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Author: Andy Oliver

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Elsie Harris Picture Palace – Jessica Martin’s Gorgeously Rendered Evocation of a Bygone Era of the Silver Screen

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 3, 2016

From tentative first-time small presser to published graphic novelist, it’s been a remarkable couple of years for Jessica Martin. In 2014 Martin was a finalist in the Myriad First Graphic…

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Broken Frontier Launch at London’s Gosh! Comics – BF Anthology and Small Press Yearbook Creators Get Their Moment in the Spotlight

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 1, 2016

Friday 29th April was a banner day for Broken Frontier. Not one but two BF collections of comics were launched at the esteemed Gosh! Comics shop in London’s Soho. The Broken…

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BF Small Press Yearbook: Alice Urbino – “I Genuinely Love Every Person I Have Met through this”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 29, 2016

The Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – a showcase celebration of this column’s ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015‘ – debuts in print this week featuring…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Kim Clements

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 28, 2016

One of the new 2016 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’, Kim Clements came to prominence last year with her autobio comic Rabbit Thoughts, a beautifully poignant piece…

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BF Small Press Yearbook: Emma Raby – “Make the Most of it! My Year’s Six Were Really Supportive and Inspiring”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 27, 2016

The Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – a showcase celebration of this column’s ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015‘ – debuts in print this week featuring…

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Can I Borrow Your Toilet? – A Welcome Reprinting for Gareth Brookes’ Drolly Dry Observations on Dead-End Employment

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 26, 2016

Gareth Brookes is understandably most associated with his debut graphic novel The Black Project, a darkly witty tale of youthful DIY love. The book won the 2012 Myriad First Graphic Novel…

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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…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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BF Small Press Yearbook: Danny Noble – “Be Brave, Be Drunk if You Must, But Show Your Work All that You Can”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 25, 2016

The Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – a showcase celebration of this column’s ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015‘ – debuts in print this month featuring…

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Preview: DEATH by Shakespeare – On the 400th Anniversary of the Bard’s Demise, a Look at the New ‘Squirm and Learn’ Book from Dead Canary Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 23, 2016

“Thou know’st ’tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.” – Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 2 On the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death UK micropublisher Dead…

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Buttertubs – Donya Todd’s Typically Idiosyncratic Fantasy with Attitude Comes to Avery Hill Publishing

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 22, 2016

There can be few experiences in comics quite as delightfully, deliciously and dizzyingly bizarre as a Donya Todd offering. From her self-published The Burger Boys to Death & the Girls…

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Smoo Comics #10 – Simon Moreton’s Autobiographical Zine Comes to an End with a Poignant and Understated Finale

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 21, 2016

Back in the early days of this column, when I originally wrote about Simon Moreton‘s Smoo Comics, there was no question in my mind that I was shining a spotlight on a unique…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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BF Small Press Yearbook: Rozi Hathaway – “Use Every Single Moment of Glory to Create New Things”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 20, 2016

The Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – a showcase celebration of this column’s ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015‘ – debuts in print this month featuring…

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The Seagull Appreciation Society – Gill Hatcher Reminds Us of the Dangers of Climate Change in an Engaging All-Ages Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 19, 2016

Exploring our relationship with the natural world is a regular staple of Gill Hatcher’s comics and zine work. Hatcher, of course, is the founder of the acclaimed Scottish creative collective…

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Gosh! Comics Announces Third 30th Anniversary Print – ‘Nancy and Tonya’ by Jillian Tamaki

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 19, 2016

When a comics shop is older than a significant section of its clientele you know it must be doing something right! London’s Gosh! Comics reached the grand old age of…

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BF Small Press Yearbook: Jess Milton – “You Have to Be Your Own Teacher, and Your Biggest Critic”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 18, 2016

The Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – a showcase celebration of this column’s ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015‘ – debuts in print this month featuring…

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Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – Pre-Orders Now Open!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 18, 2016

100 pages. 18 creators. Boundless talent. Unless you boarded, bagged and packed yourself away in a longbox at the end of last year then you’ll be aware that the debut…

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Broken Frontier Anthology and Small Press Yearbook 2016 – Multi-Creator Launch Party Announced at London’s Gosh! Comics on Friday April 29th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 13, 2016

Clear your social calendars, save up your pennies, and get ready to celebrate two of the most eagerly anticipated anthology releases of 2016! On Friday April 29th, at London’s acclaimed…

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Back Rozi Hathaway’s New Comic ‘Njálla’ on Kickstarter – Broken Frontier ‘Small Press Creator to Watch’ Launches Her First Crowdfunding Campaign

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 6, 2016

Rozi Hathaway, Broken Frontier 2015 ‘UK Small Press Creator to Watch’, and contributor to our very first Small Press Yearbook, is kickstarting her new comic Njálla here this week. It’s a…

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