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For the best part of a decade, Scotland’s BHP Comics have been growing from a small self-publishing concern to the eclectic and socially conscious outfit they are today. With a…
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…
When we lost Carlos Ezquerra last year we lost a legend. That’s not hyperbole. If anything it’s a gross understatement. This week 2000 AD commemorates the life and work of one…
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When we covered Emily Owen and Gavin Mitchell’s The Adventures of Pup & Grumpicorn during its Kickstarter campaign as part of our Crowdfunding Corner feature at Broken Frontier we described…
BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore is not only an artistic highpoint for both its creators; it is a stunning reminder of the power of comics to…
There must be a party going on inside the head of James Stokoe at any given point in time. Or a riot. Either way, I picture a lot of activity,…
Spotlighting emerging comics talent is always at the heart of what we do here at Broken Frontier so we’re delighted to be able to announce the winner of the latest…
A new thrill – or perhaps chill – debuts in this week’s 2000 AD courtesy of writer T.C. Eglington, artist Simon Davis and letterer Annie Parkhouse. We have a sneak…
Taking new creators to new audiences. That was the title of this year’s Broken Frontier Panel at the East London Comics and Arts Festival (ELCAF) but it could just as…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! In much the same way that Jayde Perkin’s ELCAF-debuting I’m Not Ready is both a consolidation and an expansion of her previous comics work so too does this…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Autobio comics work has risen in popularity over the last decade largely due to a growing understanding that the complex language of the form is incredibly effective in…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! The largely silent world of Andy Barron’s OM has always been one of contradictions. This carefully crafted science fantasy environment gives us an alien landscape that can contain…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! A collaboration between Melissa Sinclair and Simon Bridgland, A Whole Flock of Detectives is an illustrative zine inspired by the films of the “Master of Suspense” himself, Alfred…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! No doubt many Broken Frontier readers will already be familiar with the work of Kristyna Baczynski with last year’s well-received Avery Hill Publishing graphic novel Retrograde Orbit earning…
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Ahead of ELCAF, we caught up with Taiwanese illustrator An Chen, whose unique, vector-based work has appeared in a number of publications in Taiwan and the UK. Currently…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Joe Stone is a man of many hats. We know this because one of his minicomics was about just that subject. He’s the self-publishing comics creator behind last…
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Given that it’s the East London Comics and Arts Festival (ELCAF) this weekend, where I first met artists from the Kadak Collective three years ago, it seems a most appropriate…
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! The winner of the 2017 ELCAF x WeTransfer award, Akvile Magicdust’s Tropical Wildchilds debuted as a showcase publication at last year’s East London Comics and Arts Festival and…
“How Damaging and Dangerous this Techno-Fascist Hellscape We Are Already Living in Is” – KitsuneArt on the Threat of Generative AI, LGBTQ+ Comics Anthologies and Building a Profile on the SceneJune 18, 2026
“Lots of My Sapphic Comics Focus on Small, Intimate Moments” – Nessie Mooo Talks ‘Deathmetal’, Comics Community, and Queer Representation in the MediumJune 12, 2026
“In Order to Create Societal Change, We Have to First Imagine It” – Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner Talk A Wave Blue World, Their LGBTQIA+ Anthologies and Publishing with a Social PurposeJune 9, 2026
“We Wanted to Publish the Books We Wanted to Read” – Outgoing Avery Hill Co-Founder Dave White Looks Back on 14 Years at the UK’s Game-Changing Indie Comics PublisherJune 8, 2026
“There is No Singular or Correct Intersex Narrative” – LJ Nakamura on Intersex Representation and the Liberating Nature of Pulp Sci-FiJune 4, 2026
