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    “Trans People Are Facing Pronounced Challenges to Our Rights Across the World Right Now” – Jua OK! on ‘Road to Chimera’ and Finding Spiritual Meaning in the Trans Journey

    • by Andy Oliver

    PRIDE MONTH 2026! Pride Month at Broken Frontier may be drawing to a close but it’s also overlapping with the beginning of our summer spotlight interview series with this year’s…

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Introducing ‘Broken Frontier Connects’ – The Next Step in BF’s Ethos of Proactive Comics Community Support

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 17, 2023

PINNED POST! Introducing Broken Frontier Connects, the next stage in our evolution! Broken Frontier Connects is our new initiative designed to extend our community hub philosophy. BF already has an…

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Alas, – Sajan Rai Brings Us a Wonderfully Absurd Tale of an Alien Grey, a Gnome and Shakespeare

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2026

ARC FESTIVAL 2026! Originally published digitally via the ShortBox Comics Fair, Alas, has the kind of premise for a comic that you could only expect from Sajan Rai. We’re thrown…

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Big Comic for Boy – Andrés Magán’s Gloomy Existentialism Has a Strangely Enticing Appeal

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2026

ARC FESTIVAL 2026! Compiling comics created by Andrés Magán in small notebooks between November 2025 and January 2026 the strips in Big Comic for Boy combine absurdism with off-centre reflections…

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The House My Father Built – Mollie Ray Tells Sophie Shamieh Mukarker’s Story of the 1940s Displacement of Palestinians with Power and Empathy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2026

The incredible work that the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival (LICAF) are doing to bring the stories of those affected by events in Gaza needs far more acknowledgment. Their From…

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Come Join the Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw ONLINE on Thurs, July 2nd – Check Out Our Gallery of Recent D&D Art Here!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 29, 2026

The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online is back again this week and we’re inviting you to join in the fun with a little reminder of some…

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Hotel Limbo Book 1 – Ben Harel Teams with 28 Artists in this Layered Supernatural Story from Top Shelf

  • by Lydia Turner
  • June 26, 2026

It may not quite be spooky season yet for those of us who love all things ghostly and ghoulish, but Hotel Limbo by Ben Harel, published by Top Shelf Productions,…

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“Don’t Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Done – Finish Things” – AJ O’Neill on Finding Your Voice in Comics, Queer Autobio, and Experimenting with the Form

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 25, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Irish comics creator AJ O’Neill’s breakout moment on the UK small press comics scene came two years ago with the powerful autobiographical comic The Kid in the Cave….

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Preview: Scream! Halloween Special 2026 – Another Collection of Horror Stories Coming from Rebellion in October

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 24, 2026

Ready for Halloween a new Scream! Special is coming from Rebellion… The Scream Halloween Special 2026 Brings Vengeful Violence This October! October 2026 will see the return of the Eisner-Nominated…

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Ace of Hearts: Lessons in Love from an Asexual Girl – Love Without Sex Examined in Cooklin’s Insightful Graphic Memoir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 24, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Described as “a thoughtful and immersive coming-of-age memoir about one girl’s struggle to figure out and then claim her asexual identity” Cooklin’s Ace of Hearts: Lessons in…

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The Gallery – Take a Look at Some of the Amazing Art from April and May’s In-Person Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Evenings!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 24, 2026

Last year the Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw – an event that has been running in multiple versions online and in-person since the summer of 2015 –…

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South London Comic and Zine Fair Announces Exhibitor Line-Up and Programming for July 19th

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 24, 2026

Lots of information in the press release below… {hr] South London Comic and Zine Fair Returns for its 5th year Showcasing some of the finest established and fresh talent in…

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“At its Heart, ‘Bone Broth’ is a Story about Transgender Rage and Defiance” – Alex Taylor on His First Graphic Novel Award-Winning Debut Book from SelfMadeHero

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 23, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Bone Broth by Alex Taylor (aka azbt) was the winner of the esteemed First Graphic Novel Award in 2023 and, as a result, was published last year…

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Superheroes in the Park – Ian Eagleton and Hayley Wells Take Us on a Journey into Imagination on a Two-Dad Family Day Out

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 22, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Over the course of Pride Month at Broken Frontier we have included coverage of a number of children’s books on the grounds that there’s a growing adoption…

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The Selkie Awards Are Looking for Volunteer Deputy Organisers – Can You Help with this Annual Celebration of Scottish Indie Comics?

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 22, 2026

We’re always here to give a community shout-out for indie comics at BF. So please do share this call for help with organising the Selkie Awards for Scottish comics and…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Again IN PERSON – Meet Our Guest Artists KitsuneArt, Luke Healy and Mark Stafford on Friday, June 26th

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 22, 2026

The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw In-Person returns at our regular venue of The Royal George on Friday, June 26th, 2026. And this time our artist line-up…

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First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth – Angélique Roché, Alvin Epps, Bex Glendining and Millicent Monroe Bring the Inspiring Story of a Remarkable Woman to the Comics Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2026

As a graphic biography First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth could not be more relevant in 2026. Sadly, its celebratory tone is, to a degree, contrasted by…

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Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide for Graphic Narrative – A Thorough and Absorbing Guide to Graphic Journalism by Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk

  • by Edward Picot
  • June 19, 2026

Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk are “award–winning graphic journalists and long-time editors of the critically acclaimed graphic journalism site, The Nib”, and Making Nonfiction Comics is described in the blurb…

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“These Stories Still Aren’t Told Enough Which is Why I Created Florrie” – Anna Trench on Recreating a Period in Sporting History in Her Queer Romance ‘Florrie: A Football Love Story’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Last year at Broken Frontier we gave some review time to Anna Trench’s touching graphic novel Florrie: A Football Love Story. A sporting queer romance tale set…

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“How Damaging and Dangerous this Techno-Fascist Hellscape We Are Already Living in Is” – KitsuneArt on the Threat of Generative AI, LGBTQ+ Comics Anthologies and Building a Profile on the Scene

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 18, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! KitsuneArt is one of the most versatile genre fiction creators currently working in the UK small press scene. From touching fantasy tales through to powerful sci-fi social…

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    • “Trans People Are Facing Pronounced Challenges to Our Rights Across the World Right Now” – Jua OK! on ‘Road to Chimera’ and Finding Spiritual Meaning in the Trans JourneyJune 29, 2026
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