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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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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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Wash Day Diaries – Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith Provide Us with a Joyous Celebration of Black Sisterhood

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 3, 2023

When looking back at our previous coverage of Wash Day, the minicomic that acted as precursor for Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith’s Wash Day Diaries, I was somewhat surprised to…

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Lifeline Comics Opens Submissions for ‘Hairology: A Hair Anthology’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 12, 2022

Anthology comics are often an excellent platform for promoting new creative voices in the medium alongside more established talents, so we’re always happy to give a boost to relevant projects…

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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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Spiny Orb Weaver #2 and #3 – Drew Lerman, Christopher López, Jamila Rowser & buttercup Provide Another Showcase for the South Florida Comics Scene

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 27, 2021

Rounding out the first “season” of Spiny Orb Weaver – the spotlight publication on artists from the South Florida scene – the second and third issues of this Radiator Comics…

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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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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including The Marriage of Njord and Skadi, Cosmic Love, Chicken Soup & Goji Berries, and Wash Day Candles

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 8, 2019

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

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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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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Draw the Line, Wash Day, Isabella and Blodwen and The Edge Off

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 27, 2018

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

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