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The Lady Doctor – Ian Williams’ Tale of Rural Practice is All the More Affecting for the Fragile Humanity it Encapsulates

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 31, 2019

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Five years ago here at Broken Frontier I described The Bad Doctor – the debut graphic novel of practising GP Ian Williams – as “graphic medicine with true…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“I Felt that Comics Could Play Various Roles Within the Theatre of Healthcare” – Ian Williams on Comics as Social Activism and the Birth of Graphic Medicine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 28, 2017

MYRIAD WEEK! He’s the gent who gave us the term ‘graphic medicine’ and the original driving force behind the respected website of the same name. He’s also a comics self-publisher…

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Myriad Spotlights – ‘The Bad Doctor’ by Ian Williams and ‘Things to Do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park’ by Aneurin Wright

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 26, 2017

MYRIAD WEEK! We’re championing the output of Myriad Editions this week at Broken Frontier with a series of reviews, interviews and features on the publisher’s recent and upcoming projects. This wouldn’t…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on July 26th – Profiling Our Guest Artists Ian Williams, Gareth Brookes and Lord Hurk

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 21, 2016

It’s nearly Gosh! Comics/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw time again as our popular collaborative event returns next week on July 26th. We’re back at our new home – the BrewDog pub…

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Myriad Editions Announce ‘The Lady Doctor’ by Ian Williams – A Follow-Up Graphic Novel to His Acclaimed ‘The Bad Doctor’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 11, 2016

The Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition has unleashed some incredibly strong work onto the comics-reading public in recent years including The Black Project by Gareth Brookes (the 2012 winner), Hannah…

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Comica Festival Weekend, August 2014: When Comiket and Comica Conversations Came to the British Library

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 18, 2014

This past weekend saw a whole host of events at the British Library as the hugely popular Comics Unmasked exhibition reached its final days. On Friday night Panel Borders’ Alex…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Bad Doctor: The Troubled Life and Times of Dr. Iwan James – Graphic Medicine with True Heart from Ian Williams and Myriad Editions

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 21, 2014

Graphic medicine with true heart, The Bad Doctor is a testament to the value of the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition in nurturing exciting new creative voices After Hannah Eaton’s Naming…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for June 25, 2014: The Bad Doctor, Youth is Wasted, Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey, Letter 44 & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • June 24, 2014

It’s almost 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, BF…

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