In Vision, Julia Gfrörer pulls the reader into her haunted house mystery and slams the door. Julia Gfrörer’s disquieting and relevant new book from Fantagraphics sits very nicely with her…
Julia Gfrörer’s Too Dark to See is a brief supernatural story that poses questions about our cosmic insignificance. In the face of creatures beyond our understanding what are the lives…
Horror, as we’re often told, is a safe space to explore the things that scare us. You sit in a cinema, read a book, play a videogame that gently guides…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! The ever experimental Minneapolis micropublisher 2dcloud are on the exhibitor line-up at this year’s Safari Festival and we’re previewing some of the new books they’ll have on show…
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…
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Over twenty tales of public humiliation from creators across the indie comics scene make up Birdcage Bottom’s Cringe: An Anthology of Embarrassment, a collection of shorts detailing those best forgotten…
A COMICA FESTIVAL TIE-IN! While the remit of this column is to specifically focus on self and micropublished comics there are times when it’s wholly appropriate to bend the rules a…
Julia Gfrörer’s tale of strangeness at sea is a rich and surprisingly touching mix of lyricism, doomed romance and humour. Welcome back to Broken Frontier – where it’s ALL MERMAIDS,…
It’s almost 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, BF…
“I Wanted to Change the Narrative as I Believe Comic Art Deserves the Same Respect!” – Dominica Claribelle on Experimentation, Representing Southeast Asian Culture in Her Work, and Her Debut Graphic Novel ‘Finding Home’December 3, 2025
“You Laugh to Keep from Crying” — A Conversation with Pascal Girard and Cathon on Their New Comic Strip Collections ‘Pastimes’ and ‘Fruit Salad’November 19, 2025
“I Think it’s Really Important to Follow Your Dreams!” – Sarah Graley Talks Working on ‘Pizza Witch’ with Stef Purenins and the Pleasures of Rewarding Audience InteractionsNovember 13, 2025
“I Hugely Admire Comics with Dynamic Page Structure!” – Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds on the Lure of Fantasy Storytelling and Her Creative ProcessNovember 13, 2025
“People Are Having Good Ideas All the Time and Putting Them into Practice” – Alison Sampson, Charlie Adlard, Lucy Sullivan and More on the Importance of the Thought Bubble Portfolio Reviews and Comics CommunityNovember 13, 2025
