There are two predominant explanations of what a metanarrative is, when one engages in literary criticism. One refers to the idea of experimentation, where an author wilfully chooses to break…
There is something extremely perceptive about Luke Healy’s response to a question about what he expects readers to take away from his work. He says he wants them to make…
Americana is an undeniably passionate and sincere reflection on both the physical and metaphorical America – the country, the culture and the ideal. Luke Healy’s masterful graphic memoir tells the…
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There’s a slight sense of caution when approaching Luke Healy’s Permanent Press for review. Healy’s second graphic novel, published this year by Avery Hill Publishing, ostensibly explores a central theme…
Can we really be two thirds of the way through the year already? Our eighth Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2018 is nearly upon us! And, as will…
It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics events or digital storefront,…
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BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST PUBLISHER! There’s been an almost parallel evolution between acclaimed UK indie publisher Avery Hill Publishing and Broken Frontier over the last several years. Back in…
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What a year it’s been for Avery Hill Publishing. From the Ignatz-nominated Comic Book Slumber Party Deep Space Canine anthology to Something City, the hugely acclaimed debut graphic novel of Ellice…
“I Just Wanted it to Be Beautiful and Raw and Weird” – Donya Todd on Her New Experimental Graphic Novel ‘The Witch’s Egg’ from Avery Hill PublishingJuly 8, 2025
Inside Look: The Keluarga Cable Ship Company – Mereida Fajardo Brings Her Boundary-Pushing Practice to Digital PresentationJuly 4, 2025
Inside Look: Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood – Lonnie Mann Provides a Creator Commentary on the Evolution and Process of His Gay, Jewish, Coming-of-Age StoryJune 24, 2025
Inside Look: How to Love Yourself – An Exclusive Creator Commentary from Artist A. MauriJune 13, 2025
Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer IdentityJune 6, 2025
