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Looking Back at Hackney Comic + Zine Fair 2019 – Joe Stone’s Triumphant Day of Comics Community is One We’ll Be Remembering for a Long Time to Come

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 9, 2019

If you’ve been anywhere near comics social media today then you will no doubt have seen the outpouring of love for yesterday’s first Hackney Comic + Zine Fair and its…

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Tower Part One – Daniel Clough Mixes Terror and Melodrama in the Opening Instalment of His Horror Two-Parter

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 6, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! The village of Mortingford is home to the ancient Kempe Tower, an imposing and isolated structure hiding its own sinister secrets. When a sightseeing couple visit the Tower…

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Kiosk – Owen D. Pomery’s Field Guide to the Modernist Kiosks of Jantia Free State (1954-1971) Has Hidden Narrative Depths

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 6, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Comics are often just one strand of the artistic practice of the creators we cover at Broken Frontier, especially in the case of those in the self-publishing and…

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Normal Day – Day-to-Day Routines Take on an Intriguing Symbolism in Amy Browne’s Series of Zines

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 6, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! From its front cover illustration of a weary individual who, on closer inspection, turns out to be a composite being made up of many others (or depending on…

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The Adventures of Croblin #1 – Korinna Mei Veropoulou’s Fantasy Sitcom Webcomic Comes to Print

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 6, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! I have said in the past of Korinna Mei Veropoulou’s art that her “cartooning pops with energy, with animated panel-to-panel storytelling and effective visual characterisation.” We’ve looked at…

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“I Think Every Family Builds Its Own Kind of Mythology” – Peter Morey on the Autobiographical Responsibilities of His ‘Endswell’ Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 5, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Peter Morey’s work has been reaching new audiences on the UK indie and small press scene through a variety of routes over the last couple of years. Firstly,…

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A Hill to Cry Home – A Haunting Ghost Story Given an Abstract Eerie Quality by Gareth A Hopkins and Erik Blagsvedt

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 5, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Ostensibly, Gareth A Hopkins’ A Hill to Cry Home adapts prose and imagery around Erik Blagsvedt’s stream-of-consciousness poetry. But, such is the nature of Hopkins’ practice, adaptation seems…

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The Longest Day – Rob Marland’s Bleak Farce on Family and Relationships Has a Quiet Poignancy at its Heart

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 5, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! It’s summer solstice and Rob is visiting his family. But when his sister loses the one thing she can’t live without, their plans for a relaxing day together…

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“Making Comics is Definitely a Therapeutic and Personal Explorative Experience” – Elizabeth Querstret on Her Very Individual Approach to Zine-Making and Comics Self-Publishing

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 4, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Elizabeth Querstret is one of a long line of UK small pressers who you heard about first here on Broken Frontier! A prolific zine-maker, her self-published comics have largely…

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Highlands Travel Diary – Katriona Chapman Invites Us to Explore the Scottish Countryside with Her in Another Charming Travel Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 4, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! A new publication from a double Broken Frontier Award-winning artist was always, of course, going to be a must for coverage coming into Hackney Comic + Zine Fair…

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The Little Deaths of Watson Tower – Nick Bryan and Rosie Alexander’s Layered Urban Fantasy Confronts Our Darkest Fears About Mortality

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 4, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Teenager Kelly Arnold takes her mind off the sadness at the heart of her family life by hanging out with her friends at the nearby Watson Tower apartment…

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Fried Milk Vol: One – Olivia Sullivan Cements Her Place as a Creator Unafraid to Challenge and Motivate Her Audience in this Symbolic Desert Travelogue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 4, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! One aspect of Olivia Sullivan’s experimental comics work that always appeals is the way in which the reader is free to take their own meaning from her often…

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Thinking in the Dark #3 – Aleesha Nandhra Reminds Us of the Universality of Our Fears and Anxieties in Another Collection of Poignant and Reflective Comics Shorts

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 3, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Our 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ artist Aleesha Nandhra Thinking in the Dark series explores “the thoughts and feelings that come to mind when…

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Boomerang – Recession Era Britain in the 2000s Provides the Backdrop to Rebecca K. Jones’s Slice-of-Life Meditation on Unemployment, Mental Health and Adulthood

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 3, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! The list of comics accomplishments of UK small presser Rebecca K. Jones is an impressive one. Her short story ‘Lazy Sunday’ was shortlisted for the Cape/Observer/ Comica Graphic…

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Progress – This Year’s WIP Comics Anthology Features the Inventive Talents of Lara Callaghan, Bruno Stead, Chloe Starling, Zach Cobb, Alexandre Szolnoky, Mereida Fajardo and More in a Bumper Edition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! The latest anthology from the WIP Comics group – a supportive monthly London “work-in-progress” meet-up for aspiring creators to share practice and foster comics community – debuts at…

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Hope 43 – Ruined Cityscapes and Hidden Truths in Tom Mortimer’s Foray into Science Fiction

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Before Komisk back in March it had been a few years since I last covered the work of Tom Mortimer here at Broken Frontier in what would have…

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Miseyieki – Shangomola Edunjobi’s African Coming-of-Age Story Should Be on Everyone’s “Must-Buy” Lists at Hackney Comic + Zine Fair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! Obviously, the immediate element of Shangomola Edunjobi’s self-published comic Miseyieki to first catch the reader’s attention is its powerfully striking cover with that quite stunning use of colour…

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Too Serious to Sleep – Elizabeth Querstret’s ‘Musings of My Mind’ Prove to Be Both Profound and Whimsical

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 30, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! “My name is Elizabeth and I am addicted to creating and expressing thoughts.” So much of UK small presser Elizabeth Querstret’s practice can be summed up in that…

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