TRIGGER WARNINGS: August 2026

1. We had some rare irl new arrivals in the mail this last month, including the newest (and possibly last?) issue of Robin Bougie's Gutter Hunter freshly arrived from Canada. My favorite was the story of Chuck Rosanski buying an unbelievably large comics collection in the 80s, with the added bonus of Colin Upton illustrations. Get your copy here

2. RIP John Lent, however the International Journal of Comic Art blog continues online thanks to Mike Rhode. CT Lim (ACCA) reviews a self-published comic from Indonesia, Singapore Hip Hop Horror 14: Singapore Lords of Veracity by Ye Zhen. It's always great to find out about international comix.

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3. Pre-orders open for Alexandra Gallant-Lee's Scam, her previous book, Brains, was reviewed earlier this year by Andy Oliver on Broken Frontier.

4. Blind Alley by Adam de Souza has been translated, colored, and reprinted in legacy Franco-Belgian magazine Spirou. Bluesky

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5. Pre-order King-Cat Comics & Stories 85 from John Porcellino. Bluesky

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6. Chloe Maveal's Trash Humper zine for August 2026 is now available from her patreon. The world could always use more writing from Maveal.

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7. Gravity Loop is a comics publisher new to me, they have two new(ish) releases: Carved Jesus, Aflame an all wood burned comic by Pearl Crews and Mechanical Context a hybrid graphic novel/TTRPG by Australian artist Glenn Pearce.

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9. Diskette Press has a number of new and restocked titles, all are risograph printed:

Moulder by UK artist Freya JN

Butch Bait by Canadian artist Zoot

Girl Meat Volume 1 by Cammypuppy

10. Newest issue of Spay available from Winona Guro. order

11. Domino Books New Arrivals.

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Jeff Lok Spotlight (or, shopping list, depending on finances):

Fifth Time's a Charm #3

Fifth Time's a Charm #5

Totality (my review at Broken Frontier)

The Week Trump Got Shot

More New:

Hoop World by Avoid Press

The Peter Pringle Method; Professional Wallflower by Connor McCann

One Take #1 #2 by Lucy B. Miller

The Sign; Grand Canyon by Annie Lefevre

Sometimes All The Time (2dcloud) by Tara Booth

Limited Collected Slop #1 by Glenn Pearce

What Is The Deal With Gabrielle Bell? by Gabrielle Bell

Happy Stories About Well-Adjusted People (Conundrum) by Joe Ollman

The Method #2 by Christina Lee

MGF (Frog Farm) by Alexander Laird

Ducko Comics #2 by Keenan Argo

Wallow by Emily Zimmer

Intrusive Thots by Bea Korsh

Scum Wizard by Chris Cajero Cilla

Drain Drain; Re-open by Quinn Amacher

The Adventures of the Amazing Buttwole Man by Aaron Cunningham

Caught Lookin' (Cram) by Andrew Alexander

Everyday is Today by Anders Nilsen

The Mad Scientist by Monica Caicedo

New Old Stock:

Skim Lizard #2 (1994) edited by Puppy Toss

12. Reviews:

Ryan Carey, co-organizer

Ryan Carey on his Patreon: Everybody Dies! by Kelly Froh; Young Shadow & The Watchdogs by Ben Sears; Scum Wizard by Chris Cajero Cilla

Kevin Bramer at Optical Sloth: Santos Sisters Fun Special #1; Womp Womp #4 by Brandon Lehmann; Dog Love by Lily Herring; Midville High #10 by Matt Blair; Cruisin Along Route 66 by Turtle House Comics; Night Shift (Short Run Seattle); Eyeland #12 by Nick Forker; Everybody Dies! by Kelly Froh

RJ Casey Arrivals and Departures - August 2026: The Machine is Broken by Jared Sarnie; Cheap Fun by Liam Cassidy; Smoke by Fidelia Schlegl

Rob Clough at High-Low: Tuck Everlasting adapted by K. Woodman-Maynard; So Buttons #15 written and edited by Jonathan Baylis; I, Candy by Ruby Carter

13. Market Report: Mini-comics on eBay have been selling well even at their sometimes exorbitant prices. Half of the titles I had bookmarked sold before I could make this list! Following are some that may (or may not) still be available when you read this:

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Dedicated to ComicKkrakk

Some stores that regularly list classic mini-comics: poopsheetfoundation or one-nostril (Rick Bradford); magicwhistle (Sam Henderson); and bifi_2919

General searches: comix wave mini or starhead comix

14. More Mail Call:

I had the honor of writing the foreword to The Collected Cranium Frenzy by Steve Willis Volume 5. Tom Fellrath designed new covers for the entire series (colors by Brad Foster):

Another new arrival was a rare opportunity to get a comic drawn by UK artist (and 2019 Broken Frontier Six to Watch creator) Anna Readman, Macabre Valley written and published by Zack Quaintance (reviews editior, The Beat):

Finally, I completed my run of the first ten issues of Wimmen's Comix, featuring great art by Trina Robbins, Melinda Gebbie, and many more unsung cartoonists.

1. Domino Books New Arrivals (Austin is on vacation until August 7. Order any time you want, but shipping won't start up again until August 10):

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Utzy and Dusty: Swan Swan Hummingbird (Church [Ghost]) by Josh Bayer (Sequel to Crystal Pool). How Stone Church Became Church Ghost. read here

Wolf II by Luke Fallon and Isobel McHattie

Wallow by Emily Zimmer

Intrusive Thots by Bea Korsh

Grand Canyon by Annie Lefevre

Scum Wizard by Chris Cajero Cilla

Cryptid and Compulsive Comics (Fantagraphics) both classics by Eric Haven

Young, Alive, In Love (Starfruit Archive) by Daisuke Nishijima

When Pink Rain Falls Volume 3 (Starfruit Archive) by Yoiyu

Girls Gone Wild 2 by Katie Lane

Record 7 by Jason Overby (issues 1-4 still in stock)

Cashiers Du Cinema 4, Numero Special edited by Dan Welch and David Cardoza

Supernatural Tragedy solo comic by Floyd Tangeman

Homicidal Ideation and Blood for Blood by Darya Foroohar

Squanderlust 8 and 9 by Krusty Wheatfield

Dancing With the Sheyd by Rotem Anna Diamant

I, Candy by Ruby Carter

Before After and This Place Sucks So Much new printings by Tana Oshima

2. Gosh Comics (London) have one of the largest international selections of small press comics in the world, I believe. They also partner with Broken Frontier for the online and in-person Drink & Draw events.

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For future events

Stay tuned to brokenfrontier.com.

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Peep Media Spotlight: Athena's Keep by David Enos News: Colin Blanchette recently published David Enos' Athena's Keep in the U.S., while ComicKkrakk of Winnipeg, Manitoba published a Canadian edition. Blanchette confirmed: "[Peep Media] reached out and asked if they could publish Athena's Keep for the Euro Market." So, that's how Peep came out with a third edition of this David Enos title!

Another David Enos title from Peep in stock at Gosh is David Enos: An Introduction, more information can be found here.

They also have a new collection of Andres Magan comics titled, Big Comic Upon Thames. For more about Magan, read Andy Oliver's review of another Magan Peep Media release: Big Comic For Boy.

Droplet/Kranky and Friends and Naturally Mr. Birthday Cake by Leomi Sadler

Farfield Collection by unknown

This is a Comic About Water by Fildelia Schlegl

New Flesh by Guy Perez

Grampa by Travis Rommereim

Transcontinental 1-3 by Evin Collis

The Side Job and The People-Pleaser both by Emma Roulette

Neptune's Place (Sputnikat Press) comics jam. List of artists here

Ape (Floating World) by Rich Tommaso

Laser Quest (Floating World) by Harry Nordlinger

Lunatic Lovers (Bubbles) by Suehiro Maruo. For more Suehiro see lastgasp.com

Doomed, Holey-Fruits, Cavecussion One-page One- shots by Sara Gee

Wild Days, Helmets of the Multiverse, Pneuma Three by Daniel Locke

Glint Glint by unknown

Kitbash and Star Glider by Emil Friis Ernst

Pest (Secret Room) by Lu Fraser

Be a Boy, Dog With a Gun, Literary Leftovers by Padraig Campbell

A Door in the Wall by Shimeng Jiang

Ping Pong 1 (Corner Press) by Dayeon Auh

Petrichor by Selina Urpsrung

That Wasn't So Bad by Niall Breen

Mirrors anthology by members of Camberwell Comics Club. More information here

3. Zine Publishing Weaponized by Law Enforcement

Domestic terrorists?

Dean Simons on The Beat reports on the heinous sentences brought down on the defendants in the Prairieland case. Great deal of information here on the events surrounding the case.

4. Floating World Comics Moving to Pioneer Place Mall in August!

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Floating World Comics moved to the Lloyd Center in Portland in 2022, now four years later they are mall-hopping to Pioneer Place Mall. Press release

5. 11th Annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics Winner Announced

Rodney Barnes

The winner was announced July 24 at San Diego ComiCon. According to The Beat, Rodney Barnes and Elia Bonetti won the 2026 award for their series Crownsville! Congratulations.

Diversity and inclusion have always been important to me, so that's why this award seems particularly relevant. Other nominated creators include: Rosena Fung, Howie Shia, Jung-Soon Go, Ngozi Ukazu. Thanks to The Beat for covering this every year.

6. Newave Comix Legend Par Holman Passes Away

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Our condolences to the friends and family of Par Holman, he had a wonderfully elastic, cartoony, (sometimes) smutty style that will be fondly remembered. News broke from Larry Rippee and Clark Allen Dissmeyer

7. It's Not a Conspiracy! Robert Crumb's Tales of Paranoia Back in Print

I had to order my copy from mycomishop because the original print run sold out, so if you're still missing out get your copy now.

8. Fuck yeah! Spain Rodriguez Volume 4 Coming This Year From Fantagraphics

Hopefully this is not the final cover art

Spain Volume 4: Revolutionaries is available for pre-order now. I've only got one volume of this series, so I'm hoping they will re-release some of the previous volumes, as well. This fourth volume is exciting for including biographical and non-fiction stories of activists and entertainers among others. It's some of my favorite of Spain's extensive bibliography.

9. Market Report: Artie Romero Original Art Drop

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Romero, 1974

Cascade Comics Monthly and Everyman Studios were high quality pre-Newave publications that sort of bridged the underground and mini-comics scenes. Artie Romero and his talented cohorts really stood out amongst the earliest mini-comics efforts, mostly due to some amazing color printing. Romero recently posted a number of pieces of his original art from the 70s and 80s to his eBay store

10. Broken Frontier in July includes Arc Festival and Small Press Day