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Another book recognised in the 2023 Broken Frontier Awards nominations, Lawrence Lindell’s Blackward has already had some extensive spotlight time at BF when Lindell provided this pre-publication creator commentary ‘Inside…
The beauty of comics is that, in terms of connecting with readers on an emotional level, they are such a sophisticated visual storytelling form that sometimes less really is more….
Cole Pauls’ Kwändǖr has already gained a significant degree of acclaim, having won a BC and Yukon Book Prize to sit aside the Indigenous Voices Award he won for previous…
Whimsical, warm and magical. Three words that can easily be ascribed to recent small press gem Fox Flight Market Night, from creator Beatrijs Brouwer (professionally known as Beastly Worlds). From…
My first introduction to the art of Molly Stocks came at Gosh! Comics via Small Press Day last summer which goes to show that SPD can be a journey of…
An enchanting thriller-in-the-making, Pine & Merrimac #1 delivers your new favorite dynamic duo. A delightful couple of characters who also happen to be a delightful married couple, the Kents are…
New stories about Aya, Bintou, Adjoua, and their families: if that’s not a great start to a new year, what is? Any happiness associated with this news will be undeniably…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Part of the new collaboration between Dark Horse Comics and Tapas, Jem Milton’s The Flying Ship Vol. 1 brings the artist’s webcomic…
The story behind Jonathan Traynor’s first self-published comic BUG+ is a fascinating sidebar in itself. Originally presented online during the pandemic, the comic’s first iteration consisted of 31 panels published…
Conundrum Press’s ‘Conundrum 25’ series spotlighting “masters of the graphic short story form” continues to celebrate the publisher’s silver jubilee with thought-provoking and medium-embracing comics practice. Blaise Moritz’s Bar Delicious,…
It was another year of outstanding DIY culture output from micropublisher Colossive Press. One where comics became a more fixed part of their publishing plan with new material from A…
François Giro and emino’s Yurayura is fascinating in that it’s a collaborative zine wherein the two creators concerned don’t actually, strictly speaking, collaborate. Rather it uses a flipbook format to…
There are books that ask us to find our own truths within their pages; to not simply solicit responses in their audience but to provoke them as well. Chris W….
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! If there’s been one thing we have been sorely lacking on the UK small press scene in recent years it’s the plethora…
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Before we look at anthology comics collection Mind Over Margins today let us first consider the aims and objectives of Comics Youth,…
Given that Mylo Choy’s graphic memoir Middle Distance started as an idea for a thirty-page comic, and quickly grew into a full-blown graphic novel produced by SelfMadeHero, this is no…
I imagine I am not the only long-term 2000 AD fan (yes I did buy Prog 1 from my local WHSmith way back in 1977) who, while perhaps not considering…
Festively themed work can often go overlooked simply because the window of relevant reviewing opportunity is, by its nature, a restricted one. However, it would seem remiss to let that…
“Our Work is Rooted in South Asian Identity and Community-Led Histories” – Exploring the Publishing Output and Ethos of Kutty Press with Bhavani Balasubramanyam and Deepesh SangtaniMay 18, 2026
“There’s Value in Being the Oddbeat Offering Which Has an Unusual Niche” – Steve Morris Talks about Shelfdust’s Approach to Comics Criticism and Where it All Went Wrong for Comics Commentary OnlineMay 11, 2026
“It’s About Queerness, Family, Loyalty, Grief, and at its Core Love in All its Forms”- Bex Glendining on Debut Graphic Novel ‘On Starlit Shores’April 2, 2026
Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026 – Spotlighting the Work of Daisy Crouch, Francis Todd, Jua OK!, Shri Gunasekara, Skai Campbell AKA Skhoshbell and Yu-Ching ChiuJanuary 15, 2026
Celebrating 2025 – Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!January 5, 2026
