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Section: Eyecatcher

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Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Mirror #1 – Through the Looking Glass of Ríos and Lim’s Animal Fantasy

  • by Paul Mirek
  • February 5, 2016

Emma Ríos and Hwei Lim’s Mirror invites us into a fully realized world where the fantastical has become mundane. Humanity has quite literally harnessed the stuff of legend to its…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Pain, Trauma and Comics – Steve Haines and Sophie Standing Talk about Creating Graphic Medicine for Singing Dragon

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 4, 2016

Author Steve Haines and illustrator Sophie Standing talk about their collaborative process to convert therapeutic concepts into engaging visual language. As part of our series on the “graphic medicine” books of Singing…

Dad's Not All There Any More (Alex Demetris; Singing Dragon)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Dad’s Not All There Any More – Alex Demetris Demystifies Lewy Body Dementia with Humour and Sensitivity

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • February 4, 2016

First self-published in 2012, this wonderful example of the power and appeal of graphic medicine started life as an art school project. Since then, Demetris’s intimate account of his father’s struggle…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Blue Bottle Mystery: An Asperger Adventure – Mike Medaglia and Rachael Smith Bring Kathy Hoopmann’s Much-Loved Children’s Book to a New Audience

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 1, 2016

Blue Bottle Mystery is not just a solid exercise in taking an already successful work and re-imagining it for a new readership but also an object lesson in how to…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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A Tale of Shadows, Book Two: Cause and Effect –This High Fantasy Epic of Science and Faith Avoids the Sophomore Jinx

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • February 1, 2016

A timely modern fable set in a fictional world divided along lines of science and faith, the second volume of A Tale of Shadows explores its opposing doctrines with intelligence and style….

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Siren’s Calling #1 – This Noir Thriller Builds Its Own Dark Mythology with Heart and Style

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • January 29, 2016

Dredging the waters off the famous Santa Monica Pier, promising newcomers John T. Trigonis and Lauren Clemente compose a haunting and original love letter to all things noir, in this…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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I Love this Part – Tillie Walden’s Second Major Project is a Comic of Rare, Raw and Precious Beauty

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 28, 2016

If there was one name that came up again and again at the end of 2015 on the traditional annual ‘Best of’ lists and end-of-year reviews it was that of Tillie…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for January 27, 2016 – Cry Havoc, Prophet: Earth War, Victorie City, Strayer, Blubber and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 27, 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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Test Tube – Carlos Gonzalez Tests a Human Hypothesis in Experimental New Work

  • by Paul Mirek
  • January 26, 2016

Carlos Gonzalez’s Test Tube is an experiment in every sense of the word – and one that won’t leave its readers unchanged. In the realm of the Arts-with-a-capital-A, work has historically been judged…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2016 – Spotlighting the Work of Rebecca Bagley, Kim Clements, Brigid Deacon, Emily Rose Lambert, Jey Levang and Ellice Weaver

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 20, 2016

While we’re celebrating the announcement of the first Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook (featuring the work of our ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015’) it’s also time…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Announcing the Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook – Championing our 2015 ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch’ in Print!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 19, 2016

Last night at London’s Gosh! Comics a very special announcement was made to the sell-out audience at the Broken Frontier special edition of the monthly Laydeez do Comics meeting. We’re…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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BF Awards 2015 – Breakout Talent: Tillie Walden

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 15, 2016

Of all our awards categories this year the one that garnered the most interest – to the tune of twice as many public votes as many of the others –…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Celebrating 2015: Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 13, 2016

We’re a little later than usual this year with my annual ‘Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!’ round-up; a yearly feature celebrating the diversity and rude health of the…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Broken Frontier Awards 2015: Announcing the Winners from Our Most Diverse Year of Nominations to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 11, 2016

Broken Frontier proudly announces the winners of the 12th annual BF Awards. Our 2015 awards saw a record-breaking number of votes come in from our readers, and unprecedented interest in…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Small Press Spotlight on… Avery Hill Publishing in 2015 with Ricky Miller, Dave White and Katriona Chapman

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 11, 2015

From have-a-go heroes of the DIY culture arena to one of the UK’s most respected indie comics publishers, Avery Hill Publishing have come a long way since I first reviewed…

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Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Alabaster Shadows – Gardner and Doucet Pair Cosmic Horror and Adolescent Angst in Their Debut Graphic Novel

  • by Paul Mirek
  • December 10, 2015

Guillermo del Toro and the creators of True Detective have done much to bring Lovecraftian horror into the mainstream over the last several years. But while a generation of new adult…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for December 9, 2015 – Snow Blind, New Romancer, Alabaster Shadows, Yellow, Scarlet Witch and Walt Disney’s Mickey and Donald Christmas Parade

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 8, 2015

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…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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From Grassroots Publishing to Internationally Renowned Creators: Presenting the Nominations for the Broken Frontier Awards 2015

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 30, 2015

Broken Frontier proudly presents the nominees for our 12th annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our staff have selected five nominees for each of the 11 categories that comprise the BF Awards,…

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