Bite-sized chunks on what’s going on in the comics industry and beyond.
Lots of information in the press release below… {hr] South London Comic and Zine Fair Returns for its 5th year Showcasing some of the finest established and fresh talent in…
We’re always here to give a community shout-out for indie comics at BF. So please do share this call for help with organising the Selkie Awards for Scottish comics and…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw In-Person returns at our regular venue of The Royal George on Friday, June 26th, 2026. And this time our artist line-up…
Clover Press (whose recent Spider-Man newspaper strip collections have been very popular in these parts) have launched the third of their ‘The DC Art of…’ series with The DC Art…
Last week we spoke with A Wave Blue World’s Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner here at BF about AWBW’s history and publishing ethos. Today we’re following up with some sample art…
PRIDE MONTH 2026! The new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration (formerly House of Illustration) has opened in Clerkenwell, London with exhibitions including the very timely, Paul Gravett-curated ‘Queer as Comics’….
PRIDE MONTH 2026! The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online is back again this week (with a Pride theme!) and we’re inviting you to join in the…
Yes we’ve already run an announcement for Zinezilla 2026 at BF but it never hurts to give you a reminder of upcoming events (especially as this has become such an…
Times are tough for comics commentary so it’s always cool to see those of us still left working together to reach new audiences. New below about our chums at Shelfdust…
SelfMadeHero have announced their publishing line-up for the Autumn and, as ever, it’s a wonderfully eclectic list of books to watch out for. Full details in the press release below….
A chance to look at the newly coloured (by JP Jordan) pages from the Zenith Full Colour Omnibus Edition below today at BF… Zenith – In Full Colour for the…
It’s a much observed phenomenon in 2026 but, after the pandemic years saw so many regular fixture UK comics calendar disappear for good, it’s been refreshing to see so many…
The much anticipated new line of Archie Comics from Oni Press has been revealed with three new titles coming in the Autumn… RIVERDALE REVEALED! Oni Press Unveils ARCHIE #1, SABRINA THE TEENAGE…
A fitting tie-in to our Pride Month coverage at Broken Frontier here’s an advance look at Mel Gillman and Iron Circus’s The Goblin Throne currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. THE GOBLIN THRONE…
We’re back with BF’s Staff Picks feature for June 2026, including some cool Pride Month-related titles! This regular blog piece is where members of the team give a monthly overview…
PRIDE MONTH 2026! At the start of June each year at BF I always feel the need to issue the simple reminder that LGBTQIA coverage is an all-year round reality…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online is back again this week and we’re inviting you to join in the fun with a little reminder of some…
Great to see Rebellion’s revival of the old British hardcover Annuals reinserting itself as a Christmas tradition. More on the contents of both of this year’s books in the press…
“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
“I Like to Try to Write from a Place of Power” – Katie Skelly on Her New Graphic Novel ‘Heaven’, the Camaraderie Between Working Women, and Taking Readers on a Narrative RideAugust 27, 2026
“Comics, Similar to Zines, Exist as a Proletariat Art Form Within Popular Consciousness” – Raquelle Jac on Her Powerful Debut Graphic Memoir ‘Bimbo Agitprop’ from FantagraphicsAugust 13, 2026
