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“The Potential of the Medium is What Appeals to Me the Most” – Laurel Pettitt on Autobio Comics, Icelandic Travelogue and Finding Your Place in the Self-Publishing World

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 4, 2019

Since we announced our 2019 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators to Watch’ back in January we’ve published a number of reviews of their work here on the site. Part…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Island – Laurel Pettitt’s Icelandic Travelogue is an Endearing Scrapbook-Style Delight

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 7, 2019

When I reviewed Laurel Pettitt’s Quiet Moments last year at Broken Frontier here I argued that it was a minicomic that was “proof positive that truly exciting new work doesn’t have…

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Thought Bubble 2018 Preview: Island – Laurel Pettitt’s Comics Memoir Takes a Charmingly Scrapbook Style Approach to the Graphic Travelogue

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 21, 2018

AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Since I first met her at our Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw this year and reviewed her minicomic Quiet Moments Laurel Pettitt’s graphic travelogue…

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Crowdfunding Corner – Four Campaigns to Back Including Island, ES*EF, Testimony and Secret Prison 8: Glut Magazine

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 6, 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…

Eyecatcher · Features

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25 Years of Image Comics – A Multi-Creator ‘Image Day’ Interview with Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Joe Keatinge, Leila del Duca, Brandon Graham, Sloane Leong and Emi Lenox

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • February 6, 2017

Image Comics celebrated its 25th anniversary this past Wednesday with an event called “Image Day” that saw many of their creators head out to retailers across the globe to meet…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for December 7, 2016 – The Can Opener’s Daughter, Island, Motor Crush, Ditko Unleashed and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • December 6, 2016

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Staff Picks for May 11, 2016 – Lou, Island, Pop Gun War, A City Inside, The Twilight Children and More

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • May 10, 2016

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…

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BF Awards 2015 – Best Publisher: Image Comics

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • January 20, 2016

  After another breathless year of new titles and ongoing smash hits, Image Comics has cemented its place as the hottest publishing game in town. Image Comics continues to set the…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Island #1 – Brandon Graham and Emma Ríos Take a Leap of Faith with Their Oversized Anthology

  • by Tom Murphy
  • July 17, 2015

With an ambitious and stylish mix of short and long-form work, editors Brandon Graham and Emma Ríos bring the monthly anthology comic to a new dimension. When Image Expo blasts…

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