We are super excited to be returning to @safarifestival this August!

Safari has been a consistently amazing day for the past few years, hosted by the fantastic @breakdownpress and packed with some of the most interesting comics and artists around.

We will be debuting Dead Peter a new mini from George Ratcliffe @gratcliffe about a son dealing with returning to live at home.

We will also have copies of our other 2016 releases including:

Pinkin by Jonny Clapham

Two Rivers by Rosie Brand

Free Tampons on the NHS by Peter Cline

Breathe in Deep by Jayde Perkin

and loads more titles, prints and original art!

Jazz Dad Books 2016 new titles! (2 of 2)

Free Tampons on the N.H.S by Peter cline. A4 (with a number of smaller page spreads), 16 pages. Risograph printed font and back covers.

A free flowing and gorgeously paced silent narrative by Peter Cline, each copy will have a varying page order allowing the narrative to be read differently. 

Döner Days by Jayde Perkin. A5, 12 pages.

Having spent a year in Berlin, Jayde Perkin discovered how much her partner David McMillan loved kebabs which she wonderfully presents here in Döner Days.

Breathe in Deep by Jayde Perkin. A5, 16 pages, full colour printing.

Having recently suffered a close personal lost, Jayde Perkin renders in beautifully painted the story of coming to terms with tragedy.

Ten Letters from John Doe to his Former Self by Ben Leverett-Jaques.

Undersize A5, 20 pages.

Jazz Dad Books’ latest foray into short fiction! Ten Letters is a novella presented in letter form about deer heads, time travel and the struggles of drug abuse.

SB II by Ed Cheverton. A5 with translucent orange vellum covers, 18 pages.

SB II collects characters, conversations, compositions, connections, concoctions, constellations, consternations and creations from the sketchbook of Ed Cheverton.

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Jazz Dad Books 2016 new titles! (1 of 2)

Pinkn by Jonny Clapham. A5, 42 pages.

“ah to be children again. to have a friend and to run in the field with a kid buddy. do we miss those times? will they ever return to us? only in our dream’s sleep can we find the portal to make yourself child forever. wishing pon a star...”

I am Kaiju by Pip Craighead. 12 x 12cm square, 8 pages.

A charming mini comic from Pip Craighead telling the story of Ken Shigeri, an actor who plays various Kaiju in films.

Two Rivers by Rosie Brand. A5, 96 pages.

“A story about figuring out who we are in amongst everyone else.”

Rose returns with her epic long comic Two Rivers. Follow Nit and her time at the Academy of Warriors.

Star Light Silent Night by Ed Cheverton. Undersize A5, 14 pages.

A collection of short comics all written and drawn one starry night. The stars are awake!

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Aisling Raphael Marray @raphaelcartoons makes and sells amazing handmade cross stitch patches.

We have them on the stall at fairs alongside her short stories Lunatic/The 21:19 and novella Only Determined.

Jazz Dad Books will be at the Bristol Comic and Zine Fair this Saturday 3rd October.

Alongside a rich selection of our titles we will have the new comic by David Biskup - David Biskup Draws Dongs for Dollars. Art and money can be strange bedfellows.  ‘David Biskup Draws Dongs For Dollars’ is an attempt at understanding the relationship between the two through the eyes of an ageing artist.

As well as some very exclusive copies of the collaborative zine I Want To Escape But Not To Disappear by Ed Cheverton and João Sobral, produced for their same titled exhibition currently on show at Dama Aflita in Portugal,

Alongside our comics, zines, books, prints and original art we will also have a fantastic collection of crosstitched patches by Jazz Dad Books author in residence Aisling Raphael Marray.