PRIDE MONTH 2023! Combining Japanese street fashion with a trans coming-of-age story, Boys Run the Riot is a manga slice-of-life story fully deserving of the level of acclaim it has…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! One of the important aims of our Pride Month celebrations here at Broken Frontier this June was to emphasise the incredible diversity of approaches to LGBTQ+ comics…
I have my own connections to the First Graphic Novel Competition (formerly run by publisher Myriad) given that I was a judge back in 2014. In fact such is my…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! A follow-up to the equally delightful Grandad’s Camper, Harry Woodgate’s Grandad’s Pride is an obvious candidate for coverage as part of our Pride Month celebrations at Broken…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! In Yugo Limbo’s Be Kind, My Neighbor we have a trans-centric comics narrative with a very different approach than much of the trans and non-binary comics we…
Nicole Goux has become something of a semi-regular presence here at Broken Frontier over the last four years. Goux’s collaborations with Dave Baker in Fuck Off Squad, Everyone is Tulip…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, June 15th with a Pride Special. Not…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! Edmund White’s semi-autobiographical novel A Boy’s Own Story was first published in 1982 and became the first in a trilogy of queer coming-of-age books. It has been…
After making its debut last summer CoCo Comic Con is back for a second day of UK indie comics goodness this year. On June 24th attendees can once again enjoy…
I have been saying for a few years now that the comparative dearth of new UK small press anthologies is not healthy for the scene so it’s always pleasing to…
One of the highlights of Ahoy Comics’ various humorous Edgar Allan Poe anthologies was the various breakfast cereal horror parodies that ran in those pages. As a Brit not every pop…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! My Life in Transition is the second collection of Julia Kaye’s Super Late Bloomer series detailing her trans journey. We reviewed the first volume here last year…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! Photo comics are a fascinating alternative approach to the form. While they present themselves as following the same sequential structure as their more traditional illustrated counterparts the…
It’s a way off yet but Shook! A Black Horror Anthology from Dark Horse Comics and Second Sight Publishing looks like one to watch in early 2024 for sure. Details in…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! With a new hardcover edition coming later this month, a review of Mike Curato’s semi-autobiographical graphic novel Flamer seems most appropriate for our Pride Month coverage. Set…
With over a decade’s experience of comics publishing and a focus on bringing translated French language comics to English-speaking audiences, Nicolas Rossert’s Sloth Comics has become a regular fixture on…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! As our reviews go, today’s look at Tillie Walden’s Alone in Space is going to be a slightly different reading experience. This collection of Walden’s first three…
Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, and already virtually at its target, Rusalka – Whispers of the Forest is the latest comics work from our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist…
“There is No Singular or Correct Intersex Narrative” – LJ Nakamura on Intersex Representation and the Liberating Nature of Pulp Sci-FiJune 4, 2026
“We Want Trans and Queer Teens to Feel Seen and Understood” – Tilly Bridges and Susan Bridges on Their New Graphic Novel ‘Just Another Summer’ and the Collaborative Writing ProcessJune 2, 2026
“A Room Full of Comics People is a True Joy to See!” – Marc Jackson on Bringing MACC-POW! to Macclesfield and the Resurgence of Kids Comics in the UKMay 25, 2026
“Our Work is Rooted in South Asian Identity and Community-Led Histories” – Exploring the Publishing Output and Ethos of Kutty Press with Bhavani Balasubramanyam and Deepesh SangtaniMay 18, 2026
“There’s Value in Being the Oddbeat Offering Which Has an Unusual Niche” – Steve Morris Talks about Shelfdust’s Approach to Comics Criticism and Where it All Went Wrong for Comics Commentary OnlineMay 11, 2026
