The World Illustration Awards, presented by the Association of Illustrators in partnership with the Directory of Illustration since 2015, is currently open for entries. For the Broken Frontier audience the…
BOOM! Studios’ serial comics line had a notably strong year in 2019 which was reflected in a Broken Frontier Award nomination for Folklords and, of course, that BF Award win…
Self-publisher Wallis Eates is an artist who will be very familiar to long-time Broken Frontier readers. Her autobio comics and zines have been reviewed multiple times at BF with her…
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Shazleen Khan describes her 2019 Broken Frontier Award-winning webcomic Buuza!! as bring about “found family, diaspora and religion, set in an urban fantasy 90s Middle East and central Asia.” Last…
Broken Frontier proudly announces the winners of the 16th annual BF Awards, as voted for by you our readers and the BF team This year’s Broken Frontier Awards saw unprecedented…
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We supplemented our annual Broken Frontier tradition of rounding up just ten UK small press comics representing the diversity of approach in self-published comics practice this year with an additional…
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In last year’s Broken Frontier Awards Debbie Fong’s short comic Greenhouse won the ‘Best One-Shot’ category for a story that I described as a subtle yet uncompromising account of mental…
From R.L. Stine, the author behind the phenomenon that is children’s horror book series Goosebumps, comes this series of eerily creepy tales for younger readers that promises to take them…
We’re turning off the lights at Broken Frontier Towers now, hopping on Bertie the BrokenFrontierasaurus and making our way to the office seasonal party. So it’s time for a little…
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A bit of fun today as we head towards the end of the year and the end of the decade (and yes, technically, I know that’s actually really a year…
After the recent announcement from Rebellion about next year’s Best of 2000 AD series comes news of a Free Comic Book Day tie-in special. The full press release and cover…
Surely now one of the most eagerly anticipated comics debuts of 2020 (just check out those pull quotes below!) Dark Horse Comics have released details this week of the mysterious…
Broken Frontier proudly presents the shortlists for our 16th annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our team has selected five nominees for each of the 15 main categories that comprise the BF…
“With a mischievous hint of the meta this opening instalment underlines Folklords’ claim on the title of the Next Big Thing in serial comics.” That’s what we said about the first…
Next year sees a new category in the Comedy Women in Print Prize – founded by comedian, actor and novelist Helen Lederer (Absolutely Fabulous, Naked Video, Losing It) – as…
To present an account of British working class history from the 14th century to the present day in around 125 pages and keep it both succinct and accessible, without drifting…
New Michael Allred creations are always cause for excitement and Dark Horse have announced a new “Madmaniverse” title this week, debuting next March. The full press release on X-Ray Robot…
A few years back Paco Roca’s graphic novel Wrinkles was understandably acclaimed for its bittersweet portrayal of later life. It would go on to become an animated film, with voice…
“Lots of My Sapphic Comics Focus on Small, Intimate Moments” – Nessie Mooo Talks ‘Deathmetal’, Comics Community, and Queer Representation in the MediumJune 12, 2026
“In Order to Create Societal Change, We Have to First Imagine It” – Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner Talk A Wave Blue World, Their LGBTQIA+ Anthologies and Publishing with a Social PurposeJune 9, 2026
“We Wanted to Publish the Books We Wanted to Read” – Outgoing Avery Hill Co-Founder Dave White Looks Back on 14 Years at the UK’s Game-Changing Indie Comics PublisherJune 8, 2026
“There is No Singular or Correct Intersex Narrative” – LJ Nakamura on Intersex Representation and the Liberating Nature of Pulp Sci-FiJune 4, 2026
“We Want Trans and Queer Teens to Feel Seen and Understood” – Tilly Bridges and Susan Bridges on Their New Graphic Novel ‘Just Another Summer’ and the Collaborative Writing ProcessJune 2, 2026
