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Artist Rozi Hathaway’s Kickstarter campaign for Njálla – her second self-published solo comic – reached its target in just a few short hours on its first day last month. It…
The third 2016 gathering of the ever popular Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw nights takes place this week on Tuesday 24th May at Soho’s BrewDog pub on…
Electricomics – the “digital comics self-publishing ecosystem” project managed by Leah Moore – are asking for the input of the small press scene as they look to provide a digital community…
Youth in Decline’s Frontier series of self-contained one-shots continues to spotlight some of the most compelling and diverse voices in contemporary indie comics across the globe. Its distinctive ethos has…
“I’m not gonna lie to you…” There’s really only one reason why you need to read The Fix: It’s GOOD! Critics and fans have been fix-ated on this new Image…
The story of a woman who takes up a job at a phone-sex call centre, Talk Dirty To Me is a maudlin but meaningful story of modern life, love (and,…
It’s been a long while since our last roving round-up of what the great and the good of the small press scene have been up to, both within and outside…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns on May 24th and this time our venue is the BrewDog pub on Soho’s Poland Street. Our third gathering of 2016 sees two biting purveyors…
In the brief window between the deaths of Victoria Wood and Prince a few weeks ago, I got to thinking about that blissful complacency you enjoy when you’re young 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 or digital storefront, the…
An accomplished science-fantasy fable fit for all ages, Once Our Land showcases Peter Ricq’s spot-on visual storytelling and cutting edge sense of style. Last Friday saw the launch of Peter Ricq’s…
Scab County, a grim little vignette of a short cut gone wrong, is an accessible introduction to the work of DIY culture hero Carlos Gonzalez. Not long after collecting his…
The indie comics fair Comica Comiket returns this Saturday 14th May as part of the final weekend celebrations for the House of Illustration’s Comix Creatrix exhibition with one of its great traditions…
The second volume of Megg, Mogg and Owl strips by Simon Hanselmann (Megahex) is a strangely affecting flat-share sitcom that has a sharp edge of melancholy never far beneath the surface. Even…
This brief but always touching read brings us into its characters’ world with a warmth and sincerity that belies its fleeting page count. Singing Dragon have been building up a most…
Atmospheric art and careful world-building lay a solid foundation for Samuel Sattin and Chris Koehler’s remarkable first issue, introducing a dystopian near-future ruled by our pets. Month after month, American…
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 or digital storefront, the…
The first Comiket independent comics fair since 2014 comes to the House of Illustration and London’s Central Saint Martins college on Saturday May 14th as part of an extensive Comica Weekender…
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
