One of the less appealing aspects of “mainstream”/super-hero comics in the last decade and a half has been a propensity for confusing mocking the conventions of the form with self-referential…
While we only heard about this via social media today, the Caliburn Prize is an initiative that will no doubt be of great interest to the many aspiring creators on…
The easiest way to describe a kōan — a Japanese reading of the Chinese gong’an — is to compare it to our version of a riddle, although Zen Buddhists probably…
Today Dark Horse Comics announced Killer Queens 2: Kings, Not Wings, a follow-up to last year’s sci-fi miniseries. When we reviewed the trade paperback collection of that run here at Broken…
Another of Canadian publisher Conundrum Press’s ‘Conundrum 25’ celebratory series of graphic shorts, Billy Mavreas’s Next Time Around sits somewhere on the border between graphic medicine and graphic poetry. We’ve…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, May 18th with a special Quindrie Press night pushing their…
We all know that trans representation in comics is more important now than ever. So great news today from the direction of Archie Comics whose upcoming Archie Horror one-shot Chilling…
Today at BF, courtesy of Oni Press, we have a preview of Derek M. Ballard’s graphic novel Cartoonshow which will be debuting this August. We’re rather taken with editor Zack Soto’s…
Since they arrived on the UK indie comics circuit just over two years ago Quindrie Press have made a powerful mark on the scene. With a socially progressive publishing ethos,…
“Never in my life have I laughed more than a couple of hours I spent in an SPX hotel room with a half-dozen people listening to Henriette Valium say things.”…
Good news for those, especially like myself in the UK, who have struggled to get hold of every issue of Jay Stephens’ Dwellings. The self-published title will be re-presented three…
Given that it bridges the 1950s both pre and post formation of the Comics Code Authority, in terms of its historical relevance The EC Archives: Incredible Science Fiction is a curious…
Coming from Dark Horse Comics just in time for Christmas, Alfonso Font’s middle grade graphic novella Shelter for Lost Dreams promises us a story exploring themes of “wealth, environmentalism, racism…
Back in 2020 I said of Norm Konyu’s first graphic novel The Junction “this is one of the most accomplished debut books I have ever reviewed for Broken Frontier.” My…
Back in the in the early 1990s, and riding the coat-tails of the success of the UK adult humour comic Viz, a slew of largely forgettable imitators suddenly burst onto…
Over the weekend the sad news that Chris Reynolds, one those great mainstays of UK indie comics who helped build the foundations of the scene as we know it today,…
We’re always more than happy here at Broken Frontier to promote awesome initiatives like Vault Comics and Gatecrashers’ second annual Pride Auction. This year it’s in aid of Trans Lifeline….
While cartoonist Syd Hoff (1912-2002) is best known for his celebrated children’s book Danny and the Dinosaur, and syndicated newspaper strips like Tuffy and Laugh It Off, there’s a strand…
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
Celebrating 2025 – Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!January 5, 2026
“I Wanted to Change the Narrative as I Believe Comic Art Deserves the Same Respect!” – Dominica Claribelle on Experimentation, Representing Southeast Asian Culture in Her Work, and Her Debut Graphic Novel ‘Finding Home’December 3, 2025
“You Laugh to Keep from Crying” — A Conversation with Pascal Girard and Cathon on Their New Comic Strip Collections ‘Pastimes’ and ‘Fruit Salad’November 19, 2025
“I Think it’s Really Important to Follow Your Dreams!” – Sarah Graley Talks Working on ‘Pizza Witch’ with Stef Purenins and the Pleasures of Rewarding Audience InteractionsNovember 13, 2025
