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Complicated Young Man – Tom Philipson’s Experimental Anthology Explores His Mental Health from a Bleakly Humorous Viewpoint

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Tom Philipson describes his Thought Bubble-debuting collection Complicated Young Man (from CoCo Comics) as “my experimental comics anthology”. At 20-plus pages compiling strips from the last six months…

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Underground Kingdom Comix Presents: Horror – New Comics Anthology Features Work by Samuel Hickson, Michael Kennedy, Anna Readman and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Behind an eerily enticing and actually rather gruesome (don’t let those vibrant colours fool you!) Michael Kennedy cover, Underground Kingdom Comix Presents: Horror is a mini-anthology collection…

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Kotiin – Ria Grix Skilfully Uses the Brutality of Ancient Battle as a Powerful Visual Metaphor

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Ria Grix’s The Anomalous Adventures of Viola Holm comics have had some very positive reviews here at Broken Frontier in the last couple of years. Grix’s new…

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Find a Seat – Faye Stacey Explores Universal Themes in a Fantasy-Horror Setting Via Quindrie Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Wrapping up universal human truths in the trappings of genre fiction is a tried and tested storytelling device for communicating recognisable emotional states on a profoundly empathetic…

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Thought Bubble’s Leeds City Centre Art Trail Launches

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 2, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Our reviews and interview coverage of Thought Bubble takes a quick sidestep today with news about the TB Art Trail in Leeds City Centre. Details in the…

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Five Months on Earth – Joe Stone’s Versatility Comes to the Fore in this Autobio Story of Mental Health and a Kitten Named Earthling

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! New Thought Bubble comics from certain creators feel like a festival tradition; that some intangible spirit of TB would be violated if they didn’t have a debut…

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Shedding – Anastasia Hiorns’ Abstract Comics Don’t So Much Communicate a Narrative as Provide a Catalyst for One

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! It’s always a pleasure (and something of a relief given the currently contracting publisher base in UK indie comics) to see a new micropublisher on the small…

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The Lost Loiners – Anna Readman Lends an Unlikely Humanity to the Monstrous in Her Troll Illustration Zine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Some years back when I chose artist Anna Readman as one of our Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ for 2019 it was a decision…

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NORD – Martin Simpson’s Norse Epic is a Stunningly Illustrated Tale of Mortality and Lineage

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Merging elements of illustrated narrative and pure comics, Martin Simpson’s NORD from Soaring Penguin Press lovingly evokes that sense of wonder we all felt as kids when…

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Thought Bubble-Inspired Anthology ‘Secrets of the Majestic’ Launches on Kickstarter – Features Work from Kieron Gillen, Tula Lotay, Dave Cook, Sammy Ward and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 31, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Or more accurately perhaps, Thought Bubble 2024. Launching today on Kickstarter Secrets of the Majestic is an anthology that takes the expansive interiors of the gents’ toilets…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, November 2nd for Our Thought Bubble 2023 Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 31, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, November 2nd for our annual Thought Bubble…

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Starlit Lovers – Lor Phoenix and KitsuneArt’s Touching “Sapphic Slice-of-Life Romance” Debuts at Thought Bubble

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Another debuting comic at this year’s Thought Bubble, Lor Phoenix and KitsuneArt’s Starlit Lovers is a slice-of-life story where the echoes of the past make themselves heard…

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Colossive Cartographies #49 and #50 – Joe Stone and Hatiye Garip Join the Cartographies Crew with Two Comics Expertly Manipulating the Tools of the Form

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! One of the joys of our Thought Bubble coverage is not just in discovering new artists through review submissions but also in being able to point people…

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“It Was Wonderful to Connect with Others Who Are in My Place” – Rachael Smith Talks New Motherhood and ‘Nap Comix’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! Back in the early days of the pandemic cartoonist Rachael Smith brought people together in those darkest of days with her powerfully relatable Quarantine Comix. Over the last…

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