The Bay Area Queer Zine Fest Returns with a Hybrid Event this September
With the announcement of this year’s Bay Area Queer Zine Fest just a reminder that we are always happy to prioritise LGBTQ+ comics events here at BF… Bay Area Queer…
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Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artists Get Major Awards Recognition – Alxndra Cook Shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards and Shanti Rai Receives an Ignatz Nomination
We do like to remind you every so often that we have a rather impressive record here at Broken Frontier of predicting future stars of the comics world through our…
Broken Frontier is Taking a Summer Break! We’ll Be Back Again on August 14th
It’s been a hectic few months here at Broken Frontier Towers, what with our mammoth Pride Month coverage, our intensely busy SLCZF event, and working on Small Press Day and…
‘Breaking Frontiers: A Small Press Day Exhibition’ Opens at Jam Bookshop in East London this Weekend
‘Breaking Frontiers’ is our first Broken Frontier-curated exhibition and it opens at Jam Bookshop in East London ready for Small Press Day this weekend! To get you ready for this…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, August 10th for a Summer Special
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, August 10th with a Summer Special. Not only do our…
Rebellion’s ‘Nemesis the Warlock: The Definitive Edition’ to Be Published in Larger Format Due to Fan Demand
If you were already looking forward to the new Nemesis the Warlock: The Definitive Edition volumes there’s an extra reason to be anticipating them now, with Rebellion announcing today that they…
Steve Morris Announced as Rebellion’s New Marketing Manager for ‘2000 AD’ and Graphic Novels
News today that long-time comics commentator Steve Morris has taken his place in Tharg’s hierarchy as Rebellion’s new 2000 AD and graphic novels marketing manager. Congratulations to Steve who has…
Breakdown Press to Collect the Work of Liam Cobb in ‘What Awaits Them’
Pleasing news today from the direction of Breakdown Press with the announcement that they will be collecting the work of Liam Cobb – who we first reviewed well over a…
Preview: Anticucho – New Collection of Peruvian Cyberpunk Stories from Gustaffo Vargas Crowdfunding on Kickstarter
It’s been incredibly pleasing to see the recent and long overdue interest in the work of Peruvian comics creator Gustaffo Vargas. His Peruvian Cyberpunk series of self-published comics have been…
Thought Bubble Announces More Guests for 2023 Including Charlie Adlard, Jock, Tula Lotay and Shazleen Khan
Thought Bubble have announced their latest line-up of guests for this year’s festival including a number of regular favourites here at Broken Frontier. Check out the press release below for…
The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, July 27th for a Small Press Day Special
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, July 27th with a Small Press Day Special to get…
Preview: Beyond Real – New Vault Comics Series from Zack Kaplan and a Stellar Line-Up of Artistic Talent Announced
Well this looks rather stunning! Announced at SDCC over the weekend Beyond Real from Vault Comics looks set to immerse its audience in that whole “language of comics” ideal. Just…
Preview: BRABA – Fantagraphics to Publish New Brazilian Comics Anthology in 2024
One last press release to go into the weekend on and just check out some of the incredible art previewed below from BRABA, a new anthology of Brazilian comics coming…
Vote for Broken Frontier in the 2023 Tripwire Awards!
For the third time in four years we’re delighted to say that Broken Frontier’s work in comics commentary and comics community has again been recognised by the Tripwire Awards. Voting…
Small Press Day 2023 – 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 over two weeks Small Press Day returns on Saturday, August 5th. With event notifications flooding in this is going to be the biggest in-person Small…
Preview: Change – More on the New WIP Comics Anthology Currently Crowdfunding on Kickstarter
One of the finest community ventures in UK comics, the WIP Comics group has a proven track record in boosting creators and providing a supportive space for collaborative endeavour. Their…
Fantagraphics to Publish Book Two of Emil Ferris’s ‘My Favorite Thing is Monsters’ in April 2024
They don’t come more “eagerly anticipated” than this! The second book of My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris will be published in April 2024 by Fantagraphics. Back in…
Élodie Durand’s ‘Transitions: A Mother’s Journey’ to Give an Another Perspective on the Trans Experience in November Via Top Shelf Productions
Admittedly we are catching up a little with some important press releases post-SLCZF including this one from Top Shelf Productions spotlighting November’s releases of Transitions: A Mother’s Journey by Élodie…
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“After Reading… So Many Works… from Caribbean-British Writers and African Americans… I Wanted to Create that Space for Myself in Comics”- Lara Boyle Talks to Michael D. Kennedy on the Process Behind the Making of ‘Milk White Steed’September 30, 2026
“We’re Here, We’re Queer, and We Are Going to Make Glorious Comics About it! Get Used to It!” – The inQ! Team Are Back with the Second Edition of London’s Queer Comics FairSeptember 17, 2026
“Human Identity is a Very Complex Thing” – Yudori on ‘Lovers of the Empire’, Period Piece Comics, and the Importance of EscapismAugust 31, 2026
“There’s Nothing More Tedious than a Predictable Protagonist” – Roberta Gregory On Revisiting the Life of Her Classic Character in ‘Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken’August 31, 2026
“Shedding Light on the Absence of Queer Narrative is Like Laying Flowers for the Ghosts of Queer Souls” – Marina Lisa Komiya on the Themes of ‘On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides’August 31, 2026