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After a burst of guest blogs of late we’re returning to our multi-creator discussions again today in our popular ‘State of the Small Press Nation’ series. Since the beginning of…
This summer Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier are embracing the great tradition of comic book team-ups to bring you our debut collaborative Drink and Draw night! The first edition of this regular monthly event will…
There’s a lot of talk in the industry about getting more kids to read comics, but not a lot of solutions. Well, the creative team of Justin Zimmerman (The Killing…
Commissioned by the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival, Joe Decie’s There’s No Bath in this Bathroom debuted at Toronto Comic Art Festival a few weeks back when – in a…
We’re back in my ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015’ territory today with a new/old offering from that small press force of nature Danny Noble, the creator…
The absolute joy of writing a column like this is that the thrill of discovery and the sense of awe that goes with it are constant companions in my quest…
In the latest book from Retrofit Comics, Laura Knetzger uses her airy cartooning style to create a number of potent and imaginative metaphors for the experience of depression, while also highlighting…
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…
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In a unique collaboration between a Spanish writer, Mark Bellido, and a Belgian artist, Waute Mannaert, El Mesías brings together both sides of the political coin, in the shape of a communist mayor…
Despite their best efforts, James Robinson and Greg Hinkle manage to bring back the public domain hero Airboy, in a scurrilous and invigorating metafictional take on the creative process. Back in the…
In terms of shared philosophy there’s a reason why micropublisher Avery Hill Publishing get the level of coverage they do at Broken Frontier. In the same way that ‘Small Pressganged’…
Frank J. Barbiere, Christopher Peterson, and Marissa Louise offer up hard sci-fi concepts and few easy answers in the first issue of their Boom! Studios miniseries. Early in Broken World, an…
For London-based lovers of small press and indie comics tomorrow’s Crouch End Comic Art Festival (organised by that stalwart of the scene, Sean Azzopardi) will, of course, be a must-attend…
A haunting rumination on the horrors of war from the perspective of those who have the most to lose, this reissue of the original Epic Comics limited series remains a…
Bries is a Belgian publishing house that focuses on the creative aspect of comic books. It was founded in 1999 by Ria Schulpen and is currently still going strong under…
Calling on her background in costume and fashion design, the lush illustrations by celebrated French artist Annie Goetzinger are the real story behind this brisk survey exploring the history of…
Avery Hill Publishing have released details and preview pages of Swear Jar, their new book by Abe Christie who is the latest exciting emerging creative voice from the small press…
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…
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
