Mark Stafford has built up a reputation in UK comics in recent years for visual storytelling that is eerily macabre in tone and atmosphere. A frequent collaborator with David Hine on…
Young, talented artist and creator Jamie Coe has only recently put out his first full-length graphic novel, Art Schooled, but he’s already becoming a distinctive and exciting comics creator. He…
Jess Milton first came to the attention of many small press readers when her acclaimed short story ‘Canary Girls’ was published in the alternative First World War anthology To Arms!…
Nobrow Press’s 17 x 23 series of books was one of the early staples of their publishing output providing a showcase format for new creative voices. When I interviewed Nobrow’s…
Salgood Sam has made a name for himself writing and illustrating gripping, meaningful and contemplative stories – like his latest, Dream Life. He’s a unique force in the comics world, and…
Chicago-based Daniel Warren Johnson created something truly unique with Space-Mullet, his space trucker buddy comedy webcomic, so it’s no wonder that publishers are starting to pay attention. Daniel Warren Johnson is contributing…
An account of challenges faced when hosting a small press fair from Alternative Presser Amneet Johal… Throughout 2015 at Broken Frontier we’ve been running a series of articles in this…
Broken Frontier columnist turned A-list writer Joshua Hale Fialkov has left his mark in both the mainstream and – increasingly – the world of creator-owned comics. He spoke to us…
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…
Phil Hester likes to keep busy. Over the course of his career, he’s worked for DC, Marvel, and Valiant, on some of their biggest properties, with some of the most…
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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 still going strong under her…
Keara Stewart’s “dreams and nightmares” anthology zine A Bit of Undigested Potato is both a remarkable who’s who of UK indie comics and a welcome introduction to some newer talents…
Since his debut in the 1990s, Tom Raney has steadily built a career as one of the premiere go-to artists for publishers such as DC, Marvel, and Valiant. Whether you’re…
Alternative Press have announced the line-up here of exhibitors for their second Takeover event at 47/49 Tanner Street on Saturday May 9th. Championing radical publishing from small press comickers to zinesters, it’s…
If memory could ever be described as a medium to work in then Wallis Eates is one of UK comics’ most accomplished practitioners in the field. Mumoirs, her graphic novel…
EdieOP is one of the most exciting new talents in UK comics publishing, producing endearingly mischievous narratives that lurk on “the sunny side of sinister”. We’re rightly proud that her work got…
Noah Van Sciver is one of the brightest stars in the alt-comics world, weaving uncomfortable and intelligent narratives that aren’t afraid to shine a light into some of the darker…
Despite appearances, Free Comic Book Day isn’t about launching the next big summer crossover event. The last few years have seen FCBD co-opted by mainstream publishers like Marvel and DC…
“There’s Nothing More Tedious than a Predictable Protagonist” – Roberta Gregory On Revisiting the Life of Her Classic Character in ‘Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken’August 31, 2026
“Shedding Light on the Absence of Queer Narrative is Like Laying Flowers for the Ghosts of Queer Souls” – Marina Lisa Komiya on the Themes of ‘On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides’August 31, 2026
“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
