The Paper Jam Comics Collective are something of an unsung hero of the UK small press scene. They’re one of those community groups in comics who deserve far more recognition. So we’re very happy to be able to give a boost to their small press fair at Travelling Man in Newcastle this weekend. More on their blog here.
On Sunday 19th October, downstairs (sorry, only stair access) at Travelling Man Newcastle, 11.30-4.00ish, there will be a tremendous SMALL PRESS FAIR – with comics, zines, art, merch, prose, poetry, games, etcetera available from some local creators who are part of Paper Jam.
Free to get in, everyone is nice, there’ll be a load of fantastic stuff, probably some freebies. Come along and support local arts.
Featuring:
the perennial Paper Jam Comics Collective (themed anthology comics), the jovial Jennifer C. Wilson (historical fiction/romance novels, writing ‘how-to’ books, North Tyneside Writers’ Circle anthologies), the awful Alexi Conman (comics, illustrated puzzles, one-page RPGs, terrible drawings of pikachus), the mercurial Mike Duckett (likes drawing and makes zines; there is a scary wolf in one of them), the luminous Lucky Moth Studio (black and white artwork: zines, pins, stickers, tote bags etc), the likeable Leo Healy (two comics with Torgo Wells: found document/CYOA sci-fi So You’ve Been Conquered by the Human Race (shortlisted for the Minicomics Awards 2024!) and all-ages sci-fi comedy Uncle Zaxlor’s Robot Repair Shop, plus Pokémon and wrestling zines!), the benevolent Britt Coxon (zines on peculiar topics such as tomatoes and strange questions that strangers have asked, plus stickers, greeting cards, upcycled paper handmade notebooks (unique, for your most or least precious notes) and 3D paper craft activity kits), the laudable LJ Matthews Art (prints, badges, stickers, original art, artbooks and hopefully some zines!), the magical Masked Emerald (books, some zines, stickers and upcycled badges), the stupendous Michael ‘Stiv’ Stephenson (a selection of Sonic the Hedgehog prints and original sketches), the barbaric Ben Clark (many tiny but powerful comics), the tenacious Torgo Wells (highly detailed sci-fi comics), the pugilistic Paul Thompson (great mystery).
