Pride Month is very important to us every year here at Broken Frontier. Last year at BF we managed to get a review, interview, feature or creator commentary up every single weekday to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ comics community. You can look back on it all in one place here. There’s some frankly awesome work spotlighted! So let’s do that again for Pride Month 2025.
Each year we offer the opportunity for queer comics creators to contribute one of our Inside Look creator commentaries so that we include a variety of voices from outside of the Broken Frontier team. In 2024 we ran some excellent Pride Month-related Inside Looks, including A.C. Esguerra on Eighty Days and KitsuneArt on Starlit Lovers.
We’re looking for queer creators who want to talk about their LGBTQIA+ comics, graphic novels and graphic memoirs, especially those who have brought their own lived experiences to the page. And if you are an anthology publisher please also get in touch. There are ways in which we can tailor this feature to you too.
Here’s the lowdown..
What are Inside Looks at Broken Frontier?
Inside Look is our creator commentary feature where writers/artists can discuss their creative process and behind-the-scenes details of their comics with reference to specific pages or images. Here are some good examples.
How can I take part?
E-mail our Andy Oliver first to signal your interest. His e-mail details are here.
What do I need to provide in terms of word count?
We suggest 100-200 words per image/page and 4-6 images/pages. You are, of course, welcome to write more.
Can I include other material in the discussion of my work?
Certainly. In addition to pages from their comics past contributors have included such things as script breakdowns, sketchbook roughs, reference photos, process videos and related ephemera. The only thing we can’t accommodate for server storage reasons is video. But we can embed links from platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
This year we are also especially keen to hear from grassroots voices who want to submit their queer-themed minicomics for review. Again use Andy’s e-mail address here as your point of contact.
We look forward to hearing from you!
