Bite-sized chunks on what’s going on in the comics industry and beyond.
One final shout-out for Small Press Day 2024, coming to you from across the UK and Ireland tomorrow, Saturday, August 17th. Around 100 creators will be signing at shops including…
If you listened to the Nth Panel Grid Podcast this week and heard Broken Frontier’s Andy Oliver chatting to host Paul Carroll about Small Press Day then you will be…
Unless you have been hiding in a long box for the last month you will already be well aware that it’s Small Press Day on Saturday. Our Andy Oliver, also…
Preview time today and a chance to acquaint yourselves with Eve and Spire Greenwood’s Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage… RUIN OF THE HOUSE OF THE DIVINE VISAGE…
SelfMadeHero have announced their latest batch of release for Autumn 2024 including They Shot the Piano Player, Madame Choi and the Monsters, Adieu Birkenau and Edifice. More details below. AUTUMN…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, August 8th. And this time we’re theming our drawing…
We’ve always been huge fans of the WIP Comics anthologies here at BF and this year’s offering is no exception. With another intriguing physical format and some of the most…
Time for an announcement of another batch of Thought Bubble 2024 guests including international names like Elsa Charretier and BF faves like Shazleen Khan and Lucy Sullivan. THOUGHT BUBBLE ANNOUNCE…
It’s preview time at BF and this time around we have a neat sneak peek at next week’s issue of Deadweights #5 from the ever delightful Ahoy Comics below. Let’s…
Before the pandemic BF’s Staff Picks feature had run for many years, with members of the team giving a weekly overview of recommended new releases. Now, retooled and reimagined to…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! If you’re in London on Saturday August 31st between 7-9pm then keep your diaries free! Our chums at Gosh! Comics are putting…
It’s nearly here! In just under three weeks Small Press Day returns on Saturday, August 17th. With event notifications coming in there are some incredible SPD celebrations on the calendar…
Comics Youth CIC is a creative community organisation led by young people, for young people with “an aim is to empower youth across the Liverpool City Region to flourish from…
A quick heads up that the inQ! queer comics fair (mentioned recently here at BF) will be running a drink and draw fundraising event on August 2nd. For those familiar…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! As the debut event from the ‘Bigger Inside’ series, a new pop-up exhibition of the work of some of our Broken Frontier…
Awards specifically for UK comics are a rare commodity right now and have been since the British Comic Awards disappeared several years ago. One of the last holdouts was the…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, July 25th. And this time we’re theming our drawing…
For a couple of years now Rebellion’s Monster Fun monthly has been doing some epic work in bringing younger readers into the form. This summer some of that material is…
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
“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
