Your must-read on Broken Frontier.
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A week or two back at Broken Frontier we began a game of catch-up by looking at some of the recent issues of publisher Youth in Decline’s acclaimed and award-recognised…
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To call Lizzy Stewart’s Walking Distance “a book about walking” seems both an elegantly succinct if obvious encapsulation of its contents and yet also a woefully inadequate summation of 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…
Americana is an undeniably passionate and sincere reflection on both the physical and metaphorical America – the country, the culture and the ideal. Luke Healy’s masterful graphic memoir tells the…
Written by Marguerite Abouet and illustrated by Mathieu Sapin, the second volume of the popular French comics Akissi stories from Flying Eye Books is another delightful collection of short strips…
Depicting the devastating culmination of the long-running Sri Lankan Civil War between the government and the independent state-seeking Tamil Tigers (a clash with its origins firmly placed in the days…
In the last couple of years San Francisco-based small press publisher Silver Sprocket have emerged as one of the most vibrant, experimental and distinctive outfits in indie comics publishing. We…
Reading about the genesis of creative projects in the words of their creators always brings an extra level of insight into the themes and creative decisions behind their work. To…
When you live in a world beyond parody then satire is hard. James Albon’s A Shining Beacon, though, is less about exploring a dystopian future as much as extrapolating its…
This coming Monday, January 27th, sees the announcement of the winners of the Arts Foundation’s Futures Awards at the ICA, with the five sections including Experimental Short Film, Social…
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Over the last few years Youth in Decline’s Frontier series has provided an acclaimed space for creators to spotlight their personal approaches to graphic narrative. Sometimes these self-contained one-shots showcase…
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,…
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Arguments about what exactly constitutes comics as a form always seem something of an unnecessary distraction. The elasticity of that definition is surely one of the medium’s greatest strengths, allowing…
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The most exciting time of the year here on the site is our announcement of the names of the artists selected for the year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators…
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John Tucker’s The King is perhaps more illustrated story than pure comics but this eccentrically amiable tale has an idiosyncratic charm that makes it well worth picking up if you’re…
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…
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Beatrice Mossman’s The Lure of the Flesh brings together dark fantasy, allegorical storytelling and autobiographical elements in an enticingly unusual physical format. Freya is a young girl who has struggled…
After years of a puzzling lack of Ken Reid reprint volumes we’ve been spoilt for collections over the last few years with the Treasury of British Comics giving us both…
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
