BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! The practice of Simon Moreton may have evolved into a more multi-media incarnation but his place in the UK comics community over the last decade has…
While national pride is a philosophy I have never found myself able to subscribe to, a sense of national shame – particularly in the five years since 2016 in the…
There’s been some very welcome news announced today regarding Simon Moreton‘s very personal project Where? which has been picked up for publication by Little Toller Books. Simon has, of course,…
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It goes without saying that 2020 has been a year replete with diary-style comics documenting the strangest nine months of our lives. In time, of course, they will be an…
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Co-published by Grindstone Comics and Czap Books Ley Lines is a quarterly series of short comics. Its stated mission is to give creators the opportunity to explore “the intersection of…
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When Simon Moreton previewed zine-style anthology Lettuce Bee (co-edited by Moreton and Ali Bamford) to us here at Broken Frontier he described its contributors as “old friends, new friends, strangers, and…
Edited by Simon Moreton (Minor Leagues) and Ali Bamford, Lettuce Bee is a new zine-style anthology that brings together a whole host of international creators in what looks to be…
Although Simon Moreton’s artistic style has changed dramatically over the ten years or so he has been creating comics and zines, the importance of our environment and the emotional bonds…
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EXHIBITING AT BCZF! Simon Moreton’s autobio zine series Minor Leagues (twice Broken Frontier Awards-nominated to give you an idea of just how highly esteemed it is here at BF!) begins…
Today marks the release of Minor Leagues #6, my new zine of comics, writing and stuff. It’s a whopping great 112-page zine, printed and assembled at home, complete with fancy hand-folded…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! I have been writing about Simon Moreton’s work at Broken Frontier for several years now and I can point to many reasons as to why it has…
How do you learn new places to go, new ways to be? Those words in the latest Minor Leagues strike a particular chord because sometimes with Simon Moreton’s practice you…
Simon Moreton’s work has always been an enduring reminder that the seemingly smallest moments of life can be the most profound, that the fragility of existence can be captured in…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! With his long-running and influential zine comics series Smoo Comics having recently come to an end, and his new publication Minor Leagues taking his creative practice in…
Back in the early days of this column, when I originally wrote about Simon Moreton‘s Smoo Comics, there was no question in my mind that I was shining a spotlight on a unique…
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! There are few creators who have featured here in ‘Small Pressganged’ as regularly as Simon Moreton. Indeed we’ve interviewed him three times in just over a…
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CELEBRATING BCZF! The Autumn months in the UK are synonymous with festival season for comics enthusiasts with LICAF, Thought Bubble and the Comica Festival programming all being regular calendar fixtures at…
A SAFARI FESTIVAL TIE-IN! “Quite simply, Simon Moreton is one of the most important and intelligent creative voices in current UK small press comics” – ‘Celebrating 2013: Ten UK Small…
“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
