TRIGGER WARNINGS: August 2026

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.

Evin Collis

Bubbles Zine

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

Romero, 1976

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