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“I Realised that I Had Basically Started a Micropublisher by Accident” – Josh Hicks Chats About the New Graphic Universe ‘Glorious Wrestling Alliance’ Collection and the Carp Publishing Endeavours Catalogue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 1, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! Kicking off our two weeks of dedicated Thought Bubble 2021 coverage today we begin with a chat with Josh Hicks, the creator behind the much loved Glorious…

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Covers Album: Josh Hicks – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Jaime Hernandez, Kazuo Umezz, Adam Grano, Bryan Lee O’Malley and More!

  • by Josh Hicks
  • October 20, 2021

Resuming the latest mini-season of our ‘Covers Album’ feature, where we ask comics creators, publishers and commentators to pick three of their favourite comic covers… but with a small twist….

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Exclusive Preview: Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition – Graphic Universe to Publish Josh Hicks’s Grappling Comics Classic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 21, 2021

Sometimes here at BF we’re aware of exciting developments well in advance of their official announcements. When it’s to do with our Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artists it makes…

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Death Machine & Gravy Train Stay Indoors – Josh Hicks Revisits His ‘Glorious Wrestling Alliance’ Cast in Lockdown

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 24, 2021

While diary comics and graphic medicine anthologies surrounding the events of the last year have been in plentiful supply fiction – particularly fiction focusing on established characters with a long-running…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, March 25th with Guest Artists Josh Hicks and David Robertson

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 23, 2021

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly online Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, March 25th with a couple of likely lads who…

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Cardiff Comics Carnival Returns on March 29th!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2020

After the winter break it’s time to be thinking again about the annual comics calendar of events. We have a notable Spring one to announce today with the return of…

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Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Premium Special – The Eagerly Awaited Collection of Josh Hicks’s Outlandish and Slapstick Yet Touching and Poignant Comics Sitcom

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 7, 2019

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2019! There’s been an ongoing theme in our Thought Bubble coverage this year with a deliberate focus on books and creators we feel should have been picked up…

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Crowdfunding Corner Extra: Glorious Wrestling Alliance Premium Special – Josh Hicks Compiles Classic and All-New GWA Comics in One Essential Collection

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 12, 2019

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

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Cardiff Comics Carnival Debuts this March 24th – A New Date on the 2019 Comics Calendar from Small Pressers Josh Hicks and Ioan Morris

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 6, 2019

It’s always heartening to see debut comics fairs and festivals popping up in new venues so we’re delighted to hear that small press stars Ioan Morris and 2017 Broken Frontier…

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Celebrating 2018: Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 4, 2019

Since 2012 we’ve been running these annual, end-of-year round-ups of ‘Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!‘ as a coda to that year’s ‘Small Pressganged’ coverage at Broken…

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Glorious Wrestling Apocalypse – Tough Times Ahead for the GWA as Josh Hicks’s Colourful Comedy-Drama Cast Return for a Third Outing

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 19, 2018

AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! With effectively the third issue of his Glorious Wrestling Alliance series, 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist Josh Hicks returns to the ring at Thought…

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Exclusive Preview: Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2018 – A 7-Page Sneak Peek of ‘Brief Encounters’ Launching at Gosh! Comics on Small Press Day

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 2, 2018

It’s become something of a tradition here at BF so we’re delighted to announce today that the Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook 2018 will be launching this Saturday at London’s…

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Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Grappling Road – The Offbeat Cast of the GWA Return in Josh Hicks’s Much-Loved Small Press Sitcom

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 2, 2018

Back in 2016, the first edition of Glorious Wrestling Alliance– a gloriously silly send-up of the wrestling ring with a sprawling cast of endearingly ludicrous characters – convinced me to include…

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Thought Bubble 2017 Preview: Dirty Rotten Comics #11 – Throwaway Press’s Flagship Anthology Returns with Work by Josh Hicks, Becky Howard, Jenny Robins and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 21, 2017

It’s nearly Thought Bubble and one particular treat this year is that the eleventh issue of the influential small press anthology Dirty Rotten Comics from Throwaway Press debuts on the festival weekend. Mixing…

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Thought Bubble 2017 Preview: Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Grappling Road – The World’s Weirdest Wrestlers Are Back Courtesy of ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Josh Hicks

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 7, 2017

Thought Bubble is coming and, in the fortnight leading up to the festival weekend, we’re running a series of previews at BF  of some of the debut books that have…

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Human Garbage – Versatility is the Name of the Game in the Good Comics Collection of Josh Hicks’s Work

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 7, 2017

SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! A dedicated showcase collection of work for newer artists on the small press circuit is a vital step in building up a profile and creating a…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Josh Hicks

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 14, 2017

ELCAF WEEK! It’s a big week for 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ artist Josh Hicks. Not only is he is echibiting at ELCAF this Friday-Sunday but the…

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Dirty Rotten Comics #10 – Celebrating Ten Issues of Throwaway Press’s Pivotal Small Press Anthology in Colourful Style!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 19, 2017

Since 2014 Dirty Rotten Comics have been bringing us some of the most exciting new voices in UK comics and putting them side-by-side with acclaimed and established artists while also…

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