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Section: Columns

Our writers reflect on what makes their hearts beat. Critical, witty, honest.

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Exclusive Preview: Tempo Lush Tales of the Tanoox – Check Out Teaser Images from Richy K. Chandler, Amber Hsu, Mike Medaglia, Kim Clements and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 15, 2015

What marked out Richy K. Chandler’s first Tempo Lush Tales – a selection of multi-genre stories that were all written by Chandler (below right) and tailored to the strengths of…

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Avery Hill Publishing and Retrofit Comics Announce Distribution Partnership – Work from the Acclaimed Micropublishers to Be Available in Both the UK and the US

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 15, 2015

For enthusiasts of small press or micropublished work the problem of cross-continental distribution is one that will always intermittently resurface. International postage costs can often prove prohibitive, and in the UK…

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The Deep – Sarah Ingram’s Powerful Representational Account of Living with Depression

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 14, 2015

Part graphic narrative and part pure sequential art, Sarah Ingram’s The Deep utilises potent visual metaphor to immerse the reader in the world view of a teenage girl suffering from…

Camping Paraiso by Légendre & Rouffa

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Marc Légendre & Marcel Rouffa Present a Stylish and Psychedelic Seventies Thriller in ‘Camping Paraiso’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • September 11, 2015

Leading a life of self-imposed exile on the abandoned campsite Camping Paraiso, in the icy northern wastes of Canada, Dylan’s life is shaken up when he receives an unexpected visitor in the…

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Small Press Inside Look: The Rabbit – Rachael Smith Talks About Her Critically Acclaimed Graphic Novel from Avery Hill Publishing

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 10, 2015

It’s been something of a Rachael Smith celebration over the last two weeks here at Broken Frontier as her second graphic novel The Rabbit from Avery Hill Publishing launched to great…

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The End of Summer – An Astonishingly Confident Debut Graphic Novel from Remarkable New Talent Tillie Walden

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 9, 2015

I have been particularly fortunate in the years that I have been writing ‘Small Pressganged’ here at Broken Frontier to be able to not just cover a number of astonishing new…

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Mistreated – Swedish Creator Fredrik Andersson Begins His Autobio Account of Coming Out with a Powerful Opening Chapter

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 8, 2015

One of a vast number of creators I have covered in ‘Small Pressganged’ to have studied at the University of the Arts London, Swedish artist Fredrik Andersson is currently a…

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The Rabbit – Rachael Smith’s Tenderly Observed Yet Grotesquely Surreal Coming of Age Story

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 7, 2015

With her debut graphic novel House Party released to great critical acclaim last year, and British Comic Awards recognition via a nomination in the Emerging Talent category, 2014 was a…

Putain de Guerre by Tardi

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Tardi Revisits the Horrors of War in ‘Putain de Guerre!’, plus a Preview of Marcel Ruyters’ Jheronimus Bosch Biography

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • September 4, 2015

Legendary French artist Jacques Tardi’s obsession with World War I is drenched in the blood and horror that is visited upon the common soldier. In Putain de Guerre! (‘Fucking War!’), he…

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Tracks – Sean Azzopardi’s Contemplative but Celebratory Autobiographical Comic Ranks Amongst His Best Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2015

The wait for new autobiographical comics work from Sean Azzopardi – that great stalwart of the UK small press scene – has been a long time in coming. In fact,…

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Zinewatch – A Round-Up of DIY Culture from Alys Jones, Alexandra Cook, Rozi Hathaway, Brigid Deacon and More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 1, 2015

In the aligned worlds of self-publishing and DIY culture there’s a fertile cross-pollination between zine-making and comics creating. This column has never been shy about covering work that straddles both…

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Typical Worm – Introducing the Wacky Wit of 12-Year-Old Comics Creator Stanley Miller!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 31, 2015

If you immerse yourself in the UK small press scene to the degree that I do then there will always be times where you support work in a financial sense…

Mijn Begrafenis by Maarten De Saeger

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‘My Funeral’ by Maarten De Saeger Paints a Darkly Humourous Portrait of a Sociopath Who Looks Back at His Life from His Own Funeral

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • August 28, 2015

Elevating the ego in ‘egomaniac’ to a whole new level, Arnon – the main character of Mijn Begrafenis (My Funeral) — is a womanising pathological liar who looks back on…

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Jessica Martin’s ‘Elsie’ Exhibition Launches at Orbital Comics this Saturday August 29th – Profiling the ‘It Girl’ and ‘Vivacity’ Creator

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 27, 2015

There’s always something incredibly rewarding about seeing a creator whose work we were the very first to cover at Broken Frontier going on to much wider and well deserved recognition….

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Small Press Spotlight on… Rachael Smith

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 26, 2015

In 2014 Rachael Smith‘s debut graphic novel House Party propelled her unforgettably into the collective consciousness of the larger UK comics community. The rave reviews for her tale of a trio…

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Looking Back at Safari Festival 2015 – Curation Reflects Philosophy as East London Plays Host to an Outstanding Array of Comics Practice

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 25, 2015

It can barely have escaped the notice of even the most casual Broken Frontier reader that August saw significant coverage for UK publisher Breakdown Press’s Safari Festival on this site. Over…

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Sneaky Business – Rozi Hathaway’s Short-Form Humorous Comics Zine Embraces Old School Self-Publishing Values with True Heart

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 24, 2015

Rozi Hathaway’s Sneaky Business could best be described as a mini-anthology of work; one that embraces a refreshingly old school philosophy of self-publishing. I doubt I need to mention it…

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Not a New Wave – Julia Scheele, Jess Milton and Rachael Smith Are the Star Turns in this Sleater-Kinney Tribute from One Beat Zines

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 21, 2015

A SAFARI FESTIVAL TIE-IN! Sarah Broadhurst and Julia Scheele’s zine-making collective/distro One Beat Zines burst onto the small press scene at the end of last year with their well-received multi-creator…

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