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The Brexit Effect: Part 2 – Comics Publishers on the Loss of Vital Revenue Streams and Markets, and the Ever Rising Production Costs Post-Brexit

by Andy Oliver
September 20, 2022

In the second of our continuing discussions on the Brexit effect on the UK comics community and beyond today at BF this week’s selection of publishers talk about the harsh…

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The Brexit Effect: Part 1 – Comics Self-Publishers on the Significant Impact on Income After the UK’s Departure from the EU

by Andy Oliver
September 12, 2022

Over the summer Broken Frontier has been talking to creators, publishers and commentators from across every aspect of the UK comics scene about the negative consequences they have experienced since…

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“The Lack of Appropriate Response from Governments to Tackle the Climate Crisis Triggered My Thoughts” – Alba Ceide on Her Ecologically-Focussed ‘Earth Blues’ Comics

by Andy Oliver
September 8, 2022

In the first of our series of interviews with Broken Frontier’s 2022 ‘Six to Watch‘ artists I chat today with Spanish artist Alba Ceide, whose ‘Earth Blues’ series of ecologically-focussed…

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Broken Frontier’s Andy Oliver Spotlights Six Projects from the #SPDBFREVIEW One-Tweet Reviews on Small Press Day 2022

by Andy Oliver
August 19, 2022

While the UK and Ireland’s Small Press Day adopted a hybrid approach for 2022 one online aspect we didn’t want to jettison was the popular one-tweet reviews on Twitter. Using…

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“Comics Are Just Unbelievably Elastic” – Emily McGovern Talks ‘Twelve Percent Dread’ from Dark Horse, Social Commentary, and Interweaving Plot Threads

by Andy Oliver
August 19, 2022

This summer, Dark Horse Comics released Emily McGovern’s Twelve Percent Dread, a graphic novel that combines explorations of complex social issues with the everyday lives of its ensemble cast. The…

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“Being Compared to Harvey Pekar is an Honor” – Chad Bilyeu Talks ‘Chad in Amsterdam’, Working with Juliette De Wit, and His New Comic ‘The Re-Up’

by Andy Oliver
July 25, 2022

Chad Bilyeu has been diligently producing his Chad in Amsterdam comics – collections of narrative vignettes of his experiences as an American living in Amsterdam – since 2018. Working in…

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“For a Collaborative Project it Was a Lonely Process!” – Aled Lies, Dylan Wyn Owen and Shehzad Ahmad on Experimenting with Comics Narrative in ‘Idiot Corpse’

by Andy Oliver
July 8, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! Forged in the fires of comics community, the Idiot Corpse crew’s first experimental anthology was a fine exercise in exploring the intricacies of the collaborative comics process. I…

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“It’s Been a Genuine Privilege to Hear from Readers about How ‘Barking’ Affected Them” – Lucy Sullivan on Graphic Medicine, Mental Health Awareness and Working on Jeff Lemire’s ‘Black Hammer’

by Andy Oliver
July 7, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! Lucy Sullivan’s debut graphic novel Barking was met with widespread plaudits on its debut a couple of years back. Informed by her own experiences it took a notably…

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“There Were Quite a Lot of Intense Reactions, They Pierced My Heart” – Rachael House Talks Reader Feedback, Pandemic Comics, and Feminist and Queer Politics

by Andy Oliver
July 6, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! Continuing our week of coverage of the South London Comic & Zine Fair today at BF we chat with exhibitor Rachael House whose Resistance Sustenance Protection – a…

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“I Like to Build Worlds” – Claire Scully on Taking Psychogeographical Comics in New Directions in the Pages of ‘Outer Wilderness’

by Andy Oliver
July 4, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! Redefining how we think about psychogeographical comics, Claire Scully’s Wilderness trilogy came to a conclusion last month with the publication of the third and final part Outer Wilderness…

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“A Few Pints in a Beer Garden and Plans to Resurrect SLCZF Began to Brew” – Organisers Hannah Lee Miller, Rebecca K. Jones and Peter Morey on the Return of the South London Comic & Zine Fair

by Andy Oliver
July 4, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! After a break of four years the hugely popular South London Comic and Zine Fair (SLCZF) is back on Sunday July 10th at Stanley Arts, and this time…

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“There Was a Huge Void in Black British Indie Comic Creators Telling Their Stories” – RAMZEE Talks Self-Publishing, Collaboration, Representation, and ‘2000 AD’

by Andy Oliver
July 1, 2022

With a very well-received long-form collection of stories recently released, and a growing body of genre comics work building up, Ramsey Hassan (aka RAMZEE) still manages to impressively juggle his…

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“I See Myself as a Cheerleader for the Medium” – Gabi Putnoki on the Graphic Novel Reading Room and Taking the Form to New Readers

by Andy Oliver
June 29, 2022

As you all know, comics community is very important to us here at Broken Frontier so we are always keen to put a spotlight on projects and initiatives that bring…

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“I’d Love To Be Cancelled. Sounds Extremely Profitable” – Luke Healy Does What He Does Best on D+Q and Faber’s ‘The Con Artists’

by Lindsay Pereira
June 24, 2022

There is something extremely perceptive about Luke Healy’s response to a question about what he expects readers to take away from his work. He says he wants them to make…

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“Two of the Great Things in Life are Music and Comics” – Cartoonist David Ziggy Greene Talks Small Press Day, Graphic Reportage and His New Venture Jam Bookshop

by Andy Oliver
June 3, 2022

There are lots of reasons why now is a most opportune moment to be chatting with cartoonist David Ziggy Greene. The former long-time Private Eye artist was the founder of…

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Inside Look: The Junction – My Error Strewn Path to Publication

by Norm Konyu
May 25, 2022

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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“I Wish We Lived in a World Where Honesty and Vulnerability Were the Norm” – R.D. Hunter on ‘Black Boy’s Blues’ and Bringing Life as an African American Millennial to the Comics Page

by Andy Oliver
May 16, 2022

Generally in the preamble to an interview we summarise the topic in hand with a brief overview of creator/project. But in the case of of R.D. Hunter’s Black Boy’s Blues:…

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“Religious Groups Claim Moral Superiority but Target the Most Vulnerable” – Jessica Campbell Makes Her Case With ‘Rave’, For Drawn & Quarterly

by Lindsay Pereira
May 4, 2022

School libraries in America banned more books in 2021 than ever before. Adding to this disturbing fact is the possibility that the LGBTQ+ community in that country is under attack….

Section: Features

The Brexit Effect: Part 2 – Comics Publishers on the Loss of Vital Revenue Streams and Markets, and the Ever Rising Production Costs Post-Brexit

The Brexit Effect: Part 1 – Comics Self-Publishers on the Significant Impact on Income After the UK’s Departure from the EU

“The Lack of Appropriate Response from Governments to Tackle the Climate Crisis Triggered My Thoughts” – Alba Ceide on Her Ecologically-Focussed ‘Earth Blues’ Comics

Broken Frontier’s Andy Oliver Spotlights Six Projects from the #SPDBFREVIEW One-Tweet Reviews on Small Press Day 2022

“Comics Are Just Unbelievably Elastic” – Emily McGovern Talks ‘Twelve Percent Dread’ from Dark Horse, Social Commentary, and Interweaving Plot Threads

“Being Compared to Harvey Pekar is an Honor” – Chad Bilyeu Talks ‘Chad in Amsterdam’, Working with Juliette De Wit, and His New Comic ‘The Re-Up’

“For a Collaborative Project it Was a Lonely Process!” – Aled Lies, Dylan Wyn Owen and Shehzad Ahmad on Experimenting with Comics Narrative in ‘Idiot Corpse’

“It’s Been a Genuine Privilege to Hear from Readers about How ‘Barking’ Affected Them” – Lucy Sullivan on Graphic Medicine, Mental Health Awareness and Working on Jeff Lemire’s ‘Black Hammer’

“There Were Quite a Lot of Intense Reactions, They Pierced My Heart” – Rachael House Talks Reader Feedback, Pandemic Comics, and Feminist and Queer Politics

“I Like to Build Worlds” – Claire Scully on Taking Psychogeographical Comics in New Directions in the Pages of ‘Outer Wilderness’

“A Few Pints in a Beer Garden and Plans to Resurrect SLCZF Began to Brew” – Organisers Hannah Lee Miller, Rebecca K. Jones and Peter Morey on the Return of the South London Comic & Zine Fair

“There Was a Huge Void in Black British Indie Comic Creators Telling Their Stories” – RAMZEE Talks Self-Publishing, Collaboration, Representation, and ‘2000 AD’

“I See Myself as a Cheerleader for the Medium” – Gabi Putnoki on the Graphic Novel Reading Room and Taking the Form to New Readers

“I’d Love To Be Cancelled. Sounds Extremely Profitable” – Luke Healy Does What He Does Best on D+Q and Faber’s ‘The Con Artists’

“Two of the Great Things in Life are Music and Comics” – Cartoonist David Ziggy Greene Talks Small Press Day, Graphic Reportage and His New Venture Jam Bookshop

Inside Look: The Junction – My Error Strewn Path to Publication

“I Wish We Lived in a World Where Honesty and Vulnerability Were the Norm” – R.D. Hunter on ‘Black Boy’s Blues’ and Bringing Life as an African American Millennial to the Comics Page

“Religious Groups Claim Moral Superiority but Target the Most Vulnerable” – Jessica Campbell Makes Her Case With ‘Rave’, For Drawn & Quarterly

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