Portsmouth Comic Con 2024 to Hold Comics Talent Search
Opportunities for emerging artists to get their work seen by established figures in the comics scene are a rarity. That’s one of the reasons we hold our twice-yearly one-to-one Zoom…
Dark Horse Comics to Publish Mat Johnson and Steve Lieber’s Time-Travel OGN ‘Backflash’
A time-travel story with an intriguing premise, ‘Backflash’ is coming from Dark Horse Comics/Berger Books later this year… RECLAIM THE PAST WITH “BACKFLASH” A NEW ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL FROM BERGER…
Rebellion’s ‘2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2024’ Announced – Popular Characters Merge in a Mash-Up Special
Oh those naughty teases at Rebellion! Last week saw much speculation online as an image of a Mega-City Judge’s badge with the name of Strontium Dog Johnny Alpha was put…
Meat4Burgers: Welcome to Burgertory – Beck Kubrick and Christof Bogacs Transport Us to the Universe’s Most Unsettling Fast Food Franchise
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Although we covered the first two print issues of Christof Bogacs and Beck Kubrick’s Meat4Burgers series a while back at Broken Frontier…
Hakim’s Odyssey Books 1-3 – Fabien Toulmé Brings the Story of a Syrian Refugee to the Comics Page with Sensitivity and Empathy
We can never have two many comics testaments to the ongoing realities of the refugee crisis. Every time I cover one and add it to our dedicated Broken Frontier resource…
Preview: Justice Warriors: Vote Harder – Matt Bors, Ben Clarkson and Ahoy Comics Return with Another “Scathing Satire of Capitalism”
Stick the words “scathing satire of capitalism” prominently in your press release and you are pretty much guaranteed some coverage from us here at Broken Frontier Towers. Matt Bors and…
Preview: Flesh and Blood – Simon Lewis and Chris Geary Bring Folkloric Horror to the Scottish Highlands Via White Hart Comics
An extensive preview to go into the weekend with, from Simon Lewis and Chris Geary’s horror story Flesh and Blood via White Hart Comics… WHITE HART COMICS DIP INTO THE…
Single Mothering – A Candid Insight into the Ups and Downs of Single Parenting from Anna Härmälä and Nobrow Press
I can’t explain how excited I was to get my review copy of Single Mothering in the post. A semi-autographical comic debut from Anna Härmälä, and a new addition to…
Bludzee – Sloth Comics Presents the Delightfully Absurdist Misadventures of Lewis Trondheim’s Assassin Kitten
Lewis Trondheim is hardly a name that is unknown outside of his native France but it’s still one that should be far more celebrated in the English-speaking world. Of course…
Colossive Cartographies #54 – Hayley Gullen Gives Us ‘Hayley’s Guide to Chemo’ in the Latest from the Colossive Press Series
‘Hayley’s Guide to Chemo’ is the latest and the fifty-fourth entry in the Colossive Press series Colossive Cartographies; zine-like, fold-out, graphic narratives. Fitting into the graphic medicine area of comics….
From the Pages of ‘Battle Action Force’ Comes the Latest Treasury of British Comics Reprint Series – ‘Action Force’ Collections Beginning Soon
More exciting Treasury of British Comics news today as Rebellion announce the return to print of one of a licensed property of yesteryear. Look out for reprints of Action Force…
When I Arrived at the Castle – E.M. Carroll’s Intense Character Study is as Hypnotic as it is Terrifying
This review adapts our original 2019 coverage of E.M. Carroll’s When I Arrived at the Castle when it was first published by Koyama Press. The book is republished this month…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, April 18th for a BF ‘Six’ to Watch’ Special
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, April…
Harlem – NBM Bring Mikaël’s Compelling Three-Part Tale of New York City in the 1930s to a Powerful Close
There are certain ideas and images that come to mind unbidden whenever the words ‘Harlem Renaissance’ appear. A lot of this has to do with how the 1920s and 1930s…
Full Cast Audiobook of Maia Kobabe’s Graphic Memoir ‘Gender Queer’ Coming from Listening Library
Anything that increases access to the most banned book in the US is a positive step. Coming this year from Listening Library is a full cast audiobook version of Maia…
“Part of My Personal Goal Has Always Been to ‘Keep the Underground Alive’, Whatever That Means” – Rick Altergott on Returning to the World of ‘Doofus’ in ‘Blessed Be’
If you were a fan of Peter Bagge’s Hate in the 1990s you may well remember the Doofus back-up strips by Rick Altergott that ran for some years in that…
Comics Youth Launch a Publishing Inclusion Charter to Challenge Publishers to Adopt More Inclusive and Accessible Practices
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…
Fine Lines Festival Brings Comics, Illustration and Animation Together on April 27th, 2024
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…
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Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026 – Spotlighting the Work of Daisy Crouch, Francis Todd, Jua OK!, Shri Gunasekara, Skai Campbell AKA Skhoshbell and Yu-Ching ChiuJanuary 15, 2026
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