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Mercury’s Closet – Geov’s Tale of Demonic Dress-Up is Both Gloriously Ridiculous and Oddly Poignant

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 13, 2021

“Two demons practice the forbidden art of dress-up” is given premise of Geov’s Mercury’s Closet, another comic from the October-running Shortbox Fair which highlights the breadth and diversity of approaches…

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No Comply – Joe Decie’s Latest Comic Provides an Experimental Sci-Fi Sensory Overload

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 12, 2021

Let’s get my favourite phrase out of the way in the first sentence and make the remark that Joe Decie’s new comic No Comply is pure language of comics magic,…

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All the Things I Forgot – Anabel Colazo’s Fantasy Short Contains Profounder Layers of Meaning

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 11, 2021

Over the last 18 months we have all got very used to alternative online methods of delivery in every aspect of our lives, and the comics scene has been no…

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ShortBox Comics Fair 2021 – Exclusive Digital Releases from 48 Creators to Debut During October’s Month-Long Online Event

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 16, 2021

As comics festivals and fairs have continued to adapt and evolve online in response to the events of the last 18 months there’s been a growing move towards events that…

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She Would Feel the Same – Emma Hunsinger’s Beautiful and Thought-Provoking Exploration of Relationships and Break-Ups from Shortbox

  • by Holly Raidl
  • December 15, 2020

She Would Feel the Same is a beautifully made book creating a detailed depiction of a break-up. It gives a refreshing take on the idea with a less dramatic portrayal…

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Don’t Go Without Me – Shortbox Presents Rosemary Valero-O’Connell’s Trio of Surreal, Otherwordly Narratives

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • March 24, 2020

In Don’t Go Without Me, Rosemary Valero-O’Connell’s masterful comic storytelling takes us to three extensively detailed, captivating worlds where we are given space to reflect on love and memory, and…

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Sobek – James Stokoe’s Shortbox Tale of an Ancient Egyptian Crocodile God is a Sumptuous Visual Feast of a Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 26, 2019

If you were reading US serial comics in the 1990s you’ll remember the craze for “cover enhancements” during that period, when the major publishers became locked in an ever escalating…

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Taemons – Form, Theme and Narrative Work in Perfect, Fully Integrated Symbiosis in Kim Salt’s Shortbox Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 3, 2019

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! The opening pages of Kim Salt’s Taemons – published by ELCAF exhibitors Shortbox – offer a near mesmerising example of using comics’ unique visual language to communicate personal…

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Summer Break – Lottie Pencheon Explores Mental Health Issues in a Quietly Powerful Comics Masterpiece from ShortBox

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 1, 2018

EXHIBITING AT BCZF! Graphic medicine – the term coined by graphic novelist and GP Ian Williams – is one of the strands of comics narrative that has played a vitally…

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Preview: Shortbox #8 – Pre-Order the Latest Edition of the Acclaimed Independent Comics Box Featuring Work by Niv Sekar, Lottie Pencheon, Joe Sparrow, Anatola Howard, George Mager and Egle Zvirtblyte

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 16, 2018

Pre-orders for the latest edition of Zainab Akhtar’s carefully curated independent comics box ShortBox went live today and you have until April 27th to make sure you get hold of this…

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Fish Flake – Seekan Hui Takes Us to an Eerie Underwater World in a Whimsical Minicomic Offering

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 5, 2018

With a new book coming from Avery Hill Publishing later this year Bristol-based artist Seekan Hui’s comics will no doubt be finding whole new audiences in 2018. As part of the…

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Preview: ShortBox #7 – Pre-Order the Latest Edition of the Acclaimed Independent Comics Box Featuring Work by Emily Carroll, Viv Schwarz, Gyimah Gariba, Rosie Brand, Matthew Pettit and Alexis Deacon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 22, 2018

Pre-orders for the latest edition of Zainab Akhtar’s carefully curated independent comics box ShortBox went live today and you have until January 31st to make sure you get hold of…

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