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Combining the starkest humour, a line in energetic yet bleak slapstick, and the rawest autobiography, The Vagabond Valise by Siris (published by Conundrum Press) traces the artist’s story from the…
The further you get from an event, the more the specifics of what happened dissipate into hazy generalities. It’s on turning and looking back at the Second World War from…
Hobo Mom is not the first comics link between The End of the Fucking World‘s Charles Forsman and Belgian creator Max de Radiguès (Weegee: Serial Photographer). If you were a subscriber…
Just a couple of months back Jayde Perkin was voted ‘Breakout Talent’ Award winner in our 2018 Broken Frontier Awards and, as 2019 progresses, the Bristol-based creator is going to…
Although Simon Moreton’s artistic style has changed dramatically over the ten years or so he has been creating comics and zines, the importance of our environment and the emotional bonds…
While Luke Pearson’s Netflix success Hilda series may be getting all the immediate (and much deserved) crossover attention in the wider media at the moment there’s another Nobrow all-ages album series…
On the face of it, there are probably very few DC characters who would seem to be crying out for a revival quite as little as the Wonder Twins. Angel…
Shintaro Kago’s Dementia 21 is a surprising graphic novel in that it takes his well-known ability to render characters in grotesque situations and uses it as a way to tackle…
There’s a text piece by writer J.M. DeMatteis at the end of the first issue of The Girl in the Bay – the latest book from the acclaimed Dark Horse Comics/Berger…
Collecting the long-running webcomic (previously presented in a number of self-published print issues over the years), Jessica Kingsley Publishing’s Lucy the Octopus brings together all of the adventures of Richy…
When we last reviewed an issue of Fantagraphics’ bumper-sized anthology series Now at Broken Frontier we described it as “a vitally important piece of comics curation that deserves to be…
If Pete Frame did one of his “rock family trees” for the UK small press comics scene, a lot of the current activity could probably trace its roots back to…
Danish artist Rikke Villadsen’s The Sea – her debut English language comics offering from Fantagraphics – is as much extended visual metaphor as it is narrative. Its protagonist is a seaworn…
Moonstruck combines mystery, magic and friendship in a fun an engaging way. If you know anything about my taste in comics from my Broken Frontier reviews, you will be aware…
Of all the many IPC titles Rebellion recently acquired the rights to, Wildcat would seem on the face of it to be one of the least likely to qualify for…
On a dark and stormy night in late December, a hooded stranger pulls into one of Tokyo’s struggling dive bars. He convinces its ageing female custodian to give him a…
Strangers in Paradise XXV represents the pinnacle of storytelling in the comics medium, and issue #9 is an absolute gem. No other creator working in comics today has single-handedly forged…
Pantheon by Hamish Steele is one of my all-time favourite graphic novels, so I was really excited to read his new one DeadEndia. It’s pitched for a slightly younger audience…
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“Trans People Are Facing Pronounced Challenges to Our Rights Across the World Right Now” – Jua OK! on ‘Road to Chimera’ and Finding Spiritual Meaning in the Trans JourneyJune 29, 2026
“Don’t Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Done – Finish Things” – AJ O’Neill on Finding Your Voice in Comics, Queer Autobio, and Experimenting with the FormJune 25, 2026
“At its Heart, ‘Bone Broth’ is a Story about Transgender Rage and Defiance” – Alex Taylor on His First Graphic Novel Award-Winning Debut Book from SelfMadeHeroJune 23, 2026
