A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Over the last few years Darryl Cunningham has established himself as one of the most vital and important voices in British comics. As recognition of the…
“There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes…” That’s a Doctor Who quote from Fourth Doctor Tom Baker’s time in the role of course but…
‘Exploring the Comics Universe’ – that’s Broken Frontier’s promise to our audience and one that is proudly proclaimed at the top of every page on the site. As a tagline,…
The British Comic Awards shortlist was announced today celebrating another year of astonishing creative growth for the medium in the UK and featuring a number of creators and projects to…
A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Please note that, sadly, the autumn Comiket has now been postponed until Spring 2015. Comica Festival’s twice-yearly Comiket independent comics fair returns to Central Saint Martins…
News, today, from Brighton-based publisher Myriad Editions about a new signing for 2015’s schedule of graphic novels – Will Volley’s The Opportunity is set in the cutthroat world of those…
A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Comica Festival returns to London this month with its traditional autumn programme of events celebrating the diversity of approach to comics craft, art and form. First…
With Thought Bubble rapidly approaching the usual round of announcements of books to be launched at the influential festival has already begun. But, lest we forget, this is also the time…
Today marks the ninth World Mental Health Day. The awareness-raising event is held every October 10th and represents a global celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy. Each year…
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First World War anthology To Arms! – a project with its genesis in the Gosh! Comics Process group – self-consciously set out to approach its subject matter with a distinctively…
As Thought Bubble rapidly approaches we can always expect to hear rumblings of exciting debut releases to coincide with the UK’s major autumn convention/festival season. Courtesy of Owen Michael Johnson…
Gary’s Garden is a sprawling and witty ensemble piece from an ever inventive creator at the very forefront of the current renaissance in UK children’s comics. Originally published in the…
Alongside the multi-talented likes of Gary Northfield, Jamie Smart and Sarah McIntyre, the Etherington Brothers, Robin and Lorenzo, are a fraternal partnership at the very forefront of the resurgence of…
Comica Festival is back! As bold exclamations go those four words are, in a sense, a little misleading because the truth of the matter is that Comica never really goes…
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When her doctor suggested to artist Dani Abram to keep a “mood diary” of her progress, after a diagnosis of Generalised Anxiety Disorder, she approached the project from a distinctly comics…
Earlier this year we previewed the Alternative Press Takeover here at Broken Frontier – a small press comics and zine fair that included a whole host of exhibitors familiar to…
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It’s been a while since I last covered the work of Noah Van Sciver in this column. On that occasion it was Deep in the Woods – also from the folk…
Ryan Cecil Smith’s BLOCKS minicomic began life as an explanatory design for the Loop de Loop Animation Challenge – the cyclical reading experience inherent in its distinctive physicality mimicking the creation…
“After Reading… So Many Works… from Caribbean-British Writers and African Americans… I Wanted to Create that Space for Myself in Comics”- Lara Boyle Talks to Michael D. Kennedy on the Process Behind the Making of ‘Milk White Steed’September 30, 2026
“We’re Here, We’re Queer, and We Are Going to Make Glorious Comics About it! Get Used to It!” – The inQ! Team Are Back with the Second Edition of London’s Queer Comics FairSeptember 17, 2026
“Human Identity is a Very Complex Thing” – Yudori on ‘Lovers of the Empire’, Period Piece Comics, and the Importance of EscapismAugust 31, 2026
“There’s Nothing More Tedious than a Predictable Protagonist” – Roberta Gregory On Revisiting the Life of Her Classic Character in ‘Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken’August 31, 2026
“Shedding Light on the Absence of Queer Narrative is Like Laying Flowers for the Ghosts of Queer Souls” – Marina Lisa Komiya on the Themes of ‘On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides’August 31, 2026
