Andy Oliver

Broken Frontier Staff Picks for February 2026 – Including First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth, Tortured Hearts #1, All the Living and More! – Broken Frontier 'First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth' is our Comic of the Month as the BF team look forward to February 2026 releases.

They're back! Broken Frontier Staff Picks for Feb 2026 – Including First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth, Tortured Hearts #1, All the Living and More! @oni-press.bsky.social @fantagraphics.bsky.social @dandq.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social
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Yep. This is an excellent collection.

If you are at all interested in world comics of an experimental and/or alt nature then the mini kuš! range is for you. An absolute treasure trove of minicomics magic.

Yep. This is an excellent collection.

Out today (tomorrow in comics shops): an economically-priced single-volume MARCH omnibus. While there’s nothing new in here content-wise (that’s something we’ll be tackling in the future), it’s a great option for schools, libraries, book clubs & the bookshelf. Softcover and hardcover!

The cover of Cara Brown's comic EVERYTHING'S FINE featuring an illustration of the artist looking out at the reader. The comic is autobiographical and deals with mental health themes.

You know whose comics are also extremely good? Cara Brown @caraashji.bsky.social's. That's whose. You should buy EVERYTHING'S FINE and you can do online here: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/cara...

The Pass Launch Party With Katriona Chapman We're extremely excited to hear about Katriona Chapman's new comic, The Pass! To celebrate, we're hosting a launch party on Friday 6th February 2026, from 7-9pm. In addition, Kat has drawn us an excep...

Hoping to be at @katrionachapman.bsky.social's launch party for THE PASS from @fantagraphics.bsky.social at @goshcomics.bsky.social on Friday. Who's going to be there?
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Maybe half a dozen times a year somebody will advise me that I should bring in extra traffic to BF by tearing apart something I really don't like in a review.

And, nah, I'd much rather spend my time more positively by nudging people in the direction of something underappreciated they *will* like.

You can't really "get comics back into newsagents" if there aren't any newsagents to get them back into in the first place.

The Smythes - A Truly Handsome Collection of Rea Irvin's 1930s Domestic Comedy Strips from New York Review Comics – Broken Frontier Nearly a century old but Rea Irvin's 'The Smythes' still resonates with readers with its gentle comedic tales of social climbing.

"A fitting and worthy winner of our Best Collection of Classic Comics Award for 2025 and a much recommended acquisition."

@brokenfrontier.bsky.social on Rea Irvin's The Smythes

The Pass Launch Party With Katriona Chapman We're extremely excited to hear about Katriona Chapman's new comic, The Pass! To celebrate, we're hosting a launch party on Friday 6th February 2026, from 7-9pm. In addition, Kat has drawn us an excep...

Hoping to be at @katrionachapman.bsky.social's launch party for THE PASS from @fantagraphics.bsky.social at @goshcomics.bsky.social on Friday. Who's going to be there?
goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blo...

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Lovely people involved in comics community action groups. Lovely people involved in socially conscious comics activism. Lovely people involved in support platforms for cartoonists and comics folk. We will run advertising for you for free if you want! Contact Andy: www.brokenfrontier.com/contact-us/

#Comics4Liam Invites Comics Creators from Around the US and the World to Create Art in Support of Liam Conejo Ramos and Families Impacted by ICE – Broken Frontier Press release details of the #Comix4Liam initiative via Comix Action as the menace of ICE continues to make itself felt.

The #Comics4Liam press release! We will *always* find time to run stuff like this at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social. What a fantastic initiative!

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The funny thing is I think whenever someone says this to me they are usually saying it in a well-meaning way ("here's how to improve your figures" kinda thing). But, yep, there's far too much good work out there to shout about! The bad stuff can wither and die without me bringing attention to it...

Traffic's fine already, ta. We're good.

A huge thank you to @andywpoliver.bsky.social and the @brokenfrontier.bsky.social team for including #EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory in their February staff picks!

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Maybe half a dozen times a year somebody will advise me that I should bring in extra traffic to BF by tearing apart something I really don't like in a review.

And, nah, I'd much rather spend my time more positively by nudging people in the direction of something underappreciated they *will* like.

The cover of Cara Brown's comic EVERYTHING'S FINE featuring an illustration of the artist looking out at the reader. The comic is autobiographical and deals with mental health themes.

You know whose comics are also extremely good? Cara Brown @caraashji.bsky.social's. That's whose. You should buy EVERYTHING'S FINE and you can do online here: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/cara...

mini kuš! #135: The Boy and the Worm - Heather Loase's Meta Minicomic Shifts from Themes of Loneliness to Creative Block – Broken Frontier BF's Andy Oliver takes a look at another minicomic offering from kuš! comics. Heather Loase's 'The Boy and the Worm'.

Review! mini kuš! #135: The Boy and the Worm – Heather Loase’s Meta Minicomic Shifts from Themes of Loneliness to Creative Block. @kushkomikss.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/mini-kus-135/

You can't really "get comics back into newsagents" if there aren't any newsagents to get them back into in the first place.

If you are at all interested in world comics of an experimental and/or alt nature then the mini kuš! range is for you. An absolute treasure trove of minicomics magic.

What commentators say about Broken Frontier: “The BF team are my first port of call for upcoming work... delivering the most provocative, engaging and beautiful reviews and discoveries the world has to offer” – Sabba Khan (The Roles We Play/What is Home, Mum?, Myriad Editions/Street Noise Books)

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#Comics4Liam Invites Comics Creators from Around the US and the World to Create Art in Support of Liam Conejo Ramos and Families Impacted by ICE – Broken Frontier Press release details of the #Comix4Liam initiative via Comix Action as the menace of ICE continues to make itself felt.

The #Comics4Liam press release! We will *always* find time to run stuff like this at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social. What a fantastic initiative!

www.brokenfrontier.com/comics4liam-...

Cover of Flash Gordon Quarterly 7, with art by Artyom Trakhanov.

So @lizbethmyles.bsky.social and I wrote a Flash Gordon comic strip together! In Flash Gordon Quarterly 7. With the great Georges Jeanty on art! Out from @madcavestudios.com on April 29th (so please order before the 6th). #FlashGordon

The Lexicon of Comicana - Mort Walker's Exploration of the Language of Comics Comes Back to Print Via New York Review Comics – Broken Frontier What is "teteology" in comics? What is a "morf"? What are "emanata"? Find out in Mort Walker's 'The Lexicon of Comicana'.

Just a reminder that this is out there in republished form from NYRC and is well worth adding to your comics reference collection. www.brokenfrontier.com/the-lexicon-...

Been revisiting the original Milestone line recently via those DC compendia volumes so really looking forward to this.

Donut Squad: Make a Mess! (a Phoenix Comic Book): the latest addition to this bestselling series! Check out Donut Squad: Make a Mess! (a Phoenix Comic Book): the latest addition to this bestselling series! - The bagels are lying low, and now the Donut Squad are enjoying making their own malarkey. ...

Do YOU like Donuts? But also supporting child literacy, AND independent bookshops, AT THE SAME TIME? Well all February, 10% of ALL Children’s books on uk.bookshop.org will go to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! OFFER INCLUDES DONUTS uk.bookshop.org/a/275/978178... #ReadItForward