Noir, as a genre, often trades in stereotypes even as it breaks them down. Femme Fatales, for instance, have more agency than earlier female roles, but were also always duplicitous…
Akissi: Even More Tales of Mischief, the third volume of the translated adventures of the titular West African school girl to come to us via Flying Eye Books, provides a…
It sometimes feels as if Jeff VanderMeer lives in a world far removed from our own. The American writer was once referred to ‘the weird Thoreau’ and even a cursory…
It seems no time at all since we were celebrating 2000 AD’s 40th anniversary at that splendid birthday event in London in 2017. Here we are though with the 45th…
While not all the Broken Frontier team will be at Thought Bubble this year, we will be there in spirit. Long-term friend of the site Nora Goldberg has organised a…
Broken Frontier Award-winning artist Gareth Brookes has produced a body of work over the last decade that has been consistently innovative and experimental. From The Black Project through to The…
While we don’t tend to focus on super-heroes too heavily at Broken Frontier every so often a related news story comes up that has a relevance to the wider perception…
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We have all been there at some point. Restless nights, the frustration of not being able to drop off to sleep, the consequent anxiety that only exacerbates our insomnia. But…
As London’s Cartoon Museum prepares for the final weeks of their landmark V for Vendetta: Behind the Mask exhibition plans are afoot for one final celebration for the show. On…
It’s time for another mini-season of our ‘Covers Album’ feature where we ask comics creators, publishers and commentators to pick three of their favourite comic covers… but with a small…
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“Two demons practice the forbidden art of dress-up” is given premise of Geov’s Mercury’s Closet, another comic from the October-running Shortbox Fair which highlights the breadth and diversity of approaches…
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Let’s get my favourite phrase out of the way in the first sentence and make the remark that Joe Decie’s new comic No Comply is pure language of comics magic,…
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Over the last 18 months we have all got very used to alternative online methods of delivery in every aspect of our lives, and the comics scene has been no…
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association published a worrying report on the health of millennials in 2019, revealing a 12% increase in major depression amongst that demographic. The data showed…
Back in 2019 we ran an extensive interview with illustrator and Instagram sensation Zeppelinmoon, aka Amber Fossey, on her irreverent approach to cartooning and building up a profile on social…
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Over the summer at Broken Frontier I took a look at Holy Diver, the first in a series of autobio comics by Rachelle Meyer inspired by the infamous Chick Tracts…
If you’re a fan of the Treasury of British Comics’ reprints of The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire then the New Year release of another Don Lawrence strip Karl…
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In our final interview with 2021’s Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artists I speak today to Hannah Carwardine whose flowing visuals, considered use of colour and inventive page layouts immediately…
Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026 – Spotlighting the Work of Daisy Crouch, Francis Todd, Jua OK!, Shri Gunasekara, Skai Campbell AKA Skhoshbell and Yu-Ching ChiuJanuary 15, 2026
Celebrating 2025 – Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!January 5, 2026
“I Wanted to Change the Narrative as I Believe Comic Art Deserves the Same Respect!” – Dominica Claribelle on Experimentation, Representing Southeast Asian Culture in Her Work, and Her Debut Graphic Novel ‘Finding Home’December 3, 2025
“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
