Setting aside the issue’s obvious nostalgic appeal for anyone who grew up during the 1980s, the first issue of Paper Girls is, at its heart, a celebration of girlhood, with Brian K…
Last week in this column I recommended three comics-related Kickstarter campaigns that, for various reasons, I felt deserved your attention. One of these was for the Art Aid Nepal anthology…
It’s festival season again in the UK and here at Broken Frontier we’re gearing up for the plethora of exciting new debut comics that entails. One of those is the…
Fresh from his starring role in Secret Wars, the youthful-looking Doctor Strange is given a new lease of life by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo in a captivating and enjoyable first issue….
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Bringing talented artists to a wider audience via this column is one of the great privileges of writing ‘Small Pressganged’ here at Broken Frontier. Indeed, this year I significantly expanded…
Despite its attention-grabbing title, Jennifer Hayden’s powerful and hugely enjoyable graphic memoir offers moving and often hilarious insight into every stage of a woman’s life. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues,…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Belgian writer Zidrou’s flair for depicting the flaws in humanity is ever-present in his medieval fairy tales Bouffon (The Jester) and Les Trois Fruits (The Three Fruits). Coupled with two magnificent Spanish artists,…
It’s been a busy year for Rachael Smith. Most notably, of course, that’s due to her second graphic novel The Rabbit being published by Avery Hill Publishing to critical acclaim…
Eagle Award-winning writer Andrew Winter teams up with Italian illustrator Manuela Bassu Lebrino for a fast-paced, action-filled romp set against a doomsday backdrop of paranoia and conspiracy in Victorian England….
As we all know it’s festival season in the UK again and after last week’s Bristol Comic and Zine Fair – and before LICAF and Thought Bubble descend upon us…
Crowdfunding has changed the comics landscape as we knew it over the last few years. But the unsurprising upshot of its ever growing presence as a tool for securing publication is…
The Eisner-nominated creator of Invincible Days turns a fearless, often ironic eye, on his own dating life – a twenty-year odyssey delving into his difficulties finding love as a gay…
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 British Comic Awards (in association with Page 45) 2015 shortlist was announced on Friday with an eclectic selection of books, styles and approaches to the form making up the names in…
Light-hearted but infused with an insistent social conscience, Jonathan Case’s stunning journey behind the scenes of the fabled Waldorf Astoria hotel in 1936 New York City reveals a sordid underbelly…
CELEBRATING BCZF! “A story of death, grief and breaking the fucking law” is the tagline for Cj Reay’s Dirt which comes to us via Reay’s micropublishing imprint Black Lodge Press….
The return of Windy Wilberforce – and his creator, small-press pioneer Ed Pinsent – heralds a refreshing reunion with what feels like an old acquaintance. I used the phrase about Phil Elliott…
CELEBRATING BCZF! When editor Mark Beechill first launched Foxhole he did so with the tagline ‘Arts, Culture, Writing’ foremost in his mind but he’s the first to admit that approach…
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
“A Single Panel Can Depict a Multitude of Narratives” – Chris King Talks ‘Cold Chips’, Psychogeography in Comics, and Cross-Media PracticeMay 7, 2025
