This sounds rather cool doesn’t it? Check out the full details of this August’s Sputnik Festival in the press release below. SPUTNIK FESTIVAL 12th ED. — PRACTICES OF TERRESTRIAL RESTANZA…
ARC FESTIVAL 2026! So… we all know the drill here. UK comics has very little in the way of infrastructure. It relies on volunteers, activists and those willing to give…
It’s a much observed phenomenon in 2026 but, after the pandemic years saw so many regular fixture UK comics calendar disappear for good, it’s been refreshing to see so many…
If 2026 has proved anything it’s that our UK comics events calendar has well and truly revived itself after the pandemic years cost us so many established fixtures. Coming up…
What a summer and autumn of events we have coming across the UK and Ireland this year. Seriously back to pre-pandemic and beyond levels of comics fair/festival programming. Here’s another…
Welcome news! PrideCAF is back this September after taking a year off in 2025. For more on the festival check out our Lydia Turner’s report on the 2024 event here…
Wonderful to see Sequential Scotland back for a second outing this August. And with a really cool list of headlining/guest artists… Sequential Scotland is back on the 8th of August…
Before Christmas we brought you news of a new event for our UK comics calendar. Sheffield Comic ARts Fair (SCARF) debuts this October and, courtesy of organiser Chris Mole, we…
Yo Comics! Fair – described by Tom Murphy in his report at Broken Frontier last year as an event that “oozed creativity, comics community spirit and FUN” – is back…
It’s always a pleasure to be able to use BF as a community hub and give some space to wider arts projects within the community on request as and when…
Welcome back to another beginning of the month look at our behind-the-scenes happenings at Broken Frontier. January shot by but, of course, our key posts this month were the results…
Here’s some excellent news for next year. New comics event SCARF (Sheffield Comic ARts Fair) is now open for applications. Indie/small press creators get on this now! SHEFFIELD COMIC ARTS…
Well that’s quite a line-up of guests at MICE this year! Don’t forget that we are happy to make announcements for indie and small press comics events from around the…
The Paper Jam Comics Collective are something of an unsung hero of the UK small press scene. They’re one of those community groups in comics who deserve far more recognition….
All the details on this Sunday’s Goblin Market small press comics fair in South London! Goblin Market Comics and Zines 2025 A Comics and Zine Fair for Goblins. 12-5pm Sunday…
TAGS Fest is back this month with a great line-up of creative voices. If your comics self-publishing-focussed event needs a shout-out send us a press release via the contact e-mail…
Another new UK small press comics event alert! Details on the Goblin Mini Market below, an event acting as precursor to the Autumn Goblin Market in South London. Art below…
The Fine Lines Festival makes its return to Gloucestershire next week on Saturday, May 10th with a great line-up of events and a comics and illustration market with over 80…
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“I Have a Vague Endpoint in Mind” – Linnea Sterte on the Epic ‘A Garden of Spheres’, Inspirations, and the Appeal of AmphibiansJuly 3, 2026
“I Think ‘Limbo’ is Probably the Best Work I’ve Ever Done in Any Medium” – Ferry Gouw on His New Book from Breakdown Press, Cross-Media Work on ‘Major Lazer’, and Adapting His Style for Different ProjectsJune 30, 2026
“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
