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With its alluring design (in collaboration with Joe Kessler), Richard Short’s Klaus Magazine from Breakdown Press has been a welcome presence on the shelves over the past few years. Haway…
If you’re at all involved in that nebulous entity we refer to as “Comics Twitter” then you will no doubt have seen the flurry of activity over the last few…
A follow-up to 2018’s anthology I Feel Machine – an exploration of the darker implications in our relationship with technology – SelfMadeHero’s I Feel Love similarly brings us six unsettling…
Following on from his review of Michael DeForge‘s Heaven No Hell last week at Broken Frontier, Lindsay Pereira talks to DeForge about his art, being productive during a pandemic, and…
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As mentioned the last time I looked at the Colossive Cartographies from Colossive Press, this tactile series of one-shot art objects took its inspiration from Colossive co-publisher Tom Murphy’s toying…
A warm nostalgia for early experiences of video games is a common phenomenon, and Edward Ross’s begins in Gamish with his brother’s venerable Atari ST, 1985’s rival to the Commodore…
Judith Vanistendael’s The Two Lives of Penelope tells the story of a woman living two parallel lives – one as a mother, in a cosy home, with a loving husband…
Mikaël Ross’s The Thud takes its inspiration from the real life inclusive German village of Neuerkerode, a location largely populated and run by residents with learning disabilities. Ross spent two…
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One can never second guess the exact details of the collaborative process between creators Douglas Noble and Sean Azzopardi. Behind the scenes they have worked in a number of fascinating…
The world is falling apart, and Jack is stuck in the middle. Well, at least the relationship between Jack’s best friend Sam and Jack’s sister (and roommate) Lauren is. The…
Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele‘s Graphic Guides from Icon Books have already been met with great critical acclaim for their concise and easily digestible account of the intricacies of the…
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While diary comics and graphic medicine anthologies surrounding the events of the last year have been in plentiful supply fiction – particularly fiction focusing on established characters with a long-running…
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“Two stones, but one shape.” One of the hardest feats in comics is to meaningfully tell a story in a short and succinct page count. There’s a need to hook…
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Substrata is a collaboration that sees two generations of UK indie comics coming together as stalwart of the British small press scene Sean Azzopardi teams up with Olivia Sullivan, undoubtedly…
The sky is the limit, and also the sky is the sea. A new beautifully rendered fantasy. Slightly Exaggerated is described as “a treasure hunt fantasy adventure where a dying…
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With four gorgeously illustrated comics currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, new small press publisher Quindrie Press have already made a huge impact before their first books have been published. Their stated…
It’s interesting to consider that one of the most popular versions of Tōno Monogatari, Japan’s supernatural literary classic, was born because of one man’s desire to protect his country’s cultural…
In Sunshine State, John Carvajal takes us along for the ride as we follow Milo, stumbling through life, trying to find his feet. Carvajal’s watercolours are evocative of these youthful, washed…
“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
