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Championing comics. Two words that we like to think of here at Broken Frontier as summing up our entire ethos. They’re also the title of the panel I chaired at the…
After their British Comic Awards nomination for Fairytales for Bad Bitches it seemed a given that the Comic Book Slumber Party collective would return to their signature character Greasy with…
Sometimes the seemingly smallest moments in comics can be the ones that resonate with us the most. I Told You it Was Summer – the latest self-published offering from artist…
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Crafting a genuinely all-ages story is a very different thing to creating a children’s comic that also appeals to adults. The latter connects with an older audience by allowing us…
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 or digital storefront, the…
Another of our new 2016 intake of the Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘, Kim Clements will be tabling at the DIY Cultures Fair at London’s Rich Mix…
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Fresh from her acclaimed short story contribution in the recently published Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook, Rebecca Bagley is making a name for herself again on the UK indie comics scene…
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Artist Rozi Hathaway’s Kickstarter campaign for Njálla – her second self-published solo comic – reached its target in just a few short hours on its first day last month. It…
The first Comiket independent comics fair since 2014 comes to the House of Illustration and London’s Central Saint Martins college on Saturday May 14th as part of an extensive Comica Weekender…
Life as a teenager or a twentysomething is full of $@&! and challenges. It can suck big time, we all know that. You’ve experienced it, I have, or maybe you’re…
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One of the new 2016 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’, Kim Clements came to prominence last year with her autobio comic Rabbit Thoughts, a beautifully poignant piece…
It was all about the awards when it came to our fantastic foursome of celebrated guest artists at last night’s Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw… To start with,…
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 or digital storefront, the…
The next Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is coming on Monday April 4th (full details here) and, once again, we have another fantastic line-up of artists involved….
We’re back! The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns on April 4th, this time at The Royal George pub at 133 Charing Cross Road. Our second meet-up of 2016 is…
Hot on the heels of the announcement of their new publishing venture Throwaway Press, the Dirty Rotten Comics team are gearing up for the launch of the latest issue of…
It was a pleasure to see Katriona Chapman’s profile rise as significantly and deservedly as it did in 2015. Her self-published autobiographical series Katzine gained widespread critical acclaim, and her…
“We’re Here, We’re Queer, and We Are Going to Make Glorious Comics About it! Get Used to It!” – The inQ! Team Are Back with the Second Edition of London’s Queer Comics FairSeptember 17, 2026
“Human Identity is a Very Complex Thing” – Yudori on ‘Lovers of the Empire’, Period Piece Comics, and the Importance of EscapismAugust 31, 2026
“There’s Nothing More Tedious than a Predictable Protagonist” – Roberta Gregory On Revisiting the Life of Her Classic Character in ‘Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken’August 31, 2026
“Shedding Light on the Absence of Queer Narrative is Like Laying Flowers for the Ghosts of Queer Souls” – Marina Lisa Komiya on the Themes of ‘On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides’August 31, 2026
“I Like to Try to Write from a Place of Power” – Katie Skelly on Her New Graphic Novel ‘Heaven’, the Camaraderie Between Working Women, and Taking Readers on a Narrative RideAugust 27, 2026
