Rich Tommaso has a reasonable claim on the title of “Hardest Working Man In Comics.” That was true even before this, his current venture. Black Phoenix is a serialised anthology published…
Well here’s some news we can really get behind given Broken Frontier’s commitment to all things small press in the comics world. Power Comics and Floating World Comics are teaming…
Welcome news today that Lunar Distribution will be distributing the work of top indie publishers Floating World Comics, Silver Sprocket and Uncivilized Books. More details in the press release below…
Last year at BF we reviewed major emerging talent E.S. Glenn’s Unsmooth, published by Floating World Comics and had plenty of positive things to say about it. Some of those…
With Cyberpunk 2077 ramping up for its November release, there are a lot of tales being told across multiple media about dystopian futures populated augments, cyborgs, and cops and crooks…
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Pleasingly recreating the visual appeal of a European album-style comic but with a cheekily alt sensibility, E.S. Glenn’s Unsmooth #1 from Floating World Comics merges crime caper, urban fantasy, anthropomorphic…
Not strictly comics but this collection of the work of Kilian Eng via Floating World Comics looks simply stunning. It’s coming to stores in September and we have an extensive…
Something to look forward to later in the year from indie and alt comics crew Floating World Comics when noir horror Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus, the debut graphic…
We’ve spoken at length in the past here at Broken Frontier about the particular communicative strengths of comics as a medium in regard to exploring mental health issues. Indeed we…
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
Comics have a particular connective power when it comes to depicting and exploring issues of mental health. So much so that we’ve dedicated a whole list of sequential art resources…
As far back as the ’70s, small press comics have always included works from the fantasy genre, with the art comics scene of the last 20 years frequently using futuristic…
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SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! If there is such a thing as a group of headlining artists at Safari Festival 2017 then Charles Forsman is most certainly among those who qualify for…
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…
It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the BF…
Scab County, a grim little vignette of a short cut gone wrong, is an accessible introduction to the work of DIY culture hero Carlos Gonzalez. Not long after collecting his…
The three stories in Sun Bakery, Corey Lewis’s anthology, sacrifice plot-heavy narrative for sparkling graphic energy. As a foggy-brained dolt who drifts around thinking of ponies and kabaddi most of the…
The Broken Frontier Anthology made its much anticipated print debut on March 23, 2016 at Floating World Comics in Portland, OR. While the anthology had already debuted digitally on ComiXology…
Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer IdentityJune 6, 2025
“Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter” – The ‘Aw, Nuts!’ Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious UniverseJune 6, 2025
“We Have Been Feeling the Pressure Like Never Before” – The Worrying Disappearance of Comics Commentary and Journalism Sites from a Broken Frontier/UK Small Press PerspectiveMay 19, 2025
“A Time Travel Story through Rave Culture” – Sara Kenney and Company on ‘Acid Box’, Working with Avery Hill, and Mentoring Young CreatorsMay 16, 2025
“A Single Panel Can Depict a Multitude of Narratives” – Chris King Talks ‘Cold Chips’, Psychogeography in Comics, and Cross-Media PracticeMay 7, 2025
