There are lots of very important conversations finally being engaged in of late about comics and inclusion, many of those being led by activist groups like the Comics Cultural Impact…
2024 is proving to be a promising year for a resurgent UK events circuit. Joining the calendar on Saturday, April 27th at the University of Gloucestershire is the Fine Lines…
When it comes to the comics practice of Owen D. Pomery there are certain key thematic examinations one might expect to see in a new release. Dark and quietly intense…
“Joe Matt at his Joe Mattiest” probably says all we need to know about the posthumous release of the final issue of his acclaimed Peepshow series. Full details, courtesy of…
Believed to have great spiritual significance, a totem is a sacred object, often an emblem for a connected group of people. It also serves as the title for Laura Pérez’s…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Again, there is so much excellent work currently competing for your cash and attention on various crowdfunding sites but here’s another project…
Every Last One, a four-part mini-series about the hunt for a supernatural serial killer launched exclusively on Kickstarter this week. With so many requests for crowdfunding campaign coverage right now we’re…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Avery Hill‘s publishing announcements are always something to look out for and their Autumn line-up for 2024 is no exception. Longstanding AHP…
Currently crowdfunding via Kickstarter (back it here!) Infinite Wheatspace Volume 1: Catalytic Conversions from Avery Hill Publishing compiles the first nine self-published issues of this genre-defying epic series from the…
Currently crowdfunding on Zoop, Paul Cornell and Rachael Smith’s Who Killed Nessie? is a murder mystery with a cryptozoological twist from the direction of a UK collaborative dream team. We caught…
What you are about to read is, on one level, probably the most self-indulgent piece I have ever written for Broken Frontier. On another, though, I would argue its necessity…
Around 1188, Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi wrote a poem in Arabic, based on seventh-century poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi, which grew to become one of…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Comica Festival makes a very welcome return for 2024 with three panel talks at the Century Club in London. We are, understandably,…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Our 2024 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ are beavering away on projects which will no doubt thrill and amaze you as 2024…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, April 4th. This time we will be basing themes…
As announced over the weekend, Rebellion will be returning to classic British weekly Misty this summer in another one-shot special, this time overseen by legendary writer Gail Simone. We have…
We are always happy to give a shout-out to new zine and comics fairs here at BF, especially given how many we lost during the early years of the pandemic….
A quick note for your comics-related diaries! Small Press Day – the UK and Ireland’s annual celebration of the self-publishing comic scene – will be returning this year on Saturday,…
Inside Look: How to Love Yourself – An Exclusive Creator Commentary from Artist A. MauriJune 13, 2025
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“Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter” – The ‘Aw, Nuts!’ Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious UniverseJune 6, 2025
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“A Time Travel Story through Rave Culture” – Sara Kenney and Company on ‘Acid Box’, Working with Avery Hill, and Mentoring Young CreatorsMay 16, 2025
