Returning to the digital aisles of the ShortBox Comics Fair today and we have Elizabeth Lander’s graphic memoir The Deep End; a comic that sits somewhere in that broad definition…
Olivia Sualdea’s propensity for communicating theme, emotional depth and character through wordless narrative is an essential part of her comics work that I have long admired. Sualdea was, of course,…
The between-the- panels reading comprehension that comics requires in its readers, and its associated relationship with the passage of time, means that it’s a particularly communicative medium for depicting gradual…
Strong curation is about showcasing both established, familiar practitioners and voices in the medium who are deserving of a far wider appreciation. Each year the ShortBox Comics Fair has introduced…
With the beginning of October being notable for both the ShortBox Comics Fair and the lead-up to the Halloween season it seems appropriate that our first look at what the…
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BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Multiple Broken Frontier Award-winning artist Shazleen Khan has become something of a semi-regular fixture here at BF over the last few years given the success and…
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Creating truly alien visual environments in comics does not necessarily require elaborate extremes of intricately designed and pseudo-realistic extraterrestrial landscapes, flora and fauna. In PUDICA33, another digital offering from this…
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Back in 2021 Yetunde Ekuntuyi was another artist we featured in a creator round-up on the site after she participated in our Broken Frontier Small Press Day one-tweet review event…
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Kry Garcia’s Meteors is a curious comic. I certainly do not mean that in a pejorative way however, but rather to describe a short story that is idiosyncratic, unexpected and…
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We have all been there at some point. Restless nights, the frustration of not being able to drop off to sleep, the consequent anxiety that only exacerbates our insomnia. But…
As comics festivals and fairs have continued to adapt and evolve online in response to the events of the last 18 months there’s been a growing move towards events that…
“I Liked the Uncertain Nature of it… the Feeling of Dread and the Unknown” – Jason Measures Gives Us the Lowdown on the ‘Beyond the Black Void’ Sci-Fi AnthologyNovember 10, 2025
“It’s about Fame, Friendship, and Just How Long You’re Willing to Fake it to Make it” – Duane Murray and Ahmed Raafat Talk ‘Who Are the Power Pals?’ from Dark HorseNovember 6, 2025
“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
