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Concrete Surfer – Skateboarding Rivalry and Family Drama in this Classic British Strip from the Pages of ‘Jinty’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 4, 2021

TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS WEEK! One of the staples of 1970s UK girls comics serials – including today’s review subject Concrete Surfer – was the story of the orphaned (or…

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The Best of Sugar Jones – Pat Mills and Rafael Busóm Clúa’s Biting 1970s Commentary on the Excesses of Celebrity

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 4, 2021

TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS WEEK! Running from the early 1970s to 1980, Pink was a magazine for the British teen girls market, with its mix of pop features, fashion and…

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Preview: Sláine: The Horned God – Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s 2000 AD Classic Returns in a New Collectors’ Edition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 9, 2020

Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s classic 2000 AD strip Sláine: The Horned God returns in a special Collectors’ Edition this May. We have a preview below to intrigue the uninitiated and evoke…

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Staff Picks for January 15, 2020 – Third World War, Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence, Second Coming and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 14, 2020

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…

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Preview: Third World War – Rebellion Announce Limited Hardcover Edition of Mills, Ezquerra, Kincaid and D’Israeli’s Hard-Hitting Socio-Political Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 14, 2019

If you read it the first time round in the late ’80s you’ll be aware of just what an impact the uncompromising social commentary of Third World War had on…

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Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s Groundbreaking 2000 AD Series ‘Sláine: The Horned God’ to Get Collector’s Edition in 2020

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 15, 2019

One of those pivotal moments in 2000 AD history, Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s Sláine: The Horned God will be published in a special “Collector’s Edition” next year. The full…

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Staff Picks for April 24, 2019 – Little Girls, Ghost Tree, Ascender and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 23, 2019

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Jinty Vol. 1 – Take a Trip to the ‘Land of No Tears’ and ‘The Human Zoo’ in Another Collection of Classic UK Comics for Girls

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 21, 2018

There’s a spirited introduction from legendary British comics writer Pat Mills to this recent Treasury of British Comics collection of Jinty strips that bemoans the lack of girls weekly comics in the current…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Misty Vol. 1-3 – Rebellion’s Treasury of British Comics Brings the Characters of the Cult 1970s Supernatural Weekly to a New Audience

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 2018

Filled with supernatural thrillers that were surprisingly uncompromising in their approach, Misty is one of the great cult publications of British comics history. Debuting in the late 1970s, and running…

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Staff Picks for May 16, 2018 – Charley’s War, Flavor, The Wicked + The Divine, Infidel and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 15, 2018

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics events or digital…

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Staff Picks for April 18, 2018 – Charley’s War, The Bridge, Tank Girl, Dirty Rotten Comics and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • April 17, 2018

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics events or digital…

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Rebellion Announces Reprints from Classic British Weekly ‘Misty’ – ‘Moonchild’ and ‘The Four Faces of Eve’ to Be Collected

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 10, 2015

Back in August 2014 at Broken Frontier I broke the news here that potential reprints from cult 1970s British girls comic Misty were on the cards; specifically collections from the…

2000AD Prog 1924 - Cover by Brian Bolland

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2000 AD Prog 1924 – The Future Has a Very Old-Fashioned Feel in the Latest Jump-On Issue

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 2, 2015

By focusing on old 2000 AD favourites, Tharg the Mighty misses an opportunity to give his comic a fresh shot of energy. As 2000 AD has enjoyed its renaissance in recent…

ABC Warriors: The Mek Files 02, by Pat Mills, Tony Skinner and Kev Walker (2000 AD)

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Agents of Khaos – An Extensive Preview of ‘ABC Warriors: The Mek Files 02’ from 2000 AD

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • September 25, 2014

They’re resistant to atomic, bacterial and chemical warfare – but the ABC Warriors have to face much worse in the long-unavailable stories Khronicles of Khaos and Hellbringer! Having saved the…

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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…

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Selected Reprints of Classic British Girls’ Weekly ‘Misty’ Finally on the Horizon!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 18, 2014

For fans of classic British comic weeklies the big news from yesterday’s day of Comica Festival Conversations at the British Library came from the ‘Draw Misty for Me’ panel. The event,…

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Comica Festival Weekend Comes to the British Library August 15th to 17th Featuring Bryan Lee O’Malley, ‘Misty’ Artist Shirley Bellwood, Emmanuel Guibert, Pat Mills, Jade Sarson, Alys Jones, Ian Williams and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 11, 2014

It seems almost redundant to say it given what a declaration of the glaringly obvious it is but for London-based comics aficionados it’s been an amazing few months of Comica…

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Small Press Spotlight on… First World War Anthology ‘To Arms!’ with Matt Duncan and Karim Iskander Flint

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 24, 2014

Evolving from the monthly Process Comics group at London’s Gosh! Comics, the First World War anthology To Arms! brings together a number of established players on the self-publishing scene – including Mike…

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