mirek
  • June 20, 2016

In Wrecked Hearts, Luca Oliveri and Mathilde Kitteh present two complementary tales of love and loss set in the far future. Alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking, this thoughtful manga collection further…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Championing Comics – ELCAF Cements Its Place as One of the Most Distinctive and Important Festivals on the UK Calendar

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 16, 2016

Championing comics. Two words that we like to think of here at Broken Frontier as summing up our entire ethos. They’re also the title of the panel I chaired at the…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Midnight City: Corpse Blossom – GMB Chomichuk Mines the Public Domain for a Startlingly Original Spin on the Traditional Mystery Man

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • June 15, 2016

In what has turned out to be his tightest, most accomplished work to date, Winnipeg artist GMB Chomichuk explores the horrifying framework propping up the fearless heroes of  Maxima City…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for June 15, 2016 – Hole in the Heart, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Life, Death and Sorcery, Elf Cat in Love and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 14, 2016

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 or digital storefront, the…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Guardians of the Louvre – Taniguchi’s Journey through Paris’s Iconic Museum is an Intimate Reflection on the Relationship between Art and Grief

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • June 13, 2016

Breathtaking, surreal, and bittersweet, Jiro Taniguchi’s trip down memory lane explores his marriage to the world of art through the Louvre’s rich history and his own unbearable loss. Many of…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Red Red Rock and Other Stories – Four Decades on, Hayashi Seiichi’s Alternative Manga Retain the Power to Beguile and Mystify

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 10, 2016

Red Red Rock and Other Stories, a new collection of Hayashi Seiichi’s alternative manga from Breakdown Press, is a demanding but rewarding read. After 30 years of thumbing (and latterly…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Off Life #13 – Matthew Dooley, Aleesha Nandhra and Till Lukat Are Among the Stars of the Latest Edition of the Free Street Press Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 9, 2016

“We started Off Life back in 2012 as a way to not only help break new or undiscovered talent, but almost to break the indie side of comics to a…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for June 8, 2016 – Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy, The Black Dahlia, Midnight of the Soul, Metroland, The Ghosts We Know and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 7, 2016

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 or digital storefront, the…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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I Drank Holy Water – Religion and Childhood Recounted in Zen Bucko’s Uncompromising New Autobio Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 6, 2016

Olivia Sullivan, aka Zen Bucko, has been building up a steady presence on the UK small press scene over the last year or so through both her own projects and…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Hot Dog Taste Test – Lisa Hanawalt Keeps it Surreal in Her Second Book from Drawn & Quarterly

  • by Joseph Marczynski
  • June 3, 2016

  Lisa Hanawalt’s second release through Canadian independent powerhouse Drawn & Quarterly is a surreal, free-flowing exploration of food, life, animals and illustrated autobiographical stories, depicted with lush, hand-painted artwork and…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Njálla – Rozi Hathaway Brings the Legends of the Sámi to Magical Life in a Spectacular All-Ages Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 2, 2016

Crafting a genuinely all-ages story is a very different thing to creating a children’s comic that also appeals to adults. The latter connects with an older audience by allowing us…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Artificial Flowers – Take Another Touching Journey of Self-Discovery in Rachael Smith’s Latest Character-Led Graphic Novel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 1, 2016

As Rachael Smith’s graphic novel and comics portfolio begins to build up into a significant body of work, a sense of growing narrative cohesion has also become apparent. One of…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for June 1, 2016 – Njálla, The Shadow, The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia, The Revisionist and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 31, 2016

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 or digital storefront, the…

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Fear of Mum-Death and the Shadow Men – Experience the Emotional Immediacy and Unyielding Candour of Wallis Eates in Her Most Essential Autobio Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 29, 2016

There’s an element of casual indifference directed at autobiographical comics work sometimes, particularly in the small press arena, that is difficult to fully comprehend. Simon Moreton, Danny Noble, Kim Clements,…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Blackbird – Pierre Maurel’s Tale of Fugitive Zinesters Highlights the Irrepressible Spirit of DIY Culture

  • by Tom Murphy
  • May 27, 2016

In a scenario that will send shudders through a sizeable chunk of our readership, Pierre Maurel’s graphic novel Blackbird depicts a world in which self-publishing becomes illegal. We’re a broad-minded lot here…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Inklings, ‘Omelette Sessions’ and Alchemy – Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard Discuss Collaborating on 2000 AD’s Cosmic Cop Drama ‘Brink’

  • by Paul Mirek
  • May 26, 2016

Dan Abnett and Broken Frontier Anthology contributor INJ Culbard have a history of genre-busting collaborations, ranging from the anthropomorphic alien invasion of Wild’s End (Boom!) to the post-Victorian zombie allegory…

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