Alex Taylor (azbt) Wins the 2023 First Graphic Novel Competition
On a joyous night, celebrating some of the very best emerging talents in comics, Alex Taylor (azbt) was announced as the winner of the 2023 First Graphic Novel Competition. Full…
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The Cartoon Museum, SelfMadeHero and Award Director Corinne Pearlman Announce the 2023 First Graphic Novel Competition Longlist
It’s the competition that propelled the likes of Gareth Brookes, Jade Sarson, Sabba Khan and Jenny Robins into the spotlight and today we are delighted to let you know just…
The Cartoon Museum and SelfMadeHero Announce the Return of the First Graphic Novel Competition for 2023
I have my own connections to the First Graphic Novel Competition (formerly run by publisher Myriad) given that I was a judge back in 2014. In fact such is my…
Welcome Home – Residents Fight to Save Their Tower Block in Clarrie and Blanche Pope’s Graphic Novel Commentary on the Housing Crisis
Given the current cost-of-living crisis and the UK’s imminent descent into a debilitating, Brexit-influenced recession, a graphic novel that touches on the housing crisis (the only thing we are not…
Veronika Muchitsch’s ‘Cyberman’ Wins 2020 Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition
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…
Longlist Announced for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 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…
Myriad Editions Announce Graphic Novels by Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Sabba Khan and BF Team Member Jenny Robins
It’s been a summer of comics success for our Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’. As we revealed exclusively here at BF, 2018 inductee Shanti Rai will be…
“There Are All of the Emotions” – Broken Frontier’s Jenny Robins on Winning the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition
“I actually can’t even believe it, and there are all of the emotions, but the best thing is I get to finish the book now.” The words of our very…
Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2018 Longlist Announced – Includes Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Creator Sabba Khan and BF’s Own Jenny Robins
The longlist for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition has been announced today and, as you’d expect from a publisher of Myriad’s acclaim, it’s a list full of diverse artistic…
The Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition Returns – Your Chance to Follow in the Footsteps of Gareth Brookes and Jade Sarson as a Published Graphic Novelist
Myriad Editions announce the return of their First Graphic Novel Competition providing aspiring new graphic novelists with a unique opportunity to be published. Around four years ago I had the honour of being…
For the Love of God, Marie! – Jade Sarson’s Stunning Debut Book Underlines the Vital Importance of the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition
MYRIAD WEEK! A truly joyous graphic novel from one of the UK’s fastest rising indie comics stars. There’s a little backstory to this review so bear with me… Back in…
“Myriad’s Mission Statement is Quite Simply to Look for New Voices, New Ways of Seeing” – Corinne Pearlman Talks About the Myriad Editions Philosophy
MYRIAD WEEK! This week at Broken Frontier we’re celebrating the spirit of Myriad Editions and what better way to start our series of reviews, interviews and features than with the…
Sponsoring the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2017 – Winners, Finalists and Judges on the Vital Importance of this Crucial UK Comics Institution
It will come as absolutely no surprise to any regular visitor to Broken Frontier when I say that discovering, nurturing and championing new talent is at the heart of what…
Small Press Spotlight on… Wallis Eates (Part 2)
Today I’m continuing my discussion with Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition Finalist Wallis Eates about her comics work, with a particular focus on her graphic memoir Mumoirs. The first part of this…
Small Press Spotlight on… Wallis Eates (Part 1)
Wallis Eates‘s major work-in-progress – the graphic memoir Mumoirs – details her fractious relationship with her mother as she grew up as part of a single parent family in the 1980s-1990s….
Fleeting Faces – Four Transitory Character Studies in these Compelling Zines from Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition Finalist Wallis Eates
One of the great privileges of my involvement, in a judging capacity, in last year’s Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition was the opportunity it provided for an exclusive look at…
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Small Press Spotlight on… Jessica Martin
For those outside of the world of comics Jessica Martin will be best known as a versatile performer on both stage and screen – whether as star of musical theatre,…
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