CoCo Comic Con Returns to Lancaster on June 24th, 2023
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…
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Exclusive Preview: Rusalka – Whispers of the Forest – Visit the Ethereal World of Kamila Król’s Magical Figure from Slavic Folklore
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…
Downlands – Norm Konyu’s Bittersweet Supernatural Tale Combines Horror Fantasy with a Human Story of Loneliness and Grief
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…
Trigger Shot – With a Timely Release for Infertility Awareness Week Tal Brosh’s New Comic is a Tour-de-Force of Abstract Graphic Medicine
Abstract comics are a rich source of material for those interested in the possibilities and nuances of the form’s language. Trigger Shot by Tal Brosh (one of our 2022 Broken…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, May 4th with Guest Artist Tal Brosh
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, May 4th with guest artist Tal Brosh, of our 2020…
Green Thumbs – Nature Clashes with Domesticity in Alice Urbino’s Eerie New Horror Comic Tale
It’s been a little while since we had the opportunity to review an Alice Urbino comic here at BF but we can today as one of our original 2015 Broken…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, April 20th with Guest Artist Manon Wright
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, April 20th with guest artist Manon Wright, of our 2022…
First Guests for Thought Bubble 2023 Announced Including Jeff Lemire, ND Stevenson, Molly Knox Ostertag and Zoe Thorogood
When festival promotion includes images of one of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creators like Shane Melisse (below) it gets extra priority on the posting list. The first guests…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, March 23rd with Guest Artist Ed Firth
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, March 23rd with guest artist Ed Firth, of our 2023…
Momotekku – Themes of Self-Discovery, Acceptance and Rebirth Run through Alxndra Cook’s First Impressive Long-Form Work from Koguchi Press
Momotekku is the first published graphic novella outside of self-published comics from 2021 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist Alxndra Cook. It brings together all the staples of her sequential…
The South London Comic & Zine Fair Returns on July 16th – Applications for SLCZF 2023 Now Open
Last year’s South London Comic & Zine Fair was a true highlight of the London comics calendar. Returning for the first time since well before the pandemic began, and with…
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“The Emotions All Hit Me After I Released ‘Daddy'” – Beatrice Mossman on Tactile Presentation in Comics, Allegorical Narrative, and the Sensitivity of Autobio Work
Beatrice Mossman has been cultivating a growing audience of admirers over the last couple of years for her tactile, experimental comics that have their roots in horror motifs, coming-of-age standards,…
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Celebrating 2022 – Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!
A little later than usual – and I must admit I nearly stepped back from this annual tradition this year – but we have been running these ‘Ten UK Small…
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Children of the Earth & Sky – Manon Wright’s Debut Comic is a Cleverly Structured and Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Parable
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! Sometimes you only need the smallest sampling of material to know an artist has both that extra special understanding of the mechanics of comics and also that…
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Peach Fuzz #1 – Anna Readman Takes Us on an Enticing Journey Into Melancholia in this Absolutely Essential Thought Bubble 2022 Purchase
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! When I chose Anna Readman to be one of Broken Frontier’s ‘Six to Watch’ artists in 2019 it was based solely on a few short pieces on…
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All Ghosts: A Slice of the Afterlife – Sammy Ward Takes Us on a Haunted Tour of Life After Death in this Spooky Collection
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! Sometimes we don’t need the sequential part of sequential art to find whole narrratives bound up in a single image. Sammy Ward’s All Ghosts: A Slice of…
Broken Frontier at 20 – The Comics Community on Creators They’ve Discovered During Two Decades of BF!
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! To mark Broken Frontier’s 20th anniversary we invited the comics community to give a shout-out to a creator or project they first discovered through BF. In…
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Inside Look: The Keluarga Cable Ship Company – Mereida Fajardo Brings Her Boundary-Pushing Practice to Digital PresentationJuly 4, 2025
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