News of another summer debut from Vault Comics today (after the announcement of Giga earlier this week). We have a preview of Shadow Service #1 by Cavan Scott and Corin…
Just keep running, and maybe they’ll give you an Oscar. Or is it all a Mirage? This surreal and engaging trip through the centre of American glitz and glam from…
There’s something of the psychogeographical to the opening of Matthew Dooley’s Flake. Dooley, of course, is a Jonathan Cape/Observer/Comica short story competition winner and a prolific fixture on the UK…
James Riding’s James + Jack in Crazyland is a diffficut book to define in obvious genre terms. This all-ages serial is packed to the rafters with ideas and character concepts….
For all the surface appeal of Michael DeForge’s frenetic pop surrealism, his real gift is an ability to use that dazzle to land punches of sobering pathos and wry commentary…
Coming this August in the UK and September in the US, The Flood That Did Come is the debut graphic novel of Patrick Wray. Another cool find by the Avery…
While we’re all missing our serial comics fix at the moment here’s an advance look at a new series from Vault Comics, announced today as debuting this summer. The full…
Daniel Bristow-Bailey’s The Screaming is a curious comics short, rife with ambiguity and yet oddly immediate at the same time. The catalyst for Bristow-Bailey’s dark short comes from his personal…
If keeping the kids occupied is something of a priority at the moment then, of course, there are plenty of UK comics distractions out there that fit the bill perfectly…
Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis, process and…
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John-Paul Kamath’s London Horror Comic is one of the true mainstays of the UK small press scene. It’s been around for longer than this column has been at Broken Frontier…
With current events forcing postponements or cancellations of festivals and conventions ELCAF (the East London Comics and Arts Festival) have announced that this year’s event will be moving online. Regular…
With Young Adult fiction there is always the question of who exactly the intended audience is. Are stories of teenagers growing into adulthood meant to serve as a guide for…
The title of Kate Charlesworth’s acclaimed graphic memoir/LGBTQ+ history comes from an old saying that implied the kind of woman who “preferred to wear sensible shoes” may have been, or…
We’re always interested at Broken Frontier in the ways that graphic medicine communicates and conveys personal experience. This week a new Humanoids graphic memoir by Valérie Villieu and Raphaël Sarfati…
While monthly comics from the US serial comics publishers are currently on hold a number of trades and collected editions are still on the publishing schedule. This week sees the…
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If you’re a regular on the indie comics circuit you may already have been aware of Alabaster Pizzo’s Mimi and the Wolves in its self-published incarnation. Beginning in 2013, Pizzo…
Strictly speaking, Canadian indie artist Howard Chackowicz’s Nothing to See Here isn’t actually comics given that it’s a book of mostly single illustration cartoons. But this Conundrum Press collection of…
“It’s About Queerness, Family, Loyalty, Grief, and at its Core Love in All its Forms”- Bex Glendining on Debut Graphic Novel ‘On Starlit Shores’April 2, 2026
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
