Bite-sized chunks on what’s going on in the comics industry and beyond.
As reported by The Guardian today, Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist Sabba Khan (Class of 2017 and, once again, we did tell you!) has been announced as the winner…
Of all the Archie Comics sidesteps into new incarnations of their classic characters over the last decade it’s undoubtedly the Archie Horror imprint that has most caught readers’ imaginations. News…
Described by no less a cartooning legend than Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau as a “beautifully-rendered account of a rookie’s initiation into state politics: an exhilarating baptism of fire, and a…
In 1974, David Bowie created 3 songs inspired by Orwell’s novel 1984, as a proposal towards crafting an entire musical theater piece based on the iconic dystopian book. Orwell’s widow…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, May 26th with a very special ‘Anniversaries’ night. Not only…
If you’re a classic comics aficionado and you see the name “Shirley Bellwood” in a list of creator credits for a new collection you are instantly going to want to…
Recently described as the “most banned book in the country in 2021” by the New York Times, Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer: A Memoir receives a new “Deluxe Edition” printing from…
A new I.N.J. Culbard project is always news worthy of a shout-out. Coming later this year from Berger Books and Dark Horse Comics Culbard’s Salamandre debuts in November. More details in…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, May 12th with another of our popular ‘Classic Covers’ nights….
The Rebellion restoration team are after your help in finding missing Mick McMahon art for inclusion in their next Apex Edition. Can you help? APPEAL FOR ‘MISSING’ MICK MCMAHON ORIGINAL…
As we revealed last month, this year’s Small Press Day will take place on Saturday, August 13th and will adopt a hybrid approach. This will allow for both in-person events…
Shortbox announced their first full-length graphic novel A Cat’s Day by Genie Liang this week. With the acclaimed publisher recently announcing they were closing down their publishing operations this will…
A couple of months back we posted about ‘REVEAL! Women’s Comics East Africa-UK’ here at Broken Frontier, an initiative for championing the work of comics artists from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda…
Archie Comics have been making a notable effort over the last few years to ensure their fictional universe is populated by a diverse cast of characters that reflect the world…
More news below from the Comics for Ukraine crowdfunder regarding new creators who have joined its all-star line-up… COMICS FOR UKRAINE: SUNFLOWER SEEDS BENEFIT ANTHOLOGY RAISES OVER $100,000 IN FIRST WEEK Colleen…
It’s pleasing to see in-person events gradually returning to the comics calendar including Graphic Brighton, an event we’ve enjoyed immensely in the past and one that has a cracking line-up…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, April 28th with a 2000 AD Special, belatedly celebrating the…
One more Dark Horse Comics announcement this week to take us into the weekend with the news of Emily McGovern’s upcoming Twelve Percent Dread… The Hilarious, Slice-of-Life Graphic Novel by…
Inside Look: The Junction – My Error Strewn Path to PublicationMay 25, 2022
“I Wish We Lived in a World Where Honesty and Vulnerability Were the Norm” – R.D. Hunter on ‘Black Boy’s Blues’ and Bringing Life as an African American Millennial to the Comics PageMay 16, 2022
“Religious Groups Claim Moral Superiority but Target the Most Vulnerable” – Jessica Campbell Makes Her Case With ‘Rave’, For Drawn & QuarterlyMay 4, 2022
“Making Art is How I Transcend My Self” – Matthew Thurber on ‘Mr Colostomy’, His New Graphic Novel for Drawn & QuarterlyApril 18, 2022
“I’m Not Surprised Canada Isn’t Helping Us” – Emily Carrington on Confronting Her Painful Past with Drawn & Quarterly’s ‘Our Little Secret’April 1, 2022
