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Angry Duck Vol. 1 – KA Sandholm Breaks Down the Most Annoying People in the World Through the Eyes of an Angry Duck 

  • by Gary Usher
  • November 7, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Angry Duck (Arga Ankan in Swedish) is the creation of KA aka Karen Anna aka Karen Anna S. Sandholm, a Norwegian cartoonist attending Thought Bubble for the…

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My Dad Fights Demons! – Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph and Artist Abbigayle Bircham Provide a Fun YA Adventure with an Inclusive Ethos and Diverse Cast

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Current Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph and LICAF Breakthrough Initiative artist Abbigayle Bircham come together on My Dad Fights Demons!, a book that in some ways feels…

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Mixtape of Mystery – The Latest Leeds Comics Collective Anthology Takes a Musical Turn Courtesy of Anna Readman, Cara Brown, Beardedhorse and Company

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! I have made no secret of my belief that community groups in the form of creative collectives are an absolutely vital part of the comics ecosystem…

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I Know the Way Out – Chrissy Williams and Tom Humberstone’s Poetry Comics Form a Very Special Relationship with the Reader

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Over a decade ago at Broken Frontier Tom Murphy reviewed the Chrissy Williams and Tom Humberstone-edited poetry comics anthology Over the Line calling it “a selection…

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The Hanging – A Pre-Apocalyptic Dystopia Seen Through a Family Dynamic by Aaron Losty, from Strangers Publishing 

  • by Gary Usher
  • November 6, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Aaron Losty is originally from Ireland and currently working from Canada. He has built a strong portfolio of unique publications including: his webcomic on Patreon, Clearwater; The Waves…

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A Duel of Fools 1 and 2 – Warring Jester Hijinks Abound in Cat Laird’s Likeably Diverting Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! It’s been incredibly exciting over the last few years to see the new wave of Scottish creators emerging on the indie and small press scene there….

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Bicycle Vampire Hunters – Wittily Choreographed Slapstick Violence and Dark Humour from Ria Grix’s New Short Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! That we learn more about the characters and their world from the short blurb on the back of Ria Grix’s short comic Bicycle Vampire Hunters is…

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Rasp Book 1 – Martin Simpson’s New Dystopian Comics Series is Gritty, Hardboiled and Cleverly Constructed

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Martin Simpson (NORD) describes his new comics venture Rasp as something that will appeal to those who appreciate Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Sherlock Holmes, Bladerunner, The Good,…

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All the Effort You Are Making Will Ultimately Pay Off – A Year of Moments Collected by Peony Gent in Yet Another Striking Poetry Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 5, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creator Peony Gent has never been one to shy away from a longer title for her projects and her latest…

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Who Killed Nessie? – Paul Cornell and Rachael Smith’s Cryptozoological Murder Mystery Beautifully Explores Ideas of Finding Your Place in the World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 5, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! We first covered Paul Cornell and Rachael Smith’s Who Killed Nessie? last year with an interview for its initially self-published crowdfunding campaign. This cryptid murder mystery…

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5 More Minutes – Existential Angst is at the Heart of Hannah Berry’s Study of the Mother-Daughter Relationship

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 5, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Can it really be an entire eight years since Hannah Berry’s last work in comics in the pages of the Broken Frontier Award-winning graphic novel Livestock?…

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Creature Day – Letty Wilson, Ell J Walker, Eve and Spire Greenwood Remember a Day of Friendship and Fun from Different Perspectives

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 4, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Hourly Comic Day strips can be a variable reading experience when compiled simply because their method of delivery was never about eventual collection; more about the…

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Beyond the Black Void Vol. 1 – A Vibrant Science Fiction Anthology from 2024 ‘2000 AD’ Talent Search Runners-Up 

  • by Gary Usher
  • November 4, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! The 2000 A.D. Talent Search takes place at Thought Bubble every year, with one talented writer and artist winning a competition for a chance to contribute to the…

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I Will Meet You on the Other Side of Space – Rein Lee’s Story of a Young Boy on a Quest to Build a Rocketship is Beautiful in Its Melancholy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 4, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Let’s say this yet again. The more I read of Rein Lee’s comics the more convinced I am of their place as one of the most…

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Road to Chimera – Trans Identity Explored as a Spiritual Pathway in Jua OK!’s Fantasy Story

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 4, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! Jua OK!’s Road to Chimera instantly strikes the reader with its powerful and expressive use of visual metaphor. Described as a book that “explores themes of…

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Diary of a Detainee – R. E. Burke’s Horrifying Story of Being Incarcerated in a Detention Centre by ICE Comes to the Comics Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! I am probably breaking some unspoken rule of reviewing by writing about R. E. Burke’s Diary of a Detainee given that I am, of course, personally…

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Fury – Dominique Duong Gives Us a Visceral Study of Repressed Anger

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! With her short comic Fury 2020 Broken Frontier Six to Watch artist Dominique Duong gives us a story that is told initially with intense full-page imagery…

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Shetland Travel Comics – Junooo’s Travelogue Allows Us to Experience Island Life in an Appealing Comics Short

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! It’s an old comics storytelling trick but it’s an effective one. By casting either themself in the form of an on-page animal avatar cartoonists can often…

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