Angelic – a candy coloured anthro-cyber-post-apocalyptic fun fest with obligatory sinister undertones. Pretty impossible to dislike, unless you don’t like the idea of verbose flying dolphins and winged monkeys dressed…
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It’s nearly Thought Bubble and one particular treat this year is that the eleventh issue of the influential small press anthology Dirty Rotten Comics from Throwaway Press debuts on the festival weekend. Mixing…
Written by Chris Mole, illustrated by Melissa Trender and with art by Nikki Foxrobot, Brigantia #1 debuts at Thought Bubble this weekend. The self-published book was funded by a successful…
The sometimes oblique, sometimes chilling and the always captivating worlds of Douglas Noble have been a long-time fixture in ‘Small Pressganged’. Indeed, our very first reviews column way back in…
Another day here at Broken Frontier and another round of Thought Bubble 2017 previews and reviews. Our next subject is Outside, a horror anthology produced by Ash Pure that you can…
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DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Artist Olivia Sullivan is one of two of our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ whose exposure on the site so far this…
New Roger Langridge work is always going to be a treat and when it has an old school nostalgic vibe to it all the better! The much acclaimed New Zealand…
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…
It’s not only Thought Bubble books that are debuting over the next week! Katriona Chapman’s always charming autobio series Katzine has a new edition coming out that includes a preview…
The print edition of Tor Freeman’s webcomic Welcome to Oddleigh – detailing the adventures of Chief Inspector Jessie and Sergeant Sid and the strange adversaries they encounter – was a comic I…
It’s been a significant period of time since I last covered the work of alt comics artist Katie Skelly here at Broken Frontier. In fact, it was back on the…
It may be debuting near the end of November but the Ryan O’Sullivan and Plaid Klaus’s Void Trip series from Image Comics will have a soft launch with a special…
We’re coming into the home stretch for our Thought Bubble previews/reviews coverage here at Broken Frontier and our first preview focus of the week is new work by the ever…
In the run-up to Thought Bubble we’ve been concentrating on previewing and reviewing a large number of new material from British artists. That’s hardly surprising – such is the festival’s…
In just a few short days the comics world will be descending on Leeds for the convention weekend of the 11th Thought Bubble festival and Broken Frontier will be among…
Between the end of 2014 and the early months of 2016 the name “Danny Noble” was ubiquitous at Broken Frontier. One of our original Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators…
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A new issue of Hitsville UK has become something of a Thought Bubble tradition over the last few years and the festival just wouldn’t seem the same without the latest instalment…
DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Ever since we were the first site to cover the comics of Elizabeth Querstret – one of the most endearing characters on the UK small press…
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
