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Andy Oliver
@andywpoliver.bsky.social
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief, small press champion, Small Press Day co-organiser, multiple comics awards judge and recreational nihilist. He/Him "Last decades of his life" (Art by Francesca Cassavetti).
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · Jul 1
Saying it again. You do *not* have to be the most accomplished artist in the world to make an excellent comic that speaks to people and communicates your truths.
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 5h
Not that I know of. Maybe it’s just a day of assorted ultimate awfulness…
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 9h
So that’ll just be the “no no it wasn’t transphobia it was just a translation mistake” people sending out a press release announcing a new series with a Comicsgate artist then.

We see you.
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 15h
News! Dave Baker’s ‘Halloween Boy’ Comes to Oni Press @oni-press.bsky.social in 2026. www.brokenfrontier.com/baker-hallow...
Dave Baker's 'Halloween Boy' Comes to Oni Press in 2026 – Broken Frontier
We’ve been big fans of the work of Dave Baker (Mary Tyler Moorehawk) for a long time here at Broken Frontier so we’re very pleased to hear that his Halloween...
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 20h
if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 18h
Review! Gracie’s Ghost Vol. 1 – Dawn Brown’s Story About Bullying and Learning to Cope from Image Comics @imagecomics.com. www.brokenfrontier.com/gracies-ghost/ Review by @edwardpicot.bsky.social
Gracie's Ghost Vol. 1 - Dawn Brown's Story About Bullying and Learning to Cope from Image Comics – Broken Frontier
Edward Picot reviews 'Gracie's Ghost' by Dawn Brown, the first volume of the series published by Image Comics.
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 1d
This happens far more than it should do! Seriously... don't make things unnecessarily harder for you than they need to be.
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 1d
Please always check your review request e-mails before sending them, folks! If you send an unopenable digital copy, or a review copy link that we don't have access to, we probably won't have the time to chase you up about that right now. And you'll lose out. Sorry!
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 1d
THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #21 (1984) - still really enjoying these early FIRESTORM issues. The Ronnie/Stein thing is such a great dynamic and I love all the supporting cast subplots.
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 2d
Tip-top news!
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 2d
Welcoming @lydiaturner97.bsky.social as Broken Frontier's new Managing Editor! So exciting.

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Broken Frontier Andytorial, October 2025 – Lydia Turner is BF's New Managing Editor, Swati Nair Joins the Team, and Broken Frontier at the Lakes – Broken Frontier
Time for another Andytorial at Broken Frontier with new BF team addition announcements and thoughts from LICAF.
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 1d
This happens far more than it should do! Seriously... don't make things unnecessarily harder for you than they need to be.
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 1d
Please always check your review request e-mails before sending them, folks! If you send an unopenable digital copy, or a review copy link that we don't have access to, we probably won't have the time to chase you up about that right now. And you'll lose out. Sorry!
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 1d
Review! mini kuš! #132: The Big Spill – Food-Based Stunts Go Viral in Janne Marie Dauer’s Satirical Short. @kushkomikss.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/mini-kus-132/
mini kuš! #132: The Big Spill - Food-Based Stunts Go Viral in Janne Marie Dauer’s Satirical Short – Broken Frontier
Janne Marie Dauer’s ‘The Big Spill’ takes the 'mini kuš!' minicomics series in a decidedly candy-based direction.
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 2d
News! TAGS Fest @tagsfest.co.uk Returns to Edinburgh on October 25th and 26th for the Biggest Year to Date!

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TAGS Fest Returns to Edinburgh on October 25th and 26th for the Biggest Year to Date – Broken Frontier
Details of TAGS Fest 2025 which returns to Fruitmarket, Edinburgh for its biggest event to date this October.
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 1d
Please always check your review request e-mails before sending them, folks! If you send an unopenable digital copy, or a review copy link that we don't have access to, we probably won't have the time to chase you up about that right now. And you'll lose out. Sorry!
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BOBBY JOSEPH COMICS @bobbyjosephcomics.bsky.social · 1d
As I have grown older, I have become increasingly passionate about ensuring that marginalised histories and stories, especially those of people of colour, are told truthfully and creatively in comics. That said, I wrote a story about Indian troops in WW1. downthetubes.net/uk-comics-la...
UK Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph pens his first Commando
Shocking story of Indian troops during World War One explored
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 2d
News! The ‘Judge Dredd Megazine’ Celebrates 35 Years of Publishing with Jumping-On Point Issue #485 this Month. @2000ad.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/judge-dredd-...
The 'Judge Dredd Megazine' Celebrates 35 Years of Publishing with Jumping-On Point Issue #485 this Month – Broken Frontier
The 35th anniversary issue of 'Judge Dredd Megazine' sees a number of new stories debuting, perfect for new readers.
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 2d
THE PHANTOM STRANGER #0 (2012) - The writing on this is a train wreck on every level. Cliched in narration and dialogue with an on-the-nose new origin for the Stranger and some of the worst pacing you’ll ever read in a super-hero comic. The art though is sublime. Absolutely gorgeous.
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 14d
My number one cure for impostor syndrome: Arthur Mullard and Hylda Baker on Top of the Pops.

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Hylda Baker & Arthur Mullard - You're The One That I Want [totp2]
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Tiffany Babb @explodingarrow.bsky.social · 2d
One of our most exciting rewards this campaign - The Comics Courier Catalogue, which will feature blurbs about all different kinds of places where you can read and listen to comics criticism! Perfect for people who miss the Scholastic book fair catalogue.

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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 2d
Come Join the Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw ONLINE on Thurs, October 9th – Check Out Our Gallery of Recent D&D Art Here! #GoshBFDD

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Come Join the Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw ONLINE on Thurs, October 9th – Check Out Our Gallery of Recent D&D Art Here! – Broken Frontier
The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online is back again this week and we’re inviting you to join in the fun with a little reminder of some...
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 9d
Review! Hibernating – Vaso Michailidou’s Comic Debut, Where Mundane Life Collides with Surreal, Magical Chaos.

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Hibernating - Vaso Michailidou’s Comic Debut, Where Mundane Life Collides with Surreal, Magical Chaos – Broken Frontier
Vaso Michailidou's first self-published comic 'Hibernating' is reviewed by Broken Frontier's Lydia Turner.
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 2d
Welcoming @lydiaturner97.bsky.social as Broken Frontier's new Managing Editor! So exciting.

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Broken Frontier Andytorial, October 2025 – Lydia Turner is BF's New Managing Editor, Swati Nair Joins the Team, and Broken Frontier at the Lakes – Broken Frontier
Time for another Andytorial at Broken Frontier with new BF team addition announcements and thoughts from LICAF.
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 2d
Tip-top news!
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 2d
Welcoming @lydiaturner97.bsky.social as Broken Frontier's new Managing Editor! So exciting.

www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-front...
Broken Frontier Andytorial, October 2025 – Lydia Turner is BF's New Managing Editor, Swati Nair Joins the Team, and Broken Frontier at the Lakes – Broken Frontier
Time for another Andytorial at Broken Frontier with new BF team addition announcements and thoughts from LICAF.
www.brokenfrontier.com
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 13d
Review! Shadowplay Vol. 1: Midnight School – Samuel Fonseca Unleashes a Brutal, Mind-Bending School of Horrors. From @topshelfcomix.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/shadowplay-t...
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Shadowplay Vol. 1: Midnight School - Samuel Fonseca Unleashes a Brutal, Mind-Bending School of Horrors – Broken Frontier
Broken Frontier's Lydia Turner reviews 'Shadowplay Vol. 1: Midnight School' by Samuel Fonseca, published by Top Shelf.
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 4d
Preview: Macabre Valley #1 – Zack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social and BF ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Anna Readman’s Texan Werewolf Grindhouse Comic Currently Funding on Kickstarter. www.brokenfrontier.com/macabre-vall...
Preview: Macabre Valley #1 - Zack Quaintance and BF 'Six to Watch' Artist Anna Readman's Texan Werewolf Grindhouse Comic Currently Funding on Kickstarter – Broken Frontier
Anna Readman is the artist on 'Macabre Valley', the werewolf horror comic currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter.
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 4d
News! Image @imagecomics.com and Syzygy to Publish Festive Horror Anthology ‘Dread the Halls 2025’ with Another Selection of Christmas Comics Frights. www.brokenfrontier.com/dread-the-ha...
Image and Syzygy to Publish Festive Horror Anthology 'Dread the Halls 2025' with Another Selection of Christmas Comics Frights – Broken Frontier
It's Yuletide creepiness in the 'Dread the Halls 2025' anthology featuring Jordan Hart, Luana Vecchi, Chris Ryall and more.
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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 4d
So... Covid. Turns out it's a bit shit really. I have zero energy for anything but lying on the couch watching back to back episodes of 'Eldorado'. Still, nearly six years of dodging it was a pretty good run.
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