Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis, process and…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! In much the same way that Jayde Perkin’s ELCAF-debuting I’m Not Ready is both a consolidation and an expansion of her previous comics work so too does this…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! There comes a time when every small presser must collect their minicomics work into one celebratory package representing their sequential art journey to date and that’s just what…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Joe Stone is a man of many hats. We know this because one of his minicomics was about just that subject. He’s the self-publishing comics creator behind last…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! The last time I reviewed Peony Gent’s comics at Broken Frontier I said of her work “that Gent’s practice crosses media isn’t in itself unique but what does…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! We could not have been more delighted here at BF last year when 2018 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ artist Jayde Perkin won the ELCAF…
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Hot on the heels of her recent minicomic Blindenhund comes Babyface, another enticingly macabre graphic medicine/body horror hybrid comic from the distinctive vision of original Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press…
With a number of respected London small press and indie fairs like CECAF, SLCZF and Safari Festival either on hiatus for the moment or having drawn to a close over…
I first met some of the creators who make up the Kadak Collective three years ago at the East London Comics and Arts Festival (ELCAF). Their work was so exciting…
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
The fourth Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2019 is imminent! And once again we have a tiptop trio of small press artists on Wednesday April 24th joining us…
Described as a collection of “short comics made in the aftermath of a break-up” Beyond Death is a minicomic offering from Barbawk (aka Abi Bailey), one of our 2019 Broken…
Originally posted on It’s Nice That to mark World Mental Health Day in 2018, Aleesha Nandhra’s Dark Masks explores mental health issues from the perspective of those whose lives orbit…
Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…
Just a couple of months back Jayde Perkin was voted ‘Breakout Talent’ Award winner in our 2018 Broken Frontier Awards and, as 2019 progresses, the Bristol-based creator is going to…
News today from Myriad Editions that another artist to be recognised in their 2018 First Graphic Novel Competition has been picked up for publication. The Wolf of Baghdad by Carol…
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It’s always an absolute privilege to be asked to write the introduction to the published work of a creator we have championed here at Broken Frontier. In the case of…
Our friends at Laydeez do Comics, the women-led organisation championing the works of female-identifying graphic novelists, have announced the longlist for their second prize for a graphic-novel-in-progress. It includes 17 names we’re…
“It’s about Fame, Friendship, and Just How Long You’re Willing to Fake it to Make it” – Duane Murray and Ahmed Raafat Talk ‘Who Are the Power Pals?’ from Dark HorseNovember 6, 2025
“It’s Tough Out There, But You’re Absolutely Not Alone!” – Dave Cook on ‘Killtopia: Phantoms’, Challenging Times for Crowdfunding, and Returning to Thought BubbleNovember 5, 2025
“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
