Bite-sized chunks on what’s going on in the comics industry and beyond.
After the recent announcement of the shortlisted artists in the comics section of this year’s Arts Foundation Futures Awards there’s an opportunity to hear the final four creators in conversation…
News today from Fantagraphics about their new graphic novel series The Cloven by Garth Stein and Matthew Southworth. The full press release is below. SEATTLE, WASH., OCTOBER 8, 2019—Fantagraphics is…
It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital storefront,…
Autumn is festival time in the UK and, after last month’s fantastic inaugural Hackney Comic + Zine Fair, the Broken Frontier team were at two established events this past weekend….
Exciting news today via UK small press mainstay Douglas Noble that his Strip For Me imprint will be bringing the work of Paul Jon Milne, whose comics we’ve covered in…
Those of you who follow my own rather self-indulgent social media streams as well as the official Broken Frontier one will be aware of my posts over the summer focusing…
Recently, we covered the crowdfunding campaign for the collection of Dan Cox and John Riordan’s Hitsville UK here at Broken Frontier and, as this veritable institution of UK self-publishing reaches its…
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
Eisner and British Comic Awards-nominated creator Rob Davis’s trilogy of graphic novels that began in The Motherless Oven five years ago is set to conclude in the coming month with…
Three years ago at Broken Frontier I covered Sarah Lippett’s graphic memoir Stan and Nan here; a comics record of the life of the grandfather she never knew and the…
The full press release for the shortlisted artists for the Arts Foundation Futures Awards for the Comics category runs below. Congratulations to the shortlisted quartet! Esther McManus, Danny Noble, Zara Slattery and Jess Taylor have…
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
We’re always pleased to publicise the wider artistic activities of our annual ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ here at Broken Frontier and, for the second time this year (after…
Fresh off their recent crowdfunding success for Hey, Amateur!, comes the news that the Black Crown crew will be hosted by London’s Orbital Comics for a huge signing and party…
Something is Killing the Children has proved to be one of the monster serial comics hits of the summer, with numerous reprintings already for its first issue. We reviewed its…
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
Summer may be drawing to a close but our Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw has one last hurrah for the lighter evenings. Say goodbye to the summer…
Our friends at Laydeez do Comics have let us know about their latest Professional Development Workshops for comics creators running in October and November. With no less than three Broken…
“It’s About Queerness, Family, Loyalty, Grief, and at its Core Love in All its Forms”- Bex Glendining on Debut Graphic Novel ‘On Starlit Shores’April 2, 2026
Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026 – Spotlighting the Work of Daisy Crouch, Francis Todd, Jua OK!, Shri Gunasekara, Skai Campbell AKA Skhoshbell and Yu-Ching ChiuJanuary 15, 2026
Celebrating 2025 – Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!January 5, 2026
“I Wanted to Change the Narrative as I Believe Comic Art Deserves the Same Respect!” – Dominica Claribelle on Experimentation, Representing Southeast Asian Culture in Her Work, and Her Debut Graphic Novel ‘Finding Home’December 3, 2025
“You Laugh to Keep from Crying” — A Conversation with Pascal Girard and Cathon on Their New Comic Strip Collections ‘Pastimes’ and ‘Fruit Salad’November 19, 2025
