When I am asked what I look for when selecting artists for our annual Broken Frontier ‘Six Creators to Watch’ initiative the answers I could give would be multitudinous. But…
Andy Oliver reviewed Fizzle #1-3 on this site in the halcyon pre-pandemic days. Today we revisit the long-running Whit Taylor series with its latest issue being published earlier this year…
As I said when we announced Broken Frontier’s 2025 ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ list last week it’s a rare occurrence but every so often someone comes along with…
One of the great joys of Thought Bubble 2024 for the residents of Broken Frontier Towers was getting to meet one of our fave publishers Silver Sprocket for the first…
He’s the fifth UK Comics Laureate and also the first person of colour to fill that position, and creator Bobby Joseph is obviously relishing his time in that role! An…
Continuing their reign as masters of gothic horror fantasy in the graphic novel world, the creators involved with titles including Manor Black, Harrow County and The Sixth Gun are back…
“Anything can happen in the next half hour!” Those scene-setting words are just one of the many fondly remembered elements associated with 1960s pop cultural phenomenon Stingray. First broadcast in…
I’ve always been a huge fan of Benji Nate’s graphic novels – from the hilariously deadpan Lorna, to sweet Catboy to the mysterious Hell Phone. So, when her latest project…
While it perhaps feels more accurate to say Oni Press are bringing back the ethos of the EC Comics line rather than the line itself (which was so rooted in…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Some years back when I chose artist Anna Readman as one of our Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ for 2019 it was a decision…
Olivia Sualdea’s propensity for communicating theme, emotional depth and character through wordless narrative is an essential part of her comics work that I have long admired. Sualdea was, of course,…
Coming in November from Image Comics, Rob Williams and Pye Parr’s Petrol Head is a fast-paced foray into a future ravaged by climate change. It brings together an unlikely hotrod-racing…
PRIDE MONTH 2023! My Life in Transition is the second collection of Julia Kaye’s Super Late Bloomer series detailing her trans journey. We reviewed the first volume here last year…
We talk a lot about the tactile possibilities of self-publishing here at Broken Frontier but Xiaoyi Hu’s comic Fire Flowers adds extra emphasis on that quality (as can be seen…
PINNED POST! Introducing Broken Frontier Connects, the next stage in our evolution! Broken Frontier Connects is our new initiative designed to extend our community hub philosophy. BF already has an…
Comics anthologies that give space to emerging voices alongside established and renowned creative forces on the indie scene are always to be admired. It’s been a little while since we…
When I interviewed Ed Firth last year about his queer comics series Horny & High he gave me an editor’s dream pull quote for the article title: “One friend said…
OK Comics reaches an important milestone this month as the shop celebrates two decades of bringing comics goodness to the people of Leeds and beyond. At a time when the…
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
“I Think it’s Really Important to Follow Your Dreams!” – Sarah Graley Talks Working on ‘Pizza Witch’ with Stef Purenins and the Pleasures of Rewarding Audience InteractionsNovember 13, 2025
