Over the last two years the “street press” anthology Off Life has firmly established itself as a vital showcase for the indie side of the UK comics scene, proactively bringing…
Unabashedly “retro”, Nix Comics Quarterly – Ken Eppstein’s regular collection of the weird and wonderful world of rock – lambasts modern trends and tastes with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Despite an obvious…
Graphic journalism, cartoon reportage… however you want to describe it, the power of comics to efficiently communicate the central issues of a given topic in a way that is both…
Talk with Amy Reeder and you will be immediately aware that not only does she love comics, she truly understands them as a unique storytelling medium. Her collaboration with writer…
I’ve focused on the comics travelogues of small press creator Moogs Kewell in the past in ‘Small Pressganged’ back when I reviewed her self-published offering Big in Japan here last…
Small Press Expo 2014 (SPX) is over but the energy it generates isn’t gone yet. I’d love if I could always vibrate at the specific frequency this particular comic book…
One of the most beloved creators in the history of comics has taken to the road to promote his new creator-owned series Sirens from BOOM! Studios. Yesterday, George Perez graciously…
Wes Craig began his comic career as a work-for-hire artist for both Marvel and DC, drawing titles such as Guardians of the Galaxy and Batman. But when he made the…
Showing the value of small press subscription services, cartoonist and fine artist Gus Hughes provides an unnerving collection of short stories that seem to daub the subconscious straight onto the…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
John Riordan and Dan Cox’s animated music industry parody Hitsville UK was one of the very earliest self-published comics to be featured in this column, and one I described at…
It’s almost 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, BF…
George Perez’s Sirens sees the legendary creator return in fine form to chronicle the tales of a new and exciting cosmic mythology. I’ve been a George Perez fan literally for…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Writer and artist Andrew Rae crafts a parable about growing pains using the teen comedy template, while injecting a dash of absurdity into this ever-popular storytelling arrangement. Life is a peach…
Of all the variations on autobiographical comics – one of the enduring thematic mainstays of comics self-publishing going all the way back to the early days of photocopied and stapled…
I was rather taken with Adam Vian’s first issue of Long Lost Lempi when I reviewed it here at Broken Frontier last year. Delightfully whimsical, the series follows the adventures…
The early 1990s were, um, interesting times in British comics. And one of the most legendary tales was that of Tundra UK, a company set up by Kevin Eastman on the…
Chris Kent is a man of many artistic talents, working not just in comics but also in a number of disciplines in the world of fine art. To date he…
One thing that always make the output of Latvian publisher kuš a welcome read is that, whether it’s in their digest-sized anthology š! or the mini kuš series of minicomics,…
“Human Identity is a Very Complex Thing” – Yudori on ‘Lovers of the Empire’, Period Piece Comics, and the Importance of EscapismAugust 31, 2026
“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
