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Author: Andy Oliver

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Meep, Logging Off_ – Bhavani Bala’s Foldout Minicomic Centres Themes of Mental Health through Cosmic Metaphor

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 21, 2026

One of the greatest joys in considering self-published comics work in print is the opportunities it affords for unfiltered experimentation with the form’s possibilities. To see something like Bhavani Bala’s…

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“Our Work is Rooted in South Asian Identity and Community-Led Histories” – Exploring the Publishing Output and Ethos of Kutty Press with Bhavani Balasubramanyam and Deepesh Sangtani

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2026

Drawing your attention to work that is notably distinctive in voice, and playful with format and presentation, is one of the core aims of Broken Frontier as a platform. When…

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The Comic Book Yeti Launches ‘No AI at the Eisners’ Petition in Response to this Year’s Nomination of Work Including Generative AI

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2026

In response to the inclusion of the comics anthology Stardust the Super Wizard – a book which contained a one-page strip “created” with generative AI – the Comic Book Yeti…

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Creased Comics – New York Review Comics Collect the Bizarre and Irreverent Cartooning of Brad Neely

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 12, 2026

Another worthy example of New York Review Comics’ vital role as an indie/alt/small press archival publisher Brad Neely’s Creased Comics compiles his offbeat gag cartoons, originally published between 1995 and…

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“There’s Value in Being the Oddbeat Offering Which Has an Unusual Niche” – Steve Morris Talks about Shelfdust’s Approach to Comics Criticism and Where it All Went Wrong for Comics Commentary Online

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 11, 2026

Comics commentary is contracting online. That’s hardly a secret but it does feel like that Golden Age of blogging and countless dedicated comics-related websites is something we are unlikely to…

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Bone Broth – Alex Taylor’s “Coming-of-Age Queer Thriller” Incorporates Themes of Friendship, Trans Experience and the Supernatural into a Bleakly Humorous Narrative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 8, 2026

The First Graphic Novel Award (formerly Competition) is one of those UK comics institutions that the scene would be all the poorer without. It provides the winner with a rare…

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Creators of Comics Struggling to Survive Despite a Thriving Industry – The UK Comics Creators Research Report 2025 Reveals the Harsh Realities of Working in Comics Today

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 6, 2026

The findings of the UK Comics Creators Research Report for 2025 have been published today and they make for sobering reading. The report, courtesy of the Comic Cultural Impact Collective,…

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Judge Dredd: One-Eyed Jacks – The Art of Anna Readman is a Major Draw in this Dredd Crossover with 1960s/’70s British Weekly ‘Valiant’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 6, 2026

The worlds of 2000 AD as a shared universe have never been as intertwined in the same way as their American counterparts. There were obvious links between some strips in…

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Scribble through the Struggle – Young Comics Laureate Mollie Ray’s Social Media Initiative Sees Charlie Adlard, Bobby Joseph, Hannah Berry and More Talking about Not Giving Up on Your Creative Dreams

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 5, 2026

Running between April 25th and May 2nd on Instagram ‘Scribble through the Struggle’ (#Scribblethroughthestruggle) was the recent initiative to for comics artists to “share a moment when they could have…

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Vintage: The Definitive Comics Collection 2009-2025 – The Elastic Cartooning of David Ziggy Greene Gets a Retrospective Collection

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 5, 2026

There are multiple directions from where you may have become familiar with the contributions of cartoonist David Ziggy Greene. Perhaps it was from his groundbreaking graphic reportage series Scene &…

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Co-Publisher Dave White Steps Down at Avery Hill Publishing After 14 Years (and an Immeasurable Contribution to the UK Indie Comics Scene)

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 4, 2026

I will have lots more to say about this at a future point because the contributions of Dave White to our comics community over the last 14 years are immeasurable…

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Broken Frontier Andytorial for May, 2026 – Welcoming Kay Sohini, Andrea Magbual, Harish P. I and Lara Boyle to the Broken Frontier Team!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 4, 2026

It’s the beginning of the month so once again it’s time for another of our looks at behind-the-scenes at Broken Frontier Towers, sometimes with a thought or two about current…

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Preparing for Pride Month 2026 at Broken Frontier – Interview (and Other) Coverage Opportunities for Your Queer Comics in June!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 30, 2026

While Broken Frontier actively support and promotes queer comics work all year round we also like to do something special for Pride Month in June too. Over the last few…

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Endsickness – Sofia Alarcon’s Conundrum Press Collection Examines the Concept of Eco-Anxiety

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 27, 2026

Endsickness is both the title of Sofia Alarcon’s collection of environmentally themed short comics stories and a term denoting the existential angst many feel as the world around us becomes…

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Small Press Day 2026 Poster Reveal – Check Out this Gorgeous Design for SPD by Kamila Krol AKA Pigeon!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 24, 2026

Small Press Day – the UK and Ireland’s (and this year maybe a little beyond) celebration of all things self and micropublished comics – is coming on July 25th and…

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Go-Man! Vol. 1: Champion of Earth – Hamish Steele Combines Monster-Fighting Heroics with a Layered Story about Life with Autism

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 24, 2026

Very broadly speaking, the work that we tag for our socially relevant Broken Frontier comics resource lists falls into two camps. There’s the graphic memoir or biography side bringing personal…

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The Roles We Play – Sabba Khan’s “Magical, Transcendental, Visibly Muslim” Graphic Memoir is Now a Set Text for ‘A’ Level English Language and Literature in the UK

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 23, 2026

So here’s a neat bit of Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ news! Sabba Khan was one of the earliest prospects to be listed as part of our mentorship programme back…

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mini kuš! #139: BLJ – Leo Fox’s Philosophical Visual Essay Ponders on the Concept of Infinity Via Super Mario 64 and ‘A Matter of Life and Death’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 22, 2026

While other entries in the mini kuš! series can be enjoyed for their aesthetics, narrative or abstraction, ‘BLJ’, #139 in the long-running minicomics series, is one of the most fascinating recent…

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