Infused with pathos and gritty realism, Archie Comics’ Dark Circle imprint sets out in a bold new direction aimed at a more sophisticated and discerning audience, while remaining true to…
This week sees the third Webcomic Artist Swap Project (WASP) taking place, beginning tomorrow Monday March 2nd and continuing until the 8th. Over the past two years the event has…
It was not without reason that plucky South London outfit Avery Hill Publishing were nominated by the Broken Frontier staff alongside the likes of Image Comics, First Second, Boom! and…
One of the hottest new comics to hit this stand this past week was Spider-Gwen #1, the launch of the new series featuring Gwen Stacy taking on the role of…
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 All at Sea #1 – the first instalment of a three-part drama – creator Samuel C. Williams explores themes surrounding one of the most profound rites of passage in life,…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Marvel Comics was a household name even in the Netherlands in the sixties and seventies. Dutch translations of Thor, Namor, X-Men, Daredevil, Avengers etc were published by Classics Netherlands under…
It’s not uncommon to find comics in the classroom these days, whether as the subject of academic exploration or as the medium for teaching new ideas. However, a new exhibition…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Unearthing the gems of the small press. That was the tagline of ‘Small Pressganged’ when it debuted at Broken Frontier back in 2011. As a mini-mission statement it was designed…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Over the last few years Isabel Greenberg has carved something of a niche out for herself with work that puts her own distinctive spin on the worlds of myth, legend…
When 2000AD announced on Tuesday morning that ‘art droid’ Brett Ewins had died the previous day, aged 59, there was an outpouring of shock and sadness across social media, from…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
It seems fair to say that while graphite-boosting artzine Tiny Pencil has, to date, displayed a willingness to adopt radically diverse thematic approaches to its content, it has shown an inclination…
Smart and crafty, Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson use color and character development to take the artist’s former webcomic Tune 8 to the next level. There’s more to being a…
Screwjob – the recent anthology comic from Rhode Island micropublisher Hidden Fortress Press – adopts a distinctly frenetic, in-yer-face attitude in its celebration of both the extreme showmanship and the…
Comics-maker Simon Moreton is a bit of a favourite here at Broken Frontier. That’s why, when we heard he was running a Kickstarter campaign in tandem with Grimalkin Press to…
When Skinner Sweet burst forth from his grave to wreak bloody havoc in the pages of American Vampire, it was hard not to get the sense that artist Rafael Albuquerque…
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…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Collecting three reviews of war in all its various appearances, Crossing Borders tackles comics from the Netherlands, France and the UK. Missions: 10 Veterans, 10 Stories Tasked by the Foundation…
Robert Brown’s Killjoy returns with this third issue of quietly understated but oh-so familiar childhood recollections that will, in turn, make you smile, wince and nod knowingly at his spot-on…
Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015 – Spotlighting the Work of Rozi Hathaway, Jess Milton, Danny Noble, Emma Raby, Alice Urbino and Adam VianFebruary 23, 2015
Why You Should Be Reading: ‘They’re Not Like Us’February 3, 2015
State of the Small Press Nation – Are Higher Quality Printing Opportunities for Self-Publishing Squeezing Out Traditional DIY Small Press Values?February 4, 2015Tiny Pencil #4: Death & Resurrection – Pencil-Pushing of a Positive Variety in the Latest Issue of Amber Hsu’s Artzine AnthologyFebruary 19, 2015
