Opportunities for emerging artists to get their work seen by established figures in the comics scene are a rarity. That’s one of the reasons we hold our twice-yearly one-to-one Zoom sessions here at BF as part of our Broken Frontier Connects initiative. This year, though, Portsmouth Comic Con Artistic Lead David Baillie has put together a talent search that new comics creators can enter with the chance of winning prizes that include a portfolio review. From the Portsmouth Comic Con website: ‘Since I was old enough to hold a pencil, I’ve always wanted to make comics and I remember how impossib ..read more

A time-travel story with an intriguing premise, ‘Backflash’ is coming from Dark Horse Comics/Berger Books later this year… RECLAIM THE PAST WITH “BACKFLASH” A NEW ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL FROM BERGER BOOKS AND DARK HORSE A wild, time traveling thriller where nostalgia is a superpower Presented by acclaimed and award-winning creators, writer Mat Johnson (Incognegro, Pym) and artist Steve Lieber (Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, Whiteout ), Backflash tells the story of Devin whose life is spiraling out of control, until he discovers the impossible: with a random touch of an ar ..read more

Oh those naughty teases at Rebellion! Last week saw much speculation online as an image of a Mega-City Judge’s badge with the name of Strontium Dog Johnny Alpha was put into social media circulation. This week the truth can be told, as Rebellion give us the details of this year’s 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2024… SUPERNOVA STORIES FROM A SIDEWAYS UNIVERSE! It’s the summer of true nuclear fusion as 2000 AD mashes and smashes its most popular strips together in the return of its pulsating Sci-Fi Special! Exploding into shelves on 3 July in a 48-page supernova, the 2000 AD Sc ..read more

Stick the words “scathing satire of capitalism” prominently in your press release and you are pretty much guaranteed some coverage from us here at Broken Frontier Towers. Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson return to the world of Justice Warriors with an all-new Ahoy Comics graphic novel Justice Warriors: Vote Harder. Check out the preview below. Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson’s Scathing Satire of Capitalism Returns With an All-New Original Graphic Novel in JUSTICE WARRIORS: VOTE HARDER JUSTICE WARRIORS, the scathing satire of capitalism and police in a future of severe inequality from Matt Bors — the fou ..read more

More exciting Treasury of British Comics news today as Rebellion announce the return to print of one of a licensed property of yesteryear. Look out for reprints of Action Force coming soon… Battle Action Force Returns in New Treasury Editions! Battle Action Force was published weekly from October 1983 to November 1986 by IPC Magazines limited, and brought together some of the greatest talents in the British comics industry of that time, both on the editorial and illustrative fronts including names like Gerry Finley-Day, Geoff Campion and Cam Kennedy. Included within its pages were the ad ..read more

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, April 18th. This time we will be basing themes on the work of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creators from the last decade. Not only do our online D&Ds keep all those who would meet at The King’s Arms in Soho, London every month (in those fondly remembered pre-March 2020 days) in regular contact, they also allow us to expand our reach for the event to a more global audience. We’ll be starting this week at 7.15pm to give ..read more

Anything that increases access to the most banned book in the US is a positive step. Coming this year from Listening Library is a full cast audiobook version of Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer (reviewed here at Broken Frontier). Details, via Oni Press, below. LISTENING LIBRARY TO PUBLISH A FULL CAST AUDIOBOOK OF THE GROUNDBREAKING MEMOIR GENDER QUEER BY MAIA KOBABE This spring, Listening Library will release a full-cast audiobook production of GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR (Listening Library, May 7, 2024)– based on Maia Kobabe’s Alex Award-winning graphic memoir published by Oni ..read more

There are lots of very important conversations finally being engaged in of late about comics and inclusion, many of those being led by activist groups like the Comics Cultural Impact Collective and the Cartoonist Cooperative. News today from creative community organisation Comics Youth about their own Publishing Inclusion Charter that looks to challenge publishers to adopt more inclusive practices. An important read, and you can learn more about this initiative in the press release below. COMICS YOUTH CIC HAVE LAUNCHED A PUBLISHING INCLUSION CHARTER DEVELOPED BY MARGINALISED YOUNG PEOPLE, CHA ..read more

2024 is proving to be a promising year for a resurgent UK events circuit. Joining the calendar on Saturday, April 27th at the University of Gloucestershire is the Fine Lines Festival, an event looking to bring together the worlds of comics, illustration and animation. Full details in the press release below. Everyone is invited to the first Fine Lines Festival – a celebration of Illustration and Animation. Guest speakers such as Steve Smith, founder of Beakus Animation Studio, Domareen Fox, art director on Netflix’s hit animated series Dead End Paranormal Park, Neeraja Raj, a writer ..read more

“Joe Matt at his Joe Mattiest” probably says all we need to know about the posthumous release of the final issue of his acclaimed Peepshow series. Full details, courtesy of Fantagraphics, below. PEEPSHOW #15 BY JOE MATT Fantagraphics Books is honored to announce the upcoming release of Peepshow #15, the latest and final issue of the critically acclaimed series by the late Joe Matt. Scheduled for release on July 17, 2024, this posthumous issue marks a significant moment in the legacy of one of the most distinctive and divisive voices in alternative comics. Joe Matt, who passed away unexpectedl ..read more