THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Steven Ingram’s ThirdBear Press has become synonymous with its signature anthology series Boxes. A publication which continues to platform emerging and established names in the UK…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Can anything beat the excitement of a zine debuting at Thought Bubble? In my humble opinion, not much. Handbook for the Distracted by Rafe Forman is…
One of the greatest joys in considering self-published comics work in print is the opportunities it affords for unfiltered experimentation with the form’s possibilities. To see something like Bhavani Bala’s…
Keezy Young’s win in the Best Artist category in the Broken Frontier Awards this year was all the more noteworthy for the incredibly strong shortlist of names nominated. Young’s first…
In my opening 2026 Broken Frontier article I mentioned that this year we wanted to underline our commitment to covering socially relevant comics work with a renewed vigour. That will…
Comics work centring on mental health awareness can broadly take two paths into communicating its message: a directly autobiographical or biographical route, or by embedding those ideas into fictional narrative….
LDC ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! It seems that every time I think we have finished up with our LDC Online Comics Fair coverage for this year that I find one…
LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Maia Iotzova graduated from the University of Guelph, Canada with a BA in Fine Arts, working in the fields of film and comics among others….
LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Asia Kazub is originally from Poland and currently resides in Norfolk, UK. According to their website, they graduated from Norwich University of the Arts in…
Cara Brown may just be starting her comics practice but this 2025 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist has already amassed a small body of work that demonstrates her ability…
There is a burgeoning alternative comics scene in Sweden that Fantagraphics Books and translator Melissa Bowers have been bringing to English-speaking audiences over the last seven years. It includes Erik…
Detached by Angela Oddling, is an ongoing comic series which began in 2018, and first published in 2022, in which Oddling explores her mental health journey, and subsequent diagnosis with…
In 2022 Broken Frontier reviewer Tom Baker described the first issue of the charity Re-Live’s Coming Home anthology series as “a creatively daring, admirably moral, and consciousness-raising book”, adding “here’s…
Clay Footed Giants from Alain Chevarier and Mark McGuire is a deep, multi-faceted graphic novel, examining family trauma, modern masculinity and parenting. Published by Mad Cave Studios, and marketed as…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! 10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! George Ives’ life, even in synopsis, makes for fascinating reading. Born in 1867 he was a writer, a…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! The Weird and Wonderful Surviveries of Squid Horse is a collection of comic strips that defies easy categorisation. It’s autobio but with sidesteps into fantasy interwoven…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! It’s impossible to know with any degree of certainty the degree to which comics like Cara Brown’s Everything’s Fine provide an element of catharsis for their…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! One of the international creators whose work you should be looking out for at Thought Bubble this year is Emilia Strilchuk who will be at Harrogate with…
“I Want to Build a Feeling of Curiosity and Wonder about the World” – Skai Campbell, AKA Skhoshbell, on Exploring Environmental Themes in Comics, Navigating the Small Press Scene, and the Allure of HedgehogsNovember 5, 2026
“At the Base of Every Story I Tell is Some Aspect of Myself” – Michael Furler Talks Inspiration, Process, His ShortBox and Peow Work, and the Swiss Comics SceneOctober 26, 2026
“There’s a Real Joy in Giving a Story a Good End” – Kate Ashwin on Saying Goodbye to the Cast of Her Webcomic ‘Widdershins’ After an Impressive 15 YearsOctober 22, 2026
“There Have Been So Many Highlights!” – Publisher Andy Brown on 30 Years of Conundrum Press, Discovering Unique Voices in Comics, and the Realities of Arts Funding in CanadaOctober 20, 2026
“I Love Exploring Themes of Culture, Family and Siblinghood” – Shri Gunasekara on Experimenting with the Form, Colour as a Storytelling Device, and Artistic ProcessOctober 19, 2026
