Earlier this year we reviewed Lawrence Lindell’s autobiographical comic From Truth with Truth exploring identity, mental health awareness, Blackness and recovery. Expressively candid, Lindell’s powerfully connective work has been one…
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Way back in 2014 I wrote a guide for small press comics creators on how to increase their chances of getting a review and how to build up a profile…
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When it comes to the comics of musician and artist Alexander Tucker we really need to find an entirely new genre classification just for them. Tucker’s haunting, meandering tales don’t…
“You’re telling me, I live there! It makes The Wicker Man look like Balamory.” That description of the titular town of Blackwood comes from one of the book’s large cast…
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Co-published by Grindstone Comics and Czap Books Ley Lines is a quarterly series of short comics. Its stated mission is to give creators the opportunity to explore “the intersection of…
The supportive comics community of the WIP Comics group have announced their latest two anthologies set to debut in October. They’re available for pre-order now at the link in the…
Another publisher looking ahead to 2021 Oni/Lion Forge have let us know today about their Spring 2021 range of new graphic novels for the all-ages and YA demographics. Full details…
Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo’s far-flung futuristic tale of dead gods adrift in space makes landfall as dead weight from BOOM! Studios. The concept is nothing short of genius:…
As Autumn approaches we’ve started planning well ahead for some very special Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online nights beginning with a Myriad Editions event this Thursday…
We’ve covered the work of indie creator Hazel Newlevant on a number of occasions at Broken Frontier over the last couple of years, whether it be their solo projects or…
Shawn Kittelsen and Eric Zawadzki’s Heart Attack offers a jarring glimpse into a world that hits close to home and too close to ignore. It’s no secret that there is…
In the second of our interviews with this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ I talk today with artist Dominique Duong. Dominique’s versatility is a notable part…
Adding to their growing catalogue of socially relevant comics and graphic novels, Oni and Lion Forge have announced a new graphic novel for the middle-grade demographic coming in early 2021….
Back in 2017, the acclaimed online comics and illustration venture Draw the Line was the Broken Frontier Award winner in the Best Webcomic category. The project saw over 100 international artists…
In Vision, Julia Gfrörer pulls the reader into her haunted house mystery and slams the door. Julia Gfrörer’s disquieting and relevant new book from Fantagraphics sits very nicely with her…
News today from Mad Cave Studios of a new imprint of YA graphic novels which will debut in the Autumn of 2021. Full details of the initial line-up of books…
On the surface, Love on the Isle of Dogs is a story about love that constantly interrogates itself, asking even in the beginning: “What & Who is Love anyway?”. This…
The Contradictions is a title that could fit any study focused on what it means to be young in today’s world. In the hands of a writer and cartoonist as…
“I Just Wanted it to Be Beautiful and Raw and Weird” – Donya Todd on Her New Experimental Graphic Novel ‘The Witch’s Egg’ from Avery Hill PublishingJuly 8, 2025
Inside Look: The Keluarga Cable Ship Company – Mereida Fajardo Brings Her Boundary-Pushing Practice to Digital PresentationJuly 4, 2025
Inside Look: Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood – Lonnie Mann Provides a Creator Commentary on the Evolution and Process of His Gay, Jewish, Coming-of-Age StoryJune 24, 2025
Inside Look: How to Love Yourself – An Exclusive Creator Commentary from Artist A. MauriJune 13, 2025
Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer IdentityJune 6, 2025
