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Grey Area: Our Town – Place, Time and Memories Converge in Tim Bird’s Latest Offering from Avery Hill

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 28, 2016

The intersection between place, time and memory has been an integral part of Tim Bird’s Grey Area series from Avery Hill Publishing over the last few years. In Grey Area:…

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Thought Bubble Small Press Debut Picks Day 2 – Comics from Lucie Ebrey, One Beat Zines, Dan White and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2016

It’s the tenth Thought Bubble comic art festival at the weekend and this week at Broken Frontier we’re taking a tour of just some of the debut book highlights. Up until…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Good Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 28, 2016

They’re the newest micropublishing kids on the block but the fine folk at Good Comics all have proven track records in the comics and zine worlds. This weekend’s Bristol Comic and…

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Dead Singers Society Volume 2 – Good Comics’ Tribute Anthology to Departed Vocalists Includes Work from Danny Noble, Wallis Eates, Rica March and Rozi Hathaway

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 30, 2016

Back in the early 1980s Altered Images memorably sang about the forgotten fate of ‘Dead Pop Stars’ reaching out from beyond the grave to implore fans to remember their one-time…

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Avery Hill Publishing Announce Autumn 2016 Schedule – Previews of Books by Tim Bird, Steve Tillotson and Tillie Walden

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 22, 2016

We seem to say this on a six-month cycle here at Broken Frontier but what a year it’s been, once again, for micropublishers Avery Hill. Their 2016 line-up to date has…

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Reads Vol.2, #2 and #3 – From the Drunken Exploits of ‘The Megatherium Club’ to the Bizarre Imagination of EdieOP, Avery Hill’s Anthology Series is a Proven Winner

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 25, 2016

There are two standard approaches to the concept of the comics anthology and both have experienced conflicting fortunes in recent years. While the one-shot anthology compilation of complete, “told in one…

Triborough Bridge (Alexander Rothman), from Over the Line

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Over the Line – An Accessible, Stimulating and Inspiring Introduction to Poetry Comics

  • by Tom Murphy
  • November 5, 2015

This enlightening little book offers some interesting thoughts on an increasingly visible strand of comics work, and presents a selection of fresh and stimulating work that isn’t afraid to step beyond formal…

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Small Press Inside Look – A Creators’ Commentary on Avery Hill’s Acclaimed Anthology ‘Reads’ by Ricky Miller, EdieOP, Eleni Kalorkoti, Tim Bird, Owen D. Pomery and Luke Halsall

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 19, 2015

One of acclaimed micropublisher (and Broken Frontier 2014 Award nominees in the Best Publisher category) Avery Hill’s most overlooked projects, the anthology Reads is a wonderfully eclectic collection of complete stories and serials…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Dirty Rotten Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 17, 2015

Gary Clap and Kirk Campbell’s Dirty Rotten Comics is a small press anthology that champions creators of all levels of technical ability and experience, from established names in UK comics through…

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Small Press Round-Up, February 2015 – A Guide to UK Small Press-Related Exhibitions and Events Featuring Francesca Cassavetti, Jessica Martin, Alternative Press, Oliver East and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 13, 2015

It’s exhibitions (and other events!) galore in February’s round-up of what the great and the good of the small press scene are up to, both within and without the world…

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Celebrating 2014: Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 1, 2015

As has become something of a tradition for the first ‘Small Pressganged’ of the New Year it’s time once again to look back on the self and micropublished material featured in this…

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Grey Area: From the City to the Sea – Tim Bird’s Latest Psychogeographical Ruminations on Memory, History, Landscape and Architecture Prove to Be His Most Striking Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 30, 2014

The transformation of Avery Hill Publishing from enthusiastic proponents of the DIY culture of self-publishing to one of the UK’s leading boutique publishers is, of course, no secret to anybody who…

Colder: The Bad Seed #1 by Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for October 22: Memetic, Colder: The Bad Seed, Grey Area, Arkham Manor & More

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • October 21, 2014

It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…

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Grey Area: From the City to the Sea – Tim Bird’s Latest Psychogeographical Offering from Avery Hill Publishing Previewed

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 5, 2014

The first two issues of Tim Bird’s Grey Area – psychogeographical comic narratives that are a perfect complement to the work of creators like Oliver East and Simon Moreton –…

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Reads Vol. 2, #1 – The Triumphant Return of Avery Hill Publishing’s Flagship Anthology Includes Work from EdieOP, Owen D. Pomery and Tim Bird

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 8, 2014

In the two years since I first reviewed their flagship anthology title Reads, Avery Hill Publishing have gone from relatively unknown proponents of the DIY culture of comics creation to…

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Avery Hill Publishing – The ‘Small Pressganged’ Story So Far! Meet the Team at the AHP Summer Party at London’s Orbital Comics this Friday

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 7, 2014

Four eagerly anticipated titles from British micropublisher Avery Hill Publishing officially launch at London’s Orbital Comics this week on Friday 11th July. Those making it to Newport Street are promised an…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Avery Hill Publishing – the Creators

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 8, 2014

Yesterday at Broken Frontier we published the first instalment of a two-part interview with Ricky Miller and Dave White, the team behind Brit micropublishers Avery Hill Publishing. In day two…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Avery Hill Publishing – the Editorial Team

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 7, 2014

British micropublisher Avery Hill Publishing are no longer the new kids on the small press block. In 2013 their comics output expanded rapidly. Critically acclaimed books like Jazz Greenhill’s The…

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