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Section: Features

Articles and interviews on all things comics-related.

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“It’s Ultimately About Courage and Hope and Love and Friendship” – Jenny Robins Talks About the Characters and Themes of Her Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition-Winning ‘Biscuits (assorted)’, Published Today

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 12, 2020

Today marks the publication of Biscuits (assorted), the debut graphic novel of Broken Frontier’s very own Jenny Robins, published by Myriad Editions. The winner of the Myriad First Graphic Novel…

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Retroflect: The Living Mummy – Supernatural Thrillers with an Oft Overlooked Star of Marvel’s 1970s Horror Boom

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2020

Retroflect has a long history at Broken Frontier, having been both a series of blogs and an ongoing column here in the past. Today we return to this irregular feature…

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Inside Look: Good Comics Kickstarter Books – Natasha Natarajan, Niki Bañados, Emre Altındağ and RAMZEE Provide Exclusive Insights into Their Creative Processes

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 28, 2020

Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis, process and…

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“My Publishing Ethos is Very Much Creator Led” – Lizzie Kaye Exclusively Reveals What We Can Expect from Her New Venture Cast Iron Books Coming into 2021

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 16, 2020

Cast Iron Books are the newest mover and shaker on the UK comics publishing scene but there’s a very familiar face behind this boutique publishing enterprise. Lizzie Kaye, who most…

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“Our Books… Seek to Provide a Platform for the Voices of Marginalized People” – Street Noise Books Publisher Liz Frances on Curating a Range of Graphic Novels with a Radical and Inclusive Vision

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 15, 2020

With a focus on work that champions inclusivity and marginalised voices, new publishers on the indie comics scene Street Noise Books have a line-up of books that represents exactly the…

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“I’m Not Sure if I’m Optimistic or Pessimistic, but I’m Not Nihilistic” – Sophie Yanow’s Work is Perfect for the Uncertain World We Currently Live In

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • September 23, 2020

The Contradictions is a title that could fit any study focused on what it means to be young in today’s world. In the hands of a writer and cartoonist as…

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“What Really Draws Me to Manga is the Incredibly Wide Portrayal of Emotions and the Diversity in the Stories” – Nigel Twumasi Talks About Building a Brand with the Mayamada Universe

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 16, 2020

With a fictional universe founded on a most distinctive premise, and a publishing ethos that embraces a far wider sense of comics community, UK imprint mayamada have been building up…

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“It’s Something Brand New Every Week… a Different Spin on Something People Might or Might Not Already Know About” – John Reppion and PJ Holden on Bringing Their Folklore Comics to New Audiences

  • by Matt Badham
  • September 4, 2020

John Reppion is a script writer, author, essayist, and writer of prose fiction. Since 2003 he has co-written comics in partnership with his wife, Leah Moore, as Moore & Reppion….

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“We Wanted Longer Stories to Give the Readers More to Get Their Teeth Into” – Exploring the ‘Tammy & Jinty Special 2020’ Featuring the Talents of Ramzee, Elkys Nova, Rachael Smith and Yishan Li

  • by Matt Badham
  • August 26, 2020

The Treasury of British Comics imprint from Rebellion Publishing demonstrates a welcome commitment to the rich comics heritage of this country. Producing reprints alongside original material featuring British comic characters…

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“Rebellion is Now the Longest Serving 2000 AD Publisher in the Title’s History” – Editor Matt Smith and Company on Celebrating Two Decades of ‘2000 AD’ at Rebellion in this Year’s Sci-Fi Special

  • by Matt Badham
  • June 29, 2020

2000 AD has been a Great British institution for over forty years. This thrill-packed anthology, the home of numerous classic British comic strips – including Judge Dredd, Nemesis the Warlock…

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“I Love the Cohabitation of the Epic and the Mundane” – Alex de Campi Introduces Us to the World of ‘Full Tilt Boogie’ from the Pages of ‘2000 AD’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2020

Debuting last year in 2000 AD Prog 2130 (cover below by Neil Googe) as part of a one-shot ‘Regened’ all-ages takeover, Full Tilt Boogie returned to the pages of the…

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“It’s About the Pure Love of Football. Roy’s Really the Spirit of the Game” – Writer Rob Williams and Classic Artist David Sque Return to Melchester in this Year’s ‘Roy of the Rovers Summer Special’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 17, 2020

Out in shops now (and available online from Rebellion here) the new Roy of the Rovers Summer Special not only revives a holiday one-shot tradition but also has a treat…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Existential Ponderings in Space – An Interview with Jasmin Garcia-Verdin on Her ‘Spacewarriors’ Webcomic Relaunch

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • May 19, 2020

Freelance Illustrator and comic creator Jasmin Garcia-Verdin unveils the motivation behind her epic sci-fi webcomic Spacewarriors, in anticipation of its relaunch on June 1st, and also teases us on her…

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“It’s One Thing Telling My Own Misadventures, but Dragging My Family into it Too… that Was Always in the Back of My Mind” – Danny Noble on Her Witty and Touchingly Observed Graphic Memoir ‘Shame Pudding’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 19, 2020

Danny Noble’s comics have been extensively featured here since 2014 when we first covered her autobiographical work in the pages of Monday Morning. She was one of our original Broken…

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New Perspectives Matter Most During A Crisis, So Thank God For Weng Pixin’s ‘Sweet Time’ and Rumi Hara’s ‘Nori’ from Drawn & Quarterly

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • May 18, 2020

One would assume that everything there is to know about relationships has been talked about or dissected by now. It takes an unprecedented turn of events, however, to show us…

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