It’s been quite a while since I last chatted with Sabba Khan here at Broken Frontier and, in the intervening years, our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist has…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! When I officially took over the top spot at Broken Frontier in 2017 one of my key aims was to push BF in the direction of…
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With 8 years of creators featured in our annual Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ initiative it seems long overdue that we start giving some regular reports on…
As reported by The Guardian today, Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist Sabba Khan (Class of 2017 and, once again, we did tell you!) has been announced as the winner…
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…
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…
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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When Simon Moreton previewed zine-style anthology Lettuce Bee (co-edited by Moreton and Ali Bamford) to us here at Broken Frontier he described its contributors as “old friends, new friends, strangers, and…
I first met some of the creators who make up the Kadak Collective three years ago at the East London Comics and Arts Festival (ELCAF). Their work was so exciting…
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Since 2012 we’ve been running these annual, end-of-year round-ups of ‘Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!‘ as a coda to that year’s ‘Small Pressganged’ coverage at Broken…
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It’s been a year of major and much deserved achievement for 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creator Sabba Khan. An artist whose work I’ve described as combining “moments of…
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…
The waiting is over and the seven shortlisted works-in-progress for the 2018 Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition have been announced and, once again, the list is a testament to the…
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…
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Describing her work as examining “first world city life as a second generation Pakistani Muslim migrant” Sabba Khan is the last of our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators…
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Last night saw the opening of Burnt Roti magazine’s ‘The Beauty of Being British Asian’ at the Old Truman Brewery on London’s Brick Lane – an exhibition that includes new…
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SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Outside of a a couple of upcoming festival appearances, Sarah Broadhurst and Julia Scheele’s feminist zine micropublisher and distro One Beat Zines are currently on hiatus until the…
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Two years ago at Broken Frontier we announced our first set of ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ – half a dozen self-published comics and zine artists whose craft was…
“There is a Beauty in What is Forgotten” – Chris Shepherd Talks About 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
“Comics Are a Realm Where Multiple Dimensions of Time and Space Coexist on a Single Page” – Zhenyi Zheng on Experimenting with the Boundaries of the FormNovember 11, 2024
“If You Have a Story You Can’t Wait to Tell, then Just Start Making It” – Dave Cook Talks the Collected ‘Killtopia’ from Titan and Taking Your First Steps Into ComicsNovember 7, 2024
“I Talk about Capitalism, Mental Health, Corporate Greed and More” – Peruvian Creator Oscar Osorio Gives Us the Lowdown on His Comics Work Ahead of His Thought Bubble 2024 AppearanceOctober 31, 2024
