Seeming rather incongruous in the pages of Battle in the mid-1980s, Invasion 1984! was a perhaps a somewhat unlikely science fiction offering from the long-running weekly war comic anthology. It…
Cody Blue and Thena Khole. Two of the most notorious criminals in the universe, each with their own distinctive modus operandi and long list of criminal activities. Cody is a…
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Sitting between illustrated children’s storytelling and pure comics, The Legend of the Wizards of Little Humdrum purports to be a tale discovered by artist Dom McKenzie (whose Tales of the…
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With a Douglas Noble comic what goes unsaid – or equally what is left to our imaginations – is often as important as what is articulated on the page. Noble’s…
First issues are all about the set-up; about hooking the reader, investing them in the protagonist and cast, and establishing the thematic core of the narrative as quickly as possible…
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We’re playing catch-up a little at the moment with anthology series Seven Stories – artist João Sobral’s pet project through his O Panda Gordo micropress – given that two issues…
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Approaching that well-worn term “psychogeography” from an alternative perspective, Claire Scully’s Desolation Wilderness from Avery Hill Publishing is a follow-up to her 2016 offering Internal Wilderness. Scully’s silent landscape comics…
It seems hard to believe that it’s a whole four years ago to the very day that the first Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw debuted at the…
Rebellion continue to bring classic comics characters of yesteryear to new audiences not just via their handsomely presented Treasury of British Comics editions but also through their semi-regular Specials like…
The Day of Dredd is coming this September, giving fans, retailers and libraries an opportunity to celebrate the future lawman and share their own personal memories of encountering his world…
Can it really be four years? Our next Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw! marks the fourth anniversary of London’s favourite comics social. As ever, we have a…
For the best part of a decade, Scotland’s BHP Comics have been growing from a small self-publishing concern to the eclectic and socially conscious outfit they are today. With a…
When we lost Carlos Ezquerra last year we lost a legend. That’s not hyperbole. If anything it’s a gross understatement. This week 2000 AD commemorates the life and work of one…
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When we covered Emily Owen and Gavin Mitchell’s The Adventures of Pup & Grumpicorn during its Kickstarter campaign as part of our Crowdfunding Corner feature at Broken Frontier we described…
Spotlighting emerging comics talent is always at the heart of what we do here at Broken Frontier so we’re delighted to be able to announce the winner of the latest…
A new thrill – or perhaps chill – debuts in this week’s 2000 AD courtesy of writer T.C. Eglington, artist Simon Davis and letterer Annie Parkhouse. We have a sneak…
Taking new creators to new audiences. That was the title of this year’s Broken Frontier Panel at the East London Comics and Arts Festival (ELCAF) but it could just as…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! It’s been a few months since we last reviewed a Decadence book (Stathis Tsemberlidis’s Binary Decay last Autumn) but those perennial ELCAF favourites will be exhibiting again this…
“I Liked the Uncertain Nature of it… the Feeling of Dread and the Unknown” – Jason Measures Gives Us the Lowdown on the ‘Beyond the Black Void’ Sci-Fi AnthologyNovember 10, 2025
“It’s about Fame, Friendship, and Just How Long You’re Willing to Fake it to Make it” – Duane Murray and Ahmed Raafat Talk ‘Who Are the Power Pals?’ from Dark HorseNovember 6, 2025
“It’s Tough Out There, But You’re Absolutely Not Alone!” – Dave Cook on ‘Killtopia: Phantoms’, Challenging Times for Crowdfunding, and Returning to Thought BubbleNovember 5, 2025
“My Brain Broke, and Out Came Donuts” – Neill Cameron Looks Back on ‘Mega Robo Bros’ and Forward with ‘Donut Squad’, the Latest Smash Hit Strip from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’November 4, 2025
“The Biggest Challenge for Me Was Having to Think More Like a Director” – Michael Schwartz on Writing for Comics for the First Time and His Supernatural Ghost Story ‘Armored’October 31, 2025
