More updates to our UK and Ireland Events Page here as the press releases come in: www.brokenfrontier.com/events-compe...

Review! Brain Damage – Shintaro Kago Pushes Absurdist Horror to New Extremes, from Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social. www.brokenfrontier.com/brain-damage... Review by our @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

More events added to the Broken Frontier Events Page today. www.brokenfrontier.com/events-compe...

Updates to the Broken Frontier Events Page include two anthology submissions call-outs. www.brokenfrontier.com/events-compe...

Snow day lets me catch up on some reading. Still need to grab issue #3 of The Comics Courier. cc @explodingarrow.bsky.social @robsalk.bsky.social @kellykanayama.bsky.social @nickmarino.bsky.social @adrienneresha.bsky.social @averykaplan.bsky.social @rosiemarx.bsky.social @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Review! Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen – @cartoonkate.bsky.social Kate Evans’s Portrait of Jane Austen Beyond the Literary Icon, from Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/patchwork-ka... Review by our @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Broken Frontier Awards 2025: Announcing the Winners – Comics Centring on Gaza Win Nearly a Third of the Categories and London’s Cartoon Museum @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social and Conundrum Press @conundrumpress.bsky.social Enter Our Hall of Fame. www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-front...

If you like what we do with initiatives like this supporting emerging creators, our community outreach, our platforming of socially conscious work, and our commitment to marginalised voices, please repost/spread the word about BF's work. We're currently at about only half the followers we had on X.

Just had a very exciting editors meeting with @andywpoliver.bsky.social about @brokenfrontier.bsky.social’s vision for 2026 - SO much cool stuff coming! 🎉🎉🎉

It's time! The new #BF6toWatch are here! Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026 – Spotlighting the Work of Daisy Crouch @starspilli.bsky.social, Francis Todd, Jua OK!, Shri Gunasekara, Skai Campbell AKA Skhoshbell @skhoshbell.bsky.social and Yu-Ching Chiu. www.brokenfrontier.com/six-small-pr...

I love @simonelia.bsky.social’s Fluffy SO much! Felt very lucky to review the sequel 🐰

The new @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Six to Watch for 2026 will be revealed in a couple of weeks. In the meantime here's a reminder of last year's super-talented crew. #BF6toWatch www.brokenfrontier.com/six-small-pr...

Follow the Broken Frontier Editorial Team! Our @lydiaturner97.bsky.social and @andywpoliver.bsky.social are both on Bluesky.

Let's face it... that's kind of outstanding. But we're still aware of how many people we didn't cover. (Andy stopped counting submissions when they got to 200 a few weeks ago.) Also Andy wants to say a huge thanks to @lydiaturner97.bsky.social & Gary Usher for all their work on #ThoughtBubbleatBF25.

Still a few more @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Month 2025 pieces to go up at BF but apologies to everyone we didn't get to. None of us managed to cover everything we wanted to but current projection is 71 TB articles will have been published this year. www.brokenfrontier.com

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! The Corus Wave – A Lost Theory, a Strange Fossil and a Discovery that Could Change Everything by Karenza Sparks. From @averyhill.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/corus-wave-s... Review by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Thank you so much for the lovely words and thoughtful review!! @brokenfrontier.bsky.social and @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Visions of the Phantomfield Book One: Counting Shabbits – Magic, Monsters and Memories in a World Beyond the Living from Edward “Rohkova” Welch. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 www.brokenfrontier.com/visions-of-t...

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Mære – Annabel Hewitson @annabelhewitson.bsky.social Explores Where Art Ends and Madness Begins. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 www.brokenfrontier.com/maere-annabe...

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Seasons – Moments of Love, Loss and Quiet Change by Rebecca K Jones. @rebeccakjones1.bsky.social. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 www.brokenfrontier.com/seasons-mome... Review by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Wow. I can't tell you how delighted I am with this review! Thank you so much @lydiaturner97.bsky.social!

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Silent Horizon – Benjamin Dickson @benjamindickson.bsky.social Gives Us Faith, Fear, and the End of the World? @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 www.brokenfrontier.com/silent-horiz... Review by our @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Highly recommend for all lovers of fantasy, fae and whimsy! Absolutely gorgeous ✨ @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social

Review! Aimé – L. Adassovsky Weaves a Whimsical Fairy Tale of Magic, Melancholy and Wonder. Available from the @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social. www.brokenfrontier.com/aime-l-adass... Review by our @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

And so it begins... Welcome to Thought Bubble Month 2025 at Broken Frontier! www.brokenfrontier.com/welcome-to-t... #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Bertilo the Little Baldy – Jingo Li and Bertit Butturini’s Bertilo is Topless, Tiny and Totally Iconic. #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/bertilo-jing... Review by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Last week at Broken Frontier... Broken Frontier Andytorial, October 2025 – Lydia Turner @lydiaturner97.bsky.social is BF’s New Managing Editor, Swati Nair Joins the Team, and Broken Frontier at the Lakes @comicartfestival.bsky.social. www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-front...

Tonight! Here on Bluesky. Come Join the Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw ONLINE on Thurs, October 9th – Check Out Our Gallery of Recent D&D Art Here! #GoshBFDD www.brokenfrontier.com/october-9th-...

Review! Bean Jr. – A Big-Hatted Bean on a Tiny Car Quest for Fast Food Glory from Ollie Wollerman and @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social ShortBox Comics Fair. www.brokenfrontier.com/bean-jr-shor... Review by our @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Beyond excited to be stepping up as Broken Frontier’s managing editor! So many fun things to come!👀

Welcoming @lydiaturner97.bsky.social as Broken Frontier's new Managing Editor! So exciting. www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-front...

Review! Hibernating – Vaso Michailidou’s Comic Debut, Where Mundane Life Collides with Surreal, Magical Chaos. www.brokenfrontier.com/hibernating-... Review by our @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Review! Shadowplay Vol. 1: Midnight School – Samuel Fonseca Unleashes a Brutal, Mind-Bending School of Horrors. From @topshelfcomix.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/shadowplay-t... Review by our @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Finally got round to reading Shimmer Paths by @beastlyworlds.bsky.social. It was warm, magical, emotional and a must-read for cat owners 🐱 The world building! The snacks! The creatures! I loved every second ♥️

Review! Night Terror – Grisly, Whimsical and Sinister Dreams from John Kenn Mortensen and Fantagraphics. www.brokenfrontier.com/night-terror/ Review by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

And so it begins... The 2025 @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Month planning doc is ready to go. Myself, @lydiaturner97.bsky.social & @ftmou69.bsky.social are the @brokenfrontier.bsky.social team this year for your reviews and interviews coverage needs. #thoughtbubble Month starts late-ish Oct at BF.

It was such a great day!! Love this write up, and thank you again for the incredible panel moderating 🙌💛✨

Small Press Day at ArtHole Cardiff was amazing!! 🤩 @smallpressday.bsky.social A huge thank you to @abscomics.bsky.social and @pigeonface.bsky.social for their incredible organising and to @lydiaturner97.bsky.social for the fantastic panel moderating, it was so much fun to be part of the day 🙌💖📚

Even by our industrious standards at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social I think this was an *outstanding* effort for @ldcomics.bsky.social Fair. Huge thanks to @lydiaturner97.bsky.social and @ftmou69.bsky.social for all their hard work on this over July.

So sorry if we didn't get to your comic. We were overwhelmed with submissions for coverage. If you found the reviews helpful please give our LDC Fair reviewers @lydiaturner97.bsky.social @ftmou69.bsky.social and @andywpoliver.bsky.social a follow here on Bluesky.

Review! The Red Spot Mystery – Paint, Paranoia, and a Plot Unravelled from Aylish Wood. Via @ldcomics.bsky.social Fair! www.brokenfrontier.com/the-red-spot... Review by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social #LDCFairatBF

We're coming to the end of our @ldcomics.bsky.social Fair coverage! Still time to pick this up. Hidden Spectrum – Finding Colour in a Grey World with Kama Mielczarek @weirdisthebest.bsky.social. www.brokenfrontier.com/hidden-spect... Review by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Last week at Broken Frontier... Looking Back at the 10th Anniversary of Small Press Day at ArtHole Cardiff with @lydiaturner97.bsky.social. #SmallPressDay www.brokenfrontier.com/10th-anniver...

a wonderful summary of our Small Press Day written by the fantastic @lydiaturner97.bsky.social !

What a brilliant day with brilliant people 🙌 @pigeonface.bsky.social @abscomics.bsky.social @lookhappy.bsky.social @beastlyworlds.bsky.social @mereida.bsky.social

Review! Abrupt Transitions: Diary of a Midlife Opsimath – Hoorah for @hellomizk.bsky.social Kristen Haas Curtis and Comics about English Literature Degrees! Another @ldcomics.bsky.social Fair review. #LDComicsatBF www.brokenfrontier.com/abrupt-trans... Review by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

Looking Back at the 10th Anniversary of Small Press Day @smallpressday.bsky.social at ArtHole Cardiff. Report by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social. (Co-organised by @abscomics.bsky.social and @pigeonface.bsky.social.) www.brokenfrontier.com/10th-anniver... #SmallPressDay

Review for @ldcomics.bsky.social Online Comics fair! McNab – Adele Pound’s Wordless Comic Shows the Breathtaking Beauty of the Natural World. #LDCFairatBF. www.brokenfrontier.com/mcnab-adele-... Review by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

And another @ldcomics.bsky.social Fair review! How to Break a Fall – A Child’s Unique Perspective on Life and Death from Eva C ‪@comicsbyeva.bsky.social‬. #LDCFairatBF www.brokenfrontier.com/how-to-break... Review by @lydiaturner97.bsky.social

At the mo' we have 31 @ldcomics.bsky.social Fair reviews and 1 creator commentary at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social. Huge thanks to BF's @ftmou69.bsky.social & @lydiaturner97.bsky.social. And to LDComics for working with us so closely to help support the artists. www.brokenfrontier.com/tag/ldcomics...