Paper Jam battled on valiantly in largely online form from 2020 through to 2022 but gradually got itself back to something resembling its former self during 2022. This culminated in the publication in spring 2023 of The Sea ...And That, our first anthology since 2019's prophetic You Need A Holiday ...And That.
The process of slowly getting our mojo back enough to put out a (really good) anthology involved first putting out a little A6 promotional anthology/zine in autumn 2022, Under The Restless Sea.
My story in the main anthology is, I suppose a continuation of these themes, but a bit sillier on the surface. Here's how it starts:
The anthology does have a lot of melancholic stuff in (comics, personal expression, catharsis, etc etc) but it's still incredibly varied and fun and really good to see in existence. It features plenty of old hands from Paper Jam of yore, but also plenty of new faces. There was a great launch party, sales are going well (it's available online here), and plans are being made for the next anthology.
It's nice to be, at least to some extent, back on dry land.