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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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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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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