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Section: Columns

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Columns · Small Pressganged

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Vivacity – Jessica Martin Brings a Cinematic Flair to the Comics Page with this Beautifully Rendered Spotlight on the Life of Vivien Leigh

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 31, 2014

The rapid rise of Jessica Martin’s profile in UK comics is an object lesson for anyone looking to push their own creative brand within the small press scene and beyond….

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Grey Area: From the City to the Sea – Tim Bird’s Latest Psychogeographical Ruminations on Memory, History, Landscape and Architecture Prove to Be His Most Striking Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 30, 2014

The transformation of Avery Hill Publishing from enthusiastic proponents of the DIY culture of self-publishing to one of the UK’s leading boutique publishers is, of course, no secret to anybody who…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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State of the Small Press Nation – Avery Hill Publishing’s Ricky Miller on the Challenges of Improving the Infrastructure of UK Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 29, 2014

Just before Christmas we began a major series of articles here in ‘Small Pressganged’ at Broken Frontier dealing with the current state of play of small press publishing in the…

Otto by Frodo De Decker

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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“Anything Goes”: Frodo De Decker Talks about His New Otto Album, Wordless Comedy and Taking Absurdity to the Next Level (Part Two)

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • December 16, 2014

Otto is a hilarious wordless comedy series for young and old, starring the eponymous down-on-his-luck everyman. Already on the third album in the series, Belgian artist Frodo De Decker has created an…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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State of the Small Press Nation – Is Self and Micro Comics Publishing in the UK Growing Faster than its Potential Audience? (Part 2)

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 16, 2014

Yesterday we began a major multi-part series of articles in ‘Small Pressganged’ looking at the challenges facing micro and self-publishers as we go into 2015. Over the next few weeks…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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State of the Small Press Nation – Is Self and Micro Comics Publishing in the UK Growing Faster than its Potential Audience? (Part 1)

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 15, 2014

For those of us involved in the world of independent British comics – whether directly as creators and publishers or more tangentially as commentators and observers – it’s easy to…

Otto by Frodo De Decker

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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“I’m a Stubborn Optimist”: Frodo De Decker Talks About His New ‘Otto’ Album, His Influences and Doing the Right Thing (Part One)

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • December 9, 2014

Angry dwarves, frozen queens, giant cakes, vengeful aliens, a visit to hell, orang-utans and Noah’s ark. I’m not talking about the new Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster, but the universe of comic sensation…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Maleficium – EdieOP’s First Graphic Novel from Avery Hill Underlines Her Place as One of the Most Exciting and Original New Talents in UK Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 5, 2014

One of the true pleasures – no, the ultimate pleasure – of writing a column with a primary mission statement to unearth the real gems of small press and self-published…

Madame Livingstone by Baruti & Cassiau-Haurie

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Baruti and Cassiau-Haurie Revisit the Belgian Colonial Legacy During WWI in ‘Madame Livingstone’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • December 2, 2014

Focusing on a forgotten history, Baruti and Cassiau-Haurie recount a tale of a friendship in the Belgian Congo between a Royal Belgian pilot and a native of Africa – a…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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A Quiet Disaster – Alex Potts and Avery Hill Publishing Take Us on a Beguilingly Nihilistic Journey of Non-Discovery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 1, 2014

The great appeal of Alex Potts’s A Quiet Disaster is that on the one hand not very much actually occurs and yet, conversely, it’s in that same triviality of happenstance…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Webcomics Round-Up, November 2014 – Craig Conlan, Alice Urbino, John Riordan and Kim Clements

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 26, 2014

Free comics! It’s hardly a difficult proposition is it? It’s been a while since I last spotlighted accessible online work covering creators who have either appeared in ‘Small Pressganged’ in…

Ayak + Por by Marc Légendre & Wilbert van der Steen

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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‘Ayak + Por’ by Wilbert van der Steen and Marc Légendre Redefines Fairy Tales for a Modern Audience

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • November 25, 2014

Ayak + Por is a remarkable collaboration between veteran writer Marc Légendre and up-and-coming artist Wilbert van der Steen, whose exceptional linework just drips with an atmosphere reminiscent of The Arabian…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Your Chance to Enter the World of ‘Lucy the Octopus’ in Creator Richy K. Chandler’s Comic-Making Competition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 19, 2014

Richy K. Chandler’s Lucy the Octopus has always been a comic with a penchant for interacting with its audience. From the sense of community that exists in its back pages…

Un ver dans le fruit by Rabaté

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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French Graphic Novelist Pascal Rabaté Unleashes the Dangers of Small-Town Gossip to Stunning Effect in ‘Loose Lips’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • November 18, 2014

Pascal Rabaté’s magnificent graphic novel Loose Lips invites you to break open a bottle of red wine and relax in a comfy chair while you get to know the good but rather gossipy…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Looking Back on the Inaugural Crouch End Comic Art Festival – Sean Azzopardi’s CECAF Takes UK Indie Comics to a New Audience!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 12, 2014

There were probably a few raised eyebrows when UK small press mainstay Sean Azzopardi first proposed his idea for curating the Crouch End Comic Art Festival. With a stated intention…

Art Schooled by Jamie Coe

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Pompous Students, Anxiety and Superficiality – Jamie Coe Talks About His Breakthrough Book ‘Art Schooled’

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • November 11, 2014

Jamie Coe is an illustrator from London who recently saw his first graphic novel, Art Schooled, released in the UK and the US. It’s both a work of fiction and a reflection…

Tyler Cross by Fabien Nury and Brüno

Columns · Crossing Borders

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‘Tyler Cross’ by Brüno and Fabien Nury Hits the Hard-Boiled Crime Drama Where it Hurts

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • November 4, 2014

The latest collaboration between writer Fabien Nury and artist Brüno makes Richard Stark’s Parker look like My Little Pony. Tyler Cross is a boiled-down genre piece where the creators work…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Celebrate 3 Years of ‘Small Pressganged’ at Broken Frontier with Our Great UK Small Press Comics Giveaway Competition!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2014

Three years of dedicated and committed self-publishing coverage. Around 300 small press comics reviewed. Approximately 40 creators interviewed. Comics from four continents featured. Yes, today we’re celebrating the third birthday…

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