Bite-sized chunks on what’s going on in the comics industry and beyond.
It’s pleasing to see the publisher press releases beginning to repopulate the Broken Frontier inbox again after an understandably quieter few weeks. Today Dark Horse have let us know about…
As comics retail continues to face great challenges, news today of a new initiative looking to lend support in these difficult times. The full press release for the Insider Art…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is back this week, once again re-imagined as the ultimate online imbibing and illustrating party! We’ll be kicking off on Thursday…
With so much going on online at the moment it seemed a fitting moment to resurrect an old BF feature for the interim. The Broken Frontier Bulletin Board was a…
The Comedy Women in Print Prize has announced its longlists today, including the artists and projects in the new ‘Humorous Graphic Novel’ category (in association with LDComics) which also covers…
We’ve been aware for a while that current British Comics Laureate Hannah Berry was working on a UK Comics Creator Survey as an information-seeking exercise to continue to support and…
News of another summer debut from Vault Comics today (after the announcement of Giga earlier this week). We have a preview of Shadow Service #1 by Cavan Scott and Corin…
Coming this August in the UK and September in the US, The Flood That Did Come is the debut graphic novel of Patrick Wray. Another cool find by the Avery…
While we’re all missing our serial comics fix at the moment here’s an advance look at a new series from Vault Comics, announced today as debuting this summer. The full…
With current events forcing postponements or cancellations of festivals and conventions ELCAF (the East London Comics and Arts Festival) have announced that this year’s event will be moving online. Regular…
We’re always interested at Broken Frontier in the ways that graphic medicine communicates and conveys personal experience. This week a new Humanoids graphic memoir by Valérie Villieu and Raphaël Sarfati…
While monthly comics from the US serial comics publishers are currently on hold a number of trades and collected editions are still on the publishing schedule. This week sees the…
*MAJOR SPOILER WARNING* – 2000 AD have a twist in the tale in today’s Prog so we’re not going to say too much in this introductory blurb and instead let…
Last night’s edition of the Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw was a frantic but hugely rewarding affair as we moved the fun online for the first time…
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is back this week, retooled and re-imagined as an online extravaganza! We’ll be kicking off tomorrow, Thursday March 26, at 7.30pm…
When something is spoken of as a story that “could only be told through comics” it’s always going to pique our interest here at BF. That’s how Fantagraphics publisher Gary…
Hot on the heels of his recent bleak thriller British Ice from Top Shelf Productions, creator Owen D. Pomery follows up this summer with his second graphic novel Victory Point…
With recent events already having a notable impact on comics retail, our friends and collaborative partners at London’s Gosh! Comics have sent us this open letter to comics readers about…
“I Liked the Uncertain Nature of it… the Feeling of Dread and the Unknown” – Jason Measures Gives Us the Lowdown on the ‘Beyond the Black Void’ Sci-Fi AnthologyNovember 10, 2025
“It’s about Fame, Friendship, and Just How Long You’re Willing to Fake it to Make it” – Duane Murray and Ahmed Raafat Talk ‘Who Are the Power Pals?’ from Dark HorseNovember 6, 2025
“It’s Tough Out There, But You’re Absolutely Not Alone!” – Dave Cook on ‘Killtopia: Phantoms’, Challenging Times for Crowdfunding, and Returning to Thought BubbleNovember 5, 2025
“My Brain Broke, and Out Came Donuts” – Neill Cameron Looks Back on ‘Mega Robo Bros’ and Forward with ‘Donut Squad’, the Latest Smash Hit Strip from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’November 4, 2025
“The Biggest Challenge for Me Was Having to Think More Like a Director” – Michael Schwartz on Writing for Comics for the First Time and His Supernatural Ghost Story ‘Armored’October 31, 2025
