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Edited by indie comics stalwart Robert Kirby, What’s Your Sign, Girl? gives twelve cartoonists the opportunity to examine their relationships with their sun signs in a selection of short stories that…
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If you’re an observer of the UK small press scene you will no doubt have noticed the flurry of social media discussions a few weeks back about the possibility of a…
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Formed in 2012, free street press comics anthology Off Life looked to connect comics with an audience of readers unfamiliar with the potential of the form, and to also give…
A second helping from yesterday’s #hourlycomicday Twitter hashtag fun and games at Broken Frontier today as we compile all of creator-of-the-moment Tillie Walden’s strips. If you missed our earlier collection of Danny Noble’s Hourly…
Yesterday the hashtag #hourlycomicday made its annual trending appearance on Twitter as comics practitioners from all aspects of the medium recorded their exploits and adventures with a comic strip for…
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If there was one name that came up again and again at the end of 2015 on the traditional annual ‘Best of’ lists and end-of-year reviews it was that of Tillie…
What an astonishing year of achievement 2015 was for Avery Hill Publishing. British Comic Awards nominations for EdieOP’s Maleficium and Rachael Smith’s The Rabbit alongside that much deserved BCA win…
Taking a largely mythical Wild West as its inspiration, Dom McKenzie’s Tales of the Old West is a short collection of rapid fire shorts that fondly pull apart some of…
There are points when you can’t help but repeat yourself when you cover the same comics projects multiple times in a year. But sometimes those same recycled sentiments simply cannot be…
Swedish micropublisher Peow! Studio has been steadily building a name for itself over the last few years with its catalogue of riso-printed minicomics and anthologies. Comprising a showrunning team of…
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While we’re celebrating the announcement of the first Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook (featuring the work of our ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015’) it’s also time…
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Last night at London’s Gosh! Comics a very special announcement was made to the sell-out audience at the Broken Frontier special edition of the monthly Laydeez do Comics meeting. We’re…
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We’re a little later than usual this year with my annual ‘Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!’ round-up; a yearly feature celebrating the diversity and rude health of the…
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From have-a-go heroes of the DIY culture arena to one of the UK’s most respected indie comics publishers, Avery Hill Publishing have come a long way since I first reviewed…
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With its mix of fresh new voices on the scene, stalwarts of self-publishing and established pros, Dirty Rotten Comics has been one of the standout comics projects of the UK…
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San Francisco-based micropublisher Youth in Decline’s Frontier series of creator showcases has given us some cracking one-shot stories since its inception, particularly the issues by Emily Carroll and Jillian Tamaki….
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! With their distinctive vision and publishing ethos Breakdown Press have become one of the most important new players on the UK publishing scene over the last…
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Katriona Chapman’s Katzine debuted earlier this year mixing comic strips and text pieces to give amiable insights into the day-to-day life of its creator. If that…
“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
“It’s a Fantasy Adventure about Growing Up” – Joe Latham Talks ‘Haru’, the Self-Publishing Journey, and Using Colour as a Narrative ToolOctober 30, 2025
