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With its kaleidoscopic manipulation of colour and deft exploitation/juxtaposition of the free form and the symmetrical, Jesse Jacobs’ Crawl Space is a remarkable celebration of the unique storytelling properties of…
One of our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘, Olivia Sullivan (aka Zen Bucko) first came to prominence on the UK small press scene – as so…
The market for translated bande dessinée is no longer the sole preserve of Tintin and Asterix. We’re now lucky enough to have English-language editions of Corto Maltese, the works of…
Halloween is nearly upon us and 2000 AD publishers Rebellion have a double dose of devilish delights on offer for the season. Fans of vintage UK horror comics will no doubt…
This coming Monday October 30th sees another top comics-related event at the always welcoming House of Illustration, near London’s King’s Cross. Comics commentator, curator and historian Paul Gravett – the…
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 events or digital…
B. Mure is a creator who has maintained a steady presence on the UK small press circuit over the last few years with both their own self-published comics titles and…
With Rachael Smith’s successful Kickstarter for a deluxe version of her Wired Up Wrong having smashed its target not long after launching here’s another crowdfunding campaign that includes work by the…
This coming Saturday October 28th marks the fifteenth anniversary of Broken Frontier – a decade and a half of exploring the comics universe, championing the ninth art, and doing our…
There’s always been something indefinably “other” about much of Peter Milligan’s comics output. Sometimes his work can be disquieting in a vaguely unsettling way – an unease that subtly wheedles…
Set some years after the Earth was overrun by creatures of legend and the subsequent collapse of civilisation, The Realm is a comic that fuses its magical elements with the grittiest…
This weekend sees a new small press event on the comics calendar as the Loogabarooga Comic Festival, held in association with Loogabarooga Book Festival and Loughborough Comic Con, debuts on Saturday October…
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 events or digital…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
From the delicate symbolism and familial metaphor of its opening sequence Shanti Rai’s KO establishes its overarching themes of kinship and the bonds that connect us from the outset. A…
Scales & Scoundrels is a comic that wears its fantasy influences on its sleeves with the most ostentatious of flourishes. But while its tale of loveable rogues, adventurous camaraderie and…
A contributor to such esteemed comics for kids as The Beano and Moose Kid Comics, Marc Jackson is also the man behind the Macc-Pow! comic festival. One of his most…
We’re at that point in the month again when we look forward to another guest-artist filled D&D and this one has a particularly BF flavour with three artists who have…
It’s 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 events or digital storefront,…
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
