I have my own connections to the First Graphic Novel Competition (formerly run by publisher Myriad) given that I was a judge back in 2014. In fact such is my…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! A follow-up to the equally delightful Grandad’s Camper, Harry Woodgate’s Grandad’s Pride is an obvious candidate for coverage as part of our Pride Month celebrations at Broken…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! In Yugo Limbo’s Be Kind, My Neighbor we have a trans-centric comics narrative with a very different approach than much of the trans and non-binary comics we…
Nicole Goux has become something of a semi-regular presence here at Broken Frontier over the last four years. Goux’s collaborations with Dave Baker in Fuck Off Squad, Everyone is Tulip…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, June 15th with a Pride Special. Not…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! Edmund White’s semi-autobiographical novel A Boy’s Own Story was first published in 1982 and became the first in a trilogy of queer coming-of-age books. It has been…
I have been saying for a few years now that the comparative dearth of new UK small press anthologies is not healthy for the scene so it’s always pleasing to…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! My Life in Transition is the second collection of Julia Kaye’s Super Late Bloomer series detailing her trans journey. We reviewed the first volume here last year…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! Photo comics are a fascinating alternative approach to the form. While they present themselves as following the same sequential structure as their more traditional illustrated counterparts the…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! With a new hardcover edition coming later this month, a review of Mike Curato’s semi-autobiographical graphic novel Flamer seems most appropriate for our Pride Month coverage. Set…
With over a decade’s experience of comics publishing and a focus on bringing translated French language comics to English-speaking audiences, Nicolas Rossert’s Sloth Comics has become a regular fixture on…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! As our reviews go, today’s look at Tillie Walden’s Alone in Space is going to be a slightly different reading experience. This collection of Walden’s first three…
Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, and already virtually at its target, Rusalka – Whispers of the Forest is the latest comics work from our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! Even if you haven’t read all-ages graphic novel The Real Riley Mayes yet the chances are you will have heard of it. Rachel Elliott’s book has been…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! The last time we reviewed Okura’s manga series I Think Our Son is Gay was for our Pride Month celebrations in 2022, so it’s fitting that we…
Given how heavily it drew from the Lee-Ditko era of Amazing Spider-Man, the status of The Leopard from Lime Street as one of the more celebrated strips of the 1970s…
Over the last four years at Broken Frontier we have covered the collaborative work of the Nicole Goux-Dave Baker team on a number of projects, including Fuck Off Squad, Everyone…
Georgia Holland’s Before They Lay You Down is ostensibly a short story in the Western comics tradition. In reality, though, Holland’s minicomic is far more universal in its themes, exploring…
Inside Look: How to Love Yourself – An Exclusive Creator Commentary from Artist A. MauriJune 13, 2025
Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer IdentityJune 6, 2025
“Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter” – The ‘Aw, Nuts!’ Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious UniverseJune 6, 2025
“We Have Been Feeling the Pressure Like Never Before” – The Worrying Disappearance of Comics Commentary and Journalism Sites from a Broken Frontier/UK Small Press PerspectiveMay 19, 2025
“A Time Travel Story through Rave Culture” – Sara Kenney and Company on ‘Acid Box’, Working with Avery Hill, and Mentoring Young CreatorsMay 16, 2025
