Bite-sized chunks on what’s going on in the comics industry and beyond.
Here’s some excellent news for next year. New comics event SCARF (Sheffield Comic ARts Fair) is now open for applications. Indie/small press creators get on this now! SHEFFIELD COMIC ARTS…
More newly translated manga coming from Mad Cave’s Nakama Press imprint in 2026. Details of See You in Memories in the press release below. A lyrical journey through loss, art,…
Details below on Horror Not Hate, a new socially conscious comics anthology to mirror the times we live in… The newly minted Slow Feet Comics has announced a new horror…
My Soul Mate is coming via Mad Cave’s Nakama Press imprint in January. Check out a multi-page preview here at Broken Frontier today. MY SOUL MATE Coming this January from…
More classic manga coming from Dark Horse in 2026… SHIROW MASAMUNE’S STORIES RECEIVE THREE-BOOK DELUXE EDITION TREATMENT FROM DARK HORSE MANGA Before he created “Ghost in the Shell,” he made “Appleseed” – the…
One of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creators back in 2017, Olivia Sullivan has continued to amaze us in the years since with work that is both poetical and…
Graphic Mundi have announced their Spring 2026 publishing line-up with a list of more socially relevant comics offerings. Coming From Graphic Mundi in Spring 2026: Drawing Our Worlds Together with…
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…
One of the privileges of our behind-the-scenes, off-site work at Broken Frontier is the chance to connect with emerging, often younger creators via initiatives like our Broken Frontier Connects/Small Press…
The Cartoon Museum has announced that submissions are now being taken for the Young Cartoonist Awards 2025. Breaking down the information from the poster image below this initiative from the…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw In-Person returns for its sixth revived outing at our new venue of The Royal George on Friday, November 28th, 2025. And…
Well that’s quite a line-up of guests at MICE this year! Don’t forget that we are happy to make announcements for indie and small press comics events from around the…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Already feeling separation anxiety from Harrogate? Our traditional Thought Bubble report may make that sense of loss linger but I’m sure we can all agree TB…
Just before this year’s Thought Bubble we received the news that Eve Greenwood had decided to take the difficult step of shutting down the inspirational publishing force that is Quindrie…
Congratulations to the six names on the shortlist for this year’s First Graphic Novel Award! An always vital and crucially important opportunity for creators. Investigating a saint, falling in love…
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…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Every year at Broken Frontier we select two or three comics of the festival from the debuting titles that you need to make an absolute beeline…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! We can’t finish our Thought Bubble coverage this year without a mention as to where you can find artists from the 11 years of our Broken…
“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
“I Think it’s Really Important to Follow Your Dreams!” – Sarah Graley Talks Working on ‘Pizza Witch’ with Stef Purenins and the Pleasures of Rewarding Audience InteractionsNovember 13, 2025
“I Hugely Admire Comics with Dynamic Page Structure!” – Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds on the Lure of Fantasy Storytelling and Her Creative ProcessNovember 13, 2025
“People Are Having Good Ideas All the Time and Putting Them into Practice” – Alison Sampson, Charlie Adlard, Lucy Sullivan and More on the Importance of the Thought Bubble Portfolio Reviews and Comics CommunityNovember 13, 2025
