CoCo Comic Con Returns to Lancaster on June 24th, 2023
After making its debut last summer CoCo Comic Con is back for a second day of UK indie comics goodness this year. On June 24th attendees can once again enjoy…
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New Indie Anthology ‘Boxes’ from ThirdBear Press Launches on Kickstarter and Includes Work from Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artists Beck Kubrick and Sammy Ward
I have been saying for a few years now that the comparative dearth of new UK small press anthologies is not healthy for the scene so it’s always pleasing to…
Ahoy Comics to Collect Their Satirical Breakfast-Based Horror Parodies in ‘Cereal’ with Three New Chapters By Mark Russell and Peter Snejberg
One of the highlights of Ahoy Comics’ various humorous Edgar Allan Poe anthologies was the various breakfast cereal horror parodies that ran in those pages. As a Brit not every pop…
‘Shook! A Black Horror Anthology’ Coming from Dark Horse and Second Sight in February 2024
It’s a way off yet but Shook! A Black Horror Anthology from Dark Horse Comics and Second Sight Publishing looks like one to watch in early 2024 for sure. Details in…
Exclusive Preview: Rusalka – Whispers of the Forest – Visit the Ethereal World of Kamila Król’s Magical Figure from Slavic Folklore
Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, and already virtually at its target, Rusalka – Whispers of the Forest is the latest comics work from our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist…
Queer Horror Graphic Novel ‘Let Me Out’ by Emmett Nahil & George Williams Coming from Oni Press in October
It’s Pride Month which means it’s a very good time to be sending us your LGBTQ+-related comics press releases. Coming around the Halloween season, Emmett Nahil and George Williams’s Let…
The Jewish Comics Experience (JewCE) Announces the JewCie Awards Honouring Creators of Jewish Comics
A new set of awards have been announced by the Jewish Comics Experience (JewCE) convention with a focussed commitment to recognising Jewish comics narratives and coverage. More on the JewCie…
Happy Pride Month! – Here’s How We Will Be Celebrating at Broken Frontier
PRIDE MONTH 2023! June is Pride Month and, as you know, we like to occasionally event-theme our coverage here at Broken Frontier. At a time when rising levels of homophobia,…
The South London Comic & Zine Fair Announce Their 2023 Programming, in Partnership with Avery Hill Publishing
The South London Comic & Zine Fair is back in July and, in conjunction with Avery Hill Publishing, their 2023 programming line-up has just been announced. For BF fanpersons it’s…
Meet the Void Runners – David Hine and Boo Cook’s New Psychedelic Sci-Fi Series Hits the Pages of ‘2000 AD’
Writer David Hine has a longstanding association with BF given his time with us as a columnist some years ago and his contribution to the Broken Frontier Anthology in 2016….
Preview: The Tribute – ‘Snowpiercer’ Creators Benjamin Legrand & Jean-Marc Rochette’s Sci-Fi Epic to Get First English Language Translation from Titan
There’s such a wealth of untranslated European comics work that it’s surprising and frustrating that so much excellent practice remains unreleased in an English language format. All the more reason…
Rebellion Revive an Old UK Comics Tradition with the Treasury of British Comics Annual 2024
For those of us of… a certain age… today’s announcement of an old-school hardback-style Treasury of British Comics Annual for 2024 will bring back nostalgic memories of Christmas stocking stuffers…
Thought Bubble and Travelling Man to Provide 2023 Micro-Bursaries for Disabled Creators, Creators of Colour, and Trans & NB Creators
So here’s some very welcome news in these grim times. Thought Bubble, in partnership with the Travelling Man chain of comics shops, will be providing three sets of micro-bursaries again…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, June 1st for a Crowdfunding Special
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, June 1st with a Crowdfunding Special. Not only do our…
New Mick McMahon ‘2000 AD’ Apex Edition Coming from Rebellion this November Featuring Art from Dredd, Slaine and the ABC Warriors
So this will no doubt delight 2000 AD fans. Rebellion are to publish a second Mick McMahon Apex Edition in November. Check out the art below! A master artist at…
Dark Horse to Publish ‘The Major’ in English for the First Time as Part of the Mœbius Library
More from the Mœbius Library later this year as The Major is published in English for the first time. DARK HORSE BOOKS PRESENTS: “MŒBIUS LIBRARY: THE MAJOR” Mœbius takes Major Grubert…
Second Wave of Guests for Thought Bubble 2023 Announced Including Jason Aaron, Deb JJ Lee and Explodikid
Time for another batch of Thought Bubble 2023 guests to be announced! This time it includes such names as Juni Ba, Rachael Smith, Lucy Sullivan and Explodikid. Full details below….
Yetis, Mongolian Deathworms and the Loch Ness Monster Set to Star in Ahoy Comics’ New Anthology Series ‘Project: Cryptid’
Announced via a press release that could only have come from Ahoy Comics, Project: Cryptid is a new anthology series featuring an all-star line-up. Check out some BF faves in…
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