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Author: Andy Oliver

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Misty & Scream! Special 2020 – Rebellion’s Latest Horror-Themed One-Shot Showcases Emerging Talents in UK Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 26, 2020

An autumnal visit from horror hosts Misty and Ghastly McNasty has become something of a Rebellion tradition in recent years. The 2020 Misty & Scream! Special (perfect for Halloween reading)…

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Ghostwriter – Rayco Pulido’s Tense and Ever Twisting Thriller Expertly Manipulates the Reader’s Expectations

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 22, 2020

The first English language comics work of Spanish cartoonist Rayco Pulido, Ghostwriter is a book full of contradictions… but oddly reconcilable ones. It’s uncomfortably bleak, for example, but in that…

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Hell Was Full – Branson Reese’s Mischievously Nihilistic Cartooning Has a Strangely Comforting Allure

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 20, 2020

Back in 2018, online comics sensation Branson Reese won our Broken Frontier Best Webcomic Award for Swan Boy. Hell Was Full is the first print collection of Reese’s work and…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“My Publishing Ethos is Very Much Creator Led” – Lizzie Kaye Exclusively Reveals What We Can Expect from Her New Venture Cast Iron Books Coming into 2021

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 16, 2020

Cast Iron Books are the newest mover and shaker on the UK comics publishing scene but there’s a very familiar face behind this boutique publishing enterprise. Lizzie Kaye, who most…

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“Our Books… Seek to Provide a Platform for the Voices of Marginalized People” – Street Noise Books Publisher Liz Frances on Curating a Range of Graphic Novels with a Radical and Inclusive Vision

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 15, 2020

With a focus on work that champions inclusivity and marginalised voices, new publishers on the indie comics scene Street Noise Books have a line-up of books that represents exactly the…

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“I Wanted to Fill the Void I Saw in the Representation of More Diverse Characters” – Shangomola Edunjobi on Manga, Process and Developing Your Comics Craft

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 13, 2020

The fifth of our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creator interviews today is with Shangomola Edunjobi, a Manga Jiman Competition winner and self-publishing comics artist whose work I first…

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‘Success’ and ‘Failure’ – A Double Hit of WIP Comics Anthology Goodness Features Work from Olivia Sualdea, Joe Stone, Havva Bird, Rachel Tubb and Many More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 12, 2020

The London-based WIP Comics (work-in-progress) group, overseen by 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist Joe Stone, exists to provide a mutually supportive community of aspiring comics creators. With monthly…

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“Everything Comes Second to Art when it Comes to Communicating These Feelings and Themes” – Nic Mac Talks Comics and Mental Health Awareness, and Social Commentary in Illustration

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 8, 2020

I knew waaaaaay back in January 2019, when illustrator Nic Mac was a guest artist at our Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw, that I would be including…

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Present. Tense – Further Confirmation that Olivia Sullivan’s Comics Practice is Quite Unlike Anything You’ve Experienced Before

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 6, 2020

Given Broken Frontier’s stated mission to spotlight the work of exciting emerging talent in comics and, in particular, our annual ‘Six to Watch’ initiative (following half a dozen important new…

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“I Just Did Whatever I Wanted Even if it Seemed Completely Out There” – Tal Brosh on Her ‘Flat Filters’ Collaboration with Chino Moya and Her First Forays into Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 6, 2020

Today at Broken Frontier we reach the halfway point with our 2020 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ interviews as I talk to artist Tal Brosh about her…

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Black Women in History – Charlot Kristensen’s Zine of Illustrated Mini-Biographies is a Perfect Read for UK Black History Month

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 5, 2020

Over the years at Broken Frontier I have, on occasion, chosen to take a step back from pure comics to cover wider graphic narrative work from the creators we feature…

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“I Feel Anthologies Are a Gateway into the Past and Our History as Comic Creators” – Lawrence Lindell Talks about ‘The BAYlies’ Featuring the Work of 22 Bay Area Cartoonists of Color and Queer Creators

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 5, 2020

Earlier this year we reviewed Lawrence Lindell’s autobiographical comic From Truth with Truth exploring identity, mental health awareness, Blackness and recovery. Expressively candid, Lindell’s powerfully connective work has been one…

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How *Do* I Get Coverage for My Self-Published Comic? (2020 Edition) – Thoughts on How to Secure that All-Important First Review and Increasing Your Audience Afterwards…

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 5, 2020

Way back in 2014 I wrote a guide for small press comics creators on how to increase their chances of getting a review and how to build up a profile…

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Entity Reunion 2 – Alexander Tucker Returns to Comics in this Elusive but Cosmically Captivating Tale of Multi-Dimensional Beings

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 2, 2020

When it comes to the comics of musician and artist Alexander Tucker we really need to find an entirely new genre classification just for them. Tucker’s haunting, meandering tales don’t…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Blackwood – Hannah Eaton’s Folk Horror Murder Mystery is a Quietly Brooding Indictment of British Insularity

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 1, 2020

“You’re telling me, I live there! It makes The Wicker Man look like Balamory.” That description of the titular town of Blackwood comes from one of the book’s large cast…

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Ley Lines #23: The Lie of the Land – Simon Moreton Asks Us to Consider How the Past Informs the Present in Subtle, Ever Present Ways

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 30, 2020

Co-published by Grindstone Comics and Czap Books Ley Lines is a quarterly series of short comics. Its stated mission is to give creators the opportunity to explore “the intersection of…

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“I Always Want to Try and Bring More of My Culture into My Work” – Dominique Duong on Finding Your Creative Voice in the Small Press Comics World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 28, 2020

In the second of our interviews with this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ I talk today with artist Dominique Duong.  Dominique’s versatility is a notable part…

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Draw the Line – Last Chance to Order a Print Copy of the Broken Frontier Award-Winning Project Showcasing Positive Political Actions to Change the World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 25, 2020

Back in 2017, the acclaimed online comics and illustration venture Draw the Line was the Broken Frontier Award winner in the Best Webcomic category. The project saw over 100 international artists…

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