Andy Oliver
@andywpoliver.bsky.social
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 "Chinless dribbler" (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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You gotta imagine that there’s ten or more kids in the school that have been drawing their own comics that are getting a really rough introduction to how little people value someone with an art career
Activist and former quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels.
Colin Kaepernick launches AI storytelling tool at Prince George's County high school
Former quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
You gotta imagine that there’s ten or more kids in the school that have been drawing their own comics that are getting a really rough introduction to how little people value someone with an art career
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Review! A Little Step Vol. 1 – Teen Romance with an Aspirational Theme from Mimi Szeto and Nakama Press. @nakamapress.bsky.social @madcavestudios.com www.brokenfrontier.com/a-little-step/
Review by @edwardpicot.bsky.social
Review by @edwardpicot.bsky.social
A Little Step Vol. 1 - Teen Romance with an Aspirational Theme from Mimi Szeto and Nakama Press – Broken Frontier
BF's Edward Picot reviews 'A Little Step' by Mimi Szeto, published by Nakama Press, an imprint of Mad Cave Studios.
www.brokenfrontier.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Review! A Little Step Vol. 1 – Teen Romance with an Aspirational Theme from Mimi Szeto and Nakama Press. @nakamapress.bsky.social @madcavestudios.com www.brokenfrontier.com/a-little-step/
Review by @edwardpicot.bsky.social
Review by @edwardpicot.bsky.social
Today I learned that there was a LOOK-IN comic strip of MICHAEL BENTINE'S POTTY TIME and that Arthur Ranson was involved on the art side. No idea if this is his work. Not holding my breath for a Treasury of British Comics collection though...
December 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Today I learned that there was a LOOK-IN comic strip of MICHAEL BENTINE'S POTTY TIME and that Arthur Ranson was involved on the art side. No idea if this is his work. Not holding my breath for a Treasury of British Comics collection though...
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Every few months he trots this out hoping that this time the comics community isn't going to go ape****.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
Activist and former quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels.
Colin Kaepernick launches AI storytelling tool at Prince George's County high school
Former quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Every few months he trots this out hoping that this time the comics community isn't going to go ape****.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
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This Saturday.
(was meant to be last Sat but I had too much of a cold)
Come support @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
There's great exhibitions for illustration fans.
Plus I'll scribble in your book :)
Signing in central London W1A 3AE from 1 - 3pm
(was meant to be last Sat but I had too much of a cold)
Come support @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
There's great exhibitions for illustration fans.
Plus I'll scribble in your book :)
Signing in central London W1A 3AE from 1 - 3pm
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This Saturday.
(was meant to be last Sat but I had too much of a cold)
Come support @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
There's great exhibitions for illustration fans.
Plus I'll scribble in your book :)
Signing in central London W1A 3AE from 1 - 3pm
(was meant to be last Sat but I had too much of a cold)
Come support @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
There's great exhibitions for illustration fans.
Plus I'll scribble in your book :)
Signing in central London W1A 3AE from 1 - 3pm
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
You will be visited by three spirits.
Small show of solidarity today. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Small show of solidarity today. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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As Storehouse East is a 5 minute walk from work I popped over this morning before I started and pleased to say the @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Anthology is still on display as part of the comics exhibit. I am going to confidently say BF is the only comics commentary site to be featured at the V&A.
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
As Storehouse East is a 5 minute walk from work I popped over this morning before I started and pleased to say the @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Anthology is still on display as part of the comics exhibit. I am going to confidently say BF is the only comics commentary site to be featured at the V&A.
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Back in Autumn 2024 I decided I would start reading every one of Dickens' novels in order as a fun downtime non-comics project. Here we are 15 months later and I am happy to announce I am now 70% of the way through THE PICKWICK PAPERS.
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Back in Autumn 2024 I decided I would start reading every one of Dickens' novels in order as a fun downtime non-comics project. Here we are 15 months later and I am happy to announce I am now 70% of the way through THE PICKWICK PAPERS.
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The FOMO has finally gotten to me. Just ordered this issue from the website and taken out a subscription. The magazines will come addressed to my children, but really, they're for me as much as them!
THE PHOENIX #727 - the best single periodical comics issue of 2025. Meta genius as the events of one strip invade the rest of the comic.
December 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The FOMO has finally gotten to me. Just ordered this issue from the website and taken out a subscription. The magazines will come addressed to my children, but really, they're for me as much as them!
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The birth of our solar system - at last, closing up the penultimate page of this mammoth chapter exploring the origin of the universe in all its swirls of different sorts... It's been a long trip. And there is, to be sure, a lot going on on this page :)
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The birth of our solar system - at last, closing up the penultimate page of this mammoth chapter exploring the origin of the universe in all its swirls of different sorts... It's been a long trip. And there is, to be sure, a lot going on on this page :)
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
As Storehouse East is a 5 minute walk from work I popped over this morning before I started and pleased to say the @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Anthology is still on display as part of the comics exhibit. I am going to confidently say BF is the only comics commentary site to be featured at the V&A.
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
As Storehouse East is a 5 minute walk from work I popped over this morning before I started and pleased to say the @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Anthology is still on display as part of the comics exhibit. I am going to confidently say BF is the only comics commentary site to be featured at the V&A.
Back in Autumn 2024 I decided I would start reading every one of Dickens' novels in order as a fun downtime non-comics project. Here we are 15 months later and I am happy to announce I am now 70% of the way through THE PICKWICK PAPERS.
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Back in Autumn 2024 I decided I would start reading every one of Dickens' novels in order as a fun downtime non-comics project. Here we are 15 months later and I am happy to announce I am now 70% of the way through THE PICKWICK PAPERS.
Might need to freshen up my Bluesky bio. "Last decades of his life" feels a little passé now.
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Might need to freshen up my Bluesky bio. "Last decades of his life" feels a little passé now.
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THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #49 (1986) - I read the first part of this Moonbow story nearly 40 years ago. If only teen Andy had known he’d be in his fifties before he’d see the resolution. Did Moonbow ever appear in costume again?
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #49 (1986) - I read the first part of this Moonbow story nearly 40 years ago. If only teen Andy had known he’d be in his fifties before he’d see the resolution. Did Moonbow ever appear in costume again?
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THE PHOENIX #727 - the best single periodical comics issue of 2025. Meta genius as the events of one strip invade the rest of the comic.
December 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
THE PHOENIX #727 - the best single periodical comics issue of 2025. Meta genius as the events of one strip invade the rest of the comic.
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I've managed to write just one review since Thought Bubble...
December 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I've managed to write just one review since Thought Bubble...
THE PHOENIX #727 - the best single periodical comics issue of 2025. Meta genius as the events of one strip invade the rest of the comic.
December 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
THE PHOENIX #727 - the best single periodical comics issue of 2025. Meta genius as the events of one strip invade the rest of the comic.
I've managed to write just one review since Thought Bubble...
December 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I've managed to write just one review since Thought Bubble...
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Early 1980s Marvel UK Classified Ads page including one for the first ever comics shop I visited regularly. The very short-lived Metropolis Media Bookstore in Romford.
December 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Early 1980s Marvel UK Classified Ads page including one for the first ever comics shop I visited regularly. The very short-lived Metropolis Media Bookstore in Romford.
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Rewarding morning chatting with Staffs Uni students about @brokenfrontier.bsky.social, UK comics, and routes into publishing. Now off to spend the rest of my day off on a little outing to Jurassic World in London.
December 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Rewarding morning chatting with Staffs Uni students about @brokenfrontier.bsky.social, UK comics, and routes into publishing. Now off to spend the rest of my day off on a little outing to Jurassic World in London.
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Trump pardon for Frazer Brown surely imminent?
December 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Trump pardon for Frazer Brown surely imminent?
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My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.