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Author: Andy Oliver

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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…

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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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A Team Statement on the Future of Broken Frontier – Our Plans for BF Going Forward into 2021 and Beyond

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 23, 2020

What follows is a statement on our plans for the future of Broken Frontier by Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver on behalf of the Broken Frontier team… As way of introductory explanation…

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My Grief: Life During Lockdown 2020 – Elizabeth Querstret’s Reflections on the Pandemic Represent Her Most Human and Connective Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 22, 2020

After a very quiet few months the last few weeks have seen a near deluge of crowdfunding coverage requests. As ever, we have only been able to give a minute…

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The Contradictions – Sophie Yanow’s Coming-of-Age Story is a Complex Study of Idealism in Our Formative Years

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 21, 2020

Broadly speaking, coming-of-age tales are ostentatious affairs. They’re about profound discoveries, rites of passage and moments of epiphany on the road to whatever is loosely defined as adulthood. Sophie Yanow’s…

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“What Really Draws Me to Manga is the Incredibly Wide Portrayal of Emotions and the Diversity in the Stories” – Nigel Twumasi Talks About Building a Brand with the Mayamada Universe

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 16, 2020

With a fictional universe founded on a most distinctive premise, and a publishing ethos that embraces a far wider sense of comics community, UK imprint mayamada have been building up…

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Be Gay, Do Comics – “Queer History, Memoir and Satire” in an Outstanding Comics Anthology from The Nib and IDW Publishing

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 15, 2020

With an Ignatz Award win over the weekend in the category of Outstanding Anthology our review subject today is a timely one. Be Gay, Do Comics celebrates the queer experience…

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Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020 – Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Danny Noble and Posy Simmonds Are Joint Winners in the ‘Humorous Graphic Novel Category’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 14, 2020

The accomplishments of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artists are always a delight to us at BF. So you can imagine how pleased we are tonight to hear that…

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Kiyomi’s Prequel – Alxndra Cook’s Story of Love Between the Gods Marks a Promising New Talent in the Making

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 11, 2020

The second place winner in 2019’s annual Manga Jiman competiton (held at the Japanese embassy in London), Alxndra Cook’s Kiyomi’s Prequel is now available to buy in print in an…

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“I Feel that Comics as a Medium Allow Me to Express Myself in the Most Genuine Way” – Polish Artist Pigeon Talks to BF About Exploring the Possibilities of the Form as a Newer Comics Practitioner

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 10, 2020

One of our 2020 ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ UK-based Polish artist Kamila Król, aka Pigeon, is very much at the start of her comics journey. Pigeon’s comparative lack…

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Inkblot #1 – Emma Kubert and Rusty Gladd’s New Image Comics Series is a Fun Fantasy Romp in the Making

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 8, 2020

Graduates of the Kubert School, Emma Kubert (also a third generation artist from that illustrious family name) and Rusty Gladd bring an appealing new fantasy world to comics in the…

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