Broken Frontier’s Andy Oliver Talks Small Press Day on the Nth Panel Grid Podcast
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…
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Preview: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve & Spire Greenwood’s Graphic Novel Launches on Kickstarter
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 Announce Autumn 2024 Line-Up – List Includes Graphic Biographies and the “Strangest Christmas Story You Will Ever Read”
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…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, August 8th for a Small Press Day Special
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…
Preview: Tall Tales & Short Stories – The New WIP Comics Anthology Project is on Kickstarter Now with Work by Alba Ceide, Joe Stone, Manon Wright, Ed Firth and Many More
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…
More Thought Bubble 2024 Guests Announced Including Elsa Charretier, Jamie McKelvie, Shazleen Khan, Leo Fox and Lucy Sullivan
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…
Exclusive Preview: Deadweights #5 – Enjoy an Advance Look at the Latest Issue of Ahoy’s Henchmen Buddy Comedy by Tyrone Finch and Sebastián Píriz
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…
Broken Frontier Staff Picks for August 2024 – The Scrapbook of Life and Death, PeePee-PooPoo #1, Star of Swan, Boy Island and More!
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…
Gosh! Comics Presents ‘A Celebration of 10 Years of the Broken Frontier Six to Watch’ Party – Join BF and Around 30 ‘Six to Watch’ Artists on August 31st at London’s Much Loved Comics Shop
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…
Small Press Day 2024 – How Emerging Creators Can Apply for a Zoom ‘Work-in-Progress’ Meeting with BF’s Andy Oliver as Part of SPD/Our ‘Broken Frontier Connects’ Initiative
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…
Talking Shelves – A New Event from Comics Youth CIC Aims to “Share and Showcase Marginalised Comics to the Wider Public”
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…
Drink and Draw Fundraiser for the inQ! Queer Comics Fair at The Glitch in London on August 6th
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…
New ‘Bigger Inside’ Pop-Up Exhibition to Feature Work from Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artists at The Chapel at St. Margaret’s House, Bethnal Green, from July 28th-30th
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…
The Selkies – New Scottish Indie Comics Awards Announced for 2024
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…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, July 25th for a Classic Newspaper Strips Special
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…
Rebellion to Publish Two Graphic Novels as Part of the ‘Monster Fun Collection’ this Summer
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…
Rebellion’s Revival of British Romance Comic ‘Roxy’ Now Available to Back on Kickstarter
In another revival of classic UK names of yesteryear Rebellion have let us know that the previously announced Roxy Special is now available to back on Kickstarter. This one features…
Exclusive Preview: Project: Cryptid #11 – Check Out this Sneak Peek of Stuart Moore and Ryan Kelly’s Story ‘The Devil’s Playground’ from the Ahoy Comics Series
Next week sees the latest issue of Ahoy Comics‘ ever enjoyable anthology series Project: Cryptid, a comic that provides readers with accessible and self-contained short stories. Today at BF we…
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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