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“Despair Only Aids the Enemies of Democracy” – Darryl Cunningham Warns Us About Putin in ‘Putin’s Russia’, His Latest Book for Myriad Editions and Drawn & Quarterly

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • February 23, 2022

To immerse oneself in a book by Darryl Cunningham is the equivalent of signing up for a history lesson by a particularly engaging lecturer. This isn’t only because of his…

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Biscuits (Originals) – There’s Still Time to Catch this Showcase Exhibition of the Work of Graphic Novelist Jenny Robins at Ridley Road Social Club

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 16, 2021

HCZF MONTH! One of the in-person events on the Hackney Comic + Zine Fair programme this year features the work of our very own Broken Frontier team member Jenny Robins….

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Coma – Zara Slattery’s Much Anticipated Graphic Memoir Proves to Be a Remarkable Debut Long-Form Work

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 2, 2021

To class the collaborative nature of a comics narrative as “unique” runs the obvious risk of accusations of hyperbole. But Coma, the debut long-form comics work from artist Zara Slattery,…

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The Chagos Betrayal: How Britain Robbed an Island and Made Its People Disappear – Florian Grosset’s Unforgettable Account of an International Scandal

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 29, 2021

The Chagos Betrayal: How Britain Robbed an Island and Made Its People Disappear may seem like an unwieldy title for a book but sometimes getting the point across from the…

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The Roles We Play – Sabba Khan’s Exploration of Identity and Self as a Second-Generation Muslim Migrant is One of the Key Releases of 2021

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 16, 2021

To a certain extent I have been fortunate enough to have had something of a unique perspective on the development of the comics practice of Sabba Khan, whose debut long-form…

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Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful – The Evil that Some Men Do is Laid Out in Stunning Simplicity By Darryl Cunningham

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • June 3, 2021

There is something particularly disconcerting about malevolence when it is being discussed in the form of a comic. That feeling of being disconnected from what is being revealed crops up…

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Myriad Editions Announce 2021 Publishing Line-Up – Includes Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Sabba Khan’s ‘The Roles We Play’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 25, 2021

In the latest of our series of articles on publisher plans for 2021, the UK’s Myriad Editions have announced their line-up for this year. Of particular interest for us here…

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Galvanising Comics – Watch this Myriad Editions Online Panel Featuring Gareth Brookes, Corinne Pearlman, Woodrow Phoenix, Jenny Robins and More Here at Broken Frontier

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 10, 2020

Chaired by Aneurin Wright and featuring a whole host of comics folk from editors to artists through to the odd commentator on the form, the recently recorded online ‘Galvanising Comics’…

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“It’s Ultimately About Courage and Hope and Love and Friendship” – Jenny Robins Talks About the Characters and Themes of Her Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition-Winning ‘Biscuits (assorted)’, Published Today

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 12, 2020

Today marks the publication of Biscuits (assorted), the debut graphic novel of Broken Frontier’s very own Jenny Robins, published by Myriad Editions. The winner of the Myriad First Graphic Novel…

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Veronika Muchitsch’s ‘Cyberman’ Wins 2020 Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 12, 2020

We have something of a history with Myriad’s First Graphic Novel Competition here at Broken Frontier given that our own Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver was a judge for the 2014 edition…

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Blackwood – Hannah Eaton’s Folk Horror Murder Mystery is a Quietly Brooding Indictment of British Insularity

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 1, 2020

“You’re telling me, I live there! It makes The Wicker Man look like Balamory.” That description of the titular town of Blackwood comes from one of the book’s large cast…

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The Roles We Play – Myriad to Publish Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Sabba Khan’s Debut Graphic Novel Exploring Themes of Identity, Belonging and Memory within the East London Pakistani Muslim Diaspora

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 27, 2020

London artist Sabba Khan was one of our annual Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ back in 2017. I’ve described her importance as “one of the true rising…

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Shortlist Announced for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2020

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 26, 2020

Online voyeurism, risky sex, dementia, suicide, racism, murder and selling the earth: topical and contemporary issues dominate the shortlist for Myriad’s First Graphic Novel Competition and show that the graphic…

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Cover Reveal: Biscuits (assorted) – Debut Graphic Novel from Broken Frontier’s Jenny Robins Now Available for Pre-Order from Myriad Editions

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2020

Two years ago Broken Frontier’s Jenny Robins won the prestigious Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition, saying at the time of her win “there are all of the emotions.” You can…

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Longlist Announced for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2020

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 7, 2020

The longlist for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition has been announced today and there are, as ever, some great looking projects selected. We have some history with this great…

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Sensible Footwear: A Girl’s Guide – Kate Charlesworth’s Essential Graphic Memoir/LGBTQ+ History is Poignant, Celebratory, Informative and Wryly Humorous

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 7, 2020

The title of Kate Charlesworth’s acclaimed graphic memoir/LGBTQ+ history comes from an old saying that implied the kind of woman who “preferred to wear sensible shoes” may have been, or…

Peterloo: Witnesses to a Massacre

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Peterloo: Witnesses to a Massacre – Verbatim Comics Reportage Brings to Life a Bloody Chapter of Social History

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 16, 2020

If we let it, time will bury everything under dust. For nearly 200 years, that’s what threatened to happen to the terrible events of August 16th 1819, when a peaceful…

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Myriad Announce Majid Adin’s ‘Hamid and Shakespeare’ – Debut Graphic Novel from Animator and Former Calais Jungle Camp Refugee to Explore the Crisis in 2021

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 12, 2020

Comics exploring the refugee crisis hasve had extensive coverage at Broken Frontier over the last couple of years including Samya Kullab, Jackie Roche and Mike Freihert’s Escape from Syria, Olivier…

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