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To present an account of British working class history from the 14th century to the present day in around 125 pages and keep it both succinct and accessible, without drifting…
A few years back Paco Roca’s graphic novel Wrinkles was understandably acclaimed for its bittersweet portrayal of later life. It would go on to become an animated film, with voice…
Tillie Walden’s ability to root the profoundly human in the dreamily fantastical and make it seem all the more recognisable and universal for those extravagant visual trappings has become one…
One summer and two young lives, separated but inextricably linked. That’s the essential premise of Belgian artist Max de Radiguès’ Simon & Louise, the translated version of which comes to…
Not every comic we feature here at Broken Frontier has to experimental, alternative or boundary-pushing. After all, there are times when all of us will just want to pick up…
Olympia’s extra-sized opener marks the first chapter of a series that was conceived by comics writer Curt Pires and his father Tony during the latter’s cancer treatment. It’s a book…
The immediate thing the reader takes away from the first issue of Matt Kindt, Matt Smith and company’s Folklords is what a sublimely perfect issue it is in terms of…
From its opening pages, moodily lit by Ryan Cody’s muted and yet quietly oppressive colours, there’s an immediate sense of the foreboding about Family Tree, the new ongoing Image series…
I decided to hand over Lynda Barry’s book, Making Comics, to a 9-year-old. I did this because it made sense to test the former’s long-held hypothesis that we can all…
If you thought typography was boring, David Rault and his roster of 11 comic artists will make you eat your words – each chapter a delightfully different visual course in…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! When I first saw Lucy Sullivan’s early art for Barking (back when we were initially supporting the Unbound Books crowdfunding campaign for the book) I was immediately…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! “They see what they want to see, don’t they? The Devil in the long grass and old gods scratching behind the moon.” Other Horrible Folk dances through…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! One of my annual traditions for Thought Bubble in years past was to devour that year’s Thought Bubble Anthology on the train journey up to Leeds. What…
There’s no Scream! and Misty Special this year for Halloween but instead we do get to take an extended trip to a familiar horror environment in Scream! Presents The Thirteenth Floor. Continuing…
The recent news that IDW Publishing and Shelly Bond’s entertainingly eclectic Black Crown imprint were parting ways was one met with understandable sadness from fans of genuinely indie serial comics…
Jon Allen has been quietly working away at his Ohio Is For Sale series for years now. While the series’ first collection showcased his eye for finding the dark comedy…
Mooncakes begins with autumnal tones, coinciding nicely with the weather during the month of its release. The story surrounds Nova Huang, a powerful witch with hearing loss, and her close…
Time for another visit to Professor Brownstone’s vault of treasures courtesy of creator Joe Todd-Stanton and Flying Eye Books this month as the latest volume of Brownstone’s Mythical Collection –…
“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
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