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Moose Kid Comics –Jamie Smart’s proactive statement that there’s still plenty of life in comics for kids – debuted last week to overwhelmingly positive critical acclaim. A reaction to the…
Knitting with Coalsmoke collects a selection of the “pleasantly musty” strips of John Bagnall – small press veteran of the heady 1980s days of Escape and Fast Fiction – and…
Peter Milligan and Valentine De Landro’s incredible three-issue miniseries comes to its shocking conclusion, tearing down the Shadowman of old and daring to step into the character’s uncertain future. Jack Boniface, aka…
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The issue of sexism and a lack of realistic female role models in super-hero comics is one that has plagued the industry for years. Will Brooker – Professor in Film…
The award-winning series returns in a swashbuckling new adventure that contains quite the mix of heart-stopping swordplay, sex, intrigue, and some of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters in roles you have…
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…
Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie fire up the intriguing first chapter of a poptastic supernatural thriller that offers a psychic throwback to the glory days of Vertigo. It seems fitting that Kieron…
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One of the most recurrent pre-adolescents fantasies must be having the ability to read minds. (Another one is probably X-ray vision, but for an entirely different reason…) French creator Lewis Trondheim…
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Evolving from the monthly Process Comics group at London’s Gosh! Comics, the First World War anthology To Arms! brings together a number of established players on the self-publishing scene – including Mike…
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Between the Billboards is a comic with something of a ‘Small Pressganged’ pedigree. I reviewed the first four issues here at Broken Frontier last year and included it in my annual round-up…
Lindsay and Zawadski’s psychological thriller takes another unexpected turn: it slows down. It’s a smart piece of writing that gives the characters a chance to take in all that has…
The nominations for the fourth Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance (SICBA) Awards have been released this week, celebrating excellent work from some fine creators north of the border. Public voting for…
In King Kirby, the life of iconic comic book creator Jack Kirby makes its theatrical debut as part of the 2014 Comic Book Theater Festival in New York City. Leading…
Over Under Sideways Down gives a voice to the plight of those whose experiences far too often go unheard. This week has seen a series of events across the UK to…
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…
In the first part of our interview, published yesterday to coincide with Bloomsday, Rob Berry, the artist behind the Ulysses “Seen” graphic novel adaptation of James Joyce’s colossal novel, told us about…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Sick and tired of the European art world’s conservative outlook on his paintings, Paul Gauguin moved to French Polynesia in the late 1800s in search of a second lease of…
David Quantick and Shaky Kane’s one-shot collaboration is a veritable maelstrom of cop-film clichés, eye-straining artwork, and unrestrained imagination. It is an undeniably fun – if not wildly confusing – piece of…
“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
