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Breakwater – Katriona Chapman Presents a Poignantly Observed Exploration of Friendship and Its Boundaries

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 11, 2020

Given how beautifully rendered her pencilled pages are it’s easy to overlook one of the subtler aspects of Katriona Chapman’s storytelling. It’s something that is undoubtedly one of her greatest…

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The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott – Zoe Thorogood’s Debut Graphic Novel from Avery Hill is a Confident and Accomplished Book from an Important New Voice in UK Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 7, 2020

I don’t think I have ever known a year quite like 2020 for outstanding graphic novel debuts from UK-based creators. Of course there’s a surrounding sadness to that statement in…

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Zebedee and the Valentines – Abs Bailey’s Intense, Rewarding and Occasionally Trippy Character Study is a Confident and Affecting Debut Graphic Novel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 11, 2020

Zebedee and the Valentines is not the first time 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ artist Abs Bailey has been published by Avery Hill. Two years ago, in the Comic…

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Victory Point – Owen D. Pomery’s Captivating Comic is a Refreshing Release and Reflection on Permanence and Perspective, from Avery Hill Publishing

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • August 5, 2020

Owen D. Pomery’s Victory Point tells the story of Ellen, a young woman who returns to the seaside town she grew up in – the titular town – and brings…

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The Flood That Did Come – Patrick Wray’s Experimental Tale of “a Little England Drowning in its Own Future Past” is a Wittily Eccentric and Darkly Comedic Affair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 30, 2020

Avery Hill Publishing describe Patrick Wray’s debut graphic novel The Flood That Did Come as being set in “a little England drowning in its own future past” which is a…

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What We Don’t Talk About – Charlot Kristensen’s Exploration of Racism, Privilege and Interracial Relationships Marks the Emergence of a Major New Voice in Indie Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 28, 2020

Kristensen’s vibrant visual characterisation, immersive employment of colour and playful sense of pacing marks her out as a genuinely exciting new emerging talent to watch. Those were my words earlier…

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