Better Late than anything

Newcastle's annual delightful culture crawl THE LATE SHOWS is upon us once again. If you're unfamiliar, you really owe it to become familiar. Loads of interesting, fun stuff to do, largely free, places to visit you can't get to other times of the year, supporting local art and creativity? YES. Very good.

Paper was actively involved in it eleven years ago when we were launching Newcastle ...And That (at the Holy Biscuit as was - Sheildfield Art Works now). We had a lovely time. The fact we haven't been involved doing stuff since then is more a testament to us not being organised enough (to partner with a venue in time to pitch an event etc etc), rather than any lack of enthusiasm.

Well, we are remedying that in 2025, when we'll be helping (haranguing people to make comics, as we do) at an event organised by Make & Mend Market at St Oswald's Hospice's THE SPACE venue in Ouseburn on Friday 16th May 6pm-10.30pm. All the details are here. We'll also be hawking our comics and usual ephemera if anyone feels like making a purchase.

If you're doing the Late Shows, come and say hi, do some drawing, no skill required. If you're not doing the Late Shows, change your plans so you're doing the Late Shows.

New anthology launch - The Great Jam Parade ...And That

 

They said it couldn't be done, but it HAS BEEN DONE. Paper Jam has put out a second anthology in 2024. This one is an all-ages parade of fun.

In The Great Jam Parade ...And That we aimed to do comics that are more aimed at younger readers than our other anthologies are (less swearing and miserableness etc) resulting in a real mix of comics across a huge variety of genres!

Featuring work by Andrew Gardner, Andy Houghton, Ben Clark, Bex Foster, Britt Coxon, Chris Longstaff, Danny Gaffney, Dylan Lloyd-Davies, Franklin Von Cole, Jack Waugh, James Kerry, Jennifer C. Wilson, Masked Emerald, Michael Dodsworth, Michael Duckett, Oscillating Brow, Paul Thompson, Rowan Lee, Schrödinger’s Kitten, Sid Phoebus, Torgo Wells, and Yewberry. The delightful cover (above) is by Andy Houghton (compiling drawings by various dafties of Paper Jam). It's all cheery chaotic fun.

We're launching this fine publication with a party - Saturday 30th November, 11am-3pm, at Newcastle City Library. It's free in, there'll be a load of daft drawing games (no skill necessary), you can pick up the new anthology, our older ones, and loads of great comics and zines from members of the collective. It'll be fun! Drop by anytime!

If you can't make it to the launch, you can get your hands on it if you see us at one of our upcoming stalls, or we'll have copies in Travelling Man comic shop, or we'll have it for sale through our bigcartel webstore!

New anthology launch - Mythology ...And That

 Well, it's been about a year since we launched the incredibly well-received The Sea ...And That, but we're back with our TWENTIETH 'And That' anthology! And it's our chunkiest yet, at around fifty pages of locally produced comics goodness! 

In Mythology ...And That, we take on the topic of Mythology in all its guises - from the bizarre to the profound, all kinds of different traditions, in comics of all different styles and tones. 

Featuring work by Andrew Gardner, Andy Houghton, Ben Clark, Britt Coxon, Chris Longstaff, Coleslaw, Dick David, gabbage, Grace L., Jack Waugh, Jennifer C. Wilson, LJ Matthews, Masked Emerald, Michael Dodsworth, Michael Duckett, Michael Gonson, Oscillating Brow, Paul Thompson, Schrödinger’s Kitten, Sid Phoebus, sidestep, Steve Lancaster, T. F. Francis, Torgo Wells, Yewberry, and Team Paper Jam. The amazing cover (above) is by Torgo Wells. It's all legendarily great stuff.

We're launching this fine publication with a party - Sunday 30th June, 1pm-5pm, at Prohibition Cabaret Bar (NE1 5DW, just near Central Station). It's free in, there'll be a load of daft drawing games (no skill necessary), you can pick up the new anthology, our older ones, and loads of great comics and zines from members of the collective. It'll be fun! Drop by anytime!

If you can't make it to the launch, you can get your hands on it if you see us at one of our upcoming stalls (including 6th July: Make & Mend Market, 7th July: Whitley Bay Fiesta), or we'll have copies in Travelling Man comic shop, or we'll have it for sale through our bigcartel webstore!

Out and about in December

We're out and about! Find our agents in many locations! Buy comics (they are the best xmas presents)!

Saturday 2nd December: Lubber Fiend Christmas Market 12pm-8pm

Saturday 2nd December: Make & Mend Market, 9am-5pm, Grainger Market

Sunday 3rd December: Fiesta Whitley Bay from 11am, Park View Shopping Centre & St Paul's Church

Sunday 10th December: Star & Shadow Market 11am-3pm

Thursday 14th December: our December meetup, from 6.30pm, Tilleys

Our next anthology, mythology-themed, is coming together nicely - about thirty pages are done, more to come shortly, expect a launch early next year.