Phil Hall (author)
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From its inception in 1990, Hall was the copy, news, and features editor at Comics International and created a number of iconic comics magazine columns, such as "Movers & Shakers", "Hotshots", and "Networks," for the magazine.
He left CI in the spring of 2001 and in August 2001 launched the online journal Borderline. Borderline was a cross between The Comics Journal and the NMEScript error: No such module "Unsubst". with a heavy mix of mainstream American/British and international comic books. The magazine spotlighted comic books and creators from countries such as Brazil, Poland, and the Philippines, alongside American and British comic book icons; Borderline was, in part, responsible for a number of previously unknown cartoonists obtaining professional contracts.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In the spring of 2002, Borderline became part of the Cool Beans World network of websites.[2] Despite winning the "Best Specialist Magazine or Website" award at the 2002 National Comics Awards,[3] however, Borderline ceased publishing in 2003.
Hall left comics in 2003 to pursue a career in social work, but later returned to write a column for the comics website Comics Village. His book: My Monthly Curse — A Personal Comic Book History, mostly focusing on his time at Comics International and Borderline (culled from entries in his blog, A Life in Comics), was published in digital form in August 2011.
In July 2013, Hall launched Borderline Press Ltd., a registered company dealing with the publishing of new European comics talent. The press had distribution issues, however, which were alleviated when Hall reached a deal with Fanfare in 2015.[4] But continued scheduling issues forced Borderline Press to go on hiatus in May 2015.[4] Borderline Press was sold to Fanfare in August 2016.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Borderline Press titles (selected)
- 566 Frames by Dennis Wojda (Nov. 2013, Template:ISBN) — autobiographical graphic novel
- Zombre (Nov. 2013, Template:ISBN) — anthology featuring a number of UK, US, and European comics creators
- Hunger House by J. M. Edenborg and Loka Kanarp (2014, Template:ISBN)
- Zombies Can't Swim by Kim Herbst (2014, Template:ISBN)
- Verity Fair by Terry Wiley (2014, Template:ISBN)
- City of Crocodiles by Knut Larsson (Apr. 2014, Template:ISBN)
- Spoko by Tomas Prokupek, et al. (Aug. 2014, Template:ISBN) — anthology
- Seth & Ghost by Jamie Lewis (Mar. 2015, Template:ISBN)
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- ↑ Danvers, Xyzandra. "Borderline Finds A New Home At Cool Beans World," Comics Bulletin (March 29, 2002). Retrieved Dec. 2, 2020.
- ↑ Sutherland, Kev F. "NATIONAL COMICS AWARDS 2002: THE 5TH NATIONAL COMICS AWARDS RESULTS," 2000ADonline.org. Archived at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved Nov. 30, 2020.
- ↑ a b Johnston, Rich. "Borderline Pressed," Bleeding Cool (May 5, 2015).
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