Irish small press comics
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Notes for an article on the history of small press comics in Ireland
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[edit] 1970s
- Ca. 1975: The Hand by John Kindness - "the story of Billy, a young man who came to a tragic end", published in Belfast. A follow-up, The Three Graces, was never completed.
- Ca. 1975: Súil Dubh by Liam de French - an Irish language comic published in Northern Ireland.
- Ca. 1975: Resistance Comix by Cormac - Republican comic published in Belfast. Ran for about 13 issues.
- Ca. 1975: Belfast People's Comic - anthology featuring John Kindness, Cormac, Ian Knox, Alastair Herron, Jonathan Livingstone, John Carson and others
- 1977-78: Tsst! and Gripping Tales by Davy Francis - TV and film parodies, published in Belfast
[edit] 1980s
- 1980-85: Ximoc - Belfast anthology featuring Davy Francis, William Simpson, Dave Morris, Hilary Robinson, Ivor Lavery, Patrick Jones, Peter Morwood - 9 issues
- 1984: Blast - Belfast anthology featuring Ivor Lavery, Scallywag, Maconov, Savage Pencil
- 1989: Cúchulainn: Champion of Ulster by Michael Hall and Gary Hamilton
- 1989: Sapphowoman and the Greater Belfast Dykes by Gaye Mae Kincaid (Belfast)
[edit] 1990s
- Early 1990s: The Yellow Press, Dublin anthology featuring Gerard Crowley, Kellie Strøm, Scratch, Brian O'Toole, Tom Matthews, Arja Kajermo, Sean McArdle, Billy Drake, Jim Cogan, Brendan O'Brien, Martyn Turner
- Early 1990s: The Dark by David Houston and others (Belfast)
- 1994-95: Domain, anthology published in Cookstown, featuring Jim Johnston, Bob Corcoran, Jonathan Turner, Tom Kline, Gary Hamilton, Paul J. Whittaker
- 1994-96: A Virtual Circle, Under the Bed, Tamara Knight, Guilty as Charged by Patrick Brown (Belfast)
- 1996-2002: Bob's by Andrew Luke (Bangor, Newtownards, Oxford)
- 1997: DNA Swamp, Belfast anthology featuring John Farrelly, Christian Kotey, Malachy Coney, P. J. Holden, Brendan Rice, Tom Kline, Sean Doran, Craig Smith, Paul McCullough, Stuart Luke
- 1997-?: Burp! by Dave Morris, 2 issues
- 1998: Dope Fiends by Emmett Taylor (Galway)
- Wired, Belfast anthology
- NutScrewsWashersandBolts, Belfast anthology
- Major Power and Spunky, gay superhero parody by Malachy Coney and Sean Doran (Belfast)
- The Good Father, Malachy Coney and Sean Doran (Belfast)
