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MYRIAD WEEK! Way back in 2012 in my ‘Small Pressganged’ column at Broken Frontier I first alerted our readership to a promising new talent I had come across in the…
MYRIAD WEEK! This week at Broken Frontier we’re celebrating the spirit of Myriad Editions and what better way to start our series of reviews, interviews and features than with the…
The new series of Doctor Who has started, and much has been made in the media of the arrival of new companion Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie), who has been heavily…
Last year I had the good fortune to not only read the excellent three-issue series Chum, but also to interview its creators, writer Ryan K Lindsay and artist Sami Kivela….
Alterna Comics goes retro with their new line of comics by printing on newsprint, distributing to newsstands and rolling back cover prices to $1.50. These days there seems to be…
Glamorous camping? Can there really be such a thing? Joe Decie’s new book Collecting Sticks from Jonathan Cape recounts the Decie family’s “glamping” holiday – camping from the “comfort” of…
With the tenth series of the relaunched Doctor Who debuting this Saturday on the BBC, Broken Frontier’s Tony Ingram looks back today on over 50 years of the good Doctor’s…
Jessica Martin is another of those now established rising stars of the UK indie comics scene who you first heard about here at Broken Frontier. She was a finalist in…
With their unique crowdfunding approach to publishing, Unbound have already had a number of very notable success stories including Nikesh Shukla’s The Good Immigrant and the Booker Prize-nominated The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth. This…
“Over 100 artists present positive political actions that anyone can take.” That’s the soundbite that beautifully embodies the Draw the Line project – an idea dreamt up by UK small…
Almost exactly a year ago this week, I published my first article here on Broken Frontier, fulfilling a long-held dream of becoming a writer in whatever capacity I could make…
Forty years ago, in February 1977, a green-skinned alien from Betelgeuse who absolutely, quite categorically was not editor Kelvin Gosnell in a joke shop mask hurled Britain’s comics readers into…
In over ten years of writing for Broken Frontier, there have been few comics I have reviewed that have come close to matching Ravi Thornton’s HOAX Psychosis Blues in terms of…
Image Comics celebrated its 25th anniversary this past Wednesday with an event called “Image Day” that saw many of their creators head out to retailers across the globe to meet…
With plenty of experience dealing with the supernatural in the pages of Hellboy’s B.P.R.D. and Rumble, writer John Arcudi sets out to prove that true-to-life thrillers can be just as…
One-time BF columnist and fan-favourite creator of The Sixth Gun Cullen Bunn stole some time from his busy schedule to discuss his latest creator-owned work, his first from indie publisher…
Dean Haspiel (Beef with Tomato, The Fox) recently turned heads in the comics community with his keynote speech at this year’s Harvey Awards. In many ways, the acclaimed creator’s latest…
In the opening story arc of their new series, the creators of Angel City peel back the glamorous facade of 1930s Hollywood to expose the dark underworld beneath. It’s a…
“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
“I Hugely Admire Comics with Dynamic Page Structure!” – Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds on the Lure of Fantasy Storytelling and Her Creative ProcessNovember 13, 2025
“People Are Having Good Ideas All the Time and Putting Them into Practice” – Alison Sampson, Charlie Adlard, Lucy Sullivan and More on the Importance of the Thought Bubble Portfolio Reviews and Comics CommunityNovember 13, 2025
