The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw In-Person returns at our regular venue of The Royal George on Friday, May 28th, 2026. And this time our artist line-up includes Candice Purwin, Katriona Chapman (to celebrate Fantagraphics at 50) and cartoonist-in-residence Mark Stafford.
Poster by Mark Stafford
Again, don’t worry if you’re not London-based, our online version still happens regardless. Our reborn “real world” event though continues the past tradition of rotating guest artists alongside our artist-in-residence Mark Stafford. Co-hosts are BF’s Andy Oliver and Gosh!’s Will Humberstone. The evening starts at Gosh! at 6.30pm with the three rounds of themed drawing taking place in The Royal George from 7pm onwards. Please note: seating is limited and priority will be given to those who meet at the shop. Work from the featured artists will be on sale on the evening.
So onto our artistic line-up for May…
Candice Purwin is an illustrator, graphic novelist and animator living and working in Edinburgh. With a history in self-publishing, Candice’s first graphic novel, the fantasy epic The Book of Murmurs, was recently published by Fantagraphics Books. BF’s Lara Boyle reviewed it here at BF last week saying “The Book of Murmurs is pure art on every level and one of the most beautiful comics I have ever read. I am in awe of Purwin’s ability to create a whole world out of lines on paper. It’s a visual masterpiece…”
Katriona Chapman is a true mainstay of UK indie comics, part of the Avery Hill Publishing team and a multi-Broken Frontier Award winner. We first interviewed Katriona way back in 2013 at BF here and most recently just last year here. Her comics and graphic novels have included Katzine, Follow Me In and Breakwater. Kat’s most recent graphic novel is The Pass, published by Fantagraphics Books. Look for a review very soon at BF.
Mark Stafford was a contributor to the 2016 Broken Frontier Anthology and is the Cartoon Museum’s artist-in-residence. He has been a frequent collaborator with writer David Hine including books like The Man Who Laughs and Lip Hook. His shortform work has been collected by Soaring Penguin Press as Salmonella Smorgasbord. Most recently he contributed to the Penguin folk horror anthology Bog People.
