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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, March 7th for a Beano-Themed Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 4, 2024

Your favourite online comics social is back as we return to our guest artist format! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, March…

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Beano #4222 – The 70th Anniversary Celebrations for ‘The Bash Street Kids’ Begin!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 7, 2024

Originally created by the legendary Leo Baxendale under the alternate title When the Bell Rings!, and later illustrated by the equally key David Sutherland for a staggering 3,000-plus strips, The…

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Some Thoughts on Toxic Fandom in British Comics – Or Why the UK Comics Industry is Right to Unshackle Itself from What Amounts to Comicsgate-Style Thinking

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 22, 2022

Given that Broken Frontier is a site with a self-proclaimed mission to promote the positive aspects of the UK comics world and its supportive indie community, what follows may seem…

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