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Hitsville UK #3-5 – Pop Parody and Social Commentary Combine in Dan Cox and John Riordan’s Music Industry Spoof

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 25, 2016

There are a number of small press serial comics that probably never quite get as much attention as they deserve in this column. The reason for that is a very…

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The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw is Back on November 29th – Early Festive Fun with Gary Northfield, John Riordan and Grace Wilson!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 23, 2016

The nights are drawing in and there’s a festive buzz in the air so why not get in the end-of-year spirit by joining us for the final Gosh! Comics and…

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Dirty Rotten Comics #8 – Rozi Hathaway, Maria Stoian, Henry Miller and Jey Levang Provide Standout Stories in Throwaway Press’s Latest Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 23, 2016

Can we really be at Dirty Rotten Comics #8 already? (And with a ninth issue imminent!). When this much respected anthology – in its present incarnation – burst onto the…

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Saving Grace – A Resonant Journey through London’s Housing Crisis in Grace Wilson’s Slice-of-Life Debut Graphic Novel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 22, 2016

It’s pleasing indeed to see such an exciting and distinctive newer talent as Grace Wilson getting the attention their work so readily deserves. Whenever I have encountered the work of…

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State of the Small Press Nation – A Self-Publisher’s Guide to Building Your Small Press Comics Profile by Broken Frontier ‘Six To Watch’ Artist Rozi Hathaway

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 21, 2016

‘State of the Small Press Nation’ was the umbrella title for Broken Frontier’s ground-breaking series of reports last year on the UK’s rapidly expanding self-publishing world and the challenges it faced…

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Horrible Folk – Douglas Noble’s Enticing Yet Sinister Commemoration of Macabre Rural Life

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 18, 2016

Back in the mists of time – in the very infancy of ‘Small Pressganged’ in fact – Douglas Noble and Sean Azzopardi’s eerie Built of Blood and Bricks was one…

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Two Birds – A Rewarding Introduction to Myfanwy Tristram and Zara Slattery’s Complementary Comics Double Act

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 17, 2016

As a shared platform anthology space Two Birds is an intriguingly different offering. It brings together two Brighton-based creators – Myfanwy Tristram and Zara Slattery – whose subject coverage differs…

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The Cleaner: Man of Destiny #1-3 – Fraser Geesin’s Languid Sigh in the Direction of Career Climbers is a Dryly Witty Affair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 11, 2016

There’s something almost gleefully cathartic about reading autobio comics work that centres on other people bemoaning the tribulations of their day-to-day employment. Whether those accounts focus on a particular position,…

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Ø – Rozi Hathaway’s Tender and Wistful Tale of Childhood Innocence and Friendship

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 10, 2016

You would think – given that she was one of our inaugural Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ – that Rozi Hathaway would have made life easier for…

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What is ‘Home’? – The Beautiful Visuals of Anja Uhren Bring the Thoughts of Fifty Unique Voices to Stunning Life

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 9, 2016

Anja Uhren’s What is ‘Home’? invites us to consider how we characterise a concept that on one level embodies the most comfortable familiarity and yet on another proves to be nebulous…

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Making Friends with Smiley – Another Delightful Danse Macabre from EdieOP Available at Thought Bubble

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 4, 2016

If you read our recent ‘Small Pressganged’ 5th birthday article you’ll have heard Avery Hill Publishing’s Ricky Miller recounting how he discovered the malevolently mirthful talents of EdieOP through this…

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Thought Bubble Small Press Debut Picks Day 5 – Comics from Liam Cobb, Tiny Pencil, Sarah Burgess and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 4, 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…

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Thought Bubble Small Press Debut Picks Day 4 – Comics from Rachael Smith, Kate-mia White, Shaky Kane and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 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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Celebrating 5 Years of ‘Small Pressganged’ at Broken Frontier – Creators and Publishers Pick Their Inspirational Artists!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2016

Can it really be five years ago today that we launched ‘Small Pressganged’ at Broken Frontier with a stated mission to “unearth the gems of the small press” and a promise…

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Thought Bubble 2016 – Where to Find Our ‘Six to Watch’ Creators and Where to Buy the Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook this Weekend

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 2016

Thought Bubble 2016 is nearly upon us and, with somewhere in the region of 440 tables across the three exhibitor areas, to say that punters will be spoilt for choice…

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Thought Bubble Small Press Debut Picks Day 3 – Comics from Adam Cadwell, Jess Milton, Joe Decie and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 2, 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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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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Thought Bubble Small Press Debut Picks Day 1 – Comics from Rozi Hathaway, Steven Tillotson, Anna Haifisch and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 31, 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. Over the…

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