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HCZF FORTNIGHT! On a long-term mission in space aboard the SS Kitsune, a lone explorer reflects on his years of solitude and a voyage where human contact seems almost like…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
HCZF FORTNIGHT! Many BF readers will remember that cartoonist Matthew Dooley’s work was a fixture in such well-regarded anthologies as Dirty Rotten Comics and Off Life before his 2016 Cape/Observer/Comica…
HCZF FORTNIGHT! Olivia Sullivan was one of our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ and is an artist whose work many readers will first have discovered in…
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
HCZF FORTNIGHT! Last year’s Thought Bubble saw the debut of the first instalment of Peter Morey’s Endswell; a self-published generational saga that combined family politics and social commentary and was…
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HCZF FORTNIGHT! Two and a half years ago, Gareth Brookes contributed a story to the ‘BFFs’-themed issue of Latvian publisher kuš! comics’ digest-sized š! anthology. It was one of the…
HCZF FORTNIGHT! Originally introduced way back in 2010 in Hildafolk, at the time part of Nobrow Press’s fledgling 17 x 23 series, the adventures of Luke Pearson’s plucky heroine Hilda…
HCZF FORTNIGHT! Beginning today at Broken Frontier we have two weeks of coverage of comics and creators you can catch at the inaugural Hackney Comic + Zine Fair on Sunday…
It’s a catchy hook but whether the somewhat awkward tagline “Teen Victorian Fairy Fight Club” really gives the premise of Sparrowhawk its due is debatable. Written by Delilah S. Dawson…
Running for ten years between 1974 and 1984, Bella at the Bar holds a place as not just one of the most popular comic strips in the UK’s weekly Tammy…
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If you’ve been following our coverage of micropress/distro O Panda Gordo’s Seven Stories so far then you’ll be aware that the anthology’s ostensible premise is based on 19th-20th century literary…
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
Sky In Stereo Vol. 2 proves an interesting follow-up to the grounded exploration of teenage adventure and romance of Mardou’s first volume. Picking up where the story left off with…
To discuss in detail the twisting, turning narrative of Black Crown’s Lodger (now collected in this trade paperback volume) would be to miss the point of a book that asks its audience…
When looking at Nobrow Press’s publishing output this year what immediately strikes the reader is the diversity of approaches and subject matter represented in its 2019 line-up this year. From…
A timeless tale of disenfranchised youth embracing the times they live in, cool kids now constantly connected by their phones, yet often still not listening to each other very much….
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
From Weegee: Serial Photographer to Hobo Mom there’s no doubting the versatility of Belgian creator Max de Radiguès. Stig & Tilde: Vanisher’s Island, his latest offering from Nobrow Press, is…
“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
