It’s Thought Bubble, and you know what that means: a fresh load of debut small press comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting the festival tables, BF’s resident…
MYRIAD WEEK! Way back in 2012 in my ‘Small Pressganged’ column at Broken Frontier I first alerted our readership to a promising new talent I had come across in the…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Jade Sarson’s webcomic Cafe Suada – an offbeat, manga-influenced romantic comedy charting the rivalry between Piyo Piyo tea shop manageress Geraldine Grey and Ewan from the next door Dark Moon…
Beginning on Monday 24th February the second edition of WASP – the Webcomic Artist Swap Project overseen by Lucy the Octopus creator Richy K. Chandler – will see another batch…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Richy K. Chandler is a comics creator whose work embraces both the tactile and the digital through his Tempo Lush publishing brand. The cartoonist behind the popular Lucy the Octopus…
Jade Sarson’s online Cafe Suada series is the epitome of feelgood comics. To great comic effect it depicts the ongoing feud between Geraldine, manager of the Piyo Piyo teahouse and…
“I Want to Build a Feeling of Curiosity and Wonder about the World” – Skai Campbell, AKA Skhoshbell, on Exploring Environmental Themes in Comics, Navigating the Small Press Scene, and the Allure of HedgehogsNovember 5, 2026
“At the Base of Every Story I Tell is Some Aspect of Myself” – Michael Furler Talks Inspiration, Process, His ShortBox and Peow Work, and the Swiss Comics SceneOctober 26, 2026
“There’s a Real Joy in Giving a Story a Good End” – Kate Ashwin on Saying Goodbye to the Cast of Her Webcomic ‘Widdershins’ After an Impressive 15 YearsOctober 22, 2026
“There Have Been So Many Highlights!” – Publisher Andy Brown on 30 Years of Conundrum Press, Discovering Unique Voices in Comics, and the Realities of Arts Funding in CanadaOctober 20, 2026
“I Love Exploring Themes of Culture, Family and Siblinghood” – Shri Gunasekara on Experimenting with the Form, Colour as a Storytelling Device, and Artistic ProcessOctober 19, 2026
