Bringing together two legendary comics titles from the late 20th century in one package, A1 Deadline is an anthology that both builds on the past and looks to the future….
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! This weekend Thought Bubble hosts drop-in portfolio review sessions. Organised by that great comics community booster Alison Sampson (Winnebago Graveyard, The Department of Truth, Sleeping Beauties)…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Alison Sampson’s work has been seen over an incredibly wide-ranging number of genres over the last decade or so. She’s a remarkably versatile artist and writer,…
There are many unsung heroes working hard behind the scenes in comics to foster a sense of community and provide support for up and coming creators. Alison Sampson (Winnebago Graveyard,…
As something of a final gift to us from its editor and comics legend Trina Robbins, pro-choice anthology Won’t Back Down! is a fittingly defiant collection. It acts as a…
I love comic conventions. There’s no better way to spend a weekend than walking around, basking in the enthusiasm and talent of fellow comic creators. I love seeing what everyone’s…
It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics events or digital storefront,…
It’s nearly 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…
Friday 29th April was a banner day for Broken Frontier. Not one but two BF collections of comics were launched at the esteemed Gosh! Comics shop in London’s Soho. The Broken…
One of the absolute best continental European artists to hit the US comics scene in years. That’s Robert Sammelin for you. Robert Sammelin, a self-taught resident of Stockholm, Sweden, is…
One look at Alison Sampson‘s art lets you know that hers is a unique talent – but one look isn’t nearly enough to take in the myriad details and emotional power…
It’s exhibitions (and other events!) galore in February’s round-up of what the great and the good of the small press scene are up to, both within and without the world…
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, BF…
Genesis is a mesmerising yet salutary offering, and represents an extraordinary collaboration between Nathan Edmondson and Alison Sampson. It’s a deeply engrained facet of human nature: that desire, that urge,…
Press Release Nathan Edmondson (WHO IS JAKE ELLS, The Punisher, Black Widow) and debut artist Alison Sampson’s, GENESIS, pairs sweeping visuals with poignant writing to bring readers a one-shot that cannot be…
“Comics, Similar to Zines, Exist as a Proletariat Art Form Within Popular Consciousness” – Raquelle Jac on Her Powerful Debut Graphic Memoir ‘Bimbo Agitprop’ from FantagraphicsAugust 13, 2026
“I Felt an Instant Connection with Bernie” – Joe D’Esposito on His Krigstein Graphic Biography ‘The Outsider’ and His Affinity with the Legendary EC Comics ArtistAugust 7, 2026
“The Creative Process is Always to Mine for Something Vibrant Inside of Me” – Jesse Moynihan on His Epic Saga ‘Forming’ and Working on One Continuous Narrative for a Decade and a HalfAugust 4, 2026“Without ‘A1’ and ‘Deadline’, We Might Be in an Entirely Different Place in Comics” – Alison Sampson, Dave Elliott, Fred Van Lente and Cathy Kwan on the Return of Two Legendary Publications in ‘A1 Deadline’July 21, 2026
“I Want to Enjoy the Process without the Pressure of Pleasing Other People” – Henry McCausland on ‘Eight-Lane Runaways’, ‘River Rangers’ and Comics as a Physical ExperienceJuly 7, 2026
