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    Small Press Spotlight on… Mickey Lam

    • by Andy Oliver
    • August 27, 2014

    A creator unafraid to cross both genres and demographic appeal through his Illustrator: Lam imprint, Mickey Lam is a regular face at London’s small press comics fairs. His work ranges…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Simon Moreton

    • by Andy Oliver
    • July 24, 2014

    In terms of critical acclaim Simon Moreton’s autobiographical Smoo Comics series has become widely acknowledged as one of the prominent successes of self-publishing on the UK small press scene over…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… ‘Moose Kid Comics’ with Jamie Smart

    • by Andy Oliver
    • June 30, 2014

    Moose Kid Comics –Jamie Smart’s proactive statement that there’s still plenty of life in comics for kids – debuted last week to overwhelmingly positive critical acclaim. A reaction to the…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… ‘My So-Called Secret Identity’ with Will Brooker

    • by Andy Oliver
    • June 26, 2014

    The issue of sexism and a lack of realistic female role models in super-hero comics is one that has plagued the industry for years. Will Brooker – Professor in Film…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… First World War Anthology ‘To Arms!’ with Matt Duncan and Karim Iskander Flint

    • by Andy Oliver
    • June 24, 2014

    Evolving from the monthly Process Comics group at London’s Gosh! Comics, the First World War anthology To Arms! brings together a number of established players on the self-publishing scene – including Mike…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Modern Times

    • by Andy Oliver
    • June 9, 2014

    Billing itself as the UK’s “first graphic newspaper since the Titanic sank” Modern Times is an intriguing new project overseen by a three-woman team of Royal College of Art students….

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    Small Press Spotlight on… ‘And then Emily Was Gone’ with John Lees and Iain Laurie

    • by Andy Oliver
    • June 2, 2014

    Self-publishing as a potential route to both greater recognition and professional exposure is something I have firmly advocated in this column over the last few years. John Lees and Iain…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Avery Hill Publishing – the Creators

    • by Andy Oliver
    • May 8, 2014

    Yesterday at Broken Frontier we published the first instalment of a two-part interview with Ricky Miller and Dave White, the team behind Brit micropublishers Avery Hill Publishing. In day two…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Avery Hill Publishing – the Editorial Team

    • by Andy Oliver
    • May 7, 2014

    British micropublisher Avery Hill Publishing are no longer the new kids on the small press block. In 2013 their comics output expanded rapidly. Critically acclaimed books like Jazz Greenhill’s The…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Richy K. Chandler

    • by Andy Oliver
    • September 23, 2013

    Richy K. Chandler is a comics creator whose work embraces both the tactile and the digital through his Tempo Lush publishing brand. The cartoonist behind the popular Lucy the Octopus…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Yeti Press

    • by Andy Oliver
    • September 12, 2013

    Established in 2011 by RJ Casey and Eric Roesner, Chicago-based Yeti Press are a micropublisher I’ve given continued review coverage to in ‘Small Pressganged’ since the Broken Frontier relaunch this…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… A J Poyiadgi

    • by Andy Oliver
    • August 30, 2013

    A J Poyiadgi is a creator with a deservedly growing profile on the U.K. small press scene. Coming to prominence when his comic Teapot Therapy was shortlisted for the Observer/Jonathan…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Rebecca Bagley

    • by Andy Oliver
    • August 21, 2013

    Rebecca Bagley is a name that will be familiar to long-term readers of ‘Small Pressganged’. She’s the creator behind the contemporary fable Tick, much championed in this column here and…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Zarina Liew

    • by Andy Oliver
    • June 21, 2013

    Fashion illustrator and webcomics artist Zarina Liew is the creator behind manga-influenced webcomic Le Mime, the dreamy The Art of Sleep collection and her new fashion-based webcomic The Higgs. She…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Gill Hatcher and Team Girl Comic

    • by Andy Oliver
    • June 13, 2013

    With seven issues published since the group was founded in 2009, the Scottish all-woman collective behind anthology Team Girl Comic have become an established presence on the U.K. small press…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Mike Medaglia and Wu Wei

    • by Andy Oliver
    • June 6, 2013

    Mike Medaglia’s Wu Wei – a spiritual comics anthology with an emphasis on eastern philosophy – looks set to be one of the highlights of the U.K. small press publishing…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Katriona Chapman

    • by Andy Oliver
    • May 29, 2013

    Katriona Chapman can count comics as just one part of a varied career in the world of illustration. Co-editor of the recently launched anthology artszine Tiny Pencil, Katriona’s self-published work…

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    Small Press Spotlight on… Jade Sarson

    • by Andy Oliver
    • May 20, 2013

    Jade Sarson’s online Cafe Suada series is the epitome of feelgood comics. To great comic effect it depicts the ongoing feud between Geraldine, manager of the Piyo Piyo teahouse and…

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