The Mongoose – Joana Mosi Takes on the Surreality of Grief and Loneliness
I have never read anything quite like Joana Mosi’s quietly powerful new graphic novel The Mongoose, from Pow Pow Press. The book follows a young woman named Julia who lives…
Elon Musk: American Oligarch – Darryl Cunningham Provides an Outstanding Graphic Biography of a Real-Life Super-Villain
Daryl Cunningham has a proven track record of communicating extensively researched graphic journalism/biography with a remarkably accessible eloquence. We’ve seen it before in books like Supercrash: How to Hijack the…
Animan – An English Translation of Anouk Ricard’s Fabulous Creation is Finally Out Via Drawn & Quarterly and Every Page is a Delight
Sometime in 1983, Americans were treated to a television series about a superhero called Manimal. It featured a shape-shifting man who could turn himself into any animal he chose, and…
The Next Volume of Dark Horse’s ‘Richard Corben Library’ to Collect His Iconic Early Work from ‘Fantagor’
More news from the excellent Dark Horse Corben collections with an upcoming volume concentrating on rarely seen work from Fantagor… RICHARD CORBEN’S LEGENDARY UNDERGROUND WORK WILL BE COLLECTED AND RESTORED…
Thought Bubble 2026 – First Guests Announced for Landmark 20th Edition Including Kate Beaton, Lee Garbett, Simon Spurrier and Yudori
The build-up has began. The first guest line-up for Thought Bubble 2026 revealed below… THOUGHT BUBBLE ANNOUNCE FIRST GUESTS FOR LANDMARK 20TH EDITION KATE BEATON, LEE GARBETT, SIMON SPURRIER &…
Action, Before the Ban: The Archival Collection Vol. 1 – The Controversial 1970s British Comic Returns to Print and Proves to Be a Vital Socio-Political Record of its Era
Back in the Twitter era I posted a few times on the subject of a possible archival collection of 2000 AD that would print compilations of full issue runs from…
Caption Comics Festival is Back on August 8th-9th, 2026 – First Guests for the Small Press-Focussed Event to Include the Broken Frontier Six to Watch
After its return from a several year hiatus in 2025 the small press and self-publishing comics festival Caption is back in August with a pirate theme. And Broken Frontier will…
Something Alien Anthology – PJ Fairweather’s New Micropress Offers a Sampling of the Stars in Their Debut Anthology
The Something Alien Anthology is Don’t Fold Press’s debut comic project, introduced on their Instagram on April 28th, 2025 and fully funded by July 28th. Its Kickstarter states the anthology…
Pride Comic Art Festival (PrideCAF) Returns in September After a One-Year Hiatus – Exhibitor Applications Now Open
Welcome news! PrideCAF is back this September after taking a year off in 2025. For more on the festival check out our Lydia Turner’s report on the 2024 event here…
Romo the Wolfboy – Mysterious Happenings in the Picaresque World of a Victorian Travelling Circus in ILYA’s New Graphic Novel From SelfMadeHero
In graphic novel Romo the Wolfboy, veteran artist ILYA takes his readers to the colourful world of a Victorian travelling circus. This is the first in a possible series of…
Appleguy & Beefwood – Fun, Pithy and Full of Unpretentious Wisdom, Cedar Van Tassel’s Graphic Novel is an Undeniable Gem
There’s something oddly amusing about two adult men sitting around and talking about nothing in particular. What they say tends to make perfect sense to them, but not necessarily to…
Boxes #4 – Mike Armstrong, Eleanor Sikorski, Jules Valera, Emilia McKenzie and Pictii Are Just a Handful of the Names in the Latest Issue of this Essential Anthology
Steven Ingram’s ThirdBear Press continues to provide a vital UK platform for cartoonists with the Boxes anthology, a publication reminiscent of a British small press heyday of similar collections which…
Was that Normal? – Alex Potts’ Quagmire, to Find Human Connection or to Be
In an unidentified town near London, a crumbling, half-finished edifice, which looks like the base of the Eiffel Tower, scatters its debris near and far, sometimes rather dangerously. We meet…
2 x Carol Swain – Dark & Golden Bring Two Carol Swain Character Studies of Lives on the Fringe Back to Print
Publisher Dark & Golden’s mission to bring back some of the forgotten gems of UK indie comics has already seen a number of near lost rarities being seen by appreciative…
Dark Horse to Publish a New Entry in Mike Mignola’s Lands Unknown Universe with ‘Uri Tupka and the Devils’
New Mignola work is always post-worthy so more details on Uri Tupka and the Devils below… Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola Expands the Lands Unknown Universe with A New Graphic Novel,…
Come Join the Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw ONLINE on Thurs, April 9th – Check Out Our Gallery of Recent D&D Art Here!
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online is back again this week and we’re inviting you to join in the fun with a little reminder of some…
Sparrowsong – Alxndra Cook Leans Into Myth and Folklore in Her Latest Gorgeously Illustrated Graphic Novel from Koguchi Press
It’s impossible to overestimate just how far Alxndra Cook’s visual storytelling has come since I was first covering her work in zines like Eat Your Fruit!, well over a decade…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Again IN PERSON – Meet Our Guest Artists Olivia Sullivan, Hamish Steele and Mark Stafford on Friday, April 24th
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw In-Person returns at our regular venue of The Royal George on Friday, April 24th, 2026. And this time our artist line-up…
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“It’s About Queerness, Family, Loyalty, Grief, and at its Core Love in All its Forms”- Bex Glendining on Debut Graphic Novel ‘On Starlit Shores’April 2, 2026
Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026 – Spotlighting the Work of Daisy Crouch, Francis Todd, Jua OK!, Shri Gunasekara, Skai Campbell AKA Skhoshbell and Yu-Ching ChiuJanuary 15, 2026
Celebrating 2025 – Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!January 5, 2026
“I Wanted to Change the Narrative as I Believe Comic Art Deserves the Same Respect!” – Dominica Claribelle on Experimentation, Representing Southeast Asian Culture in Her Work, and Her Debut Graphic Novel ‘Finding Home’December 3, 2025
“You Laugh to Keep from Crying” — A Conversation with Pascal Girard and Cathon on Their New Comic Strip Collections ‘Pastimes’ and ‘Fruit Salad’November 19, 2025