Broken Frontier

So… in the lead-up to Thought Bubble Month beginning next Monday at BF it’s going to be another quiet week of posting here on the site as we beaver away with our festival coverage. Tying into that, though, we’re hoping to compile something that celebrates 20 years of the event and we’re looking for contributions. Poster art by Núria Tamarit What we are asking for from creators is simple. We want you to look back over the last two decades and share one Thought Bubble memory with us.

What can we expect from the ever brilliantly satirical minds at Ahoy Comics in early 2027?

One of the most positive things in on the UK comics calendar is the resurgence in grassroots events over the last year or two. The Goblin Market returns to Stanley Arts in South London this month with a great line-up of creators and plenty of additional programming. Check out the press release below. A Comics and Zine Fair for Goblins. 12-5pm Sunday 18th October 2025 Stanley Arts, 12 South Norwood Hill London SE25 6AB FREE ENTRY (what?

I am more than a little late with this month’s edition of our (sometimes) regular look behind-the-scenes at Broken Frontier. And, as you’ll no doubt have noticed, we have been very quiet on the posting front over the last few days. Since I took over the site nearly a decade ago I’ve made it a point to ensure at least one article went up every single weekday and, barring Christmas closure, the time we migrated the site to a new host, and the odd technical downtime, we have kept to that.

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 recent art from our D&Ds. Here’s the details: Where and when? On Bluesky via the Broken Frontier account on Thursday, October 8th. Introductions at 7.15pm BST with the drawing rounds starting at 7.30pm. What is the format? We have a drawing theme for three sessions across the evening.

Here’s a thought that may crop up repeatedly while reading this fabulous biography: how is it that someone once referred to as the first Black American global sports superstar is such a little-known figure today?

When Broken Frontier’s Lindsay Pereira reviewed Michael D.

A couple of years back at Broken Frontier I reviewed  Kristina Stipetic’s bumper-sized collection Positive Worlds, Negative Spaces. A huge collection of work originally created between 2010 and 2024, it acted as both a showcase and a retrospective for the artist’s comic strip and illustration work over a decade and a half.

It’s the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival this coming weekend (October 2nd-4th) and we have a big Broken Frontier presence over the festival weekend! From the stars of our respected ‘Six to Watch’ mentorship programme, through to team members present and past involved in events, the BF crew are coming to Kendal in force! Here’s a rundown of what to expect from us… Saturday October 3rd The Art of Joris Mertens 10.15 AM – 11.15 AM at the Brewery Arts Centre Malt Room Joris Mertens is a...

Across the Widest Sea is a young adult graphic novel that portrays the transition from adolescence to adulthood metaphorically as a journey across an unpredictable sea in search of land. Leonie is forced into the stormy sea alone by her parents in a decrepit boat. To survive, she has to find a safe place to land. On her journey she rescues Balthazar, a boy with a worse boat than hers. They meet Agatha, a scavenger of the seas, and the trio embarks on a search for solid ground.