Who could ignore a tagline like “More frozen screams from the post-industrial wasteland” on an alt comics collection’s cover? Samuel Hickson’s Liquid Realm returned recently with a second issue of…
In the past here at Broken Frontier I have described Patrick Kyle’s practice as something akin to an “abstract comics masterpiece”. A description that, unsurprisingly, ensures his approach to the…
One final upcoming book announcement to go into the weekend with and details of Cartoonists Against Racism. What looks to be a vitally important release in November from Dark Horse…
One of the greatest strengths of comics as a form is its ability to communicate experiences with a profound eloquence in an often concise and deceptively minimalist way. Huda Fahmy’s…
Sometimes in comics coverage there are those interesting projects that come up and then seem to get lost somewhere along the way. Five years ago at Broken Frontier we covered…
Well we hardly need a build-up intro in to this press release from Fantagraphics. Daniel Clowes’ first graphic novel in five years will be on its way to us later…
Penge-based micropublisher Colossive Press have been providing us with a positive feast of eclectic zine and book publishing for a few years now. A Wolfgang Crowe’s Fractures is their first…
Exciting publishing news as this week sees our 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist Aleesha Nandhra (insert the usual “we did tell you” statement here) as illustrator of the…
SHELTER: Early Doors is a profound and emotive story, where paint-strokes portray trauma in such a versatile and up-close way that you cannot help but feel yourself involved. This results…
When we reviewed Ugly Mug #5 here at Broken Frontier last year it marked the biggest gap between issues of any title we have ever covered on the site. Somewhere…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, March 9th with a special evening spotlighting 2023 Broken Frontier…
In 1994, in the aftermath of the Rwandan Civil War, young Alice Cyuzuzo and her family were forced to flee the country and make their way to what was then…
Rachelle Meyer’s The Last Guide to Literary Conflict You’ll Ever Need put me in instant mind of micropublisher O Panda Gordo’s Seven Stories. That much-missed series took Arthur Quiller-Couch’s contention…
The 2023 Minicomic Award winners have been announced; the second year of an initiative to spotlight “the unique and challenging work in this underrecognized short form medium.” The event was…
There has always been something incongruously appealing about the gloomy existentialism to be found in the comic strips of Alex Potts. The long-time UK small press figure is probably best…
J.G. Ballard was a great writer, but his books could always be shorter. That’s not a critique — the man himself was always reaching for greater brevity, the better for…
Seeking to escape the grim atmosphere of a family wake, a young boy slips out of his home and into the dark forest that surrounds it. There, amongst its foreboding…
Just when it was beginning to look like DC Thomson‘s Heritage Comics series of archival digital reprints was veering into Commando-only content they send an announcement that will no doubt…
“It’s About Queerness, Family, Loyalty, Grief, and at its Core Love in All its Forms”- Bex Glendining on Debut Graphic Novel ‘On Starlit Shores’April 2, 2026
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
