Publisher Dark & Golden’s mission to bring back some of the forgotten gems of UK indie comics has already seen a number of near lost rarities being seen by appreciative…
PINNED POST! Introducing Broken Frontier Connects, the next stage in our evolution! Broken Frontier Connects is our new initiative designed to extend our community hub philosophy. BF already has an…
New Mignola work is always post-worthy so more details on Uri Tupka and the Devils below… Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola Expands the Lands Unknown Universe with A New Graphic Novel,…
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…
It’s impossible to overestimate just how far Alxndra Cook’s visual storytelling has come since I was first covering her work in zines like Eat Your Fruit!, well over a decade…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw In-Person returns at our regular venue of The Royal George on Friday, April 24th, 2026. And this time our artist line-up…
Wonderful to see Sequential Scotland back for a second outing this August. And with a really cool list of headlining/guest artists… Sequential Scotland is back on the 8th of August…
‘The Birth of Venus’, painted by Sandro Botticelli in the 1480s, is often cited as a blatant example of the ‘male gaze’ that has long dominated art in the West….
Artist, writer and colourist Bex Glendining made a real mark on us last year when their debut graphic novel On Starlit Shores got not just a very positive review at…
And we’re back with BF’s Staff Picks feature for April 2026! This regular blog piece is where members of the team give a monthly overview of recommended new releases, designed…
For this month’s ‘Andytorial’ I am opting not to give you our normal behind-the-scenes look at the goings-on at Broken Frontier over the last few weeks. Instead I want to…
Judy Powell’s Ways to Kill My Mother’s Lover (With Limited Pocket Money and Minimal Mess) isn’t quite the comic with the longest ever title to be reviewed at Broken Frontier…
Joff Winterhart’s previous graphic novels (Days of the Bagnold Summer and Driving Short Distances) have been explorations of the relationships between characters separated by both generations and attitudes. In his…
Launched at 2025’s Thought Bubble Comic Festival, Sanctuary by Jenny Mure, an illustrator and comics creator based in Nottingham, is a self-published comic about motherhood, loss and longing. Set in…
As its title obviously suggests Short Stories is a collection of Portuguese creator André Caetano’s shorter-form narrative for comics anthologies and other related venues. Publications like this are always a…
This is a very cool comics community project via Young Comics Laureate Ray and Comics Youth CIC. Ray is, of course, one of our 2021 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’…
The Girl Who Draws on Whales is an environmentalist story set in a futuristic flooded world. Wangi, the lead character, lives on an island which is visited every year by…
Jules Valera’s A Very Fragile Release Coming Along as a Light Breath collects three A6 minicomics in a tactile vellum-banded compilation. The three titles – Jupiter & the Moon, Venus…
Great to see old friend of BF Kay Medaglia back with their new book Comic Therapy from SelfMadeHero. Sounds like just the kind of project we all need in 2026….
A. T. Pratt’s work redefines the idea of tactile comics. Take today’s example, Big Matinee Comics, which includes layer after layer of pop-up, foldout, concertina effect and detachable elements. It’s…
“It’s About Queerness, Family, Loyalty, Grief, and at its Core Love in All its Forms”- Bex Glendining on Debut Graphic Novel ‘On Starlit Shores’April 2, 2026
Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026 – Spotlighting the Work of Daisy Crouch, Francis Todd, Jua OK!, Shri Gunasekara, Skai Campbell AKA Skhoshbell and Yu-Ching ChiuJanuary 15, 2026
Celebrating 2025 – Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!January 5, 2026
“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
