Children’s book ‘Jacob’s Transition Goals’ by Arthur Webber.

Today’s post.

The long gone Bateman’s newsagent. Now a vape shop.

I mean I’m just walking past what used to be the newsagent I got up at 6.30am every Friday to get the first pick of the 30-odd weekly comics when they were delivered and from the looks of things they probably don’t sell WHOOPEE! any more.

Also it’s no longer 1979.

The point I’m trying to make here isn’t actually “bring back the glory days of comics in newsagents”because….THERE ARE NO BLOOMING NEWSAGENTS ANY MORE! The world has moved on and we need to move with it and find other methods of delivery to get comics into the hands of kids.

A paltry magazine display in a supermarket in a town with no newsagents.

Once the 7-8 newsagents of my hometown would have been replete with shelves stuffed with 2000 AD, STARLORD, MISTY and dozens of others. Now we have three shelves in M&S and a choice of… well…DISNEY PRINCESS, PEPPA PIG and PAW PATROL. Next week’s landfill with a flimsy kids mag stuck on the back.

A Walk Within The Queen's Wood Issue #1 A British Folk Horror Mini-Series.

A Walk Within The Queen's Wood Is LIVE!!

Written by me
Illustrated by @daniclm.bsky.social
Colours by @jpjordan.bsky.social
Letters by @micahmyers.bsky.social
Edits @heatherpalmer.bsky.social

British folk horror for fans of Wicker Man & Harrow County.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/asa...

$2132 to go! so close...and about 2 days left!

Also I can close my curtains without getting out of my armchair now. Practical decadence.

One of those grabber devices that allow you to pick stuff up without having to bend down.

I do not have the words to describe just what a game-changer this contraption has been to a man of a certain age.

(Particularly good for getting at action figures that fall off shelves and down the back of other furniture.)

Always amazing to see our super talented @brokenfrontier.bsky.social #BF6toWatch creators going on to get the recognition they deserve. Olivia is also a guest artist at this week's IN-PERSON @goshcomics.bsky.social and @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Drink and Draw in London.

Cue: "That's all very well and good but what have you done for *me* in 2026, Andy?"

I have given you the gift of me. A precious thing indeed.

Reveal coming very soon!

Reviews Archives – Broken Frontier Want to send us a review copy? Contact us.

So far in 2026 there have been 46 reviews written by me published at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social.

(Also lots of features and other blog posts too...)

www.brokenfrontier.com/section/revi...

“I am a professional blogger outreach service provider…”

You are a what what what now?

This is important! Conundrum Press are amazing and they need some help right now. They have such a vital socially conscious ethos. Check it out and support if you can. And we'll be prioritising some reviews at BF soon too.

Sajan's work is amazing. Good reason to back this!

First named announced guest is... me. But the as yet unnamed Six to Watch artists are far more interesting for attendees so we ran with that at the forefront.

Not sure I've ever been named a guest at a festival or con before though...

Commando #5829 - DC Thomson's Long-Running Series Takes a Sidestep into Greek Mythology in 'Sword of Destiny' – Broken Frontier Four British soldiers in Greece during the Second World War hear the story of a heroic quest some 3,000 years before in 'Commando' #5829.

I'd forgotten we'd run a COMMANDO review last year at BF. #5829 of the decades-old series. No Marvel numbering antics on these shores!*

(*well not too much anyway)

www.brokenfrontier.com/commando-582...

I have the completed Small Press Day poster in my grubby little hands and IT IS EVEN MORE GORGEOUS in colour!

We'll reveal it at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social this week and on the @smallpressday.bsky.social site too.

Astonishing job from [name redacted]!

New 2026 #BF6toWatch review! Check out @starspilli.bsky.social’s debut VERY HUNGRY WOMEN below.

That's stunning! What a shame.

Yet again I am reminded that no one amuses me more on this platform than I amuse myself.

Palookaville 25 - Seth Returns to Palookaville and Here Are Some Reasons Why That's a Great Thing – Broken Frontier Cartoonist Seth is back again with the twenty-fifth edition of his series 'Palookaville', published by Drawn & Quarterly.

Review! Palookaville 25 – Seth Returns to Palookaville and Here Are Some Reasons Why That’s a Great Thing. @dandq.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/palookaville...
Review by Lindsay Pereira.

I have the completed Small Press Day poster in my grubby little hands and IT IS EVEN MORE GORGEOUS in colour!

We'll reveal it at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social this week and on the @smallpressday.bsky.social site too.

Astonishing job from [name redacted]!

After 30 Years of Publishing Conundrum Press Need Our Help to Ensure 30 More - Support the Diverse and Eclectic Canadian Publisher Via Their Crowdfundr Campaign – Broken Frontier Broken Frontier Hall of Fame entrants Conundrum Press have announced a crowdfunding campaign after arts funding cuts.

After 30 Years of Publishing Conundrum Press @conundrumpress.bsky.social Need Our Help to Ensure 30 More – Support the Diverse and Eclectic Canadian Publisher Via Their Crowdfundr Campaign.
www.brokenfrontier.com/after-30-yea...

Commando #5829 - DC Thomson's Long-Running Series Takes a Sidestep into Greek Mythology in 'Sword of Destiny' – Broken Frontier Four British soldiers in Greece during the Second World War hear the story of a heroic quest some 3,000 years before in 'Commando' #5829.

I'd forgotten we'd run a COMMANDO review last year at BF. #5829 of the decades-old series. No Marvel numbering antics on these shores!*

(*well not too much anyway)

www.brokenfrontier.com/commando-582...

Sorry to hear of yet more comics lay-offs today. Happening to too many talented people right now.

Very Hungry Women #1 - Daisy Crouch's Queer Super-Hero Horror Comic Begins with a Gripping First Instalment – Broken Frontier As a general rule we usually leave super-heroes to other sites to cover. But there are always exceptions. When we do give space to them at Broken Frontier it’s either...

Review! Very Hungry Women #1 – @starspilli.bsky.social Daisy Crouch’s Queer Super-Hero Horror Comic Begins with a Gripping First Instalment. #BF6toWatch

www.brokenfrontier.com/very-hungry-...

We [Palestinians] Are Not Going Away - First-Hand Testimony to the Atrocities in Gaza, Designed by Pleasure Pie and Available Via Little Zine Revolution – Broken Frontier 'We [Palestinians] Are Not Going Away' is a zine centring the voices of those living through the horrors perpetrated in Gaza in recent years.

Review! We [Palestinians] Are Not Going Away – First-Hand Testimony to the Atrocities in Gaza, Designed by Pleasure Pie and Available Via Little Zine Revolution. www.brokenfrontier.com/we-palestini...

The objections to us saying we have a zero tolerance policy to generative AI and anyone using it in their comics can’t have coverage at Broken Frontier are like a digital equivalent to someone saying IRL “what do you mean I can’t come into your house and take a dump on your living room carpet?”

This is important! Conundrum Press are amazing and they need some help right now. They have such a vital socially conscious ethos. Check it out and support if you can. And we'll be prioritising some reviews at BF soon too.