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Author: Andy Oliver

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Small Press Spotlight on… Peony Gent

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 12, 2017

ELCAF WEEK! If you’re a regular BF reader then Peony Gent will need little introduction. She is, of course, one of Broken Frontier’s 2017 ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘…

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A View from the Frontier – Welcome to ELCAF Week! And Announcing the Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook Launch at Gosh! Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 12, 2017

ELCAF WEEK! Sometimes timing is everything. Several years ago, when I first shifted my Broken Frontier coverage almost exclusively to the UK indie world, I was fortunate enough to find…

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The Inking Woman: Myfanwy Tristram – Showcasing the Artists of the Latest Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 9, 2017

“When I first got into comics, it was definitely seen as something mainly for boys. Characters like Tank Girl were what pulled me in, but even this purportedly strong female…

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A View from the Frontier – First Cover Reveal for the Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2017 and Interior Preview Pages

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 5, 2017

I can be short and sweet in this week’s ‘A View from the Frontier’ because the visual eloquence of what is to come below will speak to you all on…

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“I Have to Entertain Both Myself and My Readers and I Like to Twist and Play with the Truth to Do That” – Owen Michael Johnson on Bringing ‘Reel Love’ to Unbound

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 1, 2017

Last week I had the pleasure of chairing a panel discussion at London’s Gosh! Comics focusing on the new graphic novel line from Unbound Books. It was an opportunity to…

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A View from the Frontier – Unbound at Gosh! Comics and Some Dos and Don’ts when Sending that All-Important Review Request E-Mail

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 29, 2017

This past week I had the privilege of stepping into the very big shoes of Steven Walsh of Gosh! Comics to chair one of the shop’s Process evenings – talks…

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The Inking Woman: Wallis Eates – Showcasing the Artists of the Latest Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 26, 2017

“I first went to The Cartoon Museum before I got into doing comics, whilst having a secret plan to give it a shot. That I’m now in an exhibition there…

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The Inking Woman: Danny Noble – Showcasing the Artists of the Latest Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 24, 2017

“I’m always a bit suspicious when people say they are humbled to be part of something. It’s such a funny little onion of a word and such a grand sentiment. But…

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LDN 2050 – Korinna Mei and Alfie Garland’s Fast-Paced Futuristic Drama Brings Us an Unlikely Rebellious Duo

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 22, 2017

Shoreditch, London 2050, and CCTV operator Ted Fairfield’s job as part of the agency that monitors the city is far from rewarding. His slapdash attitude to his employment is hardly…

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A View from the Frontier – Small Press Day is Coming and the SPD Team Need Your Help!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 22, 2017

I’m going to use this space this week for a brief Small Press Day-related call-out as the date for the big day gets ever nearer on July 8th. For the…

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Dirty Rotten Comics #10 – Celebrating Ten Issues of Throwaway Press’s Pivotal Small Press Anthology in Colourful Style!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 19, 2017

Since 2014 Dirty Rotten Comics have been bringing us some of the most exciting new voices in UK comics and putting them side-by-side with acclaimed and established artists while also…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on Tuesday May 23rd with Guest Artists Korinna Mei, Woodrow Phoenix and Hamish Steele

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2017

Another month, another guest-artist filled D&D! The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is back this coming Tuesday May 23rd with another top trio of artistic talent in Korinna…

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A Castle in England – The National Trust and Nobrow Press Team Up in a Trip through the History of Kent’s Scotney Castle

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2017

This is a book that has clearly been designed for a crossover audience and a project that recognises the value of comics as a communication tool that is succinct in presentation but…

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The Inking Woman: Gill Hatcher – Showcasing the Artists of the Latest Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 16, 2017

“I’m incredibly honoured to be part of the exhibition and especially glad to have some of my conservation-themed work display. I hope Inking Women will showcase the rich diversity of women’s…

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A View from the Frontier – Getting Back to the Grassroots at DIY Cultures Fair 2017

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 15, 2017

“When I was making my early work zines were probably more important to me than comics, and exposure to the politics, aesthetics and DIY ethos of zine-making had a huge…

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Fleeting Faces – More Meditative Zine Reflections on the Lives that Touch Our Own from Wallis Eates

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 12, 2017

“Liz was one of the neighbours in our block of flats. She lived on the other side of the fifth floor. She had one eye. My mum somehow got the…

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The Inking Woman: Paula Knight – Showcasing the Artists of the Latest Exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 12, 2017

“To be included in this amazing collection of inking women, alongside talented contemporaries and those I’ve admired for years, does indeed mean a great deal to me in my tenth…

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The BF Bulletin Board – The UK Small Press at TCAF and ComicPopUp in Brighton this Saturday May 13th!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 11, 2017

Welcome to the Broken Frontier Bulletin Board, our semi-regular round-up of comics-related events, panels, exhibitions, shows and fairs designed to give our readers inspiration for extra-curricular activities of a sequential…

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