I’m giving a shout out to two upcoming zine fairs, both held on the 25th of September 2011 – an unfortunate clash, alas.<\/p>\n
“THE BRISTOL COMIC AND ZINE FAIR<\/strong><\/p>\n When:<\/em> Sunday 25th September 2011, 12pm – 6pm FREE ENTRY<\/strong><\/p>\n The Bristol Comic and Zine Fair<\/a> brings UK self-publishers together for a one-day market, offering a wide array of comix, zines and other alternative publications. There will be stalls from individual creators, and a communal table full of work from across the small-press underground.”<\/p>\n It’s run by Bear Pit Zine<\/a>, who describe issue 1, “Upheaval” as a “collection of comics, narrating various disruptive possibilities, imaginations, and alternative futures for the city of Bristol.” This strikes a chord with the sort of themes Proboscis have explored in the past, and aim to do in the future. I’ve just ordered a copy, as we visited Bristol<\/a> as part of the City As Material<\/a> series – it’ll be interesting to see an insider perspective.<\/p>\n There’s also…<\/p>\n
\nWhere:<\/em> Start the Bus<\/strong><\/a>, 7-9 Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1\u00a01RU (map<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n