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With Eisner nominations, Ignatz wins and, of course, that Broken Frontier Awards triumph in the our Breakout Talent category, it can hardly be said that Tillie Walden’s comics output has…
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Ellice Weaver’s beautifully constructed short narratives make stunning yet delicately crafted use of colour to evoke mood and enhance atmosphere. Her work has a genuinely distinctive visual identity while her subject matter has…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Babak Ganjei’s artistic practice ranges from his satirical blackout poetry to his his powerfully honest autobio comics. His self-deprecating humour often makes telling points but he’s as comfortable utilising it for throwaway gags…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! A newer face on the small press comics scene, Ally Russell makes her Safari Festival debut with the print version of her Killer Klowns from Outer Space…
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Artzine Tiny Pencil debuted back in 2013 as a showcase anthology celebrating all things graphite. A handsomely packaged publication it combines illustration and comics and, to date, has included work from…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! With his long-running and influential zine comics series Smoo Comics having recently come to an end, and his new publication Minor Leagues taking his creative practice in…
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Norwegian artist Jey Levang first came to prominence with their twisting short stories in the pages of popular UK anthology Dirty Rotten Comics. Jey’s offerings in that book have consistently…
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Part of our 2016 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch‘ line-up, Emily Rose Lambert has already made a name for herself as the winner of the over-18s category…
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Hot on the heels of her extremely well-received Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook contribution, small press creator Jess Milton launched her new fantasy webcomic series The Flying Ship last month. Milton’s…
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Fresh from her acclaimed short story contribution in the recently published Broken Frontier Small Press Yearbook, Rebecca Bagley is making a name for herself again on the UK indie comics scene…
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One of the new 2016 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’, Kim Clements came to prominence last year with her autobio comic Rabbit Thoughts, a beautifully poignant piece…
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Austin English’s unique creative voice first came to prominence through acclaimed and influential micropublisher Sparkplug Books, in publications like Christina and Charles and Windy Corner Magazine. His comics adopt a style…
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Formed in 2012, free street press comics anthology Off Life looked to connect comics with an audience of readers unfamiliar with the potential of the form, and to also give…
Swedish micropublisher Peow! Studio has been steadily building a name for itself over the last few years with its catalogue of riso-printed minicomics and anthologies. Comprising a showrunning team of…
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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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CELEBRATING BCZF! The Autumn months in the UK are synonymous with festival season for comics enthusiasts with LICAF, Thought Bubble and the Comica Festival programming all being regular calendar fixtures at…
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In 2014 Rachael Smith‘s debut graphic novel House Party propelled her unforgettably into the collective consciousness of the larger UK comics community. The rave reviews for her tale of a trio…
A SAFARI FESTIVAL TIE-IN! For anyone with an interest in the international small press comics scene there are few more important micropublishers out there at the moment than Latvian outfit kuš!….
“Comics Are Just Unbelievably Elastic” – Emily McGovern Talks ‘Twelve Percent Dread’ from Dark Horse, Social Commentary, and Interweaving Plot ThreadsAugust 19, 2022
“It’s Been a Genuine Privilege to Hear from Readers about How ‘Barking’ Affected Them” – Lucy Sullivan on Graphic Medicine, Mental Health Awareness and Working on Jeff Lemire’s ‘Black Hammer’July 7, 2022
“I Like to Build Worlds” – Claire Scully on Taking Psychogeographical Comics in New Directions in the Pages of ‘Outer Wilderness’July 4, 2022
“There Was a Huge Void in Black British Indie Comic Creators Telling Their Stories” – RAMZEE Talks Self-Publishing, Collaboration, Representation, and ‘2000 AD’July 1, 2022
“I See Myself as a Cheerleader for the Medium” – Gabi Putnoki on the Graphic Novel Reading Room and Taking the Form to New ReadersJune 29, 2022
