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Help! My Cat is Summoning a Portal to Hell #1 – Kate-Mia White’s Appealing Dark Fantasy Blends the Spooky with the Cute

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! 10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Help! My Cat is Summoning a Portal to Hell certainly has the most memorable title of any Thought…

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Avial – Bhavani Bala’s Sound Effects-Led Comic Gives Us Everyday Snapshots of South Asian Lives

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Comics that use the form to interweave narratives in ways that only comics can are always going to be high on our list for potential commentary…

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The Second Safest Mountain – A Nuanced Allegory about Femininity and Gender from Otava Heikkilä and Quindrie Press

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 30, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Mystery, body horror, and a strange group of sacred women? I’m in! The Second Safest Mountain is a graphic novella from PRISM-nominated comic artist and writer…

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Gnome Granny – A Fun and Validating Tale about the Joys of Collecting from c.lemieux

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 29, 2024

The inherent charm of c.lemieux’s Gnome Granny is evident as soon as you lay your eyes upon the cover, which features a colourful market, and a jolly granny sprinting through…

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Everything’s Fine: An Autobiographic Short – Cara Brown’s Hugely Promising Self-Publishing Debut Explores Themes of Finding Your Place in the World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 29, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! It’s impossible to know with any degree of certainty the degree to which comics like Cara Brown’s Everything’s Fine provide an element of catharsis for their…

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Jacques and the Great Art Theft – Chris Baldie’s Wordless Heist Story is a Masterpiece of Animated Visual Storytelling

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 29, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! I have long put forward the belief here at Broken Frontier that silent storytelling, without the props of dialogue or textual exposition, is one of the…

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Lindsey Cheng Dates a White Boy!!! – Fans of Scott Pilgrim Will Love Asia Miller’s ShortBox Comics Fair Offering

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 25, 2024

“Once upon a time, in some liberal art college in the 2010s…Lindsey Cheng cuts her bangs”. The opening sentence of Lindsey Cheng Dates a White Boy!!! immediately reminded me of…

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Lady Fixie – Metias Gray’s Story Exudes Charm from Every Carefully Constructed Page

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 24, 2024

When Chloe receives a message from her mother from beyond the grave, she is determined to abide by her wishes and make her proud. How hard can the task be?…

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Runaway Mayhem – A Chilling Take on the Sci-Fi Trope of Artificial Intelligence from Zen K.

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 24, 2024

Illustrated in traditional manga style, Runaway Mayhem, available from ShortBox Comics Fair, is an examination of humanity’s attempt to desperately cling to life. The tenacity of the human spirit may…

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The Shit Witch – Warmth, Nostalgia and Poop Humour… Lis Xu’s ShortBox Fair Comic Has Got it All!

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 23, 2024

There are lots of things I wouldn’t want to stand in my way if I were looking for a missing pet. A hoard of chimpanzees for instance. Or that troll…

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In Fair Verona – Val Wise Creates a Twisted World of Tragedy in this ShortBox Comics Fair Offering

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 23, 2024

“Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” To literary…

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The Road – Manu Larcenet’s Abrams Graphic Novel Adaptation is as Harrowing and Unforgettable as Cormac McCarthy’s Novel

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • October 22, 2024

There is a little detail on the first page of this graphic adaptation, a blink-and-miss-it silhouette of a man holding a child’s hand. That it says so much is testament…

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Aglæca – A Wonderfully Gothic Tale from Mohnfisch

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 22, 2024

If you’re in the mood for something gothic and gloomy, Aglæca by Mohnfisch will be right up your street. Artist and writer Mohnfisch, aka Michèle Fisch, draws heavy inspiration from…

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Hibernation Guide for Rabbits and Hares – L. Adassovsky Gives Us a Cosy Read to Be Treasured

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 18, 2024

Of the range of comics and zines from the 2024 ShortBox Comics Fair, the art style of Hibernation Guide for Rabbits and Hares grabbed my attention the most. Written by…

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Positive Worlds, Negative Spaces – Kristina Stipetic’s Comics Collection Acts as a Print Portfolio for 15 Years of Creativity

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 18, 2024

Positive Worlds, Negative Spaces presents selected self-published and online comics from the practice of Kristina Stipetic between the years 2010-2024. It’s an interesting project in intent given that it acts…

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Story About a Duck – A Delightful Short Comic About Acceptance from Boya Sun

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 17, 2024

Picture the scene; the full moon illuminates a softly lit forest with mountains in the peripheral, as it transforms from day to night, the remnants of the day’s pink hues…

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Aquatic Lives – Pepe Reyes Intricately Imagines What Surviving Underwater Might Look Like in His ShortBox Comics Fair Debut

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 16, 2024

Haven’t we all wished we could take a glimpse of what life is like under the sea? Pepe Reyes’ ShortBox Comics Fair debut Aquatic Lives is an intricate imagining of…

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Coppélia et Swanilda – A Dark Take on a Tale of Mistaken Identity from Hana Chatani and ShortBox Comics Fair

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 15, 2024

Based on the enchanting ballet Coppélia, Coppélia et Swanilda from this year’s ShortBox Comics Fair is a story focused on protagonist Swanilda, who is suspicious that her fiance’s heart may…

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