Taking new creators to new audiences. That was the title of this year’s Broken Frontier Panel at the East London Comics and Arts Festival (ELCAF) but it could just as…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! It’s been a few months since we last reviewed a Decadence book (Stathis Tsemberlidis’s Binary Decay last Autumn) but those perennial ELCAF favourites will be exhibiting again this…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! In much the same way that Jayde Perkin’s ELCAF-debuting I’m Not Ready is both a consolidation and an expansion of her previous comics work so too does this…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Abs Bailey, aka Barbawk, is one of this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ and also a contributor to Comic Book Slumber Party’s anarchic fantasy…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Autobio comics work has risen in popularity over the last decade largely due to a growing understanding that the complex language of the form is incredibly effective in…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! The largely silent world of Andy Barron’s OM has always been one of contradictions. This carefully crafted science fantasy environment gives us an alien landscape that can contain…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Based in Seoul, illustrator and cartoonist Leebinsoyeon may just be one of South Korea’s most prolific artists. Her stunning work spans a range of formats, techniques and themes,…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Last week at Broken Frontier we looked at Lizzy Stewart’s Hannah and Alys at the End of the World, a quietly powerful coming-of-age story that showed the strengths…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! A collaboration between Melissa Sinclair and Simon Bridgland, A Whole Flock of Detectives is an illustrative zine inspired by the films of the “Master of Suspense” himself, Alfred…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! While there’s a common thread running through the three stories in Ellinor Richey’s one-shot anthology, Twin Hike Adventures, all are very different in realisation. Detailing perambulatory adventures in…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Originally published in the cinema-focused Beneficial Shock magazine, the strips included in David Biskup’s Brief Encounters: A Comics Anthology see two famous figures from film heritage, and occasionally…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Two years ago at ELCAF I had the pleasure of meeting French artist Camille Aubry when she booked a Springboard Meeting with me at the festival. When reviewing…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Russian micropublisher Sputnikat Press have featured a few times at Broken Frontier over the last couple of years. We’ve covered projects such as their ongoing PersonaЖ series of anthologies…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! No doubt many Broken Frontier readers will already be familiar with the work of Kristyna Baczynski with last year’s well-received Avery Hill Publishing graphic novel Retrograde Orbit earning…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! After Maria is a touching and relatable look at one family’s life in the days, weeks and months following Hurricane Maria’s destructive visit to Puerto Rico in September…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Two years ago at ELCAF I had the pleasure of meeting French artist Camille Aubry when I was giving portfolio reviews as part of the festival’s Springboard Meetings programme….
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Ahead of ELCAF, we caught up with Taiwanese illustrator An Chen, whose unique, vector-based work has appeared in a number of publications in Taiwan and the UK. Currently…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Joe Stone is a man of many hats. We know this because one of his minicomics was about just that subject. He’s the self-publishing comics creator behind last…
Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2025 – Spotlighting the Work of Beatrijs Brouwer AKA Beastly Worlds, Cara Brown, Chris King, Rein Lee, Shuning Ji and Zen K.January 15, 2025
Celebrating 2024 – Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!January 10, 2025
“Portrayal of a Person with a Long Term Disability Living Their Life is So Rare” – Jeremy Whitley on ‘Navigating with You’, His Slice-of-Life Graphic Novel Collaboration with Cassio RibeiroJanuary 10, 2025
“There is a Beauty in What is Forgotten” – Chris Shepherd Talks About ‘Anfield Road’, His Graphic Novel Love Letter to the City of LiverpoolNovember 14, 2024
“I Love Visual Storytelling: It Conjures Up Atmospheres and Feelings Difficult to Put Into Words” – Beatrijs Brouwer aka Beastly Worlds Talks New Projects and Inspirations Ahead of Her Thought Bubble DebutNovember 13, 2024
