10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! In the tenth year of our ‘Six Creators to Watch’ mentorship programme we’re determined to spotlight as many new achievements of our…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Again, there is so much excellent work currently competing for your cash and attention on various crowdfunding sites but here’s another project…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Comica Festival makes a very welcome return for 2024 with three panel talks at the Century Club in London. We are, understandably,…
10 YEARS OF THE BF 6 TO WATCH! At the beginning of 2024 we announced that as this was our tenth year of our Broken Frontier ‘Six Creators to Watch‘…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Happy New Year, one and all! And with a new year comes some news about our plans for 2024. This year marks…
Over the weekend at Thought Bubble the shortlist for this year’s First Graphic Novel Award was announced. Congratulations to the seven names on the list and, obviously, a particular shout-out…
Some welcome news over the weekend with the announcement that Anna Readman is the winner of the 2023 Observer/Faber Graphic Short Story Prize. We first put a spotlight on Anna’s…
A new graphic novel from Josh Hicks (Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ 2017) is always something to anticipate eagerly and his new book Hotelitor has been on our radar here…
We do like to remind you every so often that we have a rather impressive record here at Broken Frontier of predicting future stars of the comics world through our…
Just in time for Halloween comes A Call to Cthulhu, a new book from Titan by our 2021 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creator Norm Konyu (The Junction, Downlands). You…
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…
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…
A quick reminder that this year’s Cartoon Museum Conference will be taking place on February 27th at the museum on Wells Street, London. More details are in the event’s press…
We’re on a roll right now with Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists and crowdfunding campaigns! The latest comes from one of our 2021 creators Alxndra Cook, whose Momotekku will…
Launched earlier this week on Kickstarter, new horror series Lurker is notable for us at Broken Frontier for featuring interior art by our 2019 ‘Six to Watch’ artist Anna Readman…
This week saw the Kickstarter campaign launch for All Ghosts, Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist Sammy Ward’s collection of her spooky illustrations from the 2022 #AuGhost drawing challenge on…
Blog · Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
With 8 years of creators featured in our annual Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ initiative this feature is our semi-regular round-up of what our very talented #BF6toWatch…
Blog · Columns · Small Pressganged
With 8 years of creators featured in our annual Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ initiative it seems long overdue that we start giving some regular reports on…
“My Brain Broke, and Out Came Donuts” – Neill Cameron Looks Back on ‘Mega Robo Bros’ and Forward with ‘Donut Squad’, the Latest Smash Hit Strip from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’November 4, 2025
“The Biggest Challenge for Me Was Having to Think More Like a Director” – Michael Schwartz on Writing for Comics for the First Time and His Supernatural Ghost Story ‘Armored’October 31, 2025
“It’s a Fantasy Adventure about Growing Up” – Joe Latham Talks ‘Haru’, the Self-Publishing Journey, and Using Colour as a Narrative ToolOctober 30, 2025
“I Cannot Wait to Really Dig into the Nuts and Bolts of Literary Adaptation” – Kristen Haas Curtis on Bringing Chaucer to Comics and on Moderating the Thought Bubble Literary Adaptation PanelOctober 29, 2025
“Themes Around Human Connection and Loneliness Are a Constant Throughline in All of My Works” – Rein Lee on Exploring Identity and Queerness in Comics, and Finding Your Way in the Small Press CommunityOctober 28, 2025
