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I feel I’ve used the term Pekar-esque a little too freely at Broken Frontier of late. But in the case of Chad Bilyeu’s Chad in Amsterdam it seems particularly appropriate…
Over half a century since the formation of the Black Panther Party – the African American revolutionary party founded in Oakland in 1966 by students Bobbly Seale and Huey P….
The last time we reviewed the work of Robyn Smith at Broken Frontier it was when we covered her collaboration with writer Jamila Rowser on the short comic Wash Day…
At the end of last year we ran an interview with Zain Dada and Kumail Rizvi of Khidr Comix Lab, a new digital micropublishing venture seeking to provide a platform…
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The fifth of our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creator interviews today is with Shangomola Edunjobi, a Manga Jiman Competition winner and self-publishing comics artist whose work I first…
Over the years at Broken Frontier I have, on occasion, chosen to take a step back from pure comics to cover wider graphic narrative work from the creators we feature…
Earlier this year we reviewed Lawrence Lindell’s autobiographical comic From Truth with Truth exploring identity, mental health awareness, Blackness and recovery. Expressively candid, Lindell’s powerfully connective work has been one…
Comics has proved to be an ideal format for explorations of the refugee crisis over the last few years. From Broken Frontier Award-winning offerings like the Red Cross’s Over Under…
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Kristensen’s vibrant visual characterisation, immersive employment of colour and playful sense of pacing marks her out as a genuinely exciting new emerging talent to watch. Those were my words earlier…
Recalling a moment in US history from 1971, the story of Frank ‘Big Black’ Smith and the Attica State Prison rebellion feels no less timely today. A collaboration between Big…
Fights, Joel Christian Gill’s often bruising memoir, pretty much starts with his nightmarish earliest memory. The scared young Joel, dragged along by his mother after her release from prison, sees…
With a hybrid approach that fuses elements of traditional comics storytelling with illustrated children’s books, Joel Christian Gill’s Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride is an inspirational short story. It…
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Described as “Kinda a Graphic Memoir” Lawrence Lindell’s From Truth with Truth works as a visual essay on identity, mental health, Blackness and healing. Lindell adopts an informal, conversational approach…
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….
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Back in April, Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith’s Wash Day was one of the comics projects we showcased in our regular Crowdfunding Corner feature. Described by writer Rowser as a…
BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST ONE-SHOT WINNER! In a 2017 Broken Frontier Awards category full of incredibly strong work, Ben Passmore‘s Your Black Friend emerged as the overwhelming favourite among voters in our…
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Ranked fifth in Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, Robert Johnson’s life is cloaked within the mists of time and myth. This legendary guitarist of…
March: Book Two is a phenomenon powered by passion: the passion of one man who devoted himself steadfastly to a better world, and the passion of the team showing why…
“Basically, I’m Hoping to Please Both Nostalgia Fans and Those Who Enjoy Pop Culture Critique!” – Paul Cornell on the Bronze Age Avengers, His First ‘Commando’ Comic, and New Publishing Venture Cosmic LighthouseOctober 23, 2025
“We Hope to Explain Our Passion for the Medium to Gallery Visitors Who May Not Have Any Idea about Comics” – Katriona Chapman on the Avery Hill Exhibition ‘Vision & Labour: Making Comics’ at the Mercer Gallery for Thought BubbleOctober 22, 2025
“There Are Hard Parts and There Are Wonderful Parts. I’m Just a Mum Trying Her Best” – Rachael Smith Gives Us the Lowdown on the Collected ‘Nap Comix’October 21, 2025
“Comics Bring Art at Its Highest Level to the People” – Alison Sampson Talks Comics and Architecture, Crossing Genres, and the Communicative Power of the FormOctober 20, 2025
“I’m Always Trying to Make Comics the Other Way Around” — An Interview with Portuguese Cartoonist Joana Mosi on Her Graphic Novels ‘The Mongoose’ and ‘Physical Education’October 13, 2025
