Story About a Duck – A Delightful Short Comic About Acceptance from Boya Sun
Picture the scene; the full moon illuminates a softly lit forest with mountains in the peripheral, as it transforms from day to night, the remnants of the day’s pink hues…
Aquatic Lives – Pepe Reyes Intricately Imagines What Surviving Underwater Might Look Like in His ShortBox Comics Fair Debut
Haven’t we all wished we could take a glimpse of what life is like under the sea? Pepe Reyes’ ShortBox Comics Fair debut Aquatic Lives is an intricate imagining of…
Street Noise Books’ Publishing Line-Up for Spring 2025 Announced – Another Selection of Socially Relevant Comics Work to Watch Out For
Street Noise Books continue their mission to bring thought-provoking and socially relevant work to readers in 2025 with another line-up of important books coming in Spring. Street Noise Books Presents:…
Coppélia et Swanilda – A Dark Take on a Tale of Mistaken Identity from Hana Chatani and ShortBox Comics Fair
Based on the enchanting ballet Coppélia, Coppélia et Swanilda from this year’s ShortBox Comics Fair is a story focused on protagonist Swanilda, who is suspicious that her fiance’s heart may…
Thought Bubble 2024 – Full Programme of Events Over the Con Weekend Revealed
Thought Bubble Month starts next week at Broken Frontier so it’s an opportune moment to take a look what’s coming up in the recently announced programme for the weekend. Some…
Customer Service Eternity – C A Strike Provides a Hilarious, Deadpan and Mischievous Offering at ShortBox Comics Fair
I was already a fan of C A Strike’s work, having reviewed their lovely minicomic Meryl for Broken Frontier’s upcoming Thought Bubble coverage in November (stay tuned!), so was delighted…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, October 17th for a Manga Special
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, October 17th. This time we are basing themes on…
Goodbye Apple Island – ShortBox Comics Fair Offers a Soft, Warm Nostalgia Trip from Artist C.R. Chua to its Readers
One of the offerings from this year’s ShortBox Comics Fair that I was most excited about was Goodbye Apple Island, from artist C.R. Chua. I didn’t know a huge amount…
NBM’s Publishing Schedule for Spring 2025 Revealed – Civil Rights, True Crime, Music Biographies and More
Is this the first Spring 2025 publishing round-up we’ve run this year at BF? Expect a flurry incoming weeks but today it’s NBM with their book line-up for the first…
Support One of Comics’ Finest and Most Socially Conscious Publishers with the Silver Sprocket Fundraiser
We’re always happy to give a shout-out to anyone whose vision of comics and community so closely aligns with our own ethos so please give some support to our favourite…
“Comics Are a Voice for the Voiceless” – Anna Readman Talks ‘Scream!’, ‘Fargo & McBane’, and Her Self-Published Work (Bonus Exclusive ‘Scream!’ Pages)
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! There are emerging artists I discover on my Broken Frontier travels who I know immediately have something extra special, next-level even, to…
Rebellion Announce ‘The Art of Judge Dredd by Jock’ for 2025
Jock aficionados, your time has come! The Art of Judge Dredd by Jock is coming next year. One of the most sought-after and admired artists in the industry today, Jock is…
Pagans Against AI Fight Back Against AI “Art” with a New Spell-Casting Zine
We have been very clear about our stance on generative AI “art” here at Broken Frontier Towers. It’s a “one strike and you’re out” policy if you use it in…
Nightmare Factory – John Kenn Mortensen’s Melodic Wordplay is Just as Nuanced as His Illustrations in this New Picture Book from Fantagraphics
A pale drummer boy mindlessly plays on as a candle drips wax over his head. A grimy man cocks his trumpet like a gun, the canister on his back ready…
Final Cut – Charles Burns Gives Fabulous New Life to Old Preoccupations
Charles Burns offers his readers no clues. There is no subtitle hinting towards a plot, no description or biography, and nothing to give one an indication of what they are…
Treasury of British Comics to Reprint the ’40 Years of Scream!’ Collection of the Cult 1980s Horror Weekly
Welcome news indeed from the direction of Rebellion today if you missed out on the 40 Years of Scream! collection of the cult ’80s horror comic earlier this year which…
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2024 – Looking Back on a Weekend of Shared Passion for the Form at LICAF
It’s important, I think, to firstly put my visit to last weekend’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival into some kind of personal context because when you haven’t been to a…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 2024 – The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic, Nightmare Factory, Jessica Farm and More!
A few days later than normal but welcome to our BF Staff Picks for October! Before the pandemic BF’s Staff Picks feature had run for many years, with members of the…
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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
“Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter” – The ‘Aw, Nuts!’ Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious UniverseJune 6, 2025
“We Have Been Feeling the Pressure Like Never Before” – The Worrying Disappearance of Comics Commentary and Journalism Sites from a Broken Frontier/UK Small Press PerspectiveMay 19, 2025
“A Time Travel Story through Rave Culture” – Sara Kenney and Company on ‘Acid Box’, Working with Avery Hill, and Mentoring Young CreatorsMay 16, 2025