UK’s Small Press Day 2019 Announced for 13th July

By John Freeman on 17 January 2019

The UK and Ireland’s Small Press Day returns this year on Saturday July 13th for its fourth annual celebration of comics self-publishing, micropublishing and DIY culture.

The brainchild of cartoonist David Ziggy Greene, its aim is to provide a dedicated day where UK comic shops can put a special spotlight on small press creators and their work and bring those artists into stores to meet readers. It also seeks to push their comics to new and wider audiences.

In association with and sponsored by the Alternative Press and Broken Frontier, Small Press Day’s organising team consists of David Ziggy Greene, Amneet Johal of the Alternative Press and Broken Frontier Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver.

“But the real stars of the show, of course, are all the local activists/shops who put on events and signings across the UK and Ireland,” Andy insists.

The announcement poster above (with a handy ‘To Do’ list thrown in) sees David Ziggy Greene channelling Akira!

• For further updates on Small Press Day make sure to follow the event on Twitter @smallpressday and Instagram

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.