Broken Frontier

Exploring The Comics Universe

  • FacebookFacebook
  • TwitterTwitter
  • RSS FeedRSS Feed
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Columns
  • Features
  • Reviews
  • Contact us
  • Store
  • Patrons

Section: Features

Articles and interviews on all things comics-related.

Eyecatcher · Features

0

Retroflect: The Scarecrow – From the Dead of Night to Marvel Two-in-One, the Short-Lived 1970s Horror History of Marvel’s Straw Man

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 2019

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…

Eyecatcher · Features

0

Broken Frontier Meets PositiveNegatives – Real Stories, Drawn From Life 

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2019

The vitally important work of PositiveNegatives has been spotlighted before here at Broken Frontier but admittedly not nearly enough. Their growing online catalogue of comics and animation explores “contemporary social…

Eyecatcher · Features

0

“Not Very Long Ago, to Say that Someone Was the Sort of Woman Who ‘Prefers to Wear Sensible Shoes’ Could Imply that She Was a Lesbian” – More Recently, Kate Charlesworth’s Book of the Same Name Debuted, to Shed Technicolour Light on the Subject from Her Expert Angle

  • by Jenny Robins
  • October 16, 2019

“Not very long ago, to say that someone was the sort of woman who ‘prefers to wear sensible shoes’ could imply that she was a lesbian” Even more recently, Kate Charlesworth’s graphic…

Eyecatcher · Features

0

In Conversation: James Lawrence – The Creator of ‘The Legend of La Mariposa’ on Inspirations, Themes and Crowdfunding a Collected Edition for His Plucky Rookie Luchadora

  • by Owen Michael Johnson
  • October 8, 2019

It’s been said that we’re currently living in a Golden Age of comics. While this is under debate, one look around the libraries, bookstores and artist alleys of the industry…

Eyecatcher · Features

0

Inside Look: Swim – Abs Bailey Talks Creative Process and Working in Multiple Media on Her Slice-of-Life One-Shot

  • by Abs Bailey
  • July 16, 2019

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…

Eyecatcher · Features

0

“We’ve Created the Special with Two Audiences in Mind” – Lizzie Boyle on Rebellion’s Latest Revival One-Shot, the ‘Tammy & Jinty Special 2019’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 24, 2019

Rebellion continue to bring classic comics characters of yesteryear to new audiences not just via their handsomely presented Treasury of British Comics editions but also through their semi-regular Specials like…

Eyecatcher · Features

0

“If You Cannot See Yourself in the World Around You, then How Do You Know You Truly Exist?” – Andrew Kiwanuka on Celebrating Black Culture in His Zine ‘We Exist!’

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • June 21, 2019

Edinburgh-based Andrew Kiwanuka is a multi-disciplinary creative, who applies his DIY ethos and yearning for greater cultural diversity in the UK to creating a number of thought-provoking, mixed media projects….

Eyecatcher · Features

0

“If BHP Ended Tomorrow, I’d Be Very Happy with its Legacy” – BHP Comics’ Sha Nazir on the Scottish Publisher’s Origins, Nurturing Emerging BAME Talent and Working with Comics Legends

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2019

For the best part of a decade, Scotland’s BHP Comics have been growing from a small self-publishing concern to the eclectic and socially conscious outfit they are today. With a…

Features

0

“My Big Theme is Ambiguity” – Ahead of Her ELCAF Appearance South Korean Artist Leebinsoyeon Talks about Her Comics and Illustration Practice

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • June 6, 2019

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Based in Seoul, illustrator and cartoonist Leebinsoyeon may just be one of South Korea’s most prolific artists. Her stunning work spans a range of formats, techniques and themes,…

Eyecatcher · Features

0

“My Aesthetic Can Be Described as a Mixture of the Things I Love” – Taiwanese Illustrator An Chen on Her Creative Process and Inspirations

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • June 4, 2019

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Ahead of ELCAF, we caught up with Taiwanese illustrator An Chen, whose unique, vector-based work has appeared in a number of publications in Taiwan and the UK. Currently…

Features

0

“I’m Always Aiming to Create Work from a Place of Honesty and Tenderness” – Karen Shangguan on Her Inspirations and Creative Process Ahead of this Weekend’s ELCAF

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • June 3, 2019

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Ahead of ELCAF, we caught up with Vancouver-based illustrator Karen Shangguan, whose subtle drawings fuse ideas of warmth, vulnerability and the natural world in a palette of earthy…

Features

0

ELCAF Spotlight: Jon McNaught – Looking Back on the Comics Practice of this Year’s ELCAF Artist-in-Residence

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 27, 2019

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Even if you’re not a regular ELCAF-goer it’s unlikely – given its ubiquity on social media over the last few months – that you’ll have missed Jon McNaught’s…

Features

0

Inside Look: Marble Cake – Scott Jason Smith Provides an Exclusive Creator Commentary on His Upcoming Avery Hill Publishing Graphic Novel

  • by Scott Jason Smith
  • May 27, 2019

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! 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,…

Eyecatcher · Features

0

Inside Look: Biscuits (assorted) – Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition Winner Jenny Robins Talks About Her Debut GN and Previous Minicomics Practice in this Exclusive Creator Commentary

  • by Jenny Robins
  • May 9, 2019

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…

Features

0

Here’s Why More Lovers of Graphic Novels Should Check Out Edward Gorey

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • May 3, 2019

Nonsense is an underrated tradition in literature, now relegated to dusty shelves alongside the verse of Edward Lear and lesser-known works by Lewis Carroll. Almost two decades after he passed…

Eyecatcher · Features

0

Retroflect: Skull the Slayer – Looking Back on the Short-Lived 1970s Series that Brought Dinosaurs, Time Warps and the Bermuda Triangle to the Marvel Universe

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 19, 2019

Retroflect has a long history at Broken Frontier, having been both a series of blogs and an ongoing column in the site’s long history. Today it returns to BF as…

Features

0

Inside Look: Follow Me In – Katriona Chapman Provides an Exclusive Creator Commentary on Her Award-Winning Mexican Graphic Travelogue Published by Avery Hill

  • by Katriona Chapman
  • March 7, 2019

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…

Eyecatcher · Features

0

“Deep Down, I Always Wanted to Create Stories” – Frederik Hautain on His Debut Graphic Novel ‘The Whale’, Collaborating with Hanne Dewachter and Leaping into the Comics World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 30, 2019

Two years to the day that he left the site to pursue his own storytelling dreams it seems very fitting today to be talking to Broken Frontier founder Frederik Hautain…

  • « Previous Page
  • Next Page »
  • Broken Frontier Anthology


    312 pages • 27 stories • 50 star creators
    Limited copies available!
    Buy now
  • Recommended Reads!

    • “What I’ve Looked for in My Life is a Way to Just Live in the World” – John Porcellino Talks About His Decades of Minicomics Practice and New Drawn & Quarterly CollectionsFebruary 17, 2021
    • Thank You, Annie Koyama! – Paying a Broken Frontier Tribute to the Inspirational Koyama PressFebruary 5, 2021
    • “I Want There to Be Many More Stories About and by These Kinds of Storytellers” – Zain Dada and Kumail Rizvi Talk About Khidr Comix Lab, a New Micropublisher Providing a Platform for Black, Brown and Muslim CreatorsDecember 14, 2020
    • “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 TodayNovember 12, 2020
    • Retroflect: The Living Mummy – Supernatural Thrillers with an Oft Overlooked Star of Marvel’s 1970s Horror BoomOctober 30, 2020
  • BF on Facebook

  • Home
  • Features
  • About us

    Broken Frontier is a comic book and graphic novel news site established in 2002. Our international team of staff writers covers quality stories from all corners of the comics universe, with a penchant for independent and creator-owned material.
    Our mission - Join us
  • Recent Posts

    • Horny & High Vol. 1 – Ed Firth’s Queer Comics Anthology Proves to Be a Memorable Study of Human Fragility
    • Chasin’ the Bird – Dave Chisholm Delivers a Vivid and Prismatic Look at the Life and Legend of Jazz Giant Charlie Parker
    • The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, Feb 25th with Guest Artists Alxndra Cook, Mollie Ray and Norm Konyu
    • The Saddest Angriest Black Girl in Town – Robyn Smith Explores the Spaces Where Blackness and Mental Health Converge
  • Search

  • Looking for BF content from before the current version of the site? Access it here.
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Columns
  • Features
  • Reviews
  • Contact us
  • Store
  • Patrons
  • FacebookFacebook
  • TwitterTwitter
  • RSS FeedRSS Feed

© 2002-2015 Broken Frontier - Privacy & Disclaimer