Locust Moon Press leapt onto the radar screens of fans and critics alike with their critically acclaimed oversized anthology celebrating Winsor McCay’s seminal creation Little Nemo. The publisher’s ambitious 144-page,…
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…
Delicate in construction yet uncompromising in message, Becoming Unbecoming is an astonishing testament to the potency of visual metaphor. Una’s autobiographical Becoming Unbecoming is set against a very recognisable 1970s backdrop….
Sexy, sassy and intriguing, the opening issue of Red Thorn sees David Baillie and Meghan Hetrick put a 21st-century gloss on a classic Vertigo formula. Here at Broken Frontier we’re never…
In the aftermath of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and the run-up to Thought Bubble it’s hardly surprising that some deserving crowdfunding projects may have got lost in the…
The continuing growth of comics-related happenings in the UK over the last few years has been something of a phenomenon in and of itself. From festivals, cons and fairs to launches,…
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San Francisco-based micropublisher Youth in Decline’s Frontier series of creator showcases has given us some cracking one-shot stories since its inception, particularly the issues by Emily Carroll and Jillian Tamaki….
The late, great John Peel used to say of The Fall that they were “always the same, always different”. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to say the…
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…
Gene Luen Yang tells us about Secret Coders – a new series of books that brings together his passion for art, science and teaching to create a thrilling adventure set in…
Haunted by the ghosts of a war he never fought, documentary director Olivier Morel found himself deeply wounded by the psychological and spiritual demons brought home by vets of the…
Thought Bubble may be over but the comics and socialising continues in London tonight with a post-TB Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw featuring Emma Rios and Isabel…
Who are the stories we tell for: ourselves, or those who hear them? In Jason Walz’s A Story for Desmond, a simple bedtime story brings hope to both a young…
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! With their distinctive vision and publishing ethos Breakdown Press have become one of the most important new players on the UK publishing scene over the last…
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Katriona Chapman’s Katzine debuted earlier this year mixing comic strips and text pieces to give amiable insights into the day-to-day life of its creator. If that…
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Comic Book Slumber Party are the self-styled “international girl gang of comic creators” whose Fairytales for Bad Bitches (reviewed here at Broken Frontier earlier this year)…
Featuring intricate, intelligent world-building and lush, detailed illustration, this new ongoing saga strikes an exquisite balance between high fantasy and hard reality. The sub-genre of hard fantasy has become a…
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Douglas Noble’s oblique – and sometimes even obscure – narratives may require a more substantial investment of time on the reader’s behalf but it’s one that…
“Lots of My Sapphic Comics Focus on Small, Intimate Moments” – Nessie Mooo Talks ‘Deathmetal’, Comics Community, and Queer Representation in the MediumJune 12, 2026
“In Order to Create Societal Change, We Have to First Imagine It” – Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner Talk A Wave Blue World, Their LGBTQIA+ Anthologies and Publishing with a Social PurposeJune 9, 2026
“We Wanted to Publish the Books We Wanted to Read” – Outgoing Avery Hill Co-Founder Dave White Looks Back on 14 Years at the UK’s Game-Changing Indie Comics PublisherJune 8, 2026
“There is No Singular or Correct Intersex Narrative” – LJ Nakamura on Intersex Representation and the Liberating Nature of Pulp Sci-FiJune 4, 2026
“We Want Trans and Queer Teens to Feel Seen and Understood” – Tilly Bridges and Susan Bridges on Their New Graphic Novel ‘Just Another Summer’ and the Collaborative Writing ProcessJune 2, 2026
