After our belated review of the seventh issue of Dirty Rotten Comics yesterday here at Broken Frontier we’re looking forwards today at the upcoming eighth issue of the popular small…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Blurring the lines between catalyst and non sequitur, Laura Ķeniņš’ Alien Beings is the latest short-form offering from Latvian micropublisher kuš!’s line of mini kuš! comics. Its…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! With his long-running and influential zine comics series Smoo Comics having recently come to an end, and his new publication Minor Leagues taking his creative practice in…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Given that (aside from the odd sign or label) the strips in Mox Nox are wordless it may seem a touch odd to be talking about the…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Breakdown Press’s Safari Festival is coming on August 27th and at Broken Frontier we’re focusing on this essential celebration of new waves in contemporary comics and art with…
While many UK small press anthologies theme themselves around specific subject matter or topical material Dirty Rotten Comics has a more philosophical focus to its contents. Each and every issue…
Ted Naifeh is no stranger to working across genres. He’s already made the shift from pirates to gothic teens to barbarians. But up until this point, most of his main…
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“Each panel of A Dark Forest is crammed with detail to the extent that every single image feels like a world unto itself.” That was how I described Kate-mia White’s…
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…
It’s nearly Gosh! Comics/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw time again as our popular collaborative event returns this month on August 23rd. As ever, your co-hosts for the night are myself (Broken Frontier Editor-in-Chief…
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With their mix of pop cultural homage and markedly darker humour, Craig Conlan’s minicomics have proven to be a consistent delight. Conlan was, of course, nominated for a British Comic Award in the…
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The Analogue Press are a smaller micropublishing outfit from the North East of England who have to date put out two copies of Radio On, an annual music-themed anthology. The…
Back in July I had the pleasure of chairing a panel at ELCAF on the subject of ‘Championing Comics’ with zine-maker Simon Moreton (Minor Leagues), One Beat Zines co-founder Julia Scheele, and…
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Norwegian artist Jey Levang first came to prominence with their twisting short stories in the pages of popular UK anthology Dirty Rotten Comics. Jey’s offerings in that book have consistently…
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…
Perhaps unsurprisingly for a comic that centres on a rejection of the perceived wisdom of the status quo, Laura J.L.B.’s Sister Sabia is unafraid to disregard convention in terms of its…
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If there was one name that kept coming up post-ELCAF this year as an exhibitor whose comics had truly excited people it was that of Lucie Ebrey. The Birmingham-based artist’s…
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Emily Rose Lambert’s Dreamscape is an atmospheric and haunting journey through the subconscious, a shorter version of which first appeared in the pages of Dirty Rotten Comics #4 last year. In this…
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
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“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
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