''Broken Frontier'' is a web-magazine which publishes

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s, and

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s about the comic book industry, with a focus on the British

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scene. It was founded by Frederik Hautain in 2002. In 2017 the site came under the ownership of long-term contributor and current Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver.

Acquisition by Platinum Studios

In 2006, Broken Frontier was purchased by the multimedia entertainment company and comics publisher

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as part of an initiative to increase Platinum's Web presence. Broken Frontier was a fully owned subsidiary of Platinum at this time, but was given the autonomy to continue operating as before. However, in July 2007, Platinum terminated its association with Broken Frontier, leaving the site independently owned once again.

The Frontiersman: Digital Comics Magazine

In 2010, Broken Frontier launched ''The Frontiersman'', a companion to the Broken Frontier website which ran until 2012.

Small Press Comics coverage

In 2013 Broken Frontier relaunched with an emphasis on the burgeoning small press and self-published comics scene, working to champion emerging voices in comics. In 2015 it launched its annual mentoring programme, spotlighting six new creators each year with the aim of bringing them to comics publisher attention. In 2020 its work in this area was acknowledged in the British newspaper the i, in an interview with UK Comics Laureate

Hannah Berry Hannah Berry is a British comics artist and writer based in Brighton. She is the third UK comics laureate and the first woman to be offered the role, taking over from Charlie Adlard in 2019. In 2018 she was inducted as a fellow of the Royal S ...

. Later that year it was cited in the first national survey of UK comics creators, funded by

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, the

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and the

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, as the most popular comics news site or periodical to access comic sector news and support. Broken Frontier continues to support comics artists and associated organisations through its work in the comics community, including its media partnership with the East London Comics and Arts Festival (ELCAF) and co-organising the UK and Ireland's annual Small Press Day.

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External links

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