After their British Comic Awards nomination for Fairytales for Bad Bitches it seemed a given that the Comic Book Slumber Party collective would return to their signature character Greasy with…
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…
Sometimes the seemingly smallest moments in comics can be the ones that resonate with us the most. I Told You it Was Summer – the latest self-published offering from artist…
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Olivia Sullivan, aka Zen Bucko, has been building up a steady presence on the UK small press scene over the last year or so through both her own projects and…
Lisa Hanawalt’s second release through Canadian independent powerhouse Drawn & Quarterly is a surreal, free-flowing exploration of food, life, animals and illustrated autobiographical stories, depicted with lush, hand-painted artwork and…
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Crafting a genuinely all-ages story is a very different thing to creating a children’s comic that also appeals to adults. The latter connects with an older audience by allowing us…
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As Rachael Smith’s graphic novel and comics portfolio begins to build up into a significant body of work, a sense of growing narrative cohesion has also become apparent. One of…
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…
From his early self-publishing days through to his arrival at Nobrow Press, we’ve been following creator Andy Poyiadgi’s output for quite a few years now at Broken Frontier. At Nobrow, as part of…
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There’s an element of casual indifference directed at autobiographical comics work sometimes, particularly in the small press arena, that is difficult to fully comprehend. Simon Moreton, Danny Noble, Kim Clements,…
In a scenario that will send shudders through a sizeable chunk of our readership, Pierre Maurel’s graphic novel Blackbird depicts a world in which self-publishing becomes illegal. We’re a broad-minded lot here…
Another of our new 2016 intake of the Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘, Kim Clements will be tabling at the DIY Cultures Fair at London’s Rich Mix…
Dan Abnett and Broken Frontier Anthology contributor INJ Culbard have a history of genre-busting collaborations, ranging from the anthropomorphic alien invasion of Wild’s End (Boom!) to the post-Victorian zombie allegory…
It’s an intensely busy few days of comics events over the upcoming UK holiday weekend with at least five comics-related shows and fairs taking place across the country. Brigid Deacon, one…
A critical and popular success that exploded out of the gate in late 2015, Monstress breathes new life into a flagging genre in desperate need of new voices. Monstress, Marjorie Liu…
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Fresh from her acclaimed short story contribution in the recently published Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook, Rebecca Bagley is making a name for herself again on the UK indie comics scene…
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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Artist Rozi Hathaway’s Kickstarter campaign for Njálla – her second self-published solo comic – reached its target in just a few short hours on its first day last month. It…
“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
