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Author: Andy Oliver

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“There Were Quite a Lot of Intense Reactions, They Pierced My Heart” – Rachael House Talks Reader Feedback, Pandemic Comics, and Feminist and Queer Politics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 6, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! Continuing our week of coverage of the South London Comic & Zine Fair today at BF we chat with exhibitor Rachael House whose Resistance Sustenance Protection – a…

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Hammer Girl #1 – Will Humberstone Plays with the Structure of the Page in His New Fantasy Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 6, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! One of the joys of a carefully curated comics festival is the diversity of work that will be on offer. Sunday’s South London Comic & Zine Fair, the…

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Scavengers, Curse of Ymir – Sammy Ward Presents a Fantasy Masterclass in Wordless Comics Narrative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 5, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! A couple of months back at Broken Frontier I took a long at the first Scavengers minicomic from 2022 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist Sammy Ward. A…

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Limpet Love – Ocean Romance as Allegory in Mereida’s Beautifully Illustrated Concertina Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 5, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! When picking up a new comic by Mereida (aka 2021 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist Mereida Fajardo) always be prepared for something unexpectedly inventive. In fact, paradoxically,…

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Ghost Stories I Remember – Ghosts and Memories Intersect in Patrick Wray’s New Graphic Narrative from Colossive Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! If you’re of a certain age you will no doubt remember having at least a passing fascination with hauntings as a child in the ‘70s/’80s. Whether it was…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“I Like to Build Worlds” – Claire Scully on Taking Psychogeographical Comics in New Directions in the Pages of ‘Outer Wilderness’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! Redefining how we think about psychogeographical comics, Claire Scully’s Wilderness trilogy came to a conclusion last month with the publication of the third and final part Outer Wilderness…

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#ArtMubarak 2022 – The Hashtag Celebrating Artists from the Muslim Community is Back for a Third Outing on July 11th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2022

#ArtMubarak 2022 is imminent! The hashtag-led social media event aiming  to celebrate art from the Muslim community and uplift the voices of Muslim artists from around the world returns for…

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“A Few Pints in a Beer Garden and Plans to Resurrect SLCZF Began to Brew” – Organisers Hannah Lee Miller, Rebecca K. Jones and Peter Morey on the Return of the South London Comic & Zine Fair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2022

SLCZF WEEK! After a break of four years the hugely popular South London Comic and Zine Fair (SLCZF) is back on Sunday July 10th at Stanley Arts, and this time…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“There Was a Huge Void in Black British Indie Comic Creators Telling Their Stories” – RAMZEE Talks Self-Publishing, Collaboration, Representation, and ‘2000 AD’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 1, 2022

With a very well-received long-form collection of stories recently released, and a growing body of genre comics work building up, Ramsey Hassan (aka RAMZEE) still manages to impressively  juggle his…

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“I See Myself as a Cheerleader for the Medium” – Gabi Putnoki on the Graphic Novel Reading Room and Taking the Form to New Readers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 29, 2022

As you all know, comics community is very important to us here at Broken Frontier so we are always keen to put a spotlight on projects and initiatives that bring…

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Killer Queens – Booher, Balboni & Co’s Intergalactic Romp Proves to Be Solid Queer Comics Escapist Fare

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 28, 2022

Celebrating Pride Month! Collecting the recent four-issue Dark Horse Comics miniseries, Killer Queens is a snappy, high-speed, intergalactic romp with a queer comics focus. If the title doesn’t give a…

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My Brother’s Husband – Looking Back at Gengoroh Tagame’s Acclaimed Tale of Homophobia, Culture, Identity and Family

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 22, 2022

Celebrating Pride Month! Given that we have been running a number of reviews this month for Pride 2022 it feels appropriate to also give some space to relevant work that…

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Black Heroes of the Wild West – James Otis Smith Introduces Some Fascinating Characters from History to a Younger Target Audience

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 20, 2022

Last week at Broken Frontier we looked at Tales of the Talented Tenth, another comics biographical publication that put a spotlight on notable Black figures of the past largely forgotten…

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Marvel to Publish ‘Planet of the Apes’ Comics for the First Time Since the 1970s

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 17, 2022

Interesting developments today as Marvel have revealed that they have regained the license to the Planet of the Apes comics for the first time since the 1970s. Part of the…

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Tamlin – Aven Wildsmith Reimagines Scottish Folk Song as Queer Fairy Tale in this Eerily Beautiful Graphic Narrative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 17, 2022

Celebrating Pride Month! Taking a Scottish folk ballad dating back to the sixteenth century as its starting point Aven Wildsmith’s Tamlin, from Knight Errant Press, brings queer romance, mythology and…

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Tales of the Talented Tenth #3: Robert Smalls – Joel Christian Gill Brings the Story of Another Remarkable Black Figure from History to New Audiences

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 15, 2022

Projects like Joel Christian Gill’s Tales of the Talented Tenth may be celebratory in intent, but they are also a vital reminder of how much work there is still to…

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Heartstopper Vol. 1-4 – Alice Oseman’s “Boy Meets Boy” Story Lives Up to the Hype

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 13, 2022

Celebrating Pride Month! Sometimes in comics commentary you can be very aware of work that can only be described as a true publishing phenomenon without having directly experienced it yourself….

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I Think Our Son is Gay Vol. 1 & 2 – Okura’s Coming-of-Age Manga is a Funny Yet Touching Tale of the Anxiety of Coming Out

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 10, 2022

Celebrating Pride Month! Despite social awkwardness being at the heart of each instalment, Okura’s I Think Our Son is Gay is a truly delightful collection of short strips that sits…

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