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Author: Andy Oliver

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To Catch a Landed Gull – Noah Frear Takes Us into an Allegorical Dreamscape of the Symbolic and the Oddly Familiar

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 27, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Comics with an experimental edge are an integral part of our coverage here at Broken Frontier. We are the site that probably oversaturates our coverage with…

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“At the Base of Every Story I Tell is Some Aspect of Myself” – Michael Furler Talks Inspiration, Process, His ShortBox and Peow Work, and the Swiss Comics Scene

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 26, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! With a body of quirky but relatable work behind him from publishers like ShortBox and Peow, Swiss artist Michael Furler has already built a knowing following…

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P*nk Lab Grl! Book One – Shannon Spence’s Protagonist Takes on Big Pharma and End-Stage Capitalism in this Likeable Romp with Something Serious to Say

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 23, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! As we know Thought Bubble is an opportunity to discover voices entirely new to us but it also provides us with a chance to pick up…

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Rebellion Announce Special Event to Celebrate 50 Years of ‘2000 AD’ in March 2027

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 23, 2026

Has nearly a decade gone by since I wrote about 2000 AD‘s 40th birthday party? Apparently so. If you missed that epic birthday bash in 2017 then you have a…

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Tree Dwellers Part 1 – Discover the Magic of Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds in the First Part of this Endearing Fantasy Story

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 22, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! One of our last features for last year’s Thought Bubble Month at Broken Frontier was this extensive interview with 2025 BF ‘Six to Watch’ artist Beatrijs…

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“There’s a Real Joy in Giving a Story a Good End” – Kate Ashwin on Saying Goodbye to the Cast of Her Webcomic ‘Widdershins’ After an Impressive 15 Years

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 22, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! After an astonishing 15 years Kate Ashwin’s webcomic Widdershins has come to an end and this year she’ll be bringing the final print volume to Thought…

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It Comes in Waves – Bruna Martini’s Fragile and Haunting Meditation on Motherhood and Loss from ThirdBear Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 21, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Steven Ingram’s ThirdBear Press has become synonymous with its signature anthology series Boxes. A publication which continues to platform emerging and established names in the UK…

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The Most Amazing Saturday Morning Rubbish Club – Bill Tuckey and Francisco de la Mora’s Story of SEND Kids and Found Family is a Beautiful and Inspirational Read

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 21, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! It’s undoubtedly one of the feelgood graphic novels to have been released in the last twelve months or so but to frame Bill Tuckey and Francisco…

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Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds to Be Published by Fantagraphics and Ediciones La Cúpula in 2027

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 20, 2026

Congratulations are in order to 2025 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creator Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds whose delightful fantasy comics Fox Flight Market Night and Shimmer Paths have been picked up…

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“There Have Been So Many Highlights!” – Publisher Andy Brown on 30 Years of Conundrum Press, Discovering Unique Voices in Comics, and the Realities of Arts Funding in Canada

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 20, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Last year at Broken Frontier we inducted Canadian publisher Conundrum Press into our Hall of Fame as part of our annual BF Awards. A much deserved…

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“I Love Exploring Themes of Culture, Family and Siblinghood” – Shri Gunasekara on Experimenting with the Form, Colour as a Storytelling Device, and Artistic Process

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 19, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Shri Gunasekara is one of this year’s Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ creators and there’s something neatly cyclical about interviewing as part of our Thought Bubble…

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Horiorror: A Greek Folk Horror Comics Anthology – Chilling Tales of Bucolic Terror in this Moody Short Story Collection

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 19, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! We all know the drill with comics anthologies – firstly they give creators an opportunity to hone their short storytelling skills of course. But on the…

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Welcome to Thought Bubble Month 2026 at Broken Frontier!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 19, 2026

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2026! Welcome to our celebration of all things TB for 2026! (Yes I’m aware that sentence can be interpreted somewhat differently based on those two initials…) This…

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Long Covid Superheroes!: A Comic Made By Kids Living with Long Covid – Zhenyi Zheng and Alice Urbino Bring the Stories of Young People to the Comics Page with an Inspirational Flourish

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 16, 2026

Community projects in comics are something we are always very keen to get behind here at Broken Frontier. We do style ourselves as a “community hub” after all. One such…

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Thought Bubble Memories – We Want Your Favourite Stories from 20 Years of Thought Bubble to Run at Broken Frontier in November!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 12, 2026

So… in the lead-up to Thought Bubble Month beginning next Monday at BF it’s going to be another quiet week of posting here on the site as we beaver away…

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Broken Frontier Andytorial for October 2026 – The Extended BF Family Hit the Lakes, More on Thought Bubble Month, and an Apology for Some Downtime…

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 7, 2026

I am more than a little late with this month’s edition of our (sometimes) regular look behind-the-scenes at Broken Frontier. And, as you’ll no doubt have noticed, we have been…

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The Flesh of the World – Kristina Stipetic’s Experimental Sci-Fi Has Deeper Philosophical Layers

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 29, 2026

A couple of years back at Broken Frontier I reviewed  Kristina Stipetic’s bumper-sized collection Positive Worlds, Negative Spaces. A huge collection of work originally created between 2010 and 2024, it…

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Broken Frontier at the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival – The ‘Six to Watch’ Come to LICAF Plus BF-Related Events Over the Festival Weekend

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 28, 2026

It’s the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival this coming weekend (October 2nd-4th) and we have a big Broken Frontier presence over the festival weekend! From the stars of our respected…

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