Bite-sized chunks on what’s going on in the comics industry and beyond.
We have been enormous fans over the years of the form-pushing work of Maria and Peter Hoey. Whether it be via their long-running self-published Coin-Op anthology series and one-shots or…
Can it really be September now at Broken Frontier Towers? I somehow seem to be keeping up with these beginning-of-the-month round-ups and previews of activity from us here at BF….
Thought Bubble have announced another batch of guests for 2025 including the legend that is Joe Sacco, the cartoonist behind Palestine and War on Gaza. For more on comics about…
No doubt following the success of the format of the Scream! archives Rebellion have announced a similar collection for the first twelve issues of the seminal UK weekly anthology series…
More news from Dark Horse’s expanding manga line… TAKE A LESSON IN LIVING LIFE WITH THE DARK HORSE DEBUT OF “THE CREDITS ROLL INTO THE SEA” Dark Horse Manga announces its latest English…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online is back again this week (and in-person the day after!) and we’re inviting you to join in the fun with…
No less than nine Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creators will be at Gosh’s Gosh!Fest celebration of UK small Press on Saturday which will feature around 40 artists signing on…
The Hobtown Mystery Stories is one of those series that absolutely rewards re-reading. Bertin and Forbes return with the third volume in the series later this year and this is…
When the return of the Caption small press comics festival was announced for 2025, after an 8-year absence, it was with the following description of its ethos and mission: “Caption…
There’s an Avery Hill Publishing exhibition coming to Thought Bubble this year and we have the details below. Also we’re delighted that BF will, in its own small way, be…
Exciting news from the direction of our friends at Thought Bubble with the announcement of this collaboration with the brilliant The Phoenix weekly. Particularly cool because it includes Neill Cameron…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw In-Person returns for its third revived outing at our new venue of The Royal George on Friday, August 29th, 2025 with…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online is back again this week and we’re inviting you to join in the fun with a little reminder of some…
Tick tock… SEVEN DAYS TO GO! Caption: Rebirth takes place Saturday August 16th and Sunday 17th 2025 at Seacourt Hall, 3 Church Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9TH. Seacourt Hall is…
Another new UK small press comics event alert! Details on the Goblin Mini Market below, an event acting as precursor to the Autumn Goblin Market in South London. Art below…
Fantagraphics’ 50th anniversary is coming and Robert Crumb’s Tales of Paranoia is heralding it in… TALES OF PARANOIA FANTAGRAPHICS PRESENTS THE FIRST NEW COMIC BY ROBERT CRUMB IN 23 YEARS!…
Another welcome initiative for bringing comics to wider attention. Full details on Comics Youth’s launch of the Young Comics Laureate position below. Comics Youth Launches the UK’s First Young Comics…
WIP Comics’ annual anthologies have taken our Comic of the Festival spot for Thought Bubble for the last few years featuring, as they do, so many established names of the…
“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
