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Silent Pictures – Kevin O’Neill’s ‘Feartreland’ and ‘The Balaclava Kid’ Give Us a Final Celebration of a True Comics Genius

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 9, 2026

What can one say about the work and influence of the late Kevin O’Neill that has not been said before? As a child growing up during the Golden Age of…

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Preview: Silent Pictures – Kevin O’Neill’s Final Books ‘Feartreland’ and ‘The Balaclava Kid’ Available from Knockabout and Gosh! Comics this Month

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 9, 2026

Exciting news indeed today with the announcement that Kevin O’Neill’s final comics projects Feartreland and The Balaclava Kid, the two volumes that make up Silent Pictures, will be available this…

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Forty Lies: A Work of Ipsedixitism – David Shenton’s Graphic Memoir is an Essential Social Record of the UK Gay Community

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 17, 2025

“This is the history of every 70 year old gay man in Britain today.” Striking words on the back cover of Forty Lies: A Work of Ipsedixitism by David Shenton that…

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“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 Work

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2021

One of a crop of outstanding British first-time graphic novels to hit the shelves in 2020, Mongrel by Sayra Begum incorporates autobiographical elements elements to tell the story of Shuna,…

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Preview: Mongrel – Sayra Begum’s Graphic Memoir on Her Multicultural Upbringing as a British Muslim to Be Published by Knockabout in August

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 4, 2020

Coming this August via Knockabout Comics, those fine purveyors of underground and alt style comics, is a graphic memoir we’ve been looking forward to for some time here at Broken…

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Scotland Yardie – That Mix of Very Smart and Very Silly that Makes the Best Satire from Bobby Joseph, Joseph Samuels and Knockabout

  • by Jenny Robins
  • June 8, 2017

From London comics publisher Knockabout, this full length crime thriller/farce is the latest incarnation of a character first born to his creators Bobby Joseph and Joe Samuels in their ’90s…

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Beatles With an A – Mauri Kunnas Takes an Irreverent Glimpse into the Past of the World’s Most Famous Band

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • July 24, 2014

There are a few bands that are recognised anywhere. There’s one in particular that will always come first if you ask the question, ‘What’s the most well-known band in the world?’ And…

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