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    The Cola Pop Creemees: Opening Act – Desmond Reed’s Darkly Comedic Graphic Novel Combines the Psychedelic and the Profound

    • by Andy Oliver
    • February 23, 2023

    Part of the final line-up of books to be published by US indie micropress Birdcage Bottom Books (and currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter here) Desmond Reed’s The Cola Pop Creemees: Opening…

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    Birdcage Bottom Books Announce Spring 2023 Publishing Schedule – Includes Books from Fred Noland, Desmond Reed and Lance Ward

    • by Broken Frontier Staff
    • January 11, 2023

    Birdcage Bottom Books have announced their Spring 2023 line-up. Full details in the press release below. COMING IN APRIL! Keep an eye out for our crowdfunding campaign… STEADY ROLLIN’: Preacher’s…

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    Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Birdcage Bottom Books, Blop: Martian Explorer, Dunce and Future

    • by Andy Oliver
    • March 15, 2019

    Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

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    Nate the Nonconformist Has a Rival! – Stephanie Mannheim Presents Another Engaging Sitcom-esque Romp Via Birdcage Bottom Books

    • by Robin Enrico
    • November 5, 2018

    As much as indie comics is the realm of emotionally exploratory stories, the freedom inherent in the medium also allows for work that is more interested in tickling our funny…

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    Preview: A Lone Deer at the End of the World, The Complete Matinee Idol and Bottoms Up! – Catch Birdcage Bottom Books at SPX this Weekend!

    • by Andy Oliver
    • September 14, 2018

    Birdcage Bottom Books are one of our favourite US small press publishers here at Broken Frontier with their output of genuinely indie, experimental and alt comics typifying the kind of…

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    Looking Back on DiNK 2018 – Indie Comics Continue to Shine in Year 3 of this Denver Festival

    • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
    • April 19, 2018

    DiNK captures the spirit of indie comics with a well organized, community-based show featuring a variety of guests and filled with plenty of fun activities for fans of all ages….

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    Black & White Diary Comics (December – February 2017) – Examining the Potent Immediacy of Sara Lautman’s Autobio Work

    • by Robin Enrico
    • February 26, 2018

    Sara Lautman has firmly secured her place as a cartoonist and illustrator with her professional work for The New Yorker. While Lautman is highly competent at the single panel gag…

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    In the Future, We Are Dead – Eva Müller’s Ruminations on Mortality from Birdcage Bottom Books

    • by Robin Enrico
    • February 5, 2018

    In the Future, We Are Dead by Eva Müller is a collection of nine short comics thematically linked in their exploration of mortality. Some stories focusing on a young Müller coming…

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    Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Birdcage Bottom Books, A Dark Forest, Nosferatu and The Golden Thread Project

    • by Andy Oliver
    • February 2, 2018

    Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

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    Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Retrofit Comics, Dickie, That Girl Comic and Bottoms Up!

    • by Andy Oliver
    • May 5, 2017

    Spotlights for crowdfunding campaigns are among our most frequently requested items for coverage from creators here at Broken Frontier. That’s understandable as platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo and others have changed…

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    Cringe: An Anthology of Embarrassment – Twenty-Plus Tales of Mortification, Humiliation and Shame from Birdcage Bottom Books

    • by Andy Oliver
    • January 15, 2015

    Over twenty tales of public humiliation from creators across the indie comics scene make up Birdcage Bottom’s Cringe: An Anthology of Embarrassment, a collection of shorts detailing those best forgotten…

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