With the Bristol-based small press fair extravaganza that is Zinezilla coming around again this Sunday, September 7th it’s pleasing to see the return of the event’s signature anthology as well….
Can it really be September now at Broken Frontier Towers? I somehow seem to be keeping up with these beginning-of-the-month round-ups and previews of activity from us here at BF….
And we’re ending up the week with part four of our Cartoonists for Gaza gallery series… In response to the genocide in Gaza UK cartoonists Rachael Ball and Krent Able…
We’re back again with part three of our Cartoonists for Gaza gallery series… In response to the genocide in Gaza UK cartoonists Rachael Ball and Krent Able have put together…
Sometimes when it comes to social commentary in comics – and in any medium to be frank – humour can be far more effective than more heavy-handed moralising. Belgian-Mexican creator…
And today we’re back with part two of our Cartoonists for Gaza gallery series… In response to the genocide in Gaza UK cartoonists Rachael Ball and Krent Able have put…
Kiera Won’s Toto Bunny Zine – the first two of which we will be looking at today at Broken Frontier – take us into genuinely minicomic territory, given that each…
I am not sure why there’s been such a long gap in between reviews of Rob Jackson comics at Broken Frontier. The versatile, genre-jumping creator behind projects like Slaves of…
This is exactly the kind of initiative we exist to support at Broken Frontier. In response to the genocide in Gaza UK cartoonists Rachael Ball and Krent Able have put…
When the return of the Caption small press comics festival was announced for 2025, after an 8-year absence, it was with the following description of its ethos and mission: “Caption…
Welcome to a third look from across our community on the effects of Generative AI on comics. Here’s our standard intro for the series… AI “art” is already encroaching on…
“You should just always be reaching a little further than you think is actually possible.” The fitting words of small press creator Will Powers from an interview we ran with…
And we’re back with round two of our thoughts from across the community on AI and comics. Here’s our standard intro for the series… AI “art” is already encroaching on…
When you review serialised comics as rarely as I do one immediate and obvious observation you make is that comics commentary on a first issue is like critiquing the first…
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…
Allegory by its very nature is, of course, a perfect narrative delivery system for deeper truths. By couching life lessons in the fantastic or the relatable their messages become all…
What works so well about Daniel Freedman and CROM’s Birdking is that it manages to blend the familiar escapist elements of fantasy fiction – quests, kingdoms, warring factions and magic…
I have already extolled the virtues of Paul Kirchner’s the bus when I chose it as one of my “Desert Island Comics” for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s Between…
“Our Work is Rooted in South Asian Identity and Community-Led Histories” – Exploring the Publishing Output and Ethos of Kutty Press with Bhavani Balasubramanyam and Deepesh SangtaniMay 18, 2026
“There’s Value in Being the Oddbeat Offering Which Has an Unusual Niche” – Steve Morris Talks about Shelfdust’s Approach to Comics Criticism and Where it All Went Wrong for Comics Commentary OnlineMay 11, 2026
“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
