Articles and interviews on all things comics-related.
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…
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…
Natasha Natarajan’s book FML Comics Collected 2016-2020 was part of Good Comics‘ Kickstarted bundle of books last year and compiles her autobiographical comic strips from 2016-2020. Evolving intuitively and ranging…
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…
It’s safe to assume Zack Davisson spends as much time in the spirit world as he does in Seattle. It comes with the territory, given his roles as writer, lecturer,…
It has been three decades since John Porcellino began sharing his singular view of the world in the form of self-published minicomics. What began as an experiment in tune with…
This is a long overdue blog piece but it seems a particularly appropriate article to be posting today… As we’re all aware Koyama Press, the publishing outfit that have exhausted…
Launching today, Khidr Comix Lab is a new micropublishing venture seeking to provide a platform for Black, Brown and Muslim storytellers. Having had an advance look at some of the…
Today marks the publication of Biscuits (assorted), the debut graphic novel of Broken Frontier’s very own Jenny Robins, published by Myriad Editions. The winner of the Myriad First Graphic Novel…
Retroflect has a long history at Broken Frontier, having been both a series of blogs and an ongoing column here in the past. Today we return to this irregular feature…
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…
Cast Iron Books are the newest mover and shaker on the UK comics publishing scene but there’s a very familiar face behind this boutique publishing enterprise. Lizzie Kaye, who most…
With a focus on work that champions inclusivity and marginalised voices, new publishers on the indie comics scene Street Noise Books have a line-up of books that represents exactly the…
The Contradictions is a title that could fit any study focused on what it means to be young in today’s world. In the hands of a writer and cartoonist as…
With a fictional universe founded on a most distinctive premise, and a publishing ethos that embraces a far wider sense of comics community, UK imprint mayamada have been building up…
John Reppion is a script writer, author, essayist, and writer of prose fiction. Since 2003 he has co-written comics in partnership with his wife, Leah Moore, as Moore & Reppion….
The Treasury of British Comics imprint from Rebellion Publishing demonstrates a welcome commitment to the rich comics heritage of this country. Producing reprints alongside original material featuring British comic characters…
2000 AD has been a Great British institution for over forty years. This thrill-packed anthology, the home of numerous classic British comic strips – including Judge Dredd, Nemesis the Warlock…
“This Comic Initiative Aims to Raise Awareness of Autism and Dispel Some of the Stigma” – Cartoonist Bex/Schnumn on the ASD Comic Takeover to Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month on Social MediaApril 9, 2021“I’m Always Trying to Be a More Elastic Cartoonist, Especially with My Character Designs” – Michael DeForge on His New Book ‘Heaven No Hell’ from Drawn & QuarterlyApril 6, 2021“In Terms of Approach – I Have a Habit of Just Starting Things. I Don’t Think Too Much, I Just Start” – Natasha Natarajan Talks ‘FML Comics’ and Her Autobio PracticeMarch 29, 2021“This Series is All About Introducing Sexuality, Gender and Related Topics in an Engaging, Accessible and Somewhat Playful Way” – Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele on Their Icon Books ‘Graphic Guides’March 25, 2021“His Life Was Dedicated to Japan” – Zack Davisson on ‘Tōno Monogatari’ and the Legacy of Shigeru MizukiMarch 23, 2021
