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Black Crown Comes to Orbital Comics – It’s a Party Extravaganza in London with a Host of the Coolest Creators on October 26th!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 19, 2019

Fresh off their recent crowdfunding success for Hey, Amateur!, comes the news that the Black Crown crew will be hosted by London’s Orbital Comics for a huge signing and party…

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Read the Orbital Comics and Gosh! Comics Small Press Day Dream-Themed Collaborative Comic Here!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 13, 2019

Over the course of Small Press Day we’ll be uploading pages from the special dream-themed collborative comic being put together by Orbital Comics and Gosh! Comics from the amazing line-up…

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Small Press Day 2019 is this Saturday July 13th – Stores and Event Organisers on What You Can Expect from the Fourth Annual Celebration of Self and Micropublished Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 11, 2019

After months of build-up, Small Press Day is back this Saturday July 13th in venues across the UK and Ireland as shops, activists and organisers come together to celebrate all…

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Scream! and Misty – Listen to BF’s Andy Oliver Interviewing Simon Furman and Keith Richardson about the Classic British Horror Comics at London’s Orbital

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 19, 2018

Last October, to celebrate the release of the Scream! and Misty Special from Rebellion and the Scream! reprint volumes from the Treasury of British Comics series I had the pleasure…

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Scene & Hung – David Ziggy Greene’s ‘Private Eye’ Graphic Reportage Featured in New Exhibition at London’s Orbital Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 10, 2018

Launching this Friday May 11th at London’s Orbital Comics Times Like These is the second collection of cartoonist (and my esteemed colleague on the Small Press Day organising team) David Ziggy Greene’s…

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The BF Bulletin Board – The ‘Kirby Consciousness’ Exhibition at Orbital, Olivier Kugler at Rich Mix, Catford Comic & Zine Fair and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 8, 2017

It’s been a while since we ran one of our ‘BF Bulletin Board’ pieces but with so much comics-related fun happening in London this weekend it seems almost criminal not…

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A View from the Frontier – The Evolution and Importance of Comic Shops as Community Hubs

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 6, 2017

Traditionally this point in the year is when the great and the good of British comics gears up for the final big blow-out and hits Leeds for the grand finale…

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Scream! and Misty ‘Halloween Horrorshow’ – Simon Furman and Keith Richardson in Conversation with BF’s Andy Oliver at Orbital Comics on Saturday October 28th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 25, 2017

Halloween is nearly upon us and 2000 AD publishers Rebellion have a double dose of devilish delights on offer for the season. Fans of vintage UK horror comics will no doubt…

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Godhead Revisited – Shaky Kane Returns to Orbital Comics with an Expanded Exhibition and a Shaky-Themed Party this Saturday October 7th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 6, 2017

The Shaky Kane Renaissance continues apace this weekend after the recent exhibition of his work returned to Orbital Comics in a new expanded incarnation! Saturday sees a special Shaky-themed party…

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‘Medieval Comics’ Exhibition at Orbital – Karrie Fransman’s Collaboration with King’s College London Results in a Fascinating Series of Historical Literary Re-Creations

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 3, 2017

The gallery space in London’s Eisner Award-winning Orbital Comics has hosted a number of must-see exhibitions over the last few years. Some of them have been topical and covered more recognisable,…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Avery Hill Publishing in 2015 with Ricky Miller, Dave White and Katriona Chapman

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 11, 2015

From have-a-go heroes of the DIY culture arena to one of the UK’s most respected indie comics publishers, Avery Hill Publishing have come a long way since I first reviewed…

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Comics in Focus – A Brand New Archive Site for Camila Barboza’s Photographic Documentation of Comics Events in the UK and Beyond

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 19, 2015

The continuing growth of comics-related happenings in the UK over the last few years has been something of a phenomenon in and of itself. From festivals, cons and fairs to launches,…

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Defend Comics – Listen to the Podcast from the Orbital Comics/Brooklyn Brewery Panel Featuring Khary Randolph, the CBLDF’s Alex Cox and BF’s Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • November 6, 2015

Back in October, at London’s Orbital Comics, our own Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver took part in the ‘Defend Comics’ panel hosted by Chris Thompson with comics artist Khary Randolph and Comic…

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Defend Comics – Brooklyn Brewery Presents a Panel Discussion at Orbital Comics Featuring Khary Randolph, Chris Thompson and BF’s Andy Oliver on October 25th

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 20, 2015

Comics and beer. If you follow the social media feeds of our Editor in Chief Andy Oliver then you will already be aware that he’s a staunch believer in the…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Jessica Martin’s ‘Elsie’ Exhibition Launches at Orbital Comics this Saturday August 29th – Profiling the ‘It Girl’ and ‘Vivacity’ Creator

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 27, 2015

There’s always something incredibly rewarding about seeing a creator whose work we were the very first to cover at Broken Frontier going on to much wider and well deserved recognition….

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Small Press Round-Up, Early March 2015 – ‘Beast Wagon’ Kickstarter Launches, Julia Scheele’s ‘Pencilled Skirts’ Fashion Sketch Blog, ‘Graveyard Orbit’ #2 Signing and More…

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 6, 2015

The Beast Wagon Kickstarter, Julia Scheele’s new fashion illustration blog, John Paul Kamath’s Graveyard Orbit #2 launch and more feature in March’s round-up of what the great and the good…

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Scene & Heard – David Ziggy Greene’s Illustrated Snapshots of Modern Life Collected from the Pages of ‘Private Eye’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 22, 2014

Graphic journalism, cartoon reportage… however you want to describe it, the power of comics to efficiently communicate the central issues of a given topic in a way that is both…

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Lords of Infinity Exhibition at Orbital Comics Showcases the Work of ‘Small Pressganged’ Favourites Andy Poyiadgi, Cristian Ortiz and James Harvey

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 4, 2014

For indie comics fans this has been – as ever – an outstanding year for exhibitions in the gallery space at London’s Orbital Comics. Liz Prince, Shaky Kane, Satanic Mojo…

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