Your must-read on Broken Frontier.
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Writing a column with a stated mission of “unearthing the gems of the small press” for a few years here at Broken Frontier means I have had the pleasure of…
A new book by Michael DeForge is always worthy of attention, and even a slender volume like First Year Healthy provides stylish food for thought. With his mesmerising style, prolific output…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Roman Muradov is a Russian illustrator residing in San Francisco. The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Vogue, Penguin and Random House are just some of the clients who are enamored…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Rozi Hathaway’s work originally came to my notice last year in the Broken Frontier Award-nominated graphic novel HOAX Psychosis Blues. Hathaway was one of ten creators – including names like…
In a beautifully produced edition from Breakdown Press, the first part of Generous Bosom, a major new work from rising star Conor Stechschulte, is a startling comic. Without a lot…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Over twenty tales of public humiliation from creators across the indie comics scene make up Birdcage Bottom’s Cringe: An Anthology of Embarrassment, a collection of shorts detailing those best forgotten…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
The brain child of Belgian artist Pieter De Poortere, Dickie (Boerke) has been around for more than 15 years and has been published in French, Spanish, Hungarian and Finnish. Don’t you want…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Snackies is a compilation of the previously self-published minicomics work of cartoonist Nick Sumida – alongside some new material – collected by San Francisco-based micropublisher Youth in Decline. Sumida’s comics…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Is the rapidly expanding number of UK comics-related shows, fairs and festivals to exhibit at an advantage? Or is this level of growth actually stretching small press creators and their…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Happy new year to all and welcome back to Crossing Borders, with more Euro-comics and interviews with creators than ever this year! So let’s dive right into the thick of things,…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
As has become something of a tradition for the first ‘Small Pressganged’ of the New Year it’s time once again to look back on the self and micropublished material featured in this…
Broken Frontier proudly announces the winners of the 11th annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our 2014 awards saw a record-breaking number of votes come in from fans, creators and industry peers…
“When these wytches come out of the woods, they’re coming for you good. They can smell desire like a shark can smell blood.” – Scott Snyder On the eve of…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Otto is a hilarious wordless comedy series for young and old, starring the eponymous down-on-his-luck everyman. Already on the third album in the series, Belgian artist Frodo De Decker has created an…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
For those of us involved in the world of independent British comics – whether directly as creators and publishers or more tangentially as commentators and observers – it’s easy to…
“Savage Dragon started as a miniseries and I did a new #1 with the advent of the ongoing title and I’ve always regretted doing that. The thought of starting over…
Inside Look is Broken Frontier’s director’s commentary-like feature in which creators take you behind the scenes of one of their latest comics to hit the stands. In this installment, William…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Angry dwarves, frozen queens, giant cakes, vengeful aliens, a visit to hell, orang-utans and Noah’s ark. I’m not talking about the new Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster, but the universe of comic sensation…
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
“I Think it’s Really Important to Follow Your Dreams!” – Sarah Graley Talks Working on ‘Pizza Witch’ with Stef Purenins and the Pleasures of Rewarding Audience InteractionsNovember 13, 2025
