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Indie comic creators and publishers aplenty lined up for London “Brew Zine 24”

By John Freeman on June 3, 2024

The Gipsy Hill Brewery in South London will be the venue for Brew Zine Comic & Zine, a zine and comic fair happening on Sunday 7th July 2024.

With the mantra “Come for the beer, stay for the zines (or vice versa!)”, the fair, taking place in the rooms of the brewery, will feature distribution tables, a communal table, workshops and zine swaps. There is quite a strong focus on both zines and comics.

Creators and independent publishers due to take part include Another Subculture, Broken Frontier, Mel Choong, Colossive Press, Idiot Corpse, Decadence Comics, Hayley Gullen, Gareth Hopkins, Ieuan & Caela, Julie Innes, Rebecca K Jones, Jade King, LDComics, Rianna Mackenzie, Emilia McKenzie, Peter Morey, Nancy Art, Mark Pawson, Zoe Pencil, Ed Pinsent, and WIP Comics.

It follows the local South London Comic and Zine Fair, and Gipsy Hill’s previous Gipsy Hill Comic Fair (2017) with some of the same organisers.

• Brew Zine Comic & Zine Fair 2024, Sunday 7th July 2024, Gipsy Hill Brewery, Unit 5, 160 Hamilton Rd, Norwood, London SE27 9SF | Further information here on Zine Wiki | Instagram

With thanks to Paul Gravett

John Freeman

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. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 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.