10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Icon’s series of graphic guides have, for some years, provided readers with an accessible and easily digestible entry point to subjects that…
While stories of addiction – in all its multiple forms – are an established sub-genre of graphic medicine it could be argued that when that dependency is alcohol-related the amount…
“One of 2020’s most remarkable achievements in comics” was how I described Quarantine Comix, Rachael Smith’s autobiographical series of comic strips a year or two back at Broken Frontier. Originally…
For the best part of a decade Rachael Smith’s comics journey has weaved in and out of our coverage at Broken Frontier with a remarkable regularity. From her early self-published…
Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele‘s Graphic Guides from Icon Books have already been met with great critical acclaim for their concise and easily digestible account of the intricacies of the…
Rachael Smith’s Quarantine Comix was one of 2020’s most remarkable achievements in comics, providing a relatable account of the strangest year of our lives and undoubtedly establishing itself as one…
If you’re a Broken Frontier reader then you are already well aware of the power of graphic narrative to communicate, educate and inform. Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele’s Gender: A…
“It’s Tough Out There, But You’re Absolutely Not Alone!” – Dave Cook on ‘Killtopia: Phantoms’, Challenging Times for Crowdfunding, and Returning to Thought BubbleNovember 5, 2025
“My Brain Broke, and Out Came Donuts” – Neill Cameron Looks Back on ‘Mega Robo Bros’ and Forward with ‘Donut Squad’, the Latest Smash Hit Strip from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’November 4, 2025
“The Biggest Challenge for Me Was Having to Think More Like a Director” – Michael Schwartz on Writing for Comics for the First Time and His Supernatural Ghost Story ‘Armored’October 31, 2025
“It’s a Fantasy Adventure about Growing Up” – Joe Latham Talks ‘Haru’, the Self-Publishing Journey, and Using Colour as a Narrative ToolOctober 30, 2025
“I Cannot Wait to Really Dig into the Nuts and Bolts of Literary Adaptation” – Kristen Haas Curtis on Bringing Chaucer to Comics and on Moderating the Thought Bubble Literary Adaptation PanelOctober 29, 2025
