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“This Comic Initiative Aims to Raise Awareness of Autism and Dispel Some of the Stigma” – Cartoonist Bex/Schnumn on the ASD Comic Takeover to Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month on Social Media

  • by Bex (Schnumn)
  • April 9, 2021

If you’re at all involved in that nebulous entity we refer to as “Comics Twitter” then you will no doubt have seen the flurry of activity over the last few…

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Penn State University Press Announces Graphic Mundi Imprint – Socially Relevant Graphic Novels Line Debuts in Spring 2021

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 16, 2020

We first became aware of Penn State University Press’s graphic novel output when they began publishing US editions of graphic medicine books from some our favourite graphic novelists, including Ian…

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The Epics of Enkidu – Ahmed Alameen Explores Autism and Super-Heroics in New Crowdfunding Comics Project

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 2, 2020

Currently crowdfunding on IndieGoGo, The Epics of Enkidu combines super-heroics, graphic medicine and mythology. Series creator Ahmed Alameen talks about the project in the press release below. ‘The Epics of Enkidu’…

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Preview: Understanding NF2 – New Graphic Medicine for Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month Debuts Via the Children’s Tumor Foundation

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 25, 2020

We’ve always been big believers at Broken Frontier in the power of graphic medicine to educate, inform and raise awareness so we’re very pleased to be able to run this…

Eyecatcher · Features

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Inside Look: The Screaming – Daniel Bristow-Bailey Guides Us through His Artistic Process on His Experimental Graphic Medicine One-Shot

  • by Daniel Bristow-Bailey
  • April 30, 2020

Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis, process and themes…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Diabetes: Year One – Tony Pickering’s Collection of Graphic Poems Explores Life After His Diabetes Diagnosis

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 20, 2020

Tony Pickering describes his Diabetes: Year One as a collection of graphic poems, created in response to his diagnosis with type 1 diabetes and the implications of that news. Where…

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A Puff of Smoke – Sarah Lippett’s Touching Memoir of Childhood Illness is a Tribute to Family and Resilience

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 25, 2020

I’m sure it’s in the post, as they say, but I’ve always been uncommonly jammy with my health. Having lumbered around the earth for half a century now, I’ve never…

Constantly by GG (Koyama Press)

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Constantly – GG Brings Control and Artistry to Her Intimate Vignette of Anxiety from Koyama Press

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 3, 2020

As we all know, comics is a medium of infinite possibilities. And as a long-overdue openness about mental health has become increasingly prevalent, it’s no surprise that creators have used…

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Preview: A Journey to Motherhood – Camille Aubry’s Autobiographical Graphic Novel to Be Published Online by Graphic Medicine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 3, 2019

It’s been a few years now since I first met Camille Aubry as one of the artists I saw for portfolio reviews as part of ELCAF’s festival Springboard Meetings in…

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10th International Graphic Medicine Conference Returns to Brighton in July – This Year’s Theme Challenges Traditional Ways of Thinking about Gender, Identity and Healthcare

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 15, 2019

Now in its tenth year the International Graphic Medicine Conference returns to Brighton from July 11th-13th. Graphic medicine has arguably been one of the most influential strands of comics over…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Summer Break – Lottie Pencheon Explores Mental Health Issues in a Quietly Powerful Comics Masterpiece from ShortBox

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 1, 2018

EXHIBITING AT BCZF! Graphic medicine – the term coined by graphic novelist and GP Ian Williams – is one of the strands of comics narrative that has played a vitally…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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1in4 Zines – Lucy Sullivan’s Intensely Powerful Exploration of Mental Health Issues is a Truly Visceral Reading Experience

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 22, 2018

Earlier this year I spoke to artist Lucy Sullivan here at Broken Frontier about her work-in-progress graphic novel Barking, an allegorical examination of loss and depression (currently crowdfunding through Unbound Books)….

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“It Was a Book I Think I Simply Had to Make” – Rachael Smith Talks about ‘Wired Up Wrong’, Living with Depression and Anxiety, and the Power of Graphic Medicine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 7, 2018

Back in 2016, when I reviewed the original edition of Wired Up Wrong – Rachael Smith’s account of living with anxiety and depression told via witty vignettes, visual metaphor and…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Back, Sack & Crack (& Brain) – Robert Wells Puts the ‘Graphic’ in ‘Graphic Medicine’ in His Bleakly Funny Comics Memoir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 28, 2018

It seems appropriate today, given that it’s the deadline day for the 2018 Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition, to be giving some time to a book that was shortlisted for…

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‘Poverty of the Heart’ and ‘Rushing from A to A’ – Mike Medaglia’s Explorations of Mindfulness and Well-Being Feel as Much Vocation as Artistic Practice

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 19, 2018

Mindfulness and well-being have become the comics stock-in-trade for artist Mike Medaglia. A creator whose work brings a considered spirituality to the form, we’ve been covering his output here at…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“I Hope It’ll Open up the Conversation around Mental Health and Help to Diminish the Stigma” – Lucy Sullivan Talks about Her Debut Graphic Novel ‘Barking’ and the Power of Graphic Medicine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 25, 2018

Over the last year or so, we’ve been following a number of crowdfunding campaigns here at Broken Frontier for the Unbound Books line of graphic novels – beginning with an…

Eyecatcher · Features

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All is Not Well – Jonathan Clode Talks Graphic Medicine and Comics Exploring Caregiving

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • November 27, 2017

Founded by comics writer and former care manager Jonathan Clode, in conjunction with Cardiff University and with funding from ESRC Impact Acceleration, All Is Not Well (AINW) is a new online space for independent…

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Memory, Connectivity and Living with Brain Injury – Wallis Eates Talks about the Responsibilities of Her New Graphic Narrative ‘Like an Orange’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2017

There are many comics crowdfunding projects out there worthy of attention for reasons of craft, aesthetics or narrative. And then there are those that need to happen for reasons beyond the…

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