Well this is huge from Thought Bubble for its 20th edition. Alice Oseman of Heartstopper fame has been announced as the headline guest for 2026. Heartstopper fans can read our…
And we’re back with another list of guests for this year’s big birthday bash at Thought Bubble… THOUGHT BUBBLE REVEAL LATEST GUESTS FOR LANDMARK 20TH EDITION MATT FRACTION, ERICA D’URSO,…
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 &…
It may feel like just five minutes since we were all sitting in the bar of the Old Swan in Harrogate chatting comics but it’s already time to start thinking…
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…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Welcome to our celebration of all things TB for 2025! Last year at Broken Frontier we extended our annual coverage of Thought Bubble by turning two…
A bumper update from our chums at Thought Bubble today with announcements about their free comic drive, the festival programme and, yes, another batch of guest names! THOUGHT BUBBLE FESTIVAL…
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,…
Just a quick reminder today of the message you will already have received from our chums on the Thought Bubble team. And a couple of quick notes on FAQs and…
Thought Bubble have announced another batch of guests for 2025 including the legend that is Joe Sacco, the cartoonist behind Palestine and War on Gaza. For more on comics about…
There’s an Avery Hill Publishing exhibition coming to Thought Bubble this year and we have the details below. Also we’re delighted that BF will, in its own small way, be…
Exciting news from the direction of our friends at Thought Bubble with the announcement of this collaboration with the brilliant The Phoenix weekly. Particularly cool because it includes Neill Cameron…
Welcome to August at Broken Frontier Towers! As I said last month from hereon out we will be endeavouring to start the month at BF with a little round-up of…
We are all very aware of what harrowing times we are living in and of the challenges now facing marginalised communities. At the beginning of the year we spoke about…
Is it really time for Thought Bubble 2025 announcements? The full exhibitor list is now up on the TB site including around 25 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artists. And…
Emerging comics creators! It’s time to start thinking about Thought Bubble and the 2000 AD talent search. Full details below. Do you have what it takes to be a 2000 AD creator? We’re looking…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! I’ve been to several zine/comic festivals this year, all of which have been incredibly well-curated and well-attended. However, I have never been to a comic art…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! It’s the great UK comics end-of-year party and this year, for the first time since 2019, Cinderella did finally get to go to the ball. The…
“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
“I Have a Vague Endpoint in Mind” – Linnea Sterte on the Epic ‘A Garden of Spheres’, Inspirations, and the Appeal of AmphibiansJuly 3, 2026
