And it got to be so phat from pushing the boulder of diy publishing up this hill everday amiright? August's issue of Trash Humper is certainly drafting up to be...something

Last week at Broken Frontier... True Story – Kate Hazell’s Collection of Autobiographical Strips is Witty, Touching and Highly Recommended. www.brokenfrontier.com/true-story-h...

True Story - Kate Hazell's Collection of Autobiographical Strips is Witty, Touching and Highly Recommended – Broken Frontier

Kate Hazell returns to comics with a collection of autobiographical strips feature school runs, odd jobs and Christmas disasters.

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Preview: Judge Dredd Compact Crimes Vol. 1 – Rebellion to Reprint the Dredd Saga from the Beginning in a New Series of Affordable Editions. @2000ad.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/preview-judg...

Preview: Judge Dredd Compact Crimes Vol. 1 - Rebellion to Reprint the Dredd Saga from the Beginning in a New Series of Affordable Editions – Broken Frontier

With the 50th anniversary of '2000 AD' imminent here's a great way to get in on the Dredd story from the start in 'Compact Crimes'.

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Last week at Broken Frontier... Konni-Chhua – Deepesh Sangtani Captures Those Awkward Moments of Inadvertent Physical Contact in this Fold-Out Minicomic from Kutty Press. www.brokenfrontier.com/konni-chhua/

Konni-Chhua - Deepesh Sangtani Captures Those Awkward Moments of Inadvertent Physical Contact in this Fold-Out Minicomic from Kutty Press – Broken Frontier

Another Kutty Press publication gets a spotlight today at Broken Frontier as we look at Deepesh Sangtani's 'Konni-Chhua'.

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Any idiot could do noise music - @soundprojector.bsky.social's obsessive RSD Lang Record Detective made his debut in Ugly Mug 6 and has been delighting readers with his self-defeating antics ever since. Ed just submitted a new RSD tale for UM9, out this autumn #comics #noise #music #records

Reg Smythe's "Andy Capp" first appeared on August 5, 1957. (His debut came in the UK's Daily Mirror, and he didn't appear in US syndication until 1963–near the leading edge of the British Invasion.) Here’s his debut:

My contribution to @brokenfrontier.bsky.social "Fantagraphics at 50" month. I was very excited to write about Psychoanalysis, possibly the oddest comic ever available on a newsstand.

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FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! Review! Shock Treatment – EC Comics’ Precursor to Modern Graphic Medicine Collected by @fantagraphics.bsky.social. Review by Gary Usher. www.brokenfrontier.com/shock-treatm...

We still have one Quarter Page (5.1" × 7.75") ad space available in the next issue of the Columbus Scribbler! If you'd like to promote your comic, business, event, or organization, send me a message. I'd love to help you reserve it!😊 #altcomics

I'll be at @captioncomicfest.bsky.social on Saturday. So will lots of cool folks over the weekend like @kierongillen.bsky.social @starspilli.bsky.social @karriefransman.bsky.social @streakofpith.bsky.social @kitsuneart.bsky.social and many more. How about you? www.brokenfrontier.com/caption-2026...

Caption Festival Brings Small Press Comics Community to Oxford with a Piratical Theme this Weekend - Trans Narratives, the BF Six to Watch, Well-Being and More All on the Programme – Broken Frontier

It's Caption 2026 this coming weekend of August 8th-9th and here's what you can expect from the programme of events.

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FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! Review! The Pass – The Hustle and Bustle of Restaurant Life Sits at the Centre of @katrionachapman.bsky.social Katriona Chapman’s Rich Character Study from @fantagraphics.bsky.social. www.brokenfrontier.com/the-pass-cha...

The Pass - The Hustle and Bustle of Restaurant Life Sits at the Centre of Katriona Chapman's Rich Character Study from Fantagraphics – Broken Frontier

In our next 'Fantagraphics at 50' Month review Andy Oliver looks at Katriona Chapman's latest book 'The Pass.'

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Caption @captioncomicfest.bsky.social the small press comics festival comes to Oxford this weekend. You can still get tickets and the amazing programme of events is below. www.brokenfrontier.com/caption-2026...

Caption Festival Brings Small Press Comics Community to Oxford with a Piratical Theme this Weekend - Trans Narratives, the BF Six to Watch, Well-Being and More All on the Programme – Broken Frontier

It's Caption 2026 this coming weekend of August 8th-9th and here's what you can expect from the programme of events.

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@loadingthecanon.bsky.social you ought to poach this person for Canon, he gets it🧐

The peculiarly logical webcomics of Øyvind Thorsby - The Comics Journal

Thorsby's alien worlds and creatures do not exist for their own wacky sake. His stories align on two highly specific axis: Elaborate explanations of evolutionary biology, and classical farces based on...

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#JackKirbyMonth

Have you ordered your Athenaeum Five Year Zine yet?! Art by @hirosemary.bsky.social and @tilliewalden.

Writing about horror manga from the seventies got me talking about the psychological roots of fascism

Hide And Seek - The Comics Journal

Naono Yoshiko's early '70s "trauma shojo" manga short stories will horrify modern readers for many reasons, reviewer Brian Nicholson says.

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And as you can see, Kane’s story gets cover billing on the forthcoming Hogan's Alley #25, which is now available for preorder! www.hoganmag.com/stores/preor...

Would you like to help support this award? Consider preordering the Athenaeum Five Year Zine! We also LOVE when folks sponsor one or more of the awards. Reach out to me if you are interested. Thanks!

To celebrate our five years in business, we have opened Athenaeum Gives for another round! Athenaeum Gives is a $1500 award for up-and-coming cartoonists. Applications are due by Monday, August 17th. Please share with anyone that you think would be a good fit!

If you consider comics your skin & bone, we need your help! Let’s get this funded! His Name was Harvey Pekar www.kickstarter.com/projects/735...

His Name was Harvey Pekar

Saving the legacy of Harvey Pekar:Urgent mission to rescue four full storage units of American Splendor history before its lost forever

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FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! “The Creative Process is Always to Mine for Something Vibrant Inside of Me” – Jesse Moynihan on His Epic Saga ‘Forming’ and Working on One Continuous Narrative for a Decade and a Half. @fantagraphics.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/jessie-moyni...

"The Creative Process is Always to Mine for Something Vibrant Inside of Me" - Jesse Moynihan on His Epic Saga 'Forming' and Working on One Continuous Narrative for a Decade and a Half – Broken Frontie...

In the first of our 'Fantagraphics at 50' Month interviews Andy Oliver chats to Jesse Moynihan about 'Forming'.

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a comm of my friend and her rat, dizzy. this was so much fun! #art #artsky #illustration #altcomics #digitalart

not to be corny but 20 year old me would flipout knowing i'd put this show together. we've had a good chunk of goats on previous shows, but this feels like a special milestone. info & tickets are here: frogfarm.online/frogfarm13

Must order me a copy of this! Amazed no one mentioned it at Arc or SLCZF. I was suitably inspired by this amazing effort, and my #GOSHBFDD attempts, to dig deeper into Binjamin Bucket's life! 🤣 Apologies to Marvel for this silliness. #comics

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So... @selfmadehero.bsky.social announced their COUNT BINFACE COMIC BOOK today so for round 3 of tonight's Gosh and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online something a little different. We want to see your Count Binface fan art! Post it here in 30 minutes with the hashtag #GoshBFDD

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to bsky

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if you see this, quote the energy you bring to bsky

i have a comic in this!!!!!

Athenaeum Comic Art@athenaeumcomicart.bsky.social · 2d ago

Today it the day, folks! The Athenaeum Five Year Zine is now available for preorder! This has been many years in the making and is a true labor of love. The Athenaeum Five Years Zine 70 plus full color pages celebrating indie/alt comics, creators, and collectors.

FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! Exclusive Preview: The Abyss of Oblivion – Paco Roca and Rodrigo Terrasa Explore the Legacy of the Spanish Civil War. @fantagraphics.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/exclusive-pr...

Exclusive Preview: The Abyss of Oblivion - Paco Roca and Rodrigo Terrasa Explore the Legacy of the Spanish Civil War – Broken Frontier

BF will be running a series of exclusive previews as part of its 'Fantagraphics at 50' Month starting with 'The Abyss of Oblivion'.

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David Rubín @davidrubin.bsky.social

Quatre Doigts, l'homme de papier, testi e disegni di Milo Manara, 46 tavole pubblicate da Dargaud nel 1981. Oggi sul blog splash-panel.blogspot.com/2026/08/luom...

Two years ago, I ran a crowdfunder seeking support to keep my comic news site Downthetubes operational, and was blown away by support. Thank you. Can you support the site now? www.gofundme.com/f/downthetub...

Donate to Can you help downthetubes.net continue to promote comics?, organized by John Freeman

I'm John Freeman, publisher of the web site, downthetubes - and… John Freeman needs your support for Can you help downthetubes.net continue to promote comics?

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