Welcome Back to the Frontier – Exploring the Comics Universe at BF in 2016!
We’re back! Did you miss us…? Firstly, an apology from all of us at Broken Frontier for our downtime over the Christmas period and into the New Year. We won’t…
Author: Andy Oliver
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Small Press Spotlight on… Avery Hill Publishing in 2015 with Ricky Miller, Dave White and Katriona Chapman
From have-a-go heroes of the DIY culture arena to one of the UK’s most respected indie comics publishers, Avery Hill Publishing have come a long way since I first reviewed…
Forbidden Planet International Blog – BF’s Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver’s ‘Best of 2015’ Comics Revealed!
It’s the end of the year again and that means it’s time for our respected colleagues at the Forbidden Planet International blog to ask the assembled masses of the comics world to…
Jamie Smart and Company Release Special Christmas Issue of ‘Moose Kid Comics’ to Raise Funds to Distribute Comics to Children’s Hospitals
Last year Jamie Smart and a team of 40 talented artists created the madcap, meta children’s anthology Moose Kid Comics as a response to the demise of the venerable British…
From Grassroots Publishing to Internationally Renowned Creators: Presenting the Nominations for the Broken Frontier Awards 2015
Broken Frontier proudly presents the nominees for our 12th annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our staff have selected five nominees for each of the 11 categories that comprise the BF Awards,…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Exclusive Preview: Dirty Rotten Comics #6 – First Full Looks at Work from Jey Levang, Danny Noble, Kim Clements and More from the Latest Issue of this Anthology Offering
With its mix of fresh new voices on the scene, stalwarts of self-publishing and established pros, Dirty Rotten Comics has been one of the standout comics projects of the UK…
Becoming Unbecoming – Una’s Graphic Memoir is a Compelling and Powerful Exploration of Gender Violence, Misogyny and Social Responsibility
Delicate in construction yet uncompromising in message, Becoming Unbecoming is an astonishing testament to the potency of visual metaphor. Una’s autobiographical Becoming Unbecoming is set against a very recognisable 1970s backdrop….
Last Chance to Back David Ziggy Greene’s ‘Save Our Souls’ Magazine on Indiegogo – Includes Contributions from Mark Stafford, Verity Glass, Joe Sparrow and Fumio Obata
In the aftermath of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and the run-up to Thought Bubble it’s hardly surprising that some deserving crowdfunding projects may have got lost in the…
Comics in Focus – A Brand New Archive Site for Camila Barboza’s Photographic Documentation of Comics Events in the UK and Beyond
The continuing growth of comics-related happenings in the UK over the last few years has been something of a phenomenon in and of itself. From festivals, cons and fairs to launches,…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
Frontier #9: Becca Tobin – A Kaleidoscopic Journey into Delightfully Oozing Otherness Via Youth in Decline
San Francisco-based micropublisher Youth in Decline’s Frontier series of creator showcases has given us some cracking one-shot stories since its inception, particularly the issues by Emily Carroll and Jillian Tamaki….
Preview: New Thought Bubble Books from Breakdown Press – ‘Ding Dong Circus’, ‘Escape to the Unfinished’, ‘Generous Bosom’ #2, ‘Klaus Magazine’ #1 and ‘Windowpane’ #3
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! With their distinctive vision and publishing ethos Breakdown Press have become one of the most important new players on the UK publishing scene over the last…
Preview: Katzine #4 – Teaser Art from the Upcoming Issue of Katriona Chapman’s Beautifully Rendered Autobiographical Zine
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Katriona Chapman’s Katzine debuted earlier this year mixing comic strips and text pieces to give amiable insights into the day-to-day life of its creator. If that…
Exclusive Preview: Greasy’s Guide to Nookie – Get a Sneak Peek at BCA-Nominated Comic Book Slumber Party’s New Anthology Debuting at Thought Bubble
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Comic Book Slumber Party are the self-styled “international girl gang of comic creators” whose Fairytales for Bad Bitches (reviewed here at Broken Frontier earlier this year)…
Preview: The Golden Cannibal Girl – Pick Up this Seaside Story with a Douglas Noble Twist at Thought Bubble at the Weekend
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Douglas Noble’s oblique – and sometimes even obscure – narratives may require a more substantial investment of time on the reader’s behalf but it’s one that…
Red – A Classic Tale of Yesteryear Re-Imagined by a Comics Star of Tomorrow in Jess Milton’s Take on the ‘Red Riding Hood’ Story
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! We’re returning to the familiar but always rewarding territory of my ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015’ in ‘Small Pressganged’ today but with a…
Snippets: Extracts from 4 Comics that Don’t Exist – BCA-Nominated Adam Vian Plays with the Traditions of the Form in a Memorable Minicomic
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! For those new to the critical environs of ‘Small Pressganged’ at Broken Frontier – and to paraphrase an old classic industry line “every column is someone’s…
Rebellion Announces Reprints from Classic British Weekly ‘Misty’ – ‘Moonchild’ and ‘The Four Faces of Eve’ to Be Collected
Back in August 2014 at Broken Frontier I broke the news here that potential reprints from cult 1970s British girls comic Misty were on the cards; specifically collections from the…
Preview: Hitsville UK #4 – Riordan and Cox’s Music Industry Send-Up Returns at Thought Bubble
AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Satirising the music industry with equal dollops of scathing parody and fond homage, John Riordan and Dan Cox’s Hitsville UK was one of the earliest comics…
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