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Black Josei Press to Go on Indefinite Hiatus in 2025 – Jamila Rowser’s Acclaimed Publishing Endeavour Begins Hiatus Tour 2024

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 29, 2024

Sad news last week from the direction of Jamila Rowser and the acclaimed Black Josei Press that the multiple Broken Frontier Award-winning publisher will be going on indefinite hiatus from…

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Black Josei Press’s ‘Gladiolus Magazine’ Available for Pre-Order – Line-Up Consists of 38 Marginalised Creators of Colour

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 17, 2023

Last week at Broken Frontier we gave you a full pre-order review of one of the acclaimed Black Josei Press’s two new projects The Gift. Also currently available for preview…

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The Gift – Jamila Rowser and Sam Wade’s Thoughtful and Unforgettable Reflection on Black Identity and Heritage

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 13, 2023

With pre-orders launched this week it’s a most appropriate moment to return to the output of the multiple award-winning Black Josei Press and one of their newest projects, The Gift….

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Arrive in My Hands – Trinidad Escobar’s Collection of Queer Erotica and Poetry Comics is a Liberating Triumph

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 22, 2022

Trinidad Escobar’s rising profile over the last few years has been a testament to her artistic versatility. I can’t remember exactly where I first came across the Filipina cartoonist’s practice…

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Ode to Keisha – Jamila Rowser and Trinidad Escobar Give Us a Quietly Powerful Tale of Childhood Friendship, Race and Identity

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 20, 2021

Many of us can no doubt remember that one special friend from our childhood whose presence in our lives became such a vital and important experience that years (or even…

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The Saddest Angriest Black Girl in Town – Robyn Smith Explores the Spaces Where Blackness and Mental Health Converge

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 22, 2021

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…

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Wash Day – Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith’s Comics “Tribute to the Beauty and Endurance of Black Women and Their Hair”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 15, 2018

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…

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