THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Virtually all of UK indie comics is, of course, united in moral solidarity against the existential threat of generative AI “art”. It’s the one and only…
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…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! It’s always reassuring to see new comics publishing ventures popping up on the UK scene given how many outlets we have lost over the last few…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Way back in November 2020, in another lifetime that we’d probably prefer to forget and when Thought Bubble stepped back to an online incarnation, I reviewed…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! There has been something of a break between issues of this anthology series but if you’ve been eagerly anticipating the return of the SkrawlLordz collective (and…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Four years ago at Broken Frontier I reviewed a self-published one-shot from Beck Kubrick introducing us to their Dead Girls comic characters. So impressed was I…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! The frenetic energy of an all-ages book like Beccy Blake’s Chicken Hill: Attack of the Zombie Cactus is a joy to behold. Published by Bloomsbury, this…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Today’s latest offering is a graphic novel debut: Strange Cases: A Graphic Novel by creator Riotbones, a queer Filipino illustrator and comic artist with a passion…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Zen K.’s manga-style narratives have had very positive feedback here at Broken Frontier over the last couple of years including her sci-fi story Runaway Mayhem and…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Last year at Broken Frontier we looked at the collection of Viraj Joshi’s Eliza – The Ghost in Every Machine, a compilation of strips exploring complex…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Skai Campbell (aka Skhoshbell) recently spoke about the origins of his Jungul Man-Thology comic in his spotlight Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ interview here, saying: “I…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Every Douglas Noble comic we have reviewed here at Broken Frontier over the years has been notable for its experimentation, its manipulation of both the form…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Studio Ghibli meets gothic horror in Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares, the wonderfully weird new graphic novel from creative duo John Chalmers and Sandra…
The Selkie Awards, the spiritual successor to the Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance awards (SICBA) aim to “promote Scotland’s thriving independent and small-press comics scene.” We’ve been a little late…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Dicepool Party Comics grew out of creator J.R. Turvey and friends role-playing sessions and the stories they developed. Due to life circumstances, Turvey turned his talents to…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Next up in our series of Thought Bubble interviews we’re chatting to a new name on the scene exhibiting in Harrogate this year. Abu Amaan Pal tells…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Rachael Smith has two big new projects right now that deserve some spotlight time at BF. So what better time to chat to her than just…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! What would Thought Bubble be like without a new Peony Gent comic in print every year? All the poorer is the easy and immediate answer as…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! I suspect that Nick Abadzis and Angela Watson’s My Beloved Other: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Optimism in a Time of Denial is justly going…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! There’s always been a haunting fragility to Zoe Delautre Corral’s work, both in terms of theme and presentation, that has given it an oddly hypnotic quality….
“It Started with a Compulsion to Draw a Room with Giant Eyeballs in Curtains” – John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs (Metaphrog) on Bringing the Weird and Wonderful World of ‘Wilomina’ to LifeNovember 10, 2026“Comics Gradually Became a Way for Me to Bring Together Everything I Enjoyed” – Abu Amaan Pal on His Autobiographical Comic ‘Ranna Banna!’, Comics Community, and the ‘Indians for Palestine’ AnthologyNovember 9, 2026“Mugshot Has Been in My Brain for About 6 Years” – Rachael Smith on Her New Webcomic, the ‘Nap Comix: First Steps’ Kickstarter and Upcoming ProjectsNovember 9, 2026
“I Want to Build a Feeling of Curiosity and Wonder about the World” – Skai Campbell, AKA Skhoshbell, on Exploring Environmental Themes in Comics, Navigating the Small Press Scene, and the Allure of HedgehogsNovember 5, 2026
“At the Base of Every Story I Tell is Some Aspect of Myself” – Michael Furler Talks Inspiration, Process, His ShortBox and Peow Work, and the Swiss Comics SceneOctober 26, 2026
