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…
The three stories in Sun Bakery, Corey Lewis’s anthology, sacrifice plot-heavy narrative for sparkling graphic energy. As a foggy-brained dolt who drifts around thinking of ponies and kabaddi most of the…
It’s 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 BF…
Even though we call it the Great White North, the fact is that most Canadians live as far south as possible. Canada’s a vast country, the second largest in the…
From tentative first-time small presser to published graphic novelist, it’s been a remarkable couple of years for Jessica Martin. In 2014 Martin was a finalist in the Myriad First Graphic…
Friday 29th April was a banner day for Broken Frontier. Not one but two BF collections of comics were launched at the esteemed Gosh! Comics shop in London’s Soho. The Broken…
Life as a teenager or a twentysomething is full of $@&! and challenges. It can suck big time, we all know that. You’ve experienced it, I have, or maybe you’re…
The Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – a showcase celebration of this column’s ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015‘ – debuts in print this week featuring…
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One of the new 2016 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’, Kim Clements came to prominence last year with her autobio comic Rabbit Thoughts, a beautifully poignant piece…
Matthew Rosenberg turned heads last year with his breakout series, We Can Never Go Home, co-written with Patrick Kindlon and with art by Josh Hood. Chronicling the fates of two…
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
Celebrating 2025 – Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!January 5, 2026
“I Wanted to Change the Narrative as I Believe Comic Art Deserves the Same Respect!” – Dominica Claribelle on Experimentation, Representing Southeast Asian Culture in Her Work, and Her Debut Graphic Novel ‘Finding Home’December 3, 2025
“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
“I Think it’s Really Important to Follow Your Dreams!” – Sarah Graley Talks Working on ‘Pizza Witch’ with Stef Purenins and the Pleasures of Rewarding Audience InteractionsNovember 13, 2025
