“What is a comic?” is not that different a question from “what is art?”, although it may be debated less often and by different people. Don’t shoot me if I…
DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! In the time since 2014 that we have been covering the work of Rozi Hathaway here at Broken Frontier her comics have, arguably, become known for…
And we’re off… In less than two weeks time the Broken Frontier Editorial Team will be on their way to Leeds for this year’s Thought Bubble festival and, as you…
The first three issues of Fraser Geesin’s darkly witty The Cleaner: Man of Destiny were a post-Thought Bubble 2016 review pick at Broken Frontier so, in the run-up to this…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
If there’s been one obvious throughline to the work of creator Jessica Martin since she burst onto the comics scene a few, short years back it’s been her love of…
Thought Bubble is coming and, in the fortnight leading up to the festival weekend, we’re running a series of previews at BF of some of the debut books that have…
For people who have trouble fitting in, the issue is sometimes very literal. Social anxiety arises from, or exacerbates, a feeling of being physically incapable of comfortably occupying a space,…
Lazaretto artist Jey Levang’s name will hardly be an unfamiliar one to regular visitors to Broken Frontier. Levang’s work has been regularly covered here for some years beginning with their…
It’s festival season in the UK and, with Thought Bubble fast approaching on the horizon, we’re sifting through the annual plethora of debut comic, graphic novel and zine coverage requests…
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…
This week sees the release of the Lazaretto miniseries from BOOM! Studios, a book that we’ve been eagerly anticipating here at Broken Frontier for some time given that it represents…
Hosted by the Geeks Out organization, the third annual Flame Con was held on August 19th and 20th at the Downtown Brooklyn Marriot. It was open to fans of all…
Last Friday, September 1st, saw publishers, creators (and even the odd comic commentator) come together in London’s West End to celebrate ten years of SelfMadeHero – undeniably one of the…
Every fortnight-(ish) we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF every week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental and…
If you’re a long-time aficionado of Doctor Who – the BBC’s 54-year-old science fiction series – then you’ll be aware that when its titular hero crosses his own timeline it…
Borderliners: True Realities is a book that is unashamed to wear its fannish influences on its sleeves. Brian Gorman’s two-decades-in-the-making graphic novel (see his creator’s commentary here at Broken Frontier a few…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
One of the great joys of overseeing our various Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ programmes at BF is observing the artists involved as their work evolves and…
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…
“Lots of My Sapphic Comics Focus on Small, Intimate Moments” – Nessie Mooo Talks ‘Deathmetal’, Comics Community, and Queer Representation in the MediumJune 12, 2026
“In Order to Create Societal Change, We Have to First Imagine It” – Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner Talk A Wave Blue World, Their LGBTQIA+ Anthologies and Publishing with a Social PurposeJune 9, 2026
“We Wanted to Publish the Books We Wanted to Read” – Outgoing Avery Hill Co-Founder Dave White Looks Back on 14 Years at the UK’s Game-Changing Indie Comics PublisherJune 8, 2026
“There is No Singular or Correct Intersex Narrative” – LJ Nakamura on Intersex Representation and the Liberating Nature of Pulp Sci-FiJune 4, 2026
“We Want Trans and Queer Teens to Feel Seen and Understood” – Tilly Bridges and Susan Bridges on Their New Graphic Novel ‘Just Another Summer’ and the Collaborative Writing ProcessJune 2, 2026
