There have been some very inportant comics community initiatives from the direction of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival of late, including British Comics Now (of which I will be…
Another of this year’s Broken Frontier Six to Watch creators Zen K., aka Zenab Khan, has already featured on the site when our Lydia Turner reviewed the sci-fi one-shot Runaway…
If, like myself, you are a crusty old comics fan of a certain age then you will no doubt be delighted that the latest incarnation of 2000 AD-inspired, fan-created anthology…
Con & On has the strange quality of feeling slightly atypical of Ahoy Comics’ usual output and yet somehow completely at home in their catalogue of projects. “Funny Vertigo” may…
It would be painful for me to say that in the pages of Summit Abi Wye takes the idea of magical realism to uncharted heights but it’s too late now…
If you are nearer to the beginning of your comics journey and embarking on a long-form narrative my advice has always been to get an early chapter out there in…
We already knew we were living in the bleakest of timelines but with every passing day it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed by the stygian darkness of its excesses. As…
Abstract comics work often exists to allow us to find our own meaning in its pages. By definition it is not about elaboration; it provokes and evokes emotional responses, disseminates…
As I said when we announced Broken Frontier’s 2025 ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ list last week it’s a rare occurrence but every so often someone comes along with…
“This is the history of every 70 year old gay man in Britain today.” Striking words on the back cover of Forty Lies: A Work of Ipsedixitism by David Shenton that…
David Robertson has been one of the most prolific creators on the UK self-publishing scene for many years, with his short story comics anthologies seeing him collaborate with a huge…
The first thing the reader will notice about Nick Merdasi’s Condoms is its physicality. Its square paperback format and the plastic “packet” it comes in are designed to mimic the…
The time has come again for our Broken Frontier Six to Watch announcement. This is our most anticipated and well-read article of the year and let me say straight out…
It seems inconceivable to imagine now that a weekly print magazine for teenage girls could at its peak sell well over a million copies, and yet that’s what DC Thomson’s…
Broken Frontier proudly announces the winners of the 21st annual BF Awards, as voted for by you, our readers, and the BF team. I spoke a little about this when…
One thing I have come to expect from the work of Dave Baker (as seen in our coverage at Broken Frontier of his multiple comics collaborations with Nicole Goux) is…
How to describe Edward Taylor’s 2 Stories Both Involving an Egg? The nearest I can come to grasping at something suitable would be Kafkaesque. But if Kafka wrote sitcoms rather…
British Comics Now is back for 2025 with two amazing new opportunities for British creators. The initiative “aims to be a nationally-significant project for Britain’s comics and graphic novels sector,…
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
“I Think it’s Really Important to Follow Your Dreams!” – Sarah Graley Talks Working on ‘Pizza Witch’ with Stef Purenins and the Pleasures of Rewarding Audience InteractionsNovember 13, 2025
