A return to the UK small press world today and a look at one of the many comics I bought at Thought Bubble last year and have only just got…
With its vibrant use of colour and chaotic energy the cover of Sanika Phawde’s Wedding Juice and Other Melodramas #1 instantly catches the reader’s eye and practically implores them to…
Steven Solomon has exhibited paintings, collages, animation, and large single page comics internationally and domestically, but in recent years has been exploring the possibilities of sequential narratives through an ever…
Founded in the early part of the pandemic Guru Comics are a London-based micropublisher specialising in genre fiction comics that range from horror to science fiction, crime noir to satire….
Katie Lane has been a comics artist, writer, editor and critic in her long career. Single Camera Sitcom first appeared online on Webtoons and Instagram around 2019, and was subsequently…
Nicholas J Woodhead is a cartoonist from Birmingham, UK, who lives in London. His website is called Lethargic Margin Comics, and he is the creator of the “one-person anthology comic”…
Whimsical, warm and magical. Three words that can easily be ascribed to recent small press gem Fox Flight Market Night, from creator Beatrijs Brouwer (professionally known as Beastly Worlds). From…
It sometimes feels as if being different in any way often leads to unpleasant experiences of the sort shared by everyone the world over, regardless of nationality, faith, or colour….
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Ten years ago today at Broken Frontier when we launched a new feature called ‘Small Pressganged‘ – a column dedicated to “unearthing the gems of the small press” – we…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Way back in 2014 I wrote a guide for small press comics creators on how to increase their chances of getting a review and how to build up a profile…
Way back when, Otto Von Bismarck famously said something along the lines of “laws are like sausages – it is better not to see them being made”. I’ve no doubt…
If you’ve got a modicum of sense and taste, and can spare less than a quid a month, you may well have seen these strips develop pretty much day by…
It’s been an exciting few months in terms of recognition for our favourite art form with a number of major awards – including the Arts Foundation Future Awards and the…
That spark of attraction can flare up in the most unlikely of circumstances. Just imagine: you’re stood in a comic shop, rainwater sloshing around your leaky brogues, the podcasty bantz…
In The Listening Post, Stephen Goodall expands the mysterious world of his Institute of Marine Research webcomics with an intriguing, atmospheric opening issue. As you might have gathered, we get a…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
If you’re an observer of the UK small press scene you will no doubt have noticed the flurry of social media discussions a few weeks back about the possibility of a…
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
