Happy Birthday, Six-to-Watch!
Small presses and D.I.Y. productions are the vibrant core of the colourful and complex comics world.
They are the vibrant space for experimenting with new perspectives, creating new narratives, and fostering new collaborations. The existence of this same world depends on passionate cultural operators like ‘Broken
Frontier’, the multiple award-winning webzine and a comics community hub founded in 2002 in Belgium by Frederik Hautain and currently owned by Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver since 2017. Its international team of contributors now provides reviews, interviews/features and relevant news updates every weekday.
BF actively seeks out deserving emerging voices in comics to champion their work and bring it to wider audiences. Since 2015, it has promoted the annual ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch.’ The programme is aimed at supporting the chosen artists by providing them with a year of guaranteed coverage at BF, individual mentoring, and multiple opportunities to be a part of BF-related comics events, panels, and talks.
Opening night date & time: Sunday 28th July — 6.00 - 9.00 pm
The Opening Evening features the animated films from the ‘People We Know’ Programme (led by Pooja Pottenkulam, UEL), and a round-table with Alex Fitch (Panel Borders/Brighton University)/Andy Oliver (Broken Frontier)/Tom Oldham (Breakdown Press)/Pooja Pottenkulam (UEL)/Christopher Kul Want (UAL). The round-table is streamed on the Panel Borders Podcast.
Opening night tickets: Free but registration is essential
Venue: The Chapel, 21 Old Ford Road, E2 9PJ (Plan your visit)
Exhibition dates & times: Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th July — 12.00 noon - 5.00 pm
Exhibition tickets: Free
Access: We are working to make our Grade II listed building more accessible but it will take some time. Please note that entry to the Chapel is not step-free. If you require access support (including our portable ramps), please get in touch via comms@stmargaretshouse.org.uk