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South London Comic and Zine Fair returns to Stanley Arts, London, this weekend (11.00 until 6.00pm Sunday 19th July 2026) for its fifth year, showcasing some of the finest established and fresh talent in the small press publishing scene
South London Comic and Zine Fair returns this Sunday
The first impressive volume of The Jigsaw Review: is available now from Mal Earl’s Gweni Press, offering a humongous feast of humorous, challenging, bizarre and mind expanding comics from a range of talented creatives
Comic creator Mal Earl is currently in the process of editing a new comics anthology with a difference. The Jigsaw Review is a collection of sequential art both old and new, from creators dedicated to the comics art form, many of whose works have been unseen for over thirty years
There’s Buster Keaton with the commissioner of baseball no less, Kenesaw Mountain Landis and his wife, along with Bob Lynch, Vice President of MGM, in Philadelphia at the second game of the World Series. (Either ‘29, ‘30 or ‘31)
Chairman of the NEA News!
Obviously I am so excited about the nomination of Jane Chu to the Chairman position at the NEA.
Two thoughts: 1. That petition that went around only got 2,000 signatures. No where close to mandating a response. Arts advocates often hear that it takes surprisingly little outcry to make a politician feel that an issue concerns the community. I don't think it's a coincidence that he finally made a call.
2. I love the statement Bob's made, but I thought it was important to also see what the president actually had to say about selecting her:
“Jane’s lifelong passion for the arts and her background in philanthropy have made her a powerful advocate for artists and arts education in Kansas City,” Mr. Obama said in a statement. “She knows firsthand how art can open minds, transform lives and revitalize communities, and believes deeply in the importance of the arts to our national culture.”
Can't wait to learn more. Especially interested in the emphasis on philanthropy, not necessarily personal creation.
Bob Lynch, the forgotten Dubliner, with an old live version
One morning in March I was digging the land With me brogues on me feet and me spade in me hand And says I to me self, what a pity to see, Such a fine strapping lad footing turf round Tralee Wid me too ra na nya with me too ra na nya, Wid me too ra na noo ra na noo ra na nya So I buttered me brogues, shook hands with me spade, An the way down the road like a dashing young blade And up comes a sergeant an he asks me to list, 'Arra, sergeant a gra, stick a bob in me fist' Wid me too ra na nya with me too ra na nya, Wid me too ra na noo ra na noo ra na nya Well the first thing they gave me it was a red coat, With a wide strap of leather to tie round me throat They gave me a quare thing I asked what was that, And they told me it was a cockade for me hat Wid me too ra na nya with me too ra na nya, Wid me too ra na noo ra na noo ra na nya Well the next thing they gave me they called it a gun With powder an shot an' a place for me thumb Well first she spat fire and then she spat smoke, She gave a great lape ande me shoulder near broke Wid me too ra na nya with me too ra na nya, Wid me too ra na noo ra na noo ra na nya Well the first place they sent me was down by the kay, On the board of a warship bound for the Crimea Three sticks in the middle all rowled round with sheets, Lord, she walked on the water without any feet Wid me too ra na nya with me too ra na nya, Wid me too ra na noo ra na noo ra na nya When at Balaclava we landed quite sound, All cold, wet and hungry we lay on the ground Next morning for action the bugle did call, And we had a hot breakfast of powder and ball Wid me too ra na nya with me too ra na nya, Wid me too ra na noo ra na noo ra na nya Well we fought at the Alma, likewise Inkermann, But the Russians they whaled us at the Redan In scalin' the walls there meself lost an eye, And a big Russian bullet ran off with me thigh Wid me too ra na nya with me too ra na nya, Wid me too ra na noo ra na noo ra na nya 'Tis off there we lay stretched upon the cold ground, 'Twas heads, legs and arms were all scattered around I wished that me mam me cleaveens were nigh, So they'd bury me decent and gave a loud cry Wid me too ra na nya with me too ra na nya, Wid me too ra na noo ra na noo ra na nya Well a doctor was called and he soon staunched me' blood, And he made me a fine elegant leg made of wood They gave me a medal and ten pence a day, So contented with Sheela, I'll live on half pay Wid me too ra na nya with me too ra na nya, Wid me too ra na noo ra na noo ra na nya
I can't believe nobody posted this before me! one of the great ones of their IRELAND'S FINEST CD
Mr. and Mrs. Judge Landis, Bob Lynch and Buster Keaton at 2nd Game of the World Series.
