As someone who once wrote a Masters dissertation that included an evaluation of the importance of ephemera as social history (in regards to collection development in academic libraries) a project…
Broken Frontier proudly presents the shortlists for our 21st annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our team has selected five nominees for each of the 15 main categories that comprise the BF…
I first discovered Bhanu Pratap’s work back in the pages of Fantagraphics’ NOW anthology. As all the best anthologies are, NOW has always been an excellent introductory point to exciting…
Welcome back to Broken Frontier Towers as we re-emerge after our Christmas and New Year break. Though to be honest “break” is something of a misnomer. It was less time…
Happy Holidays! We’re shutting up shop now here at BF Towers for a seasonal break as we recharge our batteries and look forward to the new year. We will be…
If there’s one thing that’s undeniable about the first two issues of Peter J. Tomasi and Francis Manapul’s The Rocketfellers it’s that the reader is thrown headfirst into events without…
Announcing this a little earlier than usual but with BF taking a holiday break we want to make sure you have the necessary notice… Your favourite online comics social is…
Detached by Angela Oddling, is an ongoing comic series which began in 2018, and first published in 2022, in which Oddling explores her mental health journey, and subsequent diagnosis with…
Here’s a neat piece of comics community news as we come to the endpoint of Broken Frontier’s 2024 coverage. Denis Kitchen has been announced as the first winner of the…
Details on Arcana Royale, coming from Dark Horse next year, below. A new four-issue supernatural thriller! Dark Horse Comics presents Arcana Royale, a new four-issue comic series from Cullen Bunn and A.C….
It sometimes feels as if this began with The Beatles and then simply forgot to stop. By ‘this,’ one refers to the cultural force that was once an Empire. It…
As we like to remind you every time we look at one of Colossive Press’s Colossive Cartographies series of fold-out zines some are most definitely comics while others fit into…
Looking forward to 2025 with Silver Sprocket again with this peek at Paige Hender’s The Confessional… A newly turned vampire struggles with salvation in a graphic novel perfect for fans…
Here’s some welcome news before the holidays. Sláine is the latest 2000 AD character to get a Definitive Edition series. Details below. Following the huge success of Nemesis The Warlock:…
Well, this is very welcome news. J.M. DeMatteis and Glenn Barr’s Brooklyn Dreams is one of my all-time favourite comics works. It’s nothing short of a masterpiece of its genre….
In 2022 Broken Frontier reviewer Tom Baker described the first issue of the charity Re-Live’s Coming Home anthology series as “a creatively daring, admirably moral, and consciousness-raising book”, adding “here’s…
Another advance peek at 2025 work from Silver Sprocket with this preview of Barbara Mazzi’s Hourglass. Will the bond between two young women be the sand that breaks the gears…
Debuting in 1995 it must surely be the longest-running comics series with self-published origins, and now Gary Spencer Millidge’s Strangehaven is coming to an end with an Epilogue final chapter….
“It’s about Fame, Friendship, and Just How Long You’re Willing to Fake it to Make it” – Duane Murray and Ahmed Raafat Talk ‘Who Are the Power Pals?’ from Dark HorseNovember 6, 2025
“It’s Tough Out There, But You’re Absolutely Not Alone!” – Dave Cook on ‘Killtopia: Phantoms’, Challenging Times for Crowdfunding, and Returning to Thought BubbleNovember 5, 2025
“My Brain Broke, and Out Came Donuts” – Neill Cameron Looks Back on ‘Mega Robo Bros’ and Forward with ‘Donut Squad’, the Latest Smash Hit Strip from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’November 4, 2025
“The Biggest Challenge for Me Was Having to Think More Like a Director” – Michael Schwartz on Writing for Comics for the First Time and His Supernatural Ghost Story ‘Armored’October 31, 2025
“It’s a Fantasy Adventure about Growing Up” – Joe Latham Talks ‘Haru’, the Self-Publishing Journey, and Using Colour as a Narrative ToolOctober 30, 2025
