Celestia, the latest graphic narrative from Manuele Fior, immerses readers in a vast and ethereal dreamscape of the future, where complex interpersonal dynamics are one of many aspects to simultaneously…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, July 29th for a Summer Spook-tacular with guest artists…
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I have said it before here at Broken Frontier and I shall say it again today. I do not believe we can overestimate how invaluable a social document pandemic comics…
Much like the abused test-subject at its centre, Monsters is years in the making. Barry Windsor-Smith planned his macabre epic as a Hulk story, way back in 1984. Clashes with…
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As mentioned the last time I looked at the Colossive Cartographies from Colossive Press, this tactile series of one-shot art objects took its inspiration from Colossive co-publisher Tom Murphy’s toying…
Towards the end of 2020 we looked at the Colossive Cartographies series of beautifully tactile zines, with contributions from some of the top creators in indie and small press comics….
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There wasn’t much to celebrate in 2020 but one thing we could take some joy in was that, despite everything, there was still plenty of amazing self-published comics work to…
Marta Selusi’s second graphic novel, Winter Night: A Lost Kid’s Tale tells the story of Shu, a young boy who wakes up one morning to find his mother gone and…
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A personal reflection on my journey through pregnancy and pregnancy loss. Following the urge to acknowledge the existence of our lost babies – too precious to deny or forget. Talking…
Ethan Reckless, freelance enforcer, operates out of an abandoned cinema. Despite his current shortage of funds, he is not eager to rent it out. The El Ricardo is a temple,”…
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Given how many comics creators are on the team at Broken Frontier we have an unwritten rule on the site. While we may cover their work in terms of features…
Artistry and mountain climbing might seem like radically different interests. One is physical and dangerous, requiring tactile grasping with Nature, while the other is quiet, contemplative and achieved through reflecting…
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I knew waaaaaay back in January 2019, when illustrator Nic Mac was a guest artist at our Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw, that I would be including…
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Way back in 2014 I wrote a guide for small press comics creators on how to increase their chances of getting a review and how to build up a profile…
Something of a curio and a sidestep in the annals of Jim Woodring’s Unifactor stories And Now, Sir — Is THIS Your Missing Gonad? takes his signature anthropomorphic Frank character…
Now fortnightly due to popular demand! Thanks to your continued enthusiasm for the online version of our monthly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw we’re now running it…
Continuing our new feature for Fridays today at Broken Frontier! At the end of each week in Follow Friday we run an extensive spotlight profile on an artist we believe…
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The most exciting time of the year here on the site is our announcement of the names of the artists selected for the year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators…
“At the Base of Every Story I Tell is Some Aspect of Myself” – Michael Furler Talks Inspiration, Process, His ShortBox and Peow Work, and the Swiss Comics SceneOctober 26, 2026
“There’s a Real Joy in Giving a Story a Good End” – Kate Ashwin on Saying Goodbye to the Cast of Her Webcomic ‘Widdershins’ After an Impressive 15 YearsOctober 22, 2026
“There Have Been So Many Highlights!” – Publisher Andy Brown on 30 Years of Conundrum Press, Discovering Unique Voices in Comics, and the Realities of Arts Funding in CanadaOctober 20, 2026
“I Love Exploring Themes of Culture, Family and Siblinghood” – Shri Gunasekara on Experimenting with the Form, Colour as a Storytelling Device, and Artistic ProcessOctober 19, 2026
“After Reading… So Many Works… from Caribbean-British Writers and African Americans… I Wanted to Create that Space for Myself in Comics”- Lara Boyle Talks to Michael D. Kennedy on the Process Behind the Making of ‘Milk White Steed’September 30, 2026
