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Scribble through the Struggle – Young Comics Laureate Mollie Ray’s Social Media Initiative Sees Charlie Adlard, Bobby Joseph, Hannah Berry and More Talking about Not Giving Up on Your Creative Dreams

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 5, 2026

Running between April 25th and May 2nd on Instagram ‘Scribble through the Struggle’ (#Scribblethroughthestruggle) was the recent initiative to for comics artists to “share a moment when they could have…

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Scribble through the Struggle – UK Young Comics Laureate Mollie Ray Invites Comic Artists to Share a Moment when They Could Have Given Up on Their Creative Dream, but Didn’t

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 25, 2026

This is a very cool comics community project via Young Comics Laureate Ray and Comics Youth CIC. Ray is, of course, one of our 2021 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’…

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Mollie Ray Announced as the UK’s Young Comics Laureate – 2021 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Creator is the First Person to Take the New Role

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 29, 2025

Congratulations to Mollie Ray (you can call them Ray), one of our 2021 Broken Frontier Six to Watch creators who was announced as the first UK Young Comics Laureate over…

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Comics Youth Launches the UK’s First Young Comics Laureate to Champion Emerging Talent Aged 18–30

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 6, 2025

Another welcome initiative for bringing comics to wider attention. Full details on Comics Youth’s launch of the Young Comics Laureate position below. Comics Youth Launches the UK’s First Young Comics…

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Treading Water – Rowan Frewin’s Story of Gender Identity and Self-Realisation Spreads a Welcome and Positive Message

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 10, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! We’ve reviewed a number of projects featuring Rowan Frewin’s work over the last year and a half here at Broken Frontier, encompassing a number of different formats….

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“It Oozed Creativity, Comics Community Spirit and FUN” – Yo Comics! Proves that Kids Can’t Get Enough of Comics

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 11, 2025

The other week I was lucky enough to volunteer at the wonderful Yo Comics! – “a comic fair for kids and by kids”. Organised by comics advocate and educator Helen…

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Comics Youth CIC and Marginal Changemakers Announce the “Game-Changing” Mersey Margins Collective Comics Fair this February

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 27, 2025

Exciting news from Comics Youth CIC that has that comics community vibe we love so much here at BF. Details on the Mersey Margins Collective Comics Fair (featuring BF Six…

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Talking Shelves – A New Event from Comics Youth CIC Aims to “Share and Showcase Marginalised Comics to the Wider Public”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 25, 2024

Comics Youth CIC is a creative community organisation led by young people, for young people with “an aim is to empower youth across the Liverpool City Region to flourish from…

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Where We Are, Where We SHOULD Be: Shaping a Future for Young Trans People – An Essential Guide Book for Both Trans Youth and Allies, Via Comics Youth

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2024

PRIDE MONTH 2024! Sometimes at Broken Frontier we’re happy to bend the rules a little and venture into the realms of zines and DIY culture, or to look at publications…

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Comics Youth Launch a Publishing Inclusion Charter to Challenge Publishers to Adopt More Inclusive and Accessible Practices

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 11, 2024

There are lots of very important conversations finally being engaged in of late about comics and inclusion, many of those being led by activist groups like the Comics Cultural Impact…

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Mind Over Margins – Comics Youth Presents A Collection of Empowering Mental Health Awareness Stories from Marginalised Voices

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 4, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Before we look at anthology comics collection Mind Over Margins today let us first consider the aims and objectives of Comics Youth,…

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