Every fortnight-(ish) we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF every week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental and…
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Dead Canary Comics have always had an off-kilter approach to genre comics storytelling – think weird western Reddin, the bizarre escapades of Frog Man or the alt-history of The Fitzroy for examples…
It’s the tenth Thought Bubble comic art festival at the weekend and this week at Broken Frontier we’re taking a tour of just some of the debut book highlights. Up until…
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Debuting at Thought Bubble! To date, the output of UK micropublisher Dead Canary Comics has perhaps veered more towards the genre fiction end of the market with super-hero parody like…
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Last Driver – the latest project from London-based micropublisher Dead Canary Comics – hits Kickstarter today and gives Dead Canary co-publisher C.S. Baker the dream opportunity to see his dystopic sci-fi romp brought…
More than just a simple genre mash-up fusing familiar horror and classic western conceits, the story of Reddin explores the archetypal frontier concept of the “pardner”, in the relationship of…
“It’s Tough Out There, But You’re Absolutely Not Alone!” – Dave Cook on ‘Killtopia: Phantoms’, Challenging Times for Crowdfunding, and Returning to Thought BubbleNovember 5, 2025
“My Brain Broke, and Out Came Donuts” – Neill Cameron Looks Back on ‘Mega Robo Bros’ and Forward with ‘Donut Squad’, the Latest Smash Hit Strip from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’November 4, 2025
“The Biggest Challenge for Me Was Having to Think More Like a Director” – Michael Schwartz on Writing for Comics for the First Time and His Supernatural Ghost Story ‘Armored’October 31, 2025
“It’s a Fantasy Adventure about Growing Up” – Joe Latham Talks ‘Haru’, the Self-Publishing Journey, and Using Colour as a Narrative ToolOctober 30, 2025
“I Cannot Wait to Really Dig into the Nuts and Bolts of Literary Adaptation” – Kristen Haas Curtis on Bringing Chaucer to Comics and on Moderating the Thought Bubble Literary Adaptation PanelOctober 29, 2025
