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Momotekku – Themes of Self-Discovery, Acceptance and Rebirth Run through Alxndra Cook’s First Impressive Long-Form Work from Koguchi Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 21, 2023

Momotekku is the first published graphic novella outside of self-published comics from 2021 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist Alxndra Cook. It brings together all the staples of her sequential…

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Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Creator Alxndra Cook Launches Her First Long-Form Comic ‘Momotekku’ with Koguchi Press on Kickstarter

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 16, 2022

We’re on a roll right now with Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists and crowdfunding campaigns! The latest comes from one of our 2021 creators Alxndra Cook, whose Momotekku will…

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Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’-Watch for June 2022 – Catching Up with the Latest Work from Creators in Our BF Mentoring Initiative Including Alxndra Cook, Norm Konyu, Shanti Rai, Ellice Weaver and Sabba Khan

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 6, 2022

With 8 years of creators featured in our annual Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ initiative it seems long overdue that we start giving some regular reports on…

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Moonlit – Fantasy and Reality Collide in Yet Another Example of the Haunting Fragility of Alxndra Cook’s Comics Practice

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 23, 2022

There are comics that feel like the subjects they touch on are inspired by direct personal experience, or that even if they are not their themes are so universal that…

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Ghostly Thoughts – These Three Haunting Short Stories Are a Testament to Alxndra Cook’s Development as a Sequential Artist

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 20, 2022

Watching the growing confidence in storytelling craft of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creators as they become more conversant with the language of the medium is always a pleasure….

Eyecatcher · Features

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HCZF Round-Up – Comics and Graphic Novels You May Have Missed from Alxndra Cook, Danny Noble, Dominique Duong, Gareth Brookes, Sabba Khan and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 30, 2021

HCZF MONTH! As Hackney Comic + Zine Fair comes to a close we thought we’d wind up our HCZF Month of coverage with a round-up of some of the books…

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“I Hope that My Work Evokes Emotion” – Alxndra Cook on Embarking on Her Comics Journey, Self-Publishing and Her Wider Artistic Background

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 28, 2021

London-based illustrator and designer Alxndra Cook first featured a few years ago on Broken Frontier when we covered some of her lively and quirky zines. Her relatively recent move into…

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Wednesday’s Child – Alxndra Cook Displays an Astonishing Talent for Speaking to Her Audience with a Delicate and Powerful Intimacy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 22, 2021

Slice-of-life or autobio comics work doesn’t necessarily have to be rooted in attempts at capturing the literal actuality of events and their emotional impact. In Wednesday’s Child 2021 Broken Frontier…

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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

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 23, 2021

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, February 25th with a very special Broken Frontier ‘Six…

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Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2021 – Spotlighting the Work of Alxndra Cook, Hannah Carwardine, Mereida Fajardo, Mollie Ray, Norm Konyu and Shane Melisse

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 1, 2021

As redundant an observation as it is to make, 2020 was a challenging year for the UK comics self-publishing community. In a time of continuing uncertainty, and with real world…

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Kiyomi’s Prequel – Alxndra Cook’s Story of Love Between the Gods Marks a Promising New Talent in the Making

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 11, 2020

The second place winner in 2019’s annual Manga Jiman competiton (held at the Japanese embassy in London), Alxndra Cook’s Kiyomi’s Prequel is now available to buy in print in an…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Wednesday March 27th with Guest Artists Alexandra Cook, Iris Erlings, Kay Wilson and Aneurin Wright

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 25, 2019

The third Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2019 is nearly here! And we have yet another fabulous line-up of small press artists on Wednesday March 27th as more…

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