ELCAF WEEK! While the latest issue of graphite arts anthology Tiny Pencil was a long time in coming, this fifth edition – a sci-fi spectacular with many of the darker overtones…
“Over 100 artists present positive political actions that anyone can take.” That’s the soundbite that beautifully embodies the Draw the Line project – an idea dreamt up by UK small…
Championing work we believe in, promoting creators with something important to say, and spotlighting publications that are worthy of far wider attention are staples of Broken Frontier’s philosophy of coverage. Every…
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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…
When not overseeing respected anthology Tiny Pencil, the ever versatile Amber Hsu can be found applying her multiple talents to all manner of diverse artistic pursuits. One of those many…
It’s nearly Gosh! Comics/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw time again as our popular collaborative event returns next week on June 28th. We’re returning to last month’s venue – the BrewDog pub on…
CELEBRATING BCZF! When editor Mark Beechill first launched Foxhole he did so with the tagline ‘Arts, Culture, Writing’ foremost in his mind but he’s the first to admit that approach…
CELEBRATING BCZF! Comics and community. It’s something we’ve spoken about a lot in this column in 2015 whether it be in terms of graphic memoirist Wallis Eates’s outreach work taking…
What marked out Richy K. Chandler’s first Tempo Lush Tales – a selection of multi-genre stories that were all written by Chandler (below right) and tailored to the strengths of…
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It seems fair to say that while graphite-boosting artzine Tiny Pencil has, to date, displayed a willingness to adopt radically diverse thematic approaches to its content, it has shown an inclination…
The third edition of Tiny Pencil – the artzine promoting graphite-based goodness through a mix of illustration and comic strips – is subtitled The Beast Issue, and comes with a…
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This first ‘Small Pressganged’ edition of 2014 provides us with a chance to reflect on and celebrate the last twelve months of micro and self-published comics in the UK as…
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Tiny Pencil, the artzine that celebrates all things graphite, returned this summer with a second issue focusing on all-ages fun, games and activities. This edition, subtitled Mammals, Monsters & Mars!,…
Founded and co-edited by Amber Hsu and Katriona Chapman, Tiny Pencil is the latest anthology publication to burst onto the British small press scene. As its name suggests, the raison…
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