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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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Avery Hill Publishing Introduce Major New Talent, Tillie Walden – Read Exclusive Preview Pages from ‘The End of Summer’ Here!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 2, 2015

The first part of Avery Hill Publishing’s exciting schedule of 2015 projects was announced last Friday and, as will come as little surprise to anyone who has been following the…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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WASP 2015 Begins Monday March 2nd – Sarah Turner and Francesca Dare on this Year’s Webcomic Artist Swap Project

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 1, 2015

This week sees the third Webcomic Artist Swap Project (WASP) taking place, beginning tomorrow Monday March 2nd and continuing until the 8th. Over the past two years the event has…

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Avery Hill Announce 2015 Publishing Plans – New Projects Include Work from Rachael Smith, Donya Todd, Tillie Walden and Daria Hlazatova

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 27, 2015

It was not without reason that plucky South London outfit Avery Hill Publishing were nominated by the Broken Frontier staff alongside the likes of Image Comics, First Second, Boom! and…

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All at Sea #1 – Bereavement and Loss Are at the Emotional Core of Samuel C. Williams’s Layered Drama

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 24, 2015

In All at Sea #1 – the first instalment of a three-part drama – creator Samuel C. Williams explores themes surrounding one of the most profound rites of passage in life,…

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Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015 – Spotlighting the Work of Rozi Hathaway, Jess Milton, Danny Noble, Emma Raby, Alice Urbino and Adam Vian

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 23, 2015

Unearthing the gems of the small press. That was the tagline of ‘Small Pressganged’ when it debuted at Broken Frontier back in 2011. As a mini-mission statement it was designed…

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Dreadful Wind and Rain – Isabel Greenberg Visits the Tangled Folk Song of ‘Two Sisters’ in this Gosh! Comics Publication

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 20, 2015

Over the last few years Isabel Greenberg has carved something of a niche out for herself with work that puts her own distinctive spin on the worlds of myth, legend…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Tiny Pencil #4: Death & Resurrection – Pencil-Pushing of a Positive Variety in the Latest Issue of Amber Hsu’s Artzine Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 19, 2015

It seems fair to say that while graphite-boosting artzine Tiny Pencil has, to date, displayed a willingness to adopt radically diverse thematic approaches to its content, it has shown an inclination…

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Screwjob #1 – Hidden Fortress Press’s Frenzied Foray into the Wild World of Wrestling Featuring Box Brown, Josh Bayer and Mickey Zacchilli

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 18, 2015

Screwjob – the recent anthology comic from Rhode Island micropublisher Hidden Fortress Press – adopts a distinctly frenetic, in-yer-face attitude in its celebration of both the extreme showmanship and the…

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Killjoy #3 – An Acutely Observed Catalogue of Awkwardness in Robert Brown’s Cartoon Study of Pre-Adolescent Romance

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 17, 2015

Robert Brown’s Killjoy returns with this third issue of quietly understated but oh-so familiar childhood recollections that will, in turn, make you smile, wince and nod knowingly at his spot-on…

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Slaves of the Megapode Volume #1-3 – Historical Drama, Trippy Fantasy and Slapstick Humour Combine in Rob Jackson’s Roman Murder Mystery

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 16, 2015

‘Small Pressganged’ has been, perhaps, a little micropublisher-heavy over the last couple of weeks so today we’re returning to the world of DIY culture comics with one of the true…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Small Press Round-Up, February 2015 – A Guide to UK Small Press-Related Exhibitions and Events Featuring Francesca Cassavetti, Jessica Martin, Alternative Press, Oliver East and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 13, 2015

It’s exhibitions (and other events!) galore in February’s round-up of what the great and the good of the small press scene are up to, both within and without the world…

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Haunter – Sam Alden’s Gripping Fantasy Thriller from Study Group Comics is Panel-to-Panel Poetry in Motion

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 12, 2015

The publishing history of Sam Alden‘s Haunter to date is a convoluted one. The print version of the comic first came out in 2014 from Study Group Comics via a Kickstarter campaign, although its…

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Cykle – The Cycles of Life Examined in Malgorzata Dmitruk’s Tales of Rural Poland from Centrala

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 11, 2015

Originating in Poland, Centrala may seem like the new publishing outfit on the block but they’ve actually been around for several years. Over the last few months – and no doubt…

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Frontier #6: Emily Carroll – Youth in Decline’s Monograph Series Brings Us the Chilling Tale of ‘Ann By the Bed’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2015

Disquieting, chilling, disturbing, unsettling, unnerving, alarming, distressing, upsetting, disconcerting… Emily Carroll’s ‘Ann By the Bed’ is all of these things but I’m going to attempt to get through an entire…

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Die Homer Volume 1 – ‘The Simpsons’ Meets ‘Die Hard’ in Tyler J. Hutchison’s Mirth-Filled Mash-Up

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 9, 2015

At last November’s Thought Bubble there were two comics I was told time and again were essential books to pick up in print form for review in ‘Small Pressganged’, both…

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Gardens of Glass – Lando’s Oblique but Hypnotic Socio-Political Sci-Fi Collected by Breakdown Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 6, 2015

Published last year by Breakdown Press, Gardens of Glass – Lando’s retrospective collection of short story strips from the last few years of Decadence Comics – explores “ideas of human…

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Dragon’s Breath and Other True Stories – 2D Cloud and Uncivilized Books Present the Compact but Profound Autobio Comics of MariNaomi

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 5, 2015

Co-published by 2D Cloud and Uncivilized Books, Dragon’s Breath and Other True Stories compiles nearly 400 pages of MariNaomi’s autobiographical comic strips, for the main part originally published online on…

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State of the Small Press Nation – Are Higher Quality Printing Opportunities for Self-Publishing Squeezing Out Traditional DIY Small Press Values?

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 4, 2015

Is the easier availability of high quality printing options for self-publishing having a negative knock-on effect for small press comics work presented in a traditional zine or DIY culture format?…

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