Last year at BF we reviewed major emerging talent E.S. Glenn’s Unsmooth, published by Floating World Comics and had plenty of positive things to say about it. Some of those…
With Cyberpunk 2077 ramping up for its November release, there are a lot of tales being told across multiple media about dystopian futures populated augments, cyborgs, and cops and crooks…
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Pleasingly recreating the visual appeal of a European album-style comic but with a cheekily alt sensibility, E.S. Glenn’s Unsmooth #1 from Floating World Comics merges crime caper, urban fantasy, anthropomorphic…
Not strictly comics but this collection of the work of Kilian Eng via Floating World Comics looks simply stunning. It’s coming to stores in September and we have an extensive…
Something to look forward to later in the year from indie and alt comics crew Floating World Comics when noir horror Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus, the debut graphic…
We’ve spoken at length in the past here at Broken Frontier about the particular communicative strengths of comics as a medium in regard to exploring mental health issues. Indeed we…
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
Comics have a particular connective power when it comes to depicting and exploring issues of mental health. So much so that we’ve dedicated a whole list of sequential art resources…
As far back as the ’70s, small press comics have always included works from the fantasy genre, with the art comics scene of the last 20 years frequently using futuristic…
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SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! If there is such a thing as a group of headlining artists at Safari Festival 2017 then Charles Forsman is most certainly among those who qualify for…
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…
It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the BF…
Scab County, a grim little vignette of a short cut gone wrong, is an accessible introduction to the work of DIY culture hero Carlos Gonzalez. Not long after collecting his…
The three stories in Sun Bakery, Corey Lewis’s anthology, sacrifice plot-heavy narrative for sparkling graphic energy. As a foggy-brained dolt who drifts around thinking of ponies and kabaddi most of the…
The Broken Frontier Anthology made its much anticipated print debut on March 23, 2016 at Floating World Comics in Portland, OR. While the anthology had already debuted digitally on ComiXology…
Carlos Gonzalez’s Test Tube is an experiment in every sense of the word – and one that won’t leave its readers unchanged. In the realm of the Arts-with-a-capital-A, work has historically been judged…
On Thursday, February 5th, Floating World Comics in Portland, OR held a signing party for the release of Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, with contributing artists Craig Thompson and Farel…
“The Central Conflict in Any Artist’s Life is Inherently Compromise” – Dave Baker and Nicole Goux Talk About ‘Everyone Is Tulip’ from Dark Horse ComicsJune 11, 2021
“Everything Feels More Fragile and Less Permanent” – An Interview with Keiler Roberts on ‘My Begging Chart’, Her Latest Book for D+QMay 31, 2021
“I Think All of Us Are Marked By Some Kind of Tragedy” – An Interview with Joe Ollmann on ‘Fictional Father’, Published by Drawn & QuarterlyMay 24, 2021
“I Hear Again and Again that ‘Quarantine Comix’ Helped People Get through this Awful Year, and that is Just Amazing to Hear” – Rachael Smith Talks About Her Acclaimed Comics Series on Life in LockdownMay 19, 2021
“I’ve Connected with So Many Other Second-Generation Muslims as They Opened Up to Me About Their Experiences” – Sayra Begum on Her Debut Graphic Novel ‘Mongrel’ and the Responsibilities of Autobio WorkMay 18, 2021
