After a depressing week of reports surrounding a big convention’s recent shocking treatment of indie comic artists some better news this week with the announcement of a new event for…
Two and a half years ago at Broken Frontier we advance-reviewed the first issue of Best of 2000 AD, an upcoming anthology maxiseries designed as a gateway publication into the…
Nostalgia is a tricky thing, painting the past to be a lot rosier than it often is. That overriding scepticism comes to the fore whenever the great Lynda Barry approves…
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Chad Bilyeu has been diligently producing his Chad in Amsterdam comics – collections of narrative vignettes of his experiences as an American living in Amsterdam – since 2018. Working in…
Time for more comics from two of our creative faves, writer/artist Tony Wolf and colourist SirGryphon! Devil Hotline is another autobio strip via the duo that combines nostalgic remembrance with…
News already out of SDCC for fans of the work of that pivotal artist in the history of US comics, Richard Corben. Full details in the press release below. Books…
With Love and Rockets – the seminal series by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez – reaching its landmark 40th anniversary this year there’s lots planned in celebration. With a special 40th…
Tomohito Oda’s Komi Can’t Communicate focusses on a boy helping a girl navigate through high school life. It is a friendship story that has the distinct twist of the girl,…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, July 21st with a special night celebrating the Manga Jiman…
Difficult to be thinking about Halloween as we endure the hottest July on record in the UK. But a number of books debuting around the spooky season with a supernatural…
A special sneak peek today, exclusive to Broken Frontier, of the cover art for the upcoming Pearl III #6. Check out both covers for the finale of the third storyline…
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Comics that defy easy categorisation are, unsurprisingly, among my very favourite forms of sequential art. Case in point: I don’t know where to begin in that regard when trying to…
The work of Peter and Maria Hoey under Coin-Op banner has had extensive coverage here at Broken Frontier in recent years. The sibling partnership are having something of a high…
With Refugee Week not long behind us, and with the UK’s morally abhorrent decision to send asylum seekers to Rwanda sadly an actuality rather than a work of dystopian fiction,…
Comics as a medium has historically been frequently targeted by the forces of censorship. One of the reasons often posited as to why this is the case is that comics…
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One of the most fascinating aspects of comics as a medium is the way in which that very special form of interaction between reader and page can lend itself to…
Anthology comics are often an excellent platform for promoting new creative voices in the medium alongside more established talents, so we’re always happy to give a boost to relevant projects…
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I have spoken a lot at Broken Frontier recently about the particular skills needed to communicate a wordless narrative in comics. What I probably haven’t discussed in quite so much…
Inside Look: Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood – Lonnie Mann Provides a Creator Commentary on the Evolution and Process of His Gay, Jewish, Coming-of-Age StoryJune 24, 2025
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
