HCZF MONTH! Back in 2018 when I asked small press creator Jade King about the genres she worked in and themes of her comics she defined them as “wonky faces,…
Now running for over a quarter of a century, Gary Spencer Millidge’s landmark Strangehaven series first appeared as a self-published offering in the 1990s. A comic that remains as difficult…
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HCZF MONTH! One of the most pleasurable things about being involved in the UK comics festival circuit is the opportunities it provides to meet new creators on a more one-to-one…
Breakdown Press have been one of the most important publishers over the last several years when it comes to boundary-pushing and experimental comics practice, bringing a wide range of diverse…
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HCZF MONTH! A very special treat for those of you following our Hackney Comic + Zine Fair month of coverage as we talk with Jane and Tom Murphy of DIY…
Our Crowdfunding Corner feature returns again today as we continue to once again actively spotlight the more intriguing, exciting, experimental, community-based or daring uses of the form that we spot on…
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HCZF MONTH! Sometimes you don’t need to see an extensive portfolio of a creator’s work to know their potential. When I was selecting artists for our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six…
With a mission to bring European comics practice to far wider audiences, digital publisher Europe Comics has been making an incredibly diverse range of genres and approaches with a Eurocentric…
HCZF MONTH! Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, September 23rd for another comics extravaganza with…
HCZF MONTH! I have covered the work of Beatrice Mossman a couple of times before in this column at Broken Frontier with reviews of The Lure of the Flesh and…
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Many of us can no doubt remember that one special friend from our childhood whose presence in our lives became such a vital and important experience that years (or even…
Great news today via Rebellion about the return of classic kids humour comic ‘Monster Fun’ as an ongoing series. Full details in the press release below. Watch out parents –…
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HCZF MONTH! The opportunity to give some spotlight time to talented creative voices yet to have been given coverage at Broken Frontier has certainly been one of the most rewarding…
While much of our coverage in September is dedicated to celebrating Hackney Comic + Zine Fair let’s not forget that there are still plenty of exciting comics projects being announced…
HCZF MONTH! One of the in-person events on the Hackney Comic + Zine Fair programme this year features the work of our very own Broken Frontier team member Jenny Robins….
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HCZF MONTH! Over the last 18 months we have seen the emergence of a new sub-genre of graphic medicine in the form of the pandemic comic. So much so that…
Before his death, Orwell requested that no biography be written about him. That request has been ignored so often that Orwell is only a minor expansion of a collective crime….
HCZF MONTH! As part of this year’s Hackney Comic + Zine Fair a number of events both online and in-person have been commissioned to complement the HCZF digital fair. One…
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
