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R. E. Burke’s ‘Over-Inkers’ Mental Health Comics Anthology Open to Submissions on the Theme of ‘Strength’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 24, 2023

Our very own R. E. Burke is looking for submissions for her new mental health-focussed comics anthology Over-Inkers. The theme of the first issue is ‘Strength’ and she describes what…

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At War with Yourself – A Sensitive Exploration of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from Samuel C. Williams and Singing Dragon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 25, 2016

The greatest strength of Samuel C. Williams’s At War with Yourself – another graphic medicine offering from the ever burgeoning Singing Dragon line – is that it tackles a complex…

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Rabbit Thoughts – Kim Clements’ Remarkable First Solo Comic Has a Poignant Fragility and a Haunting Beauty

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 1, 2015

CELEBRATING BCZF! “Everything happy seems to happen without me…” Such simple, plaintive, but heartrending words positively abound in Rabbit Thoughts, the debut solo print comic from rising star Kim Clements. In…

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The Deep – Sarah Ingram’s Powerful Representational Account of Living with Depression

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 14, 2015

Part graphic narrative and part pure sequential art, Sarah Ingram’s The Deep utilises potent visual metaphor to immerse the reader in the world view of a teenage girl suffering from…

Sea Urchin by Laura Knetzger (Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics)

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Sea Urchin – Laura Knetzger Delivers an Honest but Hopeful Look at the Experience of Depression

  • by Tom Murphy
  • June 10, 2015

In the latest book from Retrofit Comics, Laura Knetzger uses her airy cartooning style to create a number of potent and imaginative metaphors for the experience of depression, while also highlighting…

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Small Press Spotlight on… Alice Urbino

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 27, 2015

Our ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015’ coverage resumes today as I chat with Alice Urbino, an artist whose work in the graphic medicine strand of comics…

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Dimension Parts I and II – Alice Urbino’s Fantasy/Graphic Medicine Hybrid is the Work of an Exciting New Talent in the Making

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 26, 2015

Back in November I alerted ‘Small Pressganged’ readers to artist Alice Urbino here, suggesting you check out her online work for its intriguing short form use of the medium to…

First Year Healthy by Michael DeForge (Drawn and Quarterly)

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First Year Healthy – Michael DeForge Kicks Off 2015 with a Slim but Disquieting Fable of Mental Illness

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 21, 2015

A new book by Michael DeForge is always worthy of attention, and even a slender volume like First Year Healthy provides stylish food for thought. With his mesmerising style, prolific output…

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World Mental Health Day – From ‘HOAX Psychosis Blues’ to ‘Psychiatric Tales’, Comics and Graphic Novels that Raise Awareness of Mental Health Issues

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 10, 2014

Today marks the ninth World Mental Health Day. The awareness-raising event is held every October 10th and represents a global celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy. Each year…

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Worry Wart – Dani Abram’s Autobiographical Comic About Living with Anxiety is a Must-Share Piece of Graphic Medicine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 6, 2014

When her doctor suggested to artist Dani Abram to keep a “mood diary” of her progress, after a diagnosis of Generalised Anxiety Disorder, she approached the project from a distinctly comics…

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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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I Don’t Like My Hair Neat #2 – The Comics Craft of Julia Scheele Examined

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 23, 2014

It was during my background research/reading for the recent coverage of Avery Hill Publishing’s summer launches – Julia Scheele’s collaboration with Ricky Miller on Metroland was one of four uniformly…

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The Bad Doctor: The Troubled Life and Times of Dr. Iwan James – Graphic Medicine with True Heart from Ian Williams and Myriad Editions

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 21, 2014

Graphic medicine with true heart, The Bad Doctor is a testament to the value of the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition in nurturing exciting new creative voices After Hannah Eaton’s Naming…

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“Finding Beauty in the Dark” – Ravi Thornton Talks HOAX Psychosis Blues, Cross-Media Storytelling and ‘Brin & Bent’ Two Years On

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 4, 2014

In 2012 cross-media creator Ravi Thornton made an immediate impact on the world of comics with the dark and layered fantasy The Tale of Brin & Bent and Minno Marylebone,…

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HOAX Psychosis Blues – Ravi Thornton, Bryan Talbot, Hannah Berry, Karrie Fransman and Company Underline the Astonishing Power of the Graphic Memoir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 6, 2014

HOAX Psychosis Blues is the ultimate expression of the graphic memoir’s unique power to share and communicate personal experience. A hauntingly beautiful masterpiece. Back in 2012, Ravi Thornton and Andy…

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Lighter than My Shadow – Katie Green’s Inspirational Graphic Memoir of “Eating Disorders, Abuse and Recovery”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 4, 2014

Lighter than My Shadow is an outstanding and courageous use of the graphic novel format to inform, to elucidate and to share. Arguably, the graphic memoir is the strand of…

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Show Me the Map to Your Heart & Other Stories – Great Beast Showcases John Cei Douglas

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 24, 2014

Show Me the Map to Your Heart & Other Stories… sees John Cei Douglas’s lingering and poignant comics collected into one mandatory package from British publisher Great Beast. It includes…

Look Straight Ahead by Elaine M Will (Cuckoo's Nest Press)

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Look Straight Ahead

  • by Tom Murphy
  • December 5, 2013

Elaine M Will’s self-publishing success story uses every tool in the cartoonist’s kit to depict vividly the experience of mental illness. As you enter  ‘Paul Klee: Making Visible’, a major…

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