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Author: Andy Oliver

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Big Comic for Boy – Andrés Magán’s Gloomy Existentialism Has a Strangely Enticing Appeal

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2026

ARC FESTIVAL 2026! Compiling comics created by Andrés Magán in small notebooks between November 2025 and January 2026 the strips in Big Comic for Boy combine absurdism with off-centre reflections…

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“Trans People Are Facing Pronounced Challenges to Our Rights Across the World Right Now” – Jua OK! on ‘Road to Chimera’ and Finding Spiritual Meaning in the Trans Journey

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Pride Month at Broken Frontier may be drawing to a close but it’s also overlapping with the beginning of our summer spotlight interview series with this year’s…

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The House My Father Built – Mollie Ray Tells Sophie Shamieh Mukarker’s Story of the 1940s Displacement of Palestinians with Power and Empathy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2026

The incredible work that the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival (LICAF) are doing to bring the stories of those affected by events in Gaza needs far more acknowledgment. Their From…

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“Don’t Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Done – Finish Things” – AJ O’Neill on Finding Your Voice in Comics, Queer Autobio, and Experimenting with the Form

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 25, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Irish comics creator AJ O’Neill’s breakout moment on the UK small press comics scene came two years ago with the powerful autobiographical comic The Kid in the Cave….

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Ace of Hearts: Lessons in Love from an Asexual Girl – Love Without Sex Examined in Cooklin’s Insightful Graphic Memoir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 24, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Described as “a thoughtful and immersive coming-of-age memoir about one girl’s struggle to figure out and then claim her asexual identity” Cooklin’s Ace of Hearts: Lessons in…

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The Gallery – Take a Look at Some of the Amazing Art from April and May’s In-Person Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Evenings!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 24, 2026

Last year the Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw – an event that has been running in multiple versions online and in-person since the summer of 2015 –…

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“At its Heart, ‘Bone Broth’ is a Story about Transgender Rage and Defiance” – Alex Taylor on His First Graphic Novel Award-Winning Debut Book from SelfMadeHero

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 23, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Bone Broth by Alex Taylor (aka azbt) was the winner of the esteemed First Graphic Novel Award in 2023 and, as a result, was published last year…

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Superheroes in the Park – Ian Eagleton and Hayley Wells Take Us on a Journey into Imagination on a Two-Dad Family Day Out

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 22, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Over the course of Pride Month at Broken Frontier we have included coverage of a number of children’s books on the grounds that there’s a growing adoption…

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The Selkie Awards Are Looking for Volunteer Deputy Organisers – Can You Help with this Annual Celebration of Scottish Indie Comics?

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 22, 2026

We’re always here to give a community shout-out for indie comics at BF. So please do share this call for help with organising the Selkie Awards for Scottish comics and…

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First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth – Angélique Roché, Alvin Epps, Bex Glendining and Millicent Monroe Bring the Inspiring Story of a Remarkable Woman to the Comics Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2026

As a graphic biography First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth could not be more relevant in 2026. Sadly, its celebratory tone is, to a degree, contrasted by…

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“These Stories Still Aren’t Told Enough Which is Why I Created Florrie” – Anna Trench on Recreating a Period in Sporting History in Her Queer Romance ‘Florrie: A Football Love Story’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Last year at Broken Frontier we gave some review time to Anna Trench’s touching graphic novel Florrie: A Football Love Story. A sporting queer romance tale set…

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“How Damaging and Dangerous this Techno-Fascist Hellscape We Are Already Living in Is” – KitsuneArt on the Threat of Generative AI, LGBTQ+ Comics Anthologies and Building a Profile on the Scene

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 18, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! KitsuneArt is one of the most versatile genre fiction creators currently working in the UK small press scene. From touching fantasy tales through to powerful sci-fi social…

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‘Queer as Comics’ Spotlight – The Paul Gravett-Curated Exhibition at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration Includes Work from Tove Jansson, Tom of Finland, Kate Charlesworth, Ed Firth and Jason Chuang

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 16, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! The new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration (formerly House of Illustration) has opened in Clerkenwell, London with exhibitions including the very timely, Paul Gravett-curated ‘Queer as Comics’….

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“Lots of My Sapphic Comics Focus on Small, Intimate Moments” – Nessie Mooo Talks ‘Deathmetal’, Comics Community, and Queer Representation in the Medium

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 12, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! In another of our Pride spotlight interviews we chat today with emerging comics talent Nessie Mooo. Nessie talks about the premise of urban fantasy series Deathmetal, being…

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Princess Pete – The Non-Binary Experience from a Child’s Eye Perspective in Zoey Allen and Frenci Sanna’s Delightful Children’s Book

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 11, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Giving space to relevant illustrated children’s books always seems vitally important as part of our annual Pride Month celebrations here at Broken Frontier. Especially at a time…

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Leo Rising – Archie Bongiovanni’s Graphic Novel is a Considered Character Study About Navigating Queer Spaces

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 10, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Something I wanted us to be more aware of this year when planning our annual Pride Month coverage at Broken Frontier was to be mindful of the…

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“In Order to Create Societal Change, We Have to First Imagine It” – Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner Talk A Wave Blue World, Their LGBTQIA+ Anthologies and Publishing with a Social Purpose

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 9, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Co-founded by Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner in 2005, publisher A Wave Blue World has for over two decades been publishing graphic novels and comics anthologies, with a…

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Star Trek: Celebrations 2026 – Queer Characters from Across the Franchise Get Spotlight Moments in this Anthology of Hope and Heart

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 8, 2026

PRIDE MONTH 2026! Pride Month often sees us branching out a little in terms of our coverage boundaries. For other outlets “branching out” might mean expanding into experimental or indie…

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