The act of retelling a masterpiece can’t be easy. It implies confronting readers with preconceived notions, and the possibility of offending purists. There is an added element of failure that…
Post-Thought Bubble we’re catching up with all the news that got temporarily pushed to the side during our TB extravaganza, including a number of announcements about 2024 publishing schedules. First…
Excellent news for anyone with access to Comics Plus through their schools or universities. The LibraryPass platform will now be hosting publisher Oni Press’s digital catalogue which includes such vitally…
Over the weekend at Thought Bubble the shortlist for this year’s First Graphic Novel Award was announced. Congratulations to the seven names on the list and, obviously, a particular shout-out…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! To describe Erika Price’s Disorder as body horror seems woefully inadequate. This collection of short visual essays takes autobiographical comics in new directions, employing the darkest of…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Ostensibly this is a review of the fifth and concluding story arc volume of acclaimed sci-fi series Killtopia. In reality, though, such is the unpredictable nature of…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Our Thought Bubble coverage this year has seen a notable resurgence of the diary comic as a specific focus of autobiographical comics. Rowan Frewin’s Gyula Diary adopts…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Before diving into the contents of Fraser Geesin’s traditional Thought Bubble debut comic (again a collaboration with Laurie Rowan) let’s get the confusing part out of the…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Thought Bubble fortnight here at Broken Frontier has given us a chance to increase the spotlight on the genre comics work that is usually outnumbered by the…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Rather than the Pekar-esque vignettes that have to date made up writer Chad Bilyeu’s autobiographical comic Chad in Amsterdam (featuring collaborations with a who’s who of indie…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! One of the great draws of Beck Kubrick’s comics is their unpredictability. There are certain thematic throughlines – the dark humour and the knowing wit spring immediately…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Well that’s a cover and a half! While we are beyond the point that we can take on any more pre-Thought Bubble reviews for long-form projects we…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Where does one even begin when writing about a book like Change, the 2023 edition of the annual WIP Comics group anthology? Packed to bursting with work…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! It really is the mark of an artist’s talent when a reissue of their debut comic feels so fresh, exciting and innovative as Jason Chuang’s The Boy…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! When zine specialists Colossive Press (you can read a full-length interview with them here at Broken Frontier) began adding comics material to their already impressive array of…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! There was a time in the late 2000s when non-subject specific diary comics were everywhere in UK small press comics. At some point the seemingly ubiquitous self-publishing…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Stepping aside from her normal fantasy comics focus, the difference between Kry Garcia’s Salmorejo and her previous practice is abundantly clear from its subtitle ‘A Travel Journal…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! The most worrying thing about climate change is that we may already be beyond the point of no return in combatting humanity’s greatest existential threat. With vested…
Inside Look: How to Love Yourself – An Exclusive Creator Commentary from Artist A. MauriJune 13, 2025
Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer IdentityJune 6, 2025
“Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter” – The ‘Aw, Nuts!’ Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious UniverseJune 6, 2025
“We Have Been Feeling the Pressure Like Never Before” – The Worrying Disappearance of Comics Commentary and Journalism Sites from a Broken Frontier/UK Small Press PerspectiveMay 19, 2025
“A Time Travel Story through Rave Culture” – Sara Kenney and Company on ‘Acid Box’, Working with Avery Hill, and Mentoring Young CreatorsMay 16, 2025
