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Section: Small Pressganged

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

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Smoo Comics #10 – Simon Moreton’s Autobiographical Zine Comes to an End with a Poignant and Understated Finale

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 21, 2016

Back in the early days of this column, when I originally wrote about Simon Moreton‘s Smoo Comics, there was no question in my mind that I was shining a spotlight on a unique…

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BF Small Press Yearbook: Rozi Hathaway – “Use Every Single Moment of Glory to Create New Things”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 20, 2016

The Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – a showcase celebration of this column’s ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015‘ – debuts in print this month featuring…

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The Seagull Appreciation Society – Gill Hatcher Reminds Us of the Dangers of Climate Change in an Engaging All-Ages Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 19, 2016

Exploring our relationship with the natural world is a regular staple of Gill Hatcher’s comics and zine work. Hatcher, of course, is the founder of the acclaimed Scottish creative collective…

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BF Small Press Yearbook: Jess Milton – “You Have to Be Your Own Teacher, and Your Biggest Critic”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 18, 2016

The Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – a showcase celebration of this column’s ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015‘ – debuts in print this month featuring…

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Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – Pre-Orders Now Open!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 18, 2016

100 pages. 18 creators. Boundless talent. Unless you boarded, bagged and packed yourself away in a longbox at the end of last year then you’ll be aware that the debut…

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Back Rozi Hathaway’s New Comic ‘Njálla’ on Kickstarter – Broken Frontier ‘Small Press Creator to Watch’ Launches Her First Crowdfunding Campaign

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 6, 2016

Rozi Hathaway, Broken Frontier 2015 ‘UK Small Press Creator to Watch’, and contributor to our very first Small Press Yearbook, is kickstarting her new comic Njálla here this week. It’s a…

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Dog Walk – Childhood Candidly Revisited in Lizzy Stewart’s Acutely Observed Character Study

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 31, 2016

Revisiting the heady days of childhood – and that abundant sense of awe and wonder as we discovered the world around us – is, of course, a rich and fertile…

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Fedor – Patt Kelley’s Fictionalised History of Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy is His Most Accomplished Comics Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 30, 2016

Fedor Jeftichew, otherwise known as Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy, is one of the more recognisable symbols of that era when unusual medical conditions were paraded as “freakshow” entertainment for the masses….

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Exclusive Preview: Dirty Rotten Comics #7 – Sneak Peeks at Strips by Alex Potts, Jey Levang, Andrew Warwick, Lucie Ebrey and Julian Hanshaw

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 24, 2016

Hot on the heels of the announcement of their new publishing venture Throwaway Press, the Dirty Rotten Comics team are gearing up for the launch of the latest issue of…

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Small Press Inside Look – Katriona Chapman Explores the Autobiographical World of Her ‘Katzine’ Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 17, 2016

It was a pleasure to see Katriona Chapman’s profile rise as significantly and deservedly as it did in 2015. Her self-published autobiographical series Katzine gained widespread critical acclaim, and her…

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Introducing Throwaway Press – A New Publishing Venture from the Dirty Rotten Comics Team

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 14, 2016

The role of the micropublisher has become a vital one in recent years as a stepping stone for creators between the worlds of self-publishing and the bigger outfits in the industry….

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Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2016 – The Nine Back-Up Creators Revealed!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 10, 2016

A few weeks ago at the special Broken Frontier edition of the London Laydeez do Comics meet-up we announced our very first Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook – a near 100-page…

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Small Press Inside Look – Elizabeth Querstret Discusses Her Diary Comics, ‘Walks with Lulu’ and ‘Zoological’, and Provides BF with an Exclusive Peek at Her New Project

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 9, 2016

Elizabeth Querstret’s approach to autobiographical comics ranges from work that positively embraces the ideals of DIY culture (like her regularly updated diary webcomics) to more sedately paced narratives in the…

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The Making of Art Lady – Community and Inclusivity Are the Heart of Eve Turner-Lee’s Slice-of-Life Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 8, 2016

There’s something delightfully layered about using as inclusive a medium as comics to talk about the wider subject of inclusivity in the arts, as Eve Turner-Lee does in her self-published The…

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Small Press Day 2016 – How Your Local Comic Shop Can Get Involved on July 9th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 7, 2016

Small Press Day is coming this July 9th and with a whole host of shops involved including Gosh! Comics, Orbital Comics, Travelling Man, Raygun Comics, Forbidden Planet Éire, Sub City…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Austin English and ‘Gulag Casual’ from 2dcloud

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 4, 2016

  Austin English’s unique creative voice first came to prominence through acclaimed and influential micropublisher Sparkplug Books, in publications like Christina and Charles and Windy Corner Magazine. His comics adopt a style…

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The Cornwall Narwhal – A Folkloric Tale of Redemption and Sacrifice from Jake Dudas

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 2, 2016

The last time I reviewed a Jake Dudas comic here at Broken Frontier it was To the Waters and the Wild that caught my attention; a tale of a parent-child…

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The Unmentionables – Meet the Latest Additions to the “Teagle-verse” Courtesy of Retrofit Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 29, 2016

I say this practically every time I review one of his comics but it always bears repeating. There are few reading experiences in contemporary comics quite as joyous as a…

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