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Fantagraphics to Publish R. E. Burke’s ‘Visiting America: 19 Days in an I.C.E. Facility’ – Former BF Team Member’s Graphic Memoir to Explore Her Story and Those She Was Incarcerated With

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 9, 2026

Announced just before the weekend by Publishers Weekly, Fantagraphics have secured the rights to R. E. Burke’s graphic memoir Visiting America: 19 Days in an I.C.E. Facility. As long-term Broken Frontier…

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Celebrating 2025 – Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 5, 2026

Since way back in 2012 we have been running this annual ‘Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!’ round-up at Broken Frontier, choosing a handful of comics we…

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Diary of a Detainee – R. E. Burke’s Horrifying Story of Being Incarcerated in a Detention Centre by ICE Comes to the Comics Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! I am probably breaking some unspoken rule of reviewing by writing about R. E. Burke’s Diary of a Detainee given that I am, of course, personally…

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Becky Burke is Home – A Family Statement Clarifying the Realities of British Cartoonist R. E. Burke’s Ordeal and Thanking the Community for Its Support

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 23, 2025

Over the last few weeks the comics community has been deeply concerned about the plight of British cartoonist R. E. Burke, detained for 19 days in the US by ICE…

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#BringBeckyHome – UK Comics Creator and Former Broken Frontier Team Member R. E. Burke Detained by ICE Since February (UPDATE: BECKY IS HOME!)

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 10, 2025

UPDATE: Becky is home! This one is very personal to the Broken Frontier team. R. E. Burke (who wrote for Broken Frontier as Rebecca Burke between 2020 and 2023) is…

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R. E. Burke’s ‘Over-Inkers’ Mental Health Comics Anthology Open to Submissions on the Theme of ‘Strength’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 24, 2023

Our very own R. E. Burke is looking for submissions for her new mental health-focussed comics anthology Over-Inkers. The theme of the first issue is ‘Strength’ and she describes what…

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