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We supplemented our annual Broken Frontier tradition of rounding up just ten UK small press comics representing the diversity of approach in self-published comics practice this year with an additional…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
A bit of fun today as we head towards the end of the year and the end of the decade (and yes, technically, I know that’s actually really a year…
As the comics events calendar winds to a close we’re preparing here at BF for our final tabling appearance of the year at the Catford Comic & Zine Fair at…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! Our final Thought Bubble post every year is the customary festival scrapbook round-up (from a very Broken Frontier perspective of course) and, with the festival’s double move…
After the recent announcement of the shortlisted artists in the comics section of this year’s Arts Foundation Futures Awards there’s an opportunity to hear the final four creators in conversation…
It’s 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 storefront,…
Autumn is festival time in the UK and, after last month’s fantastic inaugural Hackney Comic + Zine Fair, the Broken Frontier team were at two established events this past weekend….
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
As one might suspect from an anthology with the theme of ‘Plant Power’, the latest issue of Latvian publisher kuš! comics signature š! anthology sees more than its fair share…
Summer may be drawing to a close but our Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw has one last hurrah for the lighter evenings. Say goodbye to the summer…
If you’ve been anywhere near comics social media today then you will no doubt have seen the outpouring of love for yesterday’s first Hackney Comic + Zine Fair and its…
With 31 registered events over 33 venues, Small Press Day 2019 was our biggest and best annual celebration of all things self and micropublished in comics to date! A huge…
After months of build-up, Small Press Day is back this Saturday July 13th in venues across the UK and Ireland as shops, activists and organisers come together to celebrate all…
It’s 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 storefront,…
It seems hard to believe that it’s a whole four years ago to the very day that the first Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw debuted at the…
Edited by Simon Moreton (Minor Leagues) and Ali Bamford, Lettuce Bee is a new zine-style anthology that brings together a whole host of international creators in what looks to be…
Taking new creators to new audiences. That was the title of this year’s Broken Frontier Panel at the East London Comics and Arts Festival (ELCAF) but it could just as…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Aleesha Nandhra’s Local Angrej depicts the 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ artist’s experiences as she travelled alone in India for the first time. It’s…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Another of our 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ to be exhibiting at this year’s ELCAF, Olivia Sualdea will also be debuting her first ever…
“Our Work is Rooted in South Asian Identity and Community-Led Histories” – Exploring the Publishing Output and Ethos of Kutty Press with Bhavani Balasubramanyam and Deepesh SangtaniMay 18, 2026
“There’s Value in Being the Oddbeat Offering Which Has an Unusual Niche” – Steve Morris Talks about Shelfdust’s Approach to Comics Criticism and Where it All Went Wrong for Comics Commentary OnlineMay 11, 2026
“It’s About Queerness, Family, Loyalty, Grief, and at its Core Love in All its Forms”- Bex Glendining on Debut Graphic Novel ‘On Starlit Shores’April 2, 2026
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
