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The autobiographical works of Sean Azzopardi recently found a new “home” under the banner imprint of Life’s a Party. One of the UK’s greatest, yet still criminally underappreciated, proponents of…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Back in the day Sean Azzopardi was the very first person I got to know when my comics coverage shifted dramatically from the US genre comics…
That great comics activist Sean Azzopardi, the man behind the Crouch End Comics Art Festival, has curated ‘Framed’, a new exhibition of the work of UK indie comics creators at…
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THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! Over the last couple of years Sean Azzopardi has stepped back a little from regular autobiographical work to take his practice in other directions. Although arguably best…
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With Halloween imminent what better way to celebrate the spooky season than with some fearsome, fight-filled horror comics from the UK small press scene. All of these comics are either…
As the world slowly begins to open up again it’s heartening to see book signings return to the comics calendar. Saturday June 26th sees frequent BF favourite Sean Azzopardi signing…
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A graphic biography of the titular marine conservation organisation and its environmental activist founder Paul Watson, The Sea Shepherd marks one of long-time UK small presser Sean Azzopardi’s semi-regular digressions…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, June 3rd for with guest artists Natasha Natarajan and…
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One can never second guess the exact details of the collaborative process between creators Douglas Noble and Sean Azzopardi. Behind the scenes they have worked in a number of fascinating…
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Substrata is a collaboration that sees two generations of UK indie comics coming together as stalwart of the British small press scene Sean Azzopardi teams up with Olivia Sullivan, undoubtedly…
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Given how many comics creators are on the team at Broken Frontier we have an unwritten rule on the site. While we may cover their work in terms of features…
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A bit of fun today as we head towards the end of the year and the end of the decade (and yes, technically, I know that’s actually really a year…
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THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! When I first started covering the work of Sean Azzopardi at Broken Frontier he had long since become one of the integral fixtures of the London small…
Whenever approaching a review of a project like 24 Panels there’s an understandable temptation to suspend a critical eye; to focus on promotion and publicity first and foremost. In short,…
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Sean Azzopardi has long been not just a vital fixture of the London small press scene but also one of its most important activists. Having self-published something in the region…
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As writer Douglas Noble and artist Sean Azzopardi’s Sightings of Wallace Sendek was designed structurally to be periodically added to with new material interspersed among older work, it seems only…
It’s 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 storefront,…
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Hot on the heels of this week’s Broken Frontier Awards announcements comes our sixth annual ‘Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!’ round-up here in ‘Small Pressganged’. Despite this edition…
“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
