When Robbi Rodriguez first teamed up with writer Jason Latour to create Spider-Gwen (an alternate reality where Gwen Stacy becomes Spider-Woman), it was supposed to be a one-shot deal. They…
Simon Moreton, 2D Cloud, Rozi Hathaway, Impossible Books and more feature in January’s round-up of what the great and the good of the small press scene are up to, both…
In The Dying and the Dead, the Secret line-up of Jonathan Hickman, Ryan Bodenheim and Michael Garland reunites for a intriguing opener that rolls out its high-concept surprises with confidence and…
I would like to pretend that I discovered Lucy Bellwood’s Baggywrinkles series at the UK’s Thought Bubble festival last November but the truth is that – despite being told by several…
It’s no great secret that in this age of more affordable quality printing and crowdfunding initiatives that self-publishing has become an increasingly viable model for producing and distributing comics work….
March: Book Two is a phenomenon powered by passion: the passion of one man who devoted himself steadfastly to a better world, and the passion of the team showing why…
It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…
In a sharp change of direction from his usual insights into troubled youth, acclaimed cartoonist and publisher Charles Forsman joins the nostalgic trend for low-brow exploitation comics. I’m sure someone much…
The last time I reviewed a Patt Kelley comic at Broken Frontier I was entranced by a distinctive mix of the everyday and the utterly bizarre within its pages. On…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Updating children’s icons for either a new generation or a new (older) audience is a well-worn path in US superhero comics, with examples including the updating of CC Beck’s Captain Marvel by…
The new ComixTribe one-shot Find is the story of a young boy and the night that changes everything. With an emotional density that belies its page count, it’s easy to see why…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Back in November I alerted ‘Small Pressganged’ readers to artist Alice Urbino here, suggesting you check out her online work for its intriguing short form use of the medium to…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Writing a column with a stated mission of “unearthing the gems of the small press” for a few years here at Broken Frontier means I have had the pleasure of…
It’s hard not to hum along with the thoughts of Rex Harrison’s Doctor Dolittle when reading Paddy Johnston’s Long Divisions. “Think of the amazing repartee/If I could walk with the…
For the heroes of writer Cullen Bunn’s newest series, work is hell—and they don’t need a theme song to save humanity from the demons lurking in the shadows. Cullen Bunn’s…
It’s been a surprisingly long time since I last covered a solo Lizz Lunney comic in this column. Of course her work has hardly been totally forgotten here at Broken…
If you were waiting for Jason Aaron’s next masterwork to follow Scalped, look no further. Southern Bastards is definitely it. Want to see a grown man cry? Make him read…
A new book by Michael DeForge is always worthy of attention, and even a slender volume like First Year Healthy provides stylish food for thought. With his mesmerising style, prolific output…
James Kochalka’s American Elf was not just one of the finest diary comics we have ever had the privilege of consuming but also an acutely observed piece of social commentary…
State of the Small Press Nation – Is the Ever Expanding Number of UK Comics Shows, Festivals and Fairs Sustainable?January 8, 2015
Celebrating 2014: Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!January 1, 2015
The Red Road – A Spiritual Quest of Self-Discovery Marks Rozi Hathaway’s Outstanding Solo Comics DebutJanuary 19, 2015
Coma Deep – The Mesmerisingly Oblique Storytelling of Brigid DeaconJanuary 13, 2015
