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Killjoy #4 and #5 – Strolling Along the Prom with Robert Brown as His Autobiographical Series Recalls a Traditional British Seaside Holiday

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 16, 2017

Robert Brown’s instantly recognisable recapturing of his childhood has been a firm favourite of mine in ‘Small Pressganged’ since the very early days of this column. Brown’s work speaks so…

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Celebrating Small Press Day 2016 – Ten Top UK Autobio Comics for Your Consideration!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2016

SMALL PRESS DAY IS COMING! Saturday July 9th sees the first Small Press Day in the UK and Ireland – an event that seeks to spotlight the exciting new voices…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Killjoy #3 – An Acutely Observed Catalogue of Awkwardness in Robert Brown’s Cartoon Study of Pre-Adolescent Romance

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 17, 2015

Robert Brown’s Killjoy returns with this third issue of quietly understated but oh-so familiar childhood recollections that will, in turn, make you smile, wince and nod knowingly at his spot-on…

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Killjoy #2 – Robert Brown’s Childhood Revisited in a Gentle Slice-of-Lifer

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 11, 2014

This second issue of Robert Brown’s comic strip reminiscences has been a while in coming but those who found his wistful recollections of his younger days in #1 so evocative…

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