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British Comic Award-winning artist Tim Bird’s exploration of the interconnections between location, time and memory have ensured his work – from short minicomics like Asleep in the Back through to…
The number of reprints indicated in the cover gallery at the end of this collection reveal that Once & Future – written by Kieron Gillen and with artwork by Dan…
Elodie – a character carrying some serious teenage angst – is the way in which Axelle Lenoir transports us to a summer camp in ’90s Canada in the pages of…
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Tony Pickering describes his Diabetes: Year One as a collection of graphic poems, created in response to his diagnosis with type 1 diabetes and the implications of that news. Where…
Siberian Haiku is a story written by Jurga Vilé about her father Algis’ memories of being exiled from his home in Lithuania as a child. These tales of exile are…
Just keep running, and maybe they’ll give you an Oscar. Or is it all a Mirage? This surreal and engaging trip through the centre of American glitz and glam from…
There’s something of the psychogeographical to the opening of Matthew Dooley’s Flake. Dooley, of course, is a Jonathan Cape/Observer/Comica short story competition winner and a prolific fixture on the UK…
For all the surface appeal of Michael DeForge’s frenetic pop surrealism, his real gift is an ability to use that dazzle to land punches of sobering pathos and wry commentary…
If keeping the kids occupied is something of a priority at the moment then, of course, there are plenty of UK comics distractions out there that fit the bill perfectly…
Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis, process and…
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John-Paul Kamath’s London Horror Comic is one of the true mainstays of the UK small press scene. It’s been around for longer than this column has been at Broken Frontier…
With Young Adult fiction there is always the question of who exactly the intended audience is. Are stories of teenagers growing into adulthood meant to serve as a guide for…
The title of Kate Charlesworth’s acclaimed graphic memoir/LGBTQ+ history comes from an old saying that implied the kind of woman who “preferred to wear sensible shoes” may have been, or…
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If you’re a regular on the indie comics circuit you may already have been aware of Alabaster Pizzo’s Mimi and the Wolves in its self-published incarnation. Beginning in 2013, Pizzo…
Strictly speaking, Canadian indie artist Howard Chackowicz’s Nothing to See Here isn’t actually comics given that it’s a book of mostly single illustration cartoons. But this Conundrum Press collection of…
Rebellion’s fourth collection of strips from the spooky late 1970s girls weekly comic Misty takes a slightly different approach than its predecessors. Rather than pairing a couple of collected serials,…
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J. Edward Scott’s The Blade of Arozone takes a post-apocalyptic scenario, mixes it with sword and sorcery elements, and then adds a liberal helping of social commentary to the recipe,…
The 1970s weekly Action has become something of a legend in the history of UK comics. The brainchild of Pat Mills, that most pivotal of figures in the British industry,…
“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
