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Gaza in My Phone – Mazen Kerbaj’s Powerful Account of Genocide is a Collection of Defiant Cartooning that Everyone Needs to Read

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 12, 2026

We have covered a lot of comics and cartooning work on the genocide in Gaza over the last year. Some of it has come directly from those living the nightmare….

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How to Make Life Better When It Feels Like It’s Getting Worse – Fluffy is Back: A Tender, Timely Coming-of-Age Twenty Years on from Simone Lia

  • by Lydia Turner
  • January 9, 2026

Way back between the years of 2003 and 2005, there was one indie comic in particular that stands out in my memory as something completely distinct. Simone Lia’s Fluffy, published…

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Lavender Clouds: Comics About Neurodivergence and Mental Health – Bex Ollerton’s Collection of Short Strips is Beautifully Eloquent

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 8, 2026

In my opening 2026 Broken Frontier article I mentioned that this year we wanted to underline our commitment to covering socially relevant comics work with a renewed vigour. That will…

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Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine – An International Community of Palestinian Artists and Their Allies Respond to Events in Gaza

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 5, 2026

Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine is described as “an anthology of new short comics from an international community of Palestinian creators and their allies that speak to the Palestinian ability…

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The Shadow Out of Time – Another Masterly Lovecraft Adaptation by Gou Tanabe and Dark Horse

  • by Edward Picot
  • December 11, 2025

In the year 1908, Dr Nathaniel Peaslee is delivering a lecture in politics and economics at Miskatonic University, when he suddenly has an attack of some kind, and loses consciousness….

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A Little Step Vol. 1 – Teen Romance with an Aspirational Theme from Mimi Szeto and Nakama Press

  • by Edward Picot
  • December 9, 2025

In broad outline, A Little Step will be familiar to anyone who has come across the Studio Ghibli anime Whisper of the Heart. In Whisper of the Heart a girl…

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I Feel Awful, Thanks – Lara Pickle’s Fantasy Graphic Novel Confronts Themes of Anxiety, Stress, Bullying and Self-Worth

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 27, 2025

Comics work centring on mental health awareness can broadly take two paths into communicating its message: a directly autobiographical or biographical route, or by embedding those ideas into fictional narrative….

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Colossive Cartographies #67 – Sheep, Wool and Crafts Are the Basis of Taran Taylor’s ‘Fleece and Fibre’ Zine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 26, 2025

Another batch of fold-out Colossive Cartographies zines launched a few weeks back ready for the Autumn with the first of these always worthy Colossive Press artist showcases spotlighting the practice…

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Twins: A Memoir – Teresa Robertson’s Story about Family Tragedy and Renewal

  • by Edward Picot
  • November 21, 2025

It’s mentioned on the back cover of the book, so it isn’t giving anything away to say that Twins is largely the story of Teresa Robertson and her twin brother…

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LUX:plorations: A Universe of Research Volume #4 – Science Comics from the University of Luxembourg Delve Into Upcycling, Dyslexia, Neurology and Cancer in an Accessible Format 

  • by Gary Usher
  • November 20, 2025

This is the fourth volume of non-fiction comics put together by a large team at the University of Luxembourg, under the guidance of Nicole Plaschek (Project Manager DESCOM, Faculty of…

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The Shadow Planet Vol. 1 – Barbieri, Paliarani and D’Amico Present a B-Movie Sci-Fi Horror Romp

  • by Edward Picot
  • November 19, 2025

The Shadow Planet, according to the blurb on the back of the book, is “a story of Lovecraftian horror in space”. That isn’t a very accurate description, though. Lovecraft is…

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The Corus Wave – A Lost Theory, a Strange Fossil and a Discovery that Could Change Everything by Karenza Sparks

  • by Lydia Turner
  • November 13, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! One of the titles I’m most excited to see debut this year at Thought Bubble is The Corus Wave, published by Avery Hill. It’s a geological…

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Altiplano – Gustaffo Vargas’s Universally Acclaimed Peruvian Cyberpunk Series Collected

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 13, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Since we first covered the work of Gustaffo Vargas way back in 2018 the UK-based South American artist’s star has risen to such a degree that…

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Magical – Mark Stafford Gives Us a Typically Cynical Take on the Standards of Fairy Tales

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 13, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! In a more just universe Mark Stafford would be one of the industry’s most sought after and renowned cartoonists. His work, with its singular visionary blend…

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Eliza – The Ghost in Every Machine: The Complete Collection – Viraj Joshi Brings Complex Technological Questions to Comics in an Accessible Way

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 12, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Viraj Joshi’s Eliza – The Ghost in Every Machine: The Complete Collection came us something of a revelation. If you imagine science comics as likely to…

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Visions of the Phantomfield Book One: Counting Shabbits – Magic, Monsters and Memories in a World Beyond the Living from Edward “Rohkova” Welch

  • by Lydia Turner
  • November 12, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! It’s always a treat to dive into some manga amongst all of the incredible comics and zines at Thought Bubble, and one title in particular really…

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Dead on Arrival – A Truly Unique Take on the Undead in Samanta Batllori’s Original Horror Graphic Novel

  • by Gary Usher
  • November 12, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Samanta de la Rosa Batllori is a freelance comic artist from Mexico City, Mexico, who is probably best known in the UK for illustrating H.L. Roberts’…

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∞ : The new WIP Comics Anthology – The WIP Crew Are Back, Doing Their Thing and Providing a Platform for New and Established Artists Alike

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 12, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! What makes a good small press comics anthology? This may be contentious but I don’t necessarily believe that technical proficiency is the answer to that question….

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