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Hindsight – The Pull of the Past Tugs at the Present in Natalie d’Arbeloff’s Intoxicating Autobiographical Minicomic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 1, 2025

LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Natalie d’Arbeloff has certainly led a truly fascinating life in the arts. You can read more about that on her Wikipedia page here. In comics…

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Sour Grapes – Rein Lee Portrays “an Asexual’s Worst Nightmare” in this Haunting Minicomic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 19, 2025

PRIDE MONTH 2025! It will come as no surprise to anyone who is a regular visitor to Broken Frontier just how much of an amazing prospect I believe 2025 Broken…

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Colossive Cartographies #65 – Hayley Gullen Shares Her ‘Adventures in Pictland’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 26, 2025

Even with their fifth anniversary party coming up at London’s Gosh! Comics it’s hard to believe now that Colossive Press’s Colossive Cartographies series of fold-out zines have been such a…

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Colossive Press to Celebrate 5 Years of the ‘Colossive Cartographies’ with a Party Night at Gosh! Comics on June 20th, 2025

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 12, 2025

One of our very favourite series here at Broken Frontier is getting its own night in the spotlight next month. Colossive Press’s Colossive Cartographies are five years old and Colossive…

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“The Comics Courier is Really a Love Letter to Comics Criticism” – Tiffany Babb on Bringing Comics Commentary Back to Print in the Acclaimed Newspaper-Style Publication

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 2, 2025

Described as “a newspaper-format journal dedicated to in-depth comics criticism” the Comics Courier debuted last year not just to widespread praise but also notable enthusiasm for its method of presentation….

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Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 – Camp and Rodriguez Embrace the Language of the Form in Their Re-imagining of the Classic DC Super-Hero

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 1, 2025

Something we perhaps discuss less frequently when we refer to the “language of comics” is how alternative forms of delivery can provide different storytelling tools. There are opportunities available in…

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Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2025 – Spotlighting the Work of Beatrijs Brouwer AKA Beastly Worlds, Cara Brown, Chris King, Rein Lee, Shuning Ji and Zen K.

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 15, 2025

The time has come again for our Broken Frontier Six to Watch announcement. This is our most anticipated and well-read article of the year and let me say straight out…

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Tall Tales & Short Stories – The Vibrancy, Versatility and Brilliance of the UK Small Press Scene Brought to the Fore in this Year’s WIP Comics Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 14, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! 10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! If anyone ever tells you that the UK small press comics scene is in a state of decline…

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Colossive Cartographies #59 – Nicola Streeten Provides the Case for Sustainable Farming in ‘Bottom-Up’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2024

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Thought Bubble is, of course, a time for discovery and if you have yet to dive into the world of fold-out zines in Colossive Press’s Colossive…

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Colossive Cartographies #56 – Judy Powell Takes Us on a Nostalgic Trip for ‘Tea with Granny’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 26, 2024

Sometimes comics can bring us into the immediacy of a moment – or in this case a series of moments – with a profound eloquence. Judy Powell’s ‘Tea with Granny’…

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Rainlight Cope Aesthetic: Temporal Eructation – Meta Narrative and Accompanying Abstraction from the Incomparable Gareth A Hopkins

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 16, 2024

I have long been an advocate for raising awareness of longer-form comics work-in-progress by releasing self-contained sections as self-published comics. The benefits are numerous but chiefly it alerts potential publishers…

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Colossive Cartographies #55 – Chloe Starling Dissects the ‘Anatomy of a (Well-Funded) Public Library’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 15, 2024

One of the key features of the tactile fold-out format of the Colossive Cartographies series is the opportunities it gives to creators to consider alternative interpretations to the idea of…

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“The Story Evolved Simultaneously with the Format” – Mereida Fajardo Talks Pushing the Boundaries of Comics and the Challenges of Co-Organising the Zinezilla Fair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 6, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Since we announced Mereida Fajardo as one of our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creators back in 2021 the Bristol-based comics artist…

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PeePee-PooPoo #80085 – Proof Positive that Caroline Cash’s Autobio Series Deserves All the Acclaim it Continues to Garner

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 26, 2024

Those who scrutinised the results of the 2023 Broken Frontier Awards will remember that Caroline Cash’s PeePee-PooPoo won in the category of Best Periodical Series. And deservedly so. I have…

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Colossive Cartographies #51 – Ed Pinsent Fondly Parodies the Batman Mythos in this Fun, Foldout Comics Zine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 12, 2024

It was another year of outstanding DIY culture output from micropublisher Colossive Press. One where comics became a more fixed part of their publishing plan with new material from A…

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“Beauty is Not Only to Be Seen by Our Eyes” – Xiaoyi Hu on Bringing the World of the Visually-Impaired to the Comics Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 3, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! With 2024 bringing our tenth intake of the Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creators to wider recognition we’re looking forward to celebrating…

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Colossive Cartographies #49 and #50 – Joe Stone and Hatiye Garip Join the Cartographies Crew with Two Comics Expertly Manipulating the Tools of the Form

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 30, 2023

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2023! One of the joys of our Thought Bubble coverage is not just in discovering new artists through review submissions but also in being able to point people…

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The Cartoon Museum, SelfMadeHero and Award Director Corinne Pearlman Announce the 2023 First Graphic Novel Competition Longlist

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 19, 2023

It’s the competition that propelled the likes of Gareth Brookes, Jade Sarson, Sabba Khan and Jenny Robins into the spotlight and today we are delighted to let you know just…

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