ARC FESTIVAL 2026! Periodical is a rather aptly named anthology of nine comics from nine different creators, all centred around periods. The title itself grew out of a hilarious misunderstanding…
It may not quite be spooky season yet for those of us who love all things ghostly and ghoulish, but Hotel Limbo by Ben Harel, published by Top Shelf Productions,…
Picture the scene: a small costal town at the end of the world. Not much happens here. In fact, it’s pretty mundane. Which is why residents look forward to the…
Launched at 2025’s Thought Bubble Comic Festival, Sanctuary by Jenny Mure, an illustrator and comics creator based in Nottingham, is a self-published comic about motherhood, loss and longing. Set in…
In 2018, manga artist Shintaro Kago burst onto the comic scene with his English debut: Dementia 21 (reviewed here at Broken Frontier), a collection of absurdist short stories. Reminiscent of…
There are many names throughout literature that are known as ‘the greats’: Dickens, George Eliot, Mary Shelley, and countless others. And amongst them sits one of the most radical female…
Way back between the years of 2003 and 2005, there was one indie comic in particular that stands out in my memory as something completely distinct. Simone Lia’s Fluffy, published…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! One of the titles I’m most excited to see debut this year at Thought Bubble is The Corus Wave, published by Avery Hill. It’s a geological…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! It’s always a treat to dive into some manga amongst all of the incredible comics and zines at Thought Bubble, and one title in particular really…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Do you ever spot a graphic novel or zine cover that instantly stops you in your tracks? Mære by Annabel Hewitson is one of those. Reminiscent…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! As we cosy up for autumn and drift towards winter, short story collections feel like the perfect comfort read. There’s something so relaxing about curling up…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Silent Horizon. A new, self-published graphic novel written and illustrated by Benjamin Dickson. Five years in the making to illustrate and complete. A mystery so intriguing,…
Having had the pleasure of reviewing L. Adassovsky’s Hibernation Guide for Rabbits and Hares at Broken Frontier for last year’s ShortBox Comics Fair, seeing her name pop up again in…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! If there’s one thing you need to know about Bertilo, it’s that he’s a “chubby bald Italian fella who loves pizza and is always topless. He…
Can a girl ask for more than a cutesy comic about a baked bean in a large hat? I think not. Introducing Bean Jr., a story about a man with…
The word ‘hibernating’ always provides such a sense of cosiness and warmth. Meaning ‘to spend the winter in a dormant state’, for a homebody, this might sound like total bliss….
Imagine attending a school with violent teachers, barbed wires fences, and torture devices. Worse, imagine being unable to remember how or why you ended up there. Introducing Shadowplay: Volume 1:…
A viscous, elongated creature with the body of a large crow, the skull of a man, and a gaping mouth full to the brim of sharp teeth shrieks down at…
“Without ‘A1’ and ‘Deadline’, We Might Be in an Entirely Different Place in Comics” – Alison Sampson, Dave Elliott, Fred Van Lente and Cathy Kwan on the Return of Two Legendary Publications in ‘A1 Deadline’July 21, 2026
“I Want to Enjoy the Process without the Pressure of Pleasing Other People” – Henry McCausland on ‘Eight-Lane Runaways’, ‘River Rangers’ and Comics as a Physical ExperienceJuly 7, 2026
“I Have a Vague Endpoint in Mind” – Linnea Sterte on the Epic ‘A Garden of Spheres’, Inspirations, and the Appeal of AmphibiansJuly 3, 2026
“I Think ‘Limbo’ is Probably the Best Work I’ve Ever Done in Any Medium” – Ferry Gouw on His New Book from Breakdown Press, Cross-Media Work on ‘Major Lazer’, and Adapting His Style for Different ProjectsJune 30, 2026
“Trans People Are Facing Pronounced Challenges to Our Rights Across the World Right Now” – Jua OK! on ‘Road to Chimera’ and Finding Spiritual Meaning in the Trans JourneyJune 29, 2026
