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Designed to shine a spotlight on the often overlooked world of small press, self-published and altcomics.

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Kate-mia White Launches New Kickstarter for ‘A Dark Forest’ – Your Chance to Back All Three Issues to Date of this Stunning Gothic Fantasy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 11, 2016

“Each panel of A Dark Forest is crammed with detail to the extent that every single image feels like a world unto itself.” That was how I described Kate-mia White’s…

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Barney Piranha is Hungry! – Get Your Teeth into Craig Conlan’s Latest Cracking Comic Caper

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 8, 2016

With their mix of pop cultural homage and markedly darker humour, Craig Conlan’s minicomics have proven to be a consistent delight. Conlan was, of course, nominated for a British Comic Award in the…

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Radio On: Broadcast #2 – Sammy Borras and Emily Rose Lambert Hit the Right Notes in this Music Comics Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 5, 2016

The Analogue Press are a smaller micropublishing outfit from the North East of England who have to date put out two copies of Radio On, an annual music-themed anthology. The…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Jey Levang

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 3, 2016

Norwegian artist Jey Levang first came to prominence with their twisting short stories in the pages of popular UK anthology Dirty Rotten Comics. Jey’s offerings in that book have consistently…

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Sister Sabia Volume 1 and 2 – Laura J.L.B.’s Darkly Riveting Debut Comic for the More Daring Reader

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 2, 2016

Perhaps unsurprisingly for a comic that centres on a rejection of the perceived wisdom of the status quo, Laura J.L.B.’s Sister Sabia is unafraid to disregard convention in terms of its…

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Muggy Ebes Volume 2 – Welcome to the Amiably Eccentric World of Lucie Ebrey’s Diary Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 1, 2016

If there was one name that kept coming up post-ELCAF this year as an exhibitor whose comics had truly excited people it was that of Lucie Ebrey. The Birmingham-based artist’s…

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Dreamscape – A Journey through the Peculiar Logic of the World of the Subconscious with Emily Rose Lambert

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 29, 2016

Emily Rose Lambert’s Dreamscape is an atmospheric and haunting journey through the subconscious, a shorter version of which first appeared in the pages of Dirty Rotten Comics #4 last year. In this…

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How to Have Healthy Hair and Grow it Long – Annie Lawson Joins the No Shampoo Revolution in this Engaging Autobio Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 27, 2016

If you’ve never encountered Annie Lawson’s lively cartooning style before then you’ve inexplicably missed the output of a comics creator whose strips have been enjoyed by readers since the early 1980s….

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One Beat Zines Announce Crowdfunding Campaign for ‘Performance’ – A New Anthology Including Work from Brigid Deacon, Julia Scheele, Amneet Johal and Sabba Khan

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 26, 2016

The last time feminist small press collective and distro One Beat Zines (co-founded by Sarah Broadhurst and Julia Scheele) published an anthology project we liked it so much here at Broken…

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Room – Brigid Deacon’s Existential Ruminations Underline Her Place as a Vital New Presence in UK Small Press Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 20, 2016

Depending on the reader’s preference Brigid Deacon’s Room could just as easily be classified as a zine as it is a minicomic. It comprises just three pages of comics and…

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Hometown: An Anthology – Reflections on Belonging and Environment from Charlotte Bailey, Sammy Borras, Bryony Attenburrow, Al Davison, Yen Quach and Company

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 19, 2016

Hometown: An Anthology is a project that embraces the notion of comics and community on more than one level. Thematically it’s an exploration of our home environments, what they mean…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Emily Rose Lambert

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 18, 2016

Part of our 2016 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ line-up, Emily Rose Lambert has already made a name for herself as the winner of the over-18s category…

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Small Press Spotlight on… ‘The Flying Ship’ with Jess Milton

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 15, 2016

Hot on the heels of her extremely well-received Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook contribution, small press creator Jess Milton launched her new fantasy webcomic series The Flying Ship last month. Milton’s…

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Small Press Day 2016 – Looking Back on a Glorious Day Celebrating Self-Publishing, Micropublishing and DIY Culture in the UK and Ireland with the Small Press Day Team

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 12, 2016

It was Small Press Day in the UK and Ireland last Saturday and across both countries shops, creators and readers spent the day celebrating an area of comics practice that…

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Small Press Day 2016 – A Guide to Events in Scotland and Ireland on July 9th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 8, 2016

SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! The UK and Ireland’s inaugural dedicated day of celebration of self-publishing, micropublishing and DIY Culture is nearly upon us. This week at Broken Frontier we’re breaking…

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Celebrating Small Press Day 2016 – Top Comics Recommendations from Small Press Creators

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 7, 2016

SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! Saturday July 9th sees the first Small Press Day in the UK and Ireland – an event that seeks to spotlight the exciting new voices…

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Small Press Day 2016 – A Guide to Events in the North East, North West and Yorkshire on July 9th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 6, 2016

SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! The UK and Ireland’s inaugural dedicated day of celebration of self-publishing, micropublishing and DIY Culture is nearly upon us. This week at Broken Frontier we’re breaking…

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Celebrating Small Press Day 2016 – Ten Top UK All-Ages Comics for Your Consideration!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 6, 2016

SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! Saturday July 9th sees the first Small Press Day in the UK – an event that seeks to spotlight the exciting new voices in self-publishing…

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