The Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – a showcase celebration of this column’s ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015‘ – debuts in print this week featuring…
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Rozi Hathaway, Broken Frontier 2015 ‘UK Small Press Creator to Watch’, and contributor to our very first Small Press Yearbook, is kickstarting her new comic Njálla here this week. It’s a…
In the aligned worlds of self-publishing and DIY culture there’s a fertile cross-pollination between zine-making and comics creating. This column has never been shy about covering work that straddles both…
When their lives and families are tragically stolen, six special orphans use their wits and teamwork to avenge their loss in this fantastic all-ages OGN from Scholastic. Kids are smarter…
Press release This morning, DC Entertainment’s Vertigo Comics imprint not only confirmed that the New York Times bestselling series AMERICAN VAMPIRE will be returning this December, but also announced the…
One of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creators back in 2017, Olivia Sullivan has continued to amaze us in the years since with work that is both poetical and…
As always… we did tell you. Back in 2024, when I selected Dominica Claribelle to be one of that year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creators, I said of that…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Already feeling separation anxiety from Harrogate? Our traditional Thought Bubble report may make that sense of loss linger but I’m sure we can all agree TB…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Tying into both our Thought Bubble Month coverage and our spotlight interviews with this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creators we’re speaking today at BF…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! What makes a good small press comics anthology? This may be contentious but I don’t necessarily believe that technical proficiency is the answer to that question….
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! It’s been far too long since we had the opportunity to talk about work by 2024 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creator Manon Wright (Children of…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! I am often asked exactly what I am looking for when I select artists for our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ programme every year. That is…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Originally presented in digital format as part of the LDComics Fair this past Summer, Abs Bailey’s Mother will be available in print at this year’s Thought…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! I have made no secret of my belief that community groups in the form of creative collectives are an absolutely vital part of the comics ecosystem…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creator Peony Gent has never been one to shy away from a longer title for her projects and her latest…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Let’s say this yet again. The more I read of Rein Lee’s comics the more convinced I am of their place as one of the most…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! With her short comic Fury 2020 Broken Frontier Six to Watch artist Dominique Duong gives us a story that is told initially with intense full-page imagery…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! When I discovered the work of self-published comics artist Rein Lee at the inQ! queer comics fair last year I pretty much instantly knew that they were…
“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“I Hugely Admire Comics with Dynamic Page Structure!” – Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds on the Lure of Fantasy Storytelling and Her Creative ProcessNovember 13, 2025
“People Are Having Good Ideas All the Time and Putting Them into Practice” – Alison Sampson, Charlie Adlard, Lucy Sullivan and More on the Importance of the Thought Bubble Portfolio Reviews and Comics CommunityNovember 13, 2025
