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“It Was a Book I Think I Simply Had to Make” – Rachael Smith Talks about ‘Wired Up Wrong’, Living with Depression and Anxiety, and the Power of Graphic Medicine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 7, 2018

Back in 2016, when I reviewed the original edition of Wired Up Wrong – Rachael Smith’s account of living with anxiety and depression told via witty vignettes, visual metaphor and…

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Crowdfunding Corner Extra: Wired Up Wrong Deluxe Version – Rachael Smith Returns to Her Accessible and Touching Comics Exploration of Depression and Anxiety

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 2, 2017

Creator Rachael Smith (Doctor Who, Blue Bottle Mystery: An Asperger Adventure) has been a long-term fixture here at Broken Frontier over the last few years. We’ve followed her work from…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Rachael Smith (Revisited)

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 5, 2017

Rachael Smith has become one of this column’s core group of regularly featured creators since I first reviewed her short comic I Am Fire nearly four years ago here. Since…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Celebrating 2016: Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 2, 2017

Welcome to the fifth annual ‘Ten UK Small Press Comics You Need to Own!’ round-up here in ‘Small Pressganged’! This celebration of the self and micropublishing world has become something of a…

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Thought Bubble Small Press Debut Picks Day 4 – Comics from Rachael Smith, Kate-mia White, Shaky Kane and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 3, 2016

It’s the tenth Thought Bubble comic art festival at the weekend and this week at Broken Frontier we’re taking a tour of just some of the debut book highlights. Up until…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Wired Up Wrong – Rachael Smith’s Accessible Exploration of Mental Health Issues May Be Her Most Important Work to Date

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 24, 2016

Debuting at Thought Bubble! I can point to any number of reasons to enjoy Rachael Smith’s work – her nuanced characterisation, her expressive cartooning or her authentic use of dialogue, for…

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