Alex Taylor (azbt) Wins the 2023 First Graphic Novel Competition
On a joyous night, celebrating some of the very best emerging talents in comics, Alex Taylor (azbt) was announced as the winner of the 2023 First Graphic Novel Competition. Full…
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Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans – Important New Anthology from A Wave Blue World Deserves Your Support on Kickstarter
You know how important it is to us here at Broken Frontier to give space and time to comics work from the trans community. Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories…
Preview: Underheist #1 – A New David and Maria Lapham Crime Thriller Coming this Month from BOOM! Studios
It’s new work from David and Maria Lapham. Need we add more? Check out this preview of from BOOM! Studios below. BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at UNDERHEIST…
Dark Horse Bring ‘Hellboy’ and ‘Stranger Things’ to Free Comic Book Day 2024
While the rest of us are gearing up for Christmas, our favourite comics publishers are looking well ahead into 2024! Details on Dark Horse’s Free Comic Day plans below which…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, November 30th for a ‘Doctor Who 60th Anniversary’ Special
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, November 30th for a Doctor Who 60th anniversary special. Not…
Vojtěch Mašek in Conversation at the Czech Centre Discussing His Graphic Novel ‘The Sisters Dietl’ on Tuesday, November 28th
Earlier this year at Broken Frontier Jon Aye reviewed Vojtěch Mašek’s The Sisters Dietl (published by Centrala) and described it as “a dark, brooding and atmospheric story.” Next week fans of the…
HCF Goes LDN – Helsinki Comics Festival Brings Finnish and British Comics Creators Together in a One-Day Event at London’s Space Station Sixty-Five
This weekend sees something a little different on the London comics calendar as the Helsinki Comics Festival comes to Space Station Sixty-Five, mixing Finnish comics creators and their British counterparts…
2000 AD’s Annual Bumper Christmas Issue to Feature the Debut of Comedian and Actor Rufus Hound on New ‘Strontium Dog’
The holiday season must be around the corner because Rebellion have just announced their plans for 2023’s 2000 AD festive special. It includes comedian actor Rufus Hound (much admired around…
The Fantagraphics Summer 2024 Releases Include Books from Charles Burns, Powerpaola, Tommi Musturi and More
We’re catching up again today post-Thought Bubble with the 2024 publisher line-up announcements. Below you can check out everything you can pick as part of Fantagraphics Summer 2024 releases. Fantagraphics…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, November 16th for Our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Special
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, November 16th for a sci-fi and fantasy special. Not only…
Silver Sprocket’s Spring 2024 Publishing Schedule Announced – Features Work by Leo Fox, Yugo Limbo, Emily Carroll and More
Post-Thought Bubble we’re catching up with all the news that got temporarily pushed to the side during our TB extravaganza, including a number of announcements about 2024 publishing schedules. First…
LibraryPass to Host Oni Press’s Digital Catalogue for Libraries and Schools Via Comics Plus – Including Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer’
Excellent news for anyone with access to Comics Plus through their schools or universities. The LibraryPass platform will now be hosting publisher Oni Press’s digital catalogue which includes such vitally…
The Shortlist for the First Graphic Novel Award 2023 is Announced – Includes Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ 2021 Artist Mereida Fajardo
Over the weekend at Thought Bubble the shortlist for this year’s First Graphic Novel Award was announced. Congratulations to the seven names on the list and, obviously, a particular shout-out…
Limit Break Comics Announce Norse Horror Anthology ‘Fractured Realms’ to Debut at Thought Bubble
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Well that’s a cover and a half! While we are beyond the point that we can take on any more pre-Thought Bubble reviews for long-form projects we…
Anna Readman Wins the Observer/Faber Graphic Short Story Prize – Looking Back on the Work of Our 2019 BF ‘Six to Watch’ Creator
Some welcome news over the weekend with the announcement that Anna Readman is the winner of the 2023 Observer/Faber Graphic Short Story Prize. We first put a spotlight on Anna’s…
Thought Bubble’s Leeds City Centre Art Trail Launches
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Our reviews and interview coverage of Thought Bubble takes a quick sidestep today with news about the TB Art Trail in Leeds City Centre. Details in the…
Cover Reveal: Hotelitor – The New Robo-Comedy Graphic Novel from BF ‘Six to Watch’ Creator Josh Hicks is Coming from Lerner in 2024
A new graphic novel from Josh Hicks (Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ 2017) is always something to anticipate eagerly and his new book Hotelitor has been on our radar here…
Thought Bubble-Inspired Anthology ‘Secrets of the Majestic’ Launches on Kickstarter – Features Work from Kieron Gillen, Tula Lotay, Dave Cook, Sammy Ward and More
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Or more accurately perhaps, Thought Bubble 2024. Launching today on Kickstarter Secrets of the Majestic is an anthology that takes the expansive interiors of the gents’ toilets…
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