To celebrate Small Press Day on the 13th July in the UK, there’s another event on the day in the heart of Bath with 30 plus independent creators of comics, zines, art and more. The Bam! Comic Art & Zine Fair will be hosted again by the great folks at the Komedia Clubin Bath and the show will be open from 10.00am to 4.00pm on the day and entry is completely free.
Creators and publishers attending include Olga Alexnadru, Paul Ashely Brown, Rita Cabrito, Raechel Leigh Carter (aka Tinynoggin), Ed Cheverton, Shaun Dobie, David Gunstone, Happy Clam, Adam Falp, Mike Garley, Jason Garrattley, Emma Haines, Kat Himmel, Vince Hunt, Rik Jackson, Sian Jefferson, David McMillan, Sarah Millman, James Nash, NoBrow Press, Russell Mark Olson, Jayde Perkin, Nick Prolix, Paul B. Rainey, Simon L. Read, Andrew Richmond, Lise Richardson, Steve Sims, Joseph Simons, Lily Sockmonkey, Son of Ken, Pete Taylor, John Tucker and I Am Zoot
BAM! is very proud to be taking place in the brilliant Komedia club in Bath, located in the heart of historic Bath and home to tons of exciting live events. It’s Bath’s leading live entertainment venue, hosting over 400 events per year, in the beautifully restored Grade II listed former Beau Nash cinema, often working closely with Bath’s many festivals, including the Bath Comedy Festival, The Bath Festival, the Bath Children’s Literature Festival, Bath Fringe Festival, and the FilmBath Festival.
• BAM! Comic Art and Zine Fair 2019, 10.00am – 4.00pm, Saturday 13th July 2019 Komedia, Bath | Web: bamcomicfair.blogspot.com
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek Magazine) and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of "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.