Articles and interviews on all things comics-related.
This summer, Dark Horse Comics released Emily McGovern’s Twelve Percent Dread, a graphic novel that combines explorations of complex social issues with the everyday lives of its ensemble cast. The…
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Chad Bilyeu has been diligently producing his Chad in Amsterdam comics – collections of narrative vignettes of his experiences as an American living in Amsterdam – since 2018. Working in…
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SLCZF WEEK! Forged in the fires of comics community, the Idiot Corpse crew’s first experimental anthology was a fine exercise in exploring the intricacies of the collaborative comics process. I…
SLCZF WEEK! Lucy Sullivan’s debut graphic novel Barking was met with widespread plaudits on its debut a couple of years back. Informed by her own experiences it took a notably…
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SLCZF WEEK! Continuing our week of coverage of the South London Comic & Zine Fair today at BF we chat with exhibitor Rachael House whose Resistance Sustenance Protection – a…
SLCZF WEEK! Redefining how we think about psychogeographical comics, Claire Scully’s Wilderness trilogy came to a conclusion last month with the publication of the third and final part Outer Wilderness…
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SLCZF WEEK! After a break of four years the hugely popular South London Comic and Zine Fair (SLCZF) is back on Sunday July 10th at Stanley Arts, and this time…
With a very well-received long-form collection of stories recently released, and a growing body of genre comics work building up, Ramsey Hassan (aka RAMZEE) still manages to impressively juggle his…
As you all know, comics community is very important to us here at Broken Frontier so we are always keen to put a spotlight on projects and initiatives that bring…
There is something extremely perceptive about Luke Healy’s response to a question about what he expects readers to take away from his work. He says he wants them to make…
There are lots of reasons why now is a most opportune moment to be chatting with cartoonist David Ziggy Greene. The former long-time Private Eye artist was the founder of…
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…
Generally in the preamble to an interview we summarise the topic in hand with a brief overview of creator/project. But in the case of of R.D. Hunter’s Black Boy’s Blues:…
School libraries in America banned more books in 2021 than ever before. Adding to this disturbing fact is the possibility that the LGBTQ+ community in that country is under attack….
A colostomy involves the creation of an opening for the colon through the abdomen. The cartoonist Matthew Thurber refers to it as something in the body that passes out in…
It is impossible to read Emily Carrington’s graphic memoir, Our Little Secret, dispassionately. The pages are weighed down by her documentation of a traumatic personal history, but so many panels…
Given that Broken Frontier is a site with a self-proclaimed mission to promote the positive aspects of the UK comics world and its supportive indie community, what follows may seem…
To immerse oneself in a book by Darryl Cunningham is the equivalent of signing up for a history lesson by a particularly engaging lecturer. This isn’t only because of his…
Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI “Art” Part 4 – “So-Called Artificial Intelligence Has Been Crafted in Service to Power”September 10, 2025
Cartoonists for Gaza Extra: Sweaty Eyes – Read AJ O’Neill’s Short Comic Story Here at Broken FrontierSeptember 10, 2025
Cartoonists for Gaza Part 4 – Solidarity in Ink with Palestine from the Comics Community, Including Work from Rufus Dayglo, Peter Kuper, Zara Slattery, Oscar Zárate and Corinne HalbertAugust 29, 2025
Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI “Art” (Interlude) – Read Tom Humberstone’s Comic ‘I’m a Luddite! (And So Can You!)’ on AI Art, Luddism and Activism Here at BFAugust 27, 2025
Cartoonists for Gaza Part 3 – Solidarity in Ink with Palestine from the Comics Community, Including Work from John Sadler, MariNaomi, Paul Peart-Smith, Tony Thorne and Myfanwy TristramAugust 27, 2025
