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“Comics Are a Realm Where Multiple Dimensions of Time and Space Coexist on a Single Page” – Zhenyi Zheng on Experimenting with the Boundaries of the Form

by Andy Oliver
November 11, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! 10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Zhenyi Zheng is one of this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists whose work particularly caught my…

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“If You Have a Story You Can’t Wait to Tell, then Just Start Making It” – Dave Cook Talks the Collected ‘Killtopia’ from Titan and Taking Your First Steps Into Comics

by Andy Oliver
November 7, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! When it comes to genre fiction comics Dave Cook is a staple of the UK indie scene. With numerous successful Kickstarter campaigns behind him, and the recent…

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“I Talk about Capitalism, Mental Health, Corporate Greed and More” – Peruvian Creator Oscar Osorio Gives Us the Lowdown on His Comics Work Ahead of His Thought Bubble 2024 Appearance

by Ellie Egleton
October 31, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Moving from a career as an economist to one as a comic book writer is certainly an atypical entry point into the industry but’s the one…

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“It Was a Transformative Journey” – Shuning Ji Talks About SelfMadeHero’s Graphic Anthology Programme and Her Self-Published Comic ‘My Mum is a Wolf’

by Andy Oliver
October 28, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Shuning Ji first came to prominence as part of SelfMadeHero’s Graphic Anthology Programme a couple of years ago. That initiative was designed to champion the work…

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“Narratives Are the Most Powerful Way to Explore Abstract Ideas and Existential Questions” – Emilia McKenzie, aka Emix Regulus, Talks About Her New Comic ‘The Troublesome Stone’

by Andy Oliver
October 25, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Sometimes in this whole comics commentary game you realise to your great surprise that there’s someone whose work you have been covering on and off for…

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“Making Comics Can Be an Isolating Affair” – Rob Luckett and Jack Fallows on the Ethos of the Leeds Comics Collective and Their First Anthology ‘Cryptids of Leeds’

by Andy Oliver
October 24, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Two important boxes immediately checked here in today’s Thought Bubble Month interview. Firstly we have an example of the power of comics community in the shape…

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“I’m Just One Voice in Autism Representation” – Emilia Strilchuk on Neurodivergence and Comics, Mental Health, and Her Graphic Memoir ‘Be Yourself! Oh, Not Like That’

by Ellie Egleton
October 23, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! One of the international creators whose work you should be looking out for at Thought Bubble this year is Emilia Strilchuk who will be at Harrogate with…

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“I Think Folklore and Oral Tradition by its Design is an Extension of Identity” – Colleen Douglas on Bringing the World of Caribbean Supernaturals to Comics in ‘Silk Cotton’

by Andy Oliver
October 22, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Published earlier this year by Rosarium, Colleen Douglas’s graphic novel Silk Cotton (with collaborators Jesus C. Gan and Lorenzo Palomobo) has garnered a growing level of…

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“How Can One Encapsulate the Madcap Wonder of the Majestic Toilets?” – Editor Chris Mole and Co Reveal the ‘Secrets of the Majestic’ in this Thought Bubble-Inspired Comics Anthology

by Andy Oliver
October 21, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! It must say something intriguing about our UK indie comics community that since Thought Bubble moved to Harrogate the thing that has most captured their imagination…

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“It’s for People that Make Comics and People that Read Comics” – Festival Directors Martha Julian, Amy Bellwood and Chloë Green on the Aims and Ethos of Thought Bubble

by Andy Oliver
October 21, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! As announced earlier today at Broken Frontier our Thought Bubble Month of coverage begins today on the site and what better place to start than by…

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“Comics Are a Voice for the Voiceless” – Anna Readman Talks ‘Scream!’, ‘Fargo & McBane’, and Her Self-Published Work (Bonus Exclusive ‘Scream!’ Pages)

by Andy Oliver
October 10, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! There are emerging artists I discover on my Broken Frontier travels who I know immediately have something extra special, next-level even, to…

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“I Have Always Been an Advocate for Diversity and Representation” – UK Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph on Bringing Comics to Wider Readerships

by Andy Oliver
September 25, 2024

He’s the fifth UK Comics Laureate and also the first person of colour to fill that position, and creator Bobby Joseph is obviously relishing his time in that role! An…

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“There is Such a Rich History of Queer Liberation in Comics” – Looking Back on PrideCAF 2024 and Chatting with the Team Behind Bristol’s Much Loved LGBTQIA Comics Festival

by Lydia Turner
September 23, 2024

Since its inception in 2021, Pride Comic Art Festival, affectionately known as PrideCAF has come back each year, bigger and better than ever. Every year, the festival occurs at The…

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“Being an Ally Boils Down to Speaking Up When You See Wrongs” – C.K. Carpenter Talks About the Aims and Ethos of the Upcoming ‘unSEEN/unHEARD: Disability and Neurodivergence Comic Anthology’

by Ellie Egleton
September 17, 2024

Coming to Kickstarter this week the unSEEN/unHEARD: Disability and Neurodivergence Comic Anthology is “a 64-page comic anthology amplifying underrepresented voices in the disability and neurodivergent communities.” Exactly the kind of…

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“The Simplicity of Black and White Can Deliver a Powerful Visual Impact” – Tinglin Liu on Adapting Poe’s ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ for Comics

by Andy Oliver
September 4, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! In the fourth of our 2024 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ interviews we chat today with Chinese artist Tinglin Liu about her…

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“Fantasy Seems to Have Had a Bit of a Renaissance in Comics” – Gary Moloney Takes Us to the World of ‘When the Blood Has Dried’

by Ellie Egleton
September 3, 2024

Described as “a tragic tale of loss and redemption” by publishers Mad Cave Studios fantasy series When the Blood Has Dried follows the story of Meabh of Cklonia, a small…

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“I Do Think that Art Elevates Life” – Zoè Delautre Corral Speaks About the Responsibilities of Autobiographical Comics and Her Love of Ink and Graphite

by Andy Oliver
August 28, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! In the third of our interviews with this year’s Broken frontier Six to Watch creators we chat with French-Spanish, UK-based artist Zoè…

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“I Feel I Do My Best Work When I’m Trying to Channel a Message” – Mike Armstrong Talks Fantasy Cartooning, Comics Community, and Tackling Social Injustice in Storytelling

by Andy Oliver
August 21, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! In our second interview session with this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artists we talk today with cartoonist Mike Armstrong. A…

Section: Features

“Comics Are a Realm Where Multiple Dimensions of Time and Space Coexist on a Single Page” – Zhenyi Zheng on Experimenting with the Boundaries of the Form

“If You Have a Story You Can’t Wait to Tell, then Just Start Making It” – Dave Cook Talks the Collected ‘Killtopia’ from Titan and Taking Your First Steps Into Comics

“I Talk about Capitalism, Mental Health, Corporate Greed and More” – Peruvian Creator Oscar Osorio Gives Us the Lowdown on His Comics Work Ahead of His Thought Bubble 2024 Appearance

“It Was a Transformative Journey” – Shuning Ji Talks About SelfMadeHero’s Graphic Anthology Programme and Her Self-Published Comic ‘My Mum is a Wolf’

“Narratives Are the Most Powerful Way to Explore Abstract Ideas and Existential Questions” – Emilia McKenzie, aka Emix Regulus, Talks About Her New Comic ‘The Troublesome Stone’

“Making Comics Can Be an Isolating Affair” – Rob Luckett and Jack Fallows on the Ethos of the Leeds Comics Collective and Their First Anthology ‘Cryptids of Leeds’

“I’m Just One Voice in Autism Representation” – Emilia Strilchuk on Neurodivergence and Comics, Mental Health, and Her Graphic Memoir ‘Be Yourself! Oh, Not Like That’

“I Think Folklore and Oral Tradition by its Design is an Extension of Identity” – Colleen Douglas on Bringing the World of Caribbean Supernaturals to Comics in ‘Silk Cotton’

“How Can One Encapsulate the Madcap Wonder of the Majestic Toilets?” – Editor Chris Mole and Co Reveal the ‘Secrets of the Majestic’ in this Thought Bubble-Inspired Comics Anthology

“It’s for People that Make Comics and People that Read Comics” – Festival Directors Martha Julian, Amy Bellwood and Chloë Green on the Aims and Ethos of Thought Bubble

“Comics Are a Voice for the Voiceless” – Anna Readman Talks ‘Scream!’, ‘Fargo & McBane’, and Her Self-Published Work (Bonus Exclusive ‘Scream!’ Pages)

“I Have Always Been an Advocate for Diversity and Representation” – UK Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph on Bringing Comics to Wider Readerships

“There is Such a Rich History of Queer Liberation in Comics” – Looking Back on PrideCAF 2024 and Chatting with the Team Behind Bristol’s Much Loved LGBTQIA Comics Festival

“Being an Ally Boils Down to Speaking Up When You See Wrongs” – C.K. Carpenter Talks About the Aims and Ethos of the Upcoming ‘unSEEN/unHEARD: Disability and Neurodivergence Comic Anthology’

“The Simplicity of Black and White Can Deliver a Powerful Visual Impact” – Tinglin Liu on Adapting Poe’s ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ for Comics

“Fantasy Seems to Have Had a Bit of a Renaissance in Comics” – Gary Moloney Takes Us to the World of ‘When the Blood Has Dried’

“I Do Think that Art Elevates Life” – Zoè Delautre Corral Speaks About the Responsibilities of Autobiographical Comics and Her Love of Ink and Graphite

“I Feel I Do My Best Work When I’m Trying to Channel a Message” – Mike Armstrong Talks Fantasy Cartooning, Comics Community, and Tackling Social Injustice in Storytelling

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