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yay you got my favourite sketch from the batch!! 🦠

Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026 – Spotlighting the Work of Daisy Crouch, Francis Todd, Jua OK!, Shri Gunasekara, Skai Campbell AKA Skhoshbell and Yu-Ching Chiu – Broken Frontier It's that time of year again as we reveal the names of our Broken Frontier Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026.

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...

aah congrats!! 2025 was such a banger year for AHP releases 🦕🥚🌈

MOTHER has been nominated for 3(!!) categories in the Broken Frontier Awards 2025 🤯

If you'd like to read my ~award nomimated~ comic you can grab it digitally and physically here!

ko-fi.com/abscomics/shop

Also congrats to @abscomics.bsky.social (creator of the brilliant Zebedee and the Valentines) for the nominations for Mother and also again to @paulcornell.bsky.social for his brilliant non-fiction book on The Avengers in the '70s! And well done to all of the other nominees!

in some frankly bonkers company here 🤯 check out the awards and go vote!!

hit add to basket so fast... the toothy paper is gonna be such a treat when reading this 😯!!

DEAD HORSES - a feline lesboviolence fantasy western about getting what you deserve

🐛Available now on physical + digital 🐛

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

freya-jn.itch.io/dead-horses

i've really loved seeing people's thought bubble hauls so here's mine!! this will keep me busy for a while

i'll name creators below in case you see something you like!👇

a notes app list of comic artists as follows: ed stockham martin chick aged 11 ky lawrence neomintsart mini kus! hannah k chapman coleen anderhub imogen mangle ver jenny mure c.a strike karenza sparks b mure r.e burke colleen anderhub philippa rice james taylor jay arthur simpson li blakely eloise march leo fox pigeon manon lily vie owen d pomery linea sterte cat gordon the half-digested boy/sigar magazine

this is everyone - mostly in order!!

i've really loved seeing people's thought bubble hauls so here's mine!! this will keep me busy for a while

i'll name creators below in case you see something you like!👇

aaah ty b, hope you had a great time too!! 💖 haha i was in a weird over-caffeinated haze once i got to leave our table so i totally blanked on introducing myself properly 😆

so glad you enjoyed the sticker - i loved seeing your original pages at the avery hill exhibition!!

aaah yay!! that colour is one of my favourites 🐠🐠 thanks so much for picking one up!!

thought bubble name badges for me and my partner

a photo of us at our thought bubble table on day 1!!

a close up of a little round, green paper mache creature on the top of my stall

harrogate skyline on a grey morning

had an incredible time at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend!!

naturally i forgot to take many photos, but it was great to catch up with pals and meet some internet comic people irl!! equally exhausted and inspired. i can't wait to make more comics!

sold out of mother but i have many other wares

0.5 shot of my table at thought bubble from above, at a jaunty angle and showing a paper mache version of my character mucor (a green germ)

i forgot to post here all weekend but i'm at thought bubble! you still have 2hrs to swing by

comixology hall c4b!!

literally begging my day job to not get crazy stressful this week and let me go to a single comic thing without a fried brain lmao 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

resin fish figurines sat amongst their packaging, small cardboard boxes. there is a blue background that looks like cartoon water. each fish is a different colour: blue, green, red, yellow, golden orange, and pale green.

and a limited number of fish guys!

a scanned image of my phone with the Thought Bubble comixology hall map. text reads Comixology Hall C4B

A scanned image of my comic MOTHER

A scanned image of my comic La Belle Dame Sans Merci

A scanned image of a range of stickers against a black background

i'm at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend! comixology hall c4b

i'll have the print debut of MOTHER, a second brand new mini-comic (a queer adaptation of keats' la belle dame sans merci), my avery hill books, old classics, plus all my usual printed tat

Mother - The Oozing Body Horror of Abs Bailey's Graphic Novel is a Sight to Behold – Broken Frontier Broken Frontier's Andy Oliver looks at the latest Abs Bailey comic 'Mother', available in print at Thought Bubble.

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Mother – The Oozing Body Horror of @abscomics.bsky.social Abs Bailey’s Graphic Novel is a Sight to Behold. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 www.brokenfrontier.com/mother-abs-b...

thank you, andy!! this is such a lovely read - i'm a big fan of your use of the word 'oozing' here

thought bubble month 2025 Archives – Broken Frontier

if you're going to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend, you should check out broken frontier's wonderful ongoing TB coverage here www.brokenfrontier.com/tag/thought-...

lots of work here that i wasn't aware of before, but is now on my TBubs shopping list 🙌

a lovely review of MOTHER from broken frontier for your consideration 🦠

BF's reviews are always so attentive and vividly worded, it's such a treat to see one about your own work

i adopted a landfill-destined hi-fi system over the summer and my new favourite hobby is listening to music very loudly

of course!!! i'll draw a little fella in there for you!!

i get a little giddy every time someone sees this comic and says 'ew nasty!' 🥹

aaah so glad they arrived safe and sound!!

Come Join the Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw ONLINE on Thurs, November 6th for a Thought Bubble Special – Check Out Our Gallery of Recent D&D Art Here! – Broken Frontier It's time for a Thought Bubble-themed Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw on Bluesky on November 6th.

Tonight! Our online @goshcomics.bsky.social & Broken Frontier Drink & Draw @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Special starts at 7.30pm GMT. 3 drawing themes over 3 rounds. You post your interpretations of each theme. Look for the #GoshBFDD hashtag. More info at link. www.brokenfrontier.com/drink-and-dr...

MCM London, Shortbox Comic Fair Reviews | October Recap 🎃🍎🍂 October has passed in the blink of an eye. I'll be real - Between the day job and prepping for the autumn convention season, I haven't had a ton of spare time. But now that MCM is over, I'm ready to p...

October Round-Up Post is up!

🎃 Thoughts on MCM London
🎃 What I've been working on this month
🎃 Mini-Reviews of the comics I got at the Shortbox Comics Fair!

www.abscomics.com/post/mcm-lon...

MCM London, Shortbox Comic Fair Reviews | October Recap 🎃🍎🍂 October has passed in the blink of an eye. I'll be real - Between the day job and prepping for the autumn convention season, I haven't had a ton of spare time. But now that MCM is over, I'm ready to p...

October Round-Up Post is up!

🎃 Thoughts on MCM London
🎃 What I've been working on this month
🎃 Mini-Reviews of the comics I got at the Shortbox Comics Fair!

www.abscomics.com/post/mcm-lon...