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I Told You it Was Summer – Kim Clements Combines Delightful Whimsy and Harsh Reality in a Poignant Minicomic Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 7, 2016

Sometimes the seemingly smallest moments in comics can be the ones that resonate with us the most. I Told You it Was Summer – the latest self-published offering from artist…

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I Drank Holy Water – Religion and Childhood Recounted in Zen Bucko’s Uncompromising New Autobio Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 6, 2016

Olivia Sullivan, aka Zen Bucko, has been building up a steady presence on the UK small press scene over the last year or so through both her own projects and…

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Njálla – Rozi Hathaway Brings the Legends of the Sámi to Magical Life in a Spectacular All-Ages Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 2, 2016

Crafting a genuinely all-ages story is a very different thing to creating a children’s comic that also appeals to adults. The latter connects with an older audience by allowing us…

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Artificial Flowers – Take Another Touching Journey of Self-Discovery in Rachael Smith’s Latest Character-Led Graphic Novel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 1, 2016

As Rachael Smith’s graphic novel and comics portfolio begins to build up into a significant body of work, a sense of growing narrative cohesion has also become apparent. One of…

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Exclusive Preview: Veripathy – Andy Poyiadgi’s Exploration of Emotional Symbiosis Debuts at ELCAF in June

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 31, 2016

From his early self-publishing days through to his arrival at Nobrow Press, we’ve been following creator Andy Poyiadgi’s output for quite a few years now at Broken Frontier. At Nobrow, as part of…

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Fear of Mum-Death and the Shadow Men – Experience the Emotional Immediacy and Unyielding Candour of Wallis Eates in Her Most Essential Autobio Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 29, 2016

There’s an element of casual indifference directed at autobiographical comics work sometimes, particularly in the small press arena, that is difficult to fully comprehend. Simon Moreton, Danny Noble, Kim Clements,…

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Exclusive Preview: I Told You it Was Summer – Kim Clements’ Minicomic Tale of Childhood Friendship Debuts at DIY Cultures

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 27, 2016

Another of our new 2016 intake of the Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘, Kim Clements will be tabling at the DIY Cultures Fair at London’s Rich Mix…

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Exclusive Preview: ‘Room’ and ‘read.me burn later’ – Two New Zines from Brigid Deacon Debut at BIF and DIY Cultures this Weekend

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 26, 2016

It’s an intensely busy few days of comics events over the upcoming UK holiday weekend with at least five comics-related shows and fairs taking place across the country. Brigid Deacon, one…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Rebecca Bagley (Revisited)

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 25, 2016

Fresh from her acclaimed short story contribution in the recently published Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook, Rebecca Bagley is making a name for herself again on the UK indie comics scene…

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Exclusive Preview: Njálla – Myth and Folklore Brought to Stunningly Beautiful Life in Rozi Hathaway’s New Self-Published Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 24, 2016

Artist Rozi Hathaway’s Kickstarter campaign for Njálla – her second self-published solo comic – reached its target in just a few short hours on its first day last month. It…

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Welcome to the Twisted Mindscapes of Krent Able and S.J. Harris – Spotlighting the Art of Our Next Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Creators

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 23, 2016

The third 2016 gathering of the ever popular Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw nights takes place this week on Tuesday 24th May at Soho’s BrewDog pub on…

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Electricomics Asks the Small Press Community for Input on Digital Delivery – Complete Their Brief Survey and Add Your Thoughts

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 23, 2016

Electricomics – the “digital comics self-publishing ecosystem” project managed by Leah Moore – are asking for the input of the small press scene as they look to provide a digital community…

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Frontier #10: Michael DeForge – Social Subterfuge and Sinister Manipulation in Another Spotlight One-Shot from Youth in Decline

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 20, 2016

Youth in Decline’s Frontier series of self-contained one-shots continues to spotlight some of the most compelling and diverse voices in contemporary indie comics across the globe. Its distinctive ethos has…

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Small Press Round-Up, May 2016 – Broken Frontier at Comiket, DIY Cultures Fair, Rozi Hathaway’s Njálla Launch and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 19, 2016

It’s been a long while since our last roving round-up of what the great and the good of the small press scene have been up to, both within and outside…

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Krent Able, S.J. Harris and Danny Noble Join Forces for Our Latest Gosh! Comics/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw on May 24th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2016

The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns on May 24th and this time our venue is the BrewDog pub on Soho’s Poland Street. Our third gathering of 2016 sees two biting purveyors…

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Rozi Hathaway Joins Comica Comiket Drawing Parade Line-Up – Watch Our Small Press Yearbook Creator in Action on Saturday

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 12, 2016

The indie comics fair Comica Comiket returns this Saturday 14th May as part of the final weekend celebrations for the House of Illustration’s Comix Creatrix exhibition with one of its great traditions…

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Embroidered Cancer Comic – Humour in the Face of Adversity in the Latest Graphic Medicine Offering from Singing Dragon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 11, 2016

This brief but always touching read brings us into its characters’ world with a warmth and sincerity that belies its fleeting page count. Singing Dragon have been building up a most…

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Broken Frontier Comes to Comiket as Comica Weekender Brings the House of Illustration’s Comix Creatrix Exhibition to a Close

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 9, 2016

The first Comiket independent comics fair since 2014 comes to the House of Illustration and London’s Central Saint Martins college on Saturday May 14th as part of an extensive Comica Weekender…

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