A SAFARI FESTIVAL TIE-IN! As mentioned in their interview with Broken Frontier last week, UK artists Liam Cobb, Tom Kemp and Will Tempest have collaborated to produce an anthology comic,…
A SAFARI FESTIVAL TIE-IN With a minimum of formatting and simply subtitled ‘An online magazine for comic book makers’, Comics Workbook has become one of the more interesting online destinations for…
A SAFARI FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Now I’m as keen as anyone to get comics to a wider readership, but while it’s great to see the form, ahem, representin’ in fancy bookshops…
Translated from Norwegian as part of Centrala’s cosmopolitan catalogue, Dear Rikard is Lene Ask’s touching and beautifully rendered treatment of a series of letters between a Norwegian missionary in Madagascar and the…
A poignant period tale of family strife, Alfred’s Come Prima – winner of the Fauve d’Or for Best Album at Angoulême in 2014 – marks a strong start to Delcourt’s English-language list on ComiXology….
In Dörfler, his debut graphic novel from Fantagraphics, Pittsburgh-based cartoonist Jeremy Baum scales up his familiar style and approach to create a hypnotic narrative that trips gaily along a tightrope…
With an ambitious and stylish mix of short and long-form work, editors Brandon Graham and Emma Ríos bring the monthly anthology comic to a new dimension. When Image Expo blasts…
Nobrow’s project to introduce new comics voices in an accessible format brings us enjoyable work from William Exley, Jen Lee and Joe Sparrow. This year has seen the welcome return of…
Here at Broken Frontier we pride ourselves on looking that little bit beyond the obvious. However, sometimes you just have to go with the flow, and for the last couple…
In her long-form tale of depression-era childhood, Melissa Mendes draws on her family history to create a rich portrait of a young girl and the confusing, often brutal world around her….
Here at Broken Frontier we’re firm believers in the power of graphic medicine – the capacity of comics to explore the whole spectrum of issues and experiences surrounding healthcare, from the most personal…
Dave Gibbons is auctioning off a gallery-scale print of WHAAT?, his barbed parody of Roy Lichtenstein’s WHAAM!, in support of the Hero Initiative, a charity that supports comic creators in…
In Nearlymades, Simon Russell combines found imagery with piquant snippets of text to create a work that rewards the reader’s attention. There’s been a lot of traffic of late for…
Regular BFFs* might recall that sometimes we drift a little off-piste to cover the occasional gallery show, as long as there’s at least some connection with comics. And while it’s always…
After a successful Kickstarter, Montreal’s Editions Pow Pow have launched a series of English translations of their graphic novels. And with laughs and winces in equal measure, Samuel Cantin’s Vile and Miserable…
In the latest book from Retrofit Comics, Laura Knetzger uses her airy cartooning style to create a number of potent and imaginative metaphors for the experience of depression, while also highlighting…
Despite their best efforts, James Robinson and Greg Hinkle manage to bring back the public domain hero Airboy, in a scurrilous and invigorating metafictional take on the creative process. Back in the…
Nearly 20 years on from the publication of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel, Tyler Durden has made his long-awaited return in comics form. But are he and the twenty-first century ready for…
“You Laugh to Keep from Crying” — A Conversation with Pascal Girard and Cathon on Their New Comic Strip Collections ‘Pastimes’ and ‘Fruit Salad’November 19, 2025
“I Think it’s Really Important to Follow Your Dreams!” – Sarah Graley Talks Working on ‘Pizza Witch’ with Stef Purenins and the Pleasures of Rewarding Audience InteractionsNovember 13, 2025
“I Hugely Admire Comics with Dynamic Page Structure!” – Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds on the Lure of Fantasy Storytelling and Her Creative ProcessNovember 13, 2025
“People Are Having Good Ideas All the Time and Putting Them into Practice” – Alison Sampson, Charlie Adlard, Lucy Sullivan and More on the Importance of the Thought Bubble Portfolio Reviews and Comics CommunityNovember 13, 2025
“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
