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…
Fans of our 2016 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist Jey Levang will, no doubt, be thrilled at the prospect of meeting the creator at this year’s Thought Bubble given…
It’s impossible to read Dan White’s Cindy & Biscuit and not fall in love with this painfully yet beautifully poignant story of a lonely but fierce little girl, her faithful canine…
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DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! To date the output of the Big Brown Eyes Collective has focused on the comics of the three sisters who founded it – Freya, Karis and…
DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Sarah Crosby is one of those artists whose work has crossed my path intermittently over the years – whether it’s been her self-published offerings (Occupational Hazards,…
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…
DEBUTING AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Howard Hardiman’s self-published Badger character has been appearing intermittently for the best part of a decade now, beginning on-page life as a vehicle to explore themes of solitude and…
Thought Bubble is approaching imminently and we’re busy here in what passes for the Broken Frontier Bullpen in the fortnight before the convention weekend posting teasers of just some of…
“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…
“I Like to Try to Write from a Place of Power” – Katie Skelly on Her New Graphic Novel ‘Heaven’, the Camaraderie Between Working Women, and Taking Readers on a Narrative RideAugust 27, 2026
“Comics, Similar to Zines, Exist as a Proletariat Art Form Within Popular Consciousness” – Raquelle Jac on Her Powerful Debut Graphic Memoir ‘Bimbo Agitprop’ from FantagraphicsAugust 13, 2026
“I Felt an Instant Connection with Bernie” – Joe D’Esposito on His Krigstein Graphic Biography ‘The Outsider’ and His Affinity with the Legendary EC Comics ArtistAugust 7, 2026
“The Creative Process is Always to Mine for Something Vibrant Inside of Me” – Jesse Moynihan on His Epic Saga ‘Forming’ and Working on One Continuous Narrative for a Decade and a HalfAugust 4, 2026
“Without ‘A1’ and ‘Deadline’, We Might Be in an Entirely Different Place in Comics” – Alison Sampson, Dave Elliott, Fred Van Lente and Cathy Kwan on the Return of Two Legendary Publications in ‘A1 Deadline’July 21, 2026
