Colossive Press
@colossive.com
Wildly eclectic small press/zine publisher, based in Penge, SE London; keepers of the Gordon Gibbens photo archive; guerrilla historians of Croydon Spaceport; proud to support St Christopher's hospice
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I started shopping at @goshcomics.bsky.social in Autumn ‘86 - we’ve come a long, long way together!
Having our @colossive.com Cartographies party at the shop last year was an incredible thrill.
See you in another 40! Lots of love from me & @janegibbensmurphy.bsky.social xx
Having our @colossive.com Cartographies party at the shop last year was an incredible thrill.
See you in another 40! Lots of love from me & @janegibbensmurphy.bsky.social xx
40 years ago today we first opened our doors, at our inaugural site on Great Russell Street, opposite the British Museum. Originally dealing predominantly in back-issues, we’ve grown to host all aspects of the culture of comics, weathered the tumult of the industry and settled in to 1 Berwick St.
February 14, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I started shopping at @goshcomics.bsky.social in Autumn ‘86 - we’ve come a long, long way together!
Having our @colossive.com Cartographies party at the shop last year was an incredible thrill.
See you in another 40! Lots of love from me & @janegibbensmurphy.bsky.social xx
Having our @colossive.com Cartographies party at the shop last year was an incredible thrill.
See you in another 40! Lots of love from me & @janegibbensmurphy.bsky.social xx
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If you’re at a loose end near Edinburgh this weekend, check out the Artists’ Bookmarket at @fruitmarket.bsky.social
(Includes two of our fab #ColossiveCartographiesCrew: C A Hiley & Mhairi Braden)
(Includes two of our fab #ColossiveCartographiesCrew: C A Hiley & Mhairi Braden)
February 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
If you’re at a loose end near Edinburgh this weekend, check out the Artists’ Bookmarket at @fruitmarket.bsky.social
(Includes two of our fab #ColossiveCartographiesCrew: C A Hiley & Mhairi Braden)
(Includes two of our fab #ColossiveCartographiesCrew: C A Hiley & Mhairi Braden)
Happy Valentine’s Day from #Penge artist-in-residence (and occasional poet) Cosmo Chancer, who’d like us to point out that he wrote this poem last year before they had the fire at Poundland…
February 14, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Happy Valentine’s Day from #Penge artist-in-residence (and occasional poet) Cosmo Chancer, who’d like us to point out that he wrote this poem last year before they had the fire at Poundland…
If you’re at a loose end near Edinburgh this weekend, check out the Artists’ Bookmarket at @fruitmarket.bsky.social
(Includes two of our fab #ColossiveCartographiesCrew: C A Hiley & Mhairi Braden)
(Includes two of our fab #ColossiveCartographiesCrew: C A Hiley & Mhairi Braden)
February 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
If you’re at a loose end near Edinburgh this weekend, check out the Artists’ Bookmarket at @fruitmarket.bsky.social
(Includes two of our fab #ColossiveCartographiesCrew: C A Hiley & Mhairi Braden)
(Includes two of our fab #ColossiveCartographiesCrew: C A Hiley & Mhairi Braden)
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Friendly reminder it's Valentines Day tomorrow & nothing says 'be my valentine' quite like this meal deal down Wetherspoons & a game of 'Spooned & Bladdered'.
My Spoons board game zine is available now from @colossive.com
#zines #boardgames #wetherspoons #valentinesday #romanceaintdead
My Spoons board game zine is available now from @colossive.com
#zines #boardgames #wetherspoons #valentinesday #romanceaintdead
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Friendly reminder it's Valentines Day tomorrow & nothing says 'be my valentine' quite like this meal deal down Wetherspoons & a game of 'Spooned & Bladdered'.
My Spoons board game zine is available now from @colossive.com
#zines #boardgames #wetherspoons #valentinesday #romanceaintdead
My Spoons board game zine is available now from @colossive.com
#zines #boardgames #wetherspoons #valentinesday #romanceaintdead
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You know what you need this #lgbthistorymonth, don't you? Alf's Magic Leather Package!
This two-tome set by @alfleflo.bsky.social tells the true stories of the 20th-century innovators, trailblazers and hellraisers who paved the way for future generations.
Grab it for £14 at bit.ly/alfsmagicpackage
This two-tome set by @alfleflo.bsky.social tells the true stories of the 20th-century innovators, trailblazers and hellraisers who paved the way for future generations.
Grab it for £14 at bit.ly/alfsmagicpackage
February 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
You know what you need this #lgbthistorymonth, don't you? Alf's Magic Leather Package!
This two-tome set by @alfleflo.bsky.social tells the true stories of the 20th-century innovators, trailblazers and hellraisers who paved the way for future generations.
Grab it for £14 at bit.ly/alfsmagicpackage
This two-tome set by @alfleflo.bsky.social tells the true stories of the 20th-century innovators, trailblazers and hellraisers who paved the way for future generations.
Grab it for £14 at bit.ly/alfsmagicpackage
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February 8, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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The story of my glam punk daze 30 years ago this year! Article published 2022.
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Anthem for Dead Youth – The Story of a Manics Inspired Band
Movement – The Story of a Manics inspired band.by Patrick Wray I grew up in the North of England during the eighties, in an area which has many parallels with the Welsh valleys and towns like…
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February 2, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The story of my glam punk daze 30 years ago this year! Article published 2022.
repeatfanzine.wordpress.com/2022/03/17/a...
repeatfanzine.wordpress.com/2022/03/17/a...
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She (Taylor, not Hayley) found out about Croydon Spaceport and started pestering us for a load of freebies, saying it'd be "great exposure". We sent her away with a flea in her ear.
Super weird to see the Whitgift Centre in Croydon in the new Taylor Swift video.
I live just a few miles from there. Clearly, south London is the centre of international culture.
I live just a few miles from there. Clearly, south London is the centre of international culture.
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
She (Taylor, not Hayley) found out about Croydon Spaceport and started pestering us for a load of freebies, saying it'd be "great exposure". We sent her away with a flea in her ear.
She (Taylor, not Hayley) found out about Croydon Spaceport and started pestering us for a load of freebies, saying it'd be "great exposure". We sent her away with a flea in her ear.
Super weird to see the Whitgift Centre in Croydon in the new Taylor Swift video.
I live just a few miles from there. Clearly, south London is the centre of international culture.
I live just a few miles from there. Clearly, south London is the centre of international culture.
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
She (Taylor, not Hayley) found out about Croydon Spaceport and started pestering us for a load of freebies, saying it'd be "great exposure". We sent her away with a flea in her ear.
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Launch party with @katrionachapman.bsky.social for The Pass from @fantagraphics.bsky.social is tonight, 7pm!!
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Launch party with @katrionachapman.bsky.social for The Pass from @fantagraphics.bsky.social is tonight, 7pm!!
A lot of our reposts are from our amazing gang of Colossive Cartographers. If you want to keep up with the marvellous things they're doing, here's our starter pack
(And if you're on here and we've somehow missed you, pls let us know)
bsky.app/starter-pack...
(And if you're on here and we've somehow missed you, pls let us know)
bsky.app/starter-pack...
February 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
A lot of our reposts are from our amazing gang of Colossive Cartographers. If you want to keep up with the marvellous things they're doing, here's our starter pack
(And if you're on here and we've somehow missed you, pls let us know)
bsky.app/starter-pack...
(And if you're on here and we've somehow missed you, pls let us know)
bsky.app/starter-pack...
You might have noticed that it's #BandcampFriday* - so there's no better time to pick up THE CROYDON SPACEPORT TAPES, either physical or digital, from the tireless sonic researchers over at @tcfsr.bsky.social
tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
*BC waive their cut so every penny goes to the artist
tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
*BC waive their cut so every penny goes to the artist
February 6, 2026 at 10:13 AM
You might have noticed that it's #BandcampFriday* - so there's no better time to pick up THE CROYDON SPACEPORT TAPES, either physical or digital, from the tireless sonic researchers over at @tcfsr.bsky.social
tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
*BC waive their cut so every penny goes to the artist
tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
*BC waive their cut so every penny goes to the artist
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Colossive Cartography / Spooned and Bladdered by @colossive.com & @bubblegumzines.bsky.social (zine / game)
Just in time for a beer festival on Friday 🎲 🍻
#GeekPost #zine #boardgames
#Spoons
Just in time for a beer festival on Friday 🎲 🍻
#GeekPost #zine #boardgames
#Spoons
February 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Colossive Cartography / Spooned and Bladdered by @colossive.com & @bubblegumzines.bsky.social (zine / game)
Just in time for a beer festival on Friday 🎲 🍻
#GeekPost #zine #boardgames
#Spoons
Just in time for a beer festival on Friday 🎲 🍻
#GeekPost #zine #boardgames
#Spoons
In 2013, former Sussex Lancers - a group of gay bikers - BURNED their official archive because they thought nobody would be interested. 😱
Thankfully, @alfleflo.bsky.social has pieced together their amazing story and turned it into a #zine.
Buy it at bit.ly/sussexlancerszine
#lgbthistorymonth
Thankfully, @alfleflo.bsky.social has pieced together their amazing story and turned it into a #zine.
Buy it at bit.ly/sussexlancerszine
#lgbthistorymonth
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
In 2013, former Sussex Lancers - a group of gay bikers - BURNED their official archive because they thought nobody would be interested. 😱
Thankfully, @alfleflo.bsky.social has pieced together their amazing story and turned it into a #zine.
Buy it at bit.ly/sussexlancerszine
#lgbthistorymonth
Thankfully, @alfleflo.bsky.social has pieced together their amazing story and turned it into a #zine.
Buy it at bit.ly/sussexlancerszine
#lgbthistorymonth
Gosh! An epic afternoon of folding and sticking for a nice big order from one of our favourite shops…
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Gosh! An epic afternoon of folding and sticking for a nice big order from one of our favourite shops…
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Use the materials you're hoarding.
Use that cute pen, the fancy tape, one of the 40 notebooks.
Draw with those alcohol markers before they dry up.
Art materials are meant to be used, not gather dusts.
"I'm afraid to waste it." Time spent using them = experience. And experience is never wasted.
Use that cute pen, the fancy tape, one of the 40 notebooks.
Draw with those alcohol markers before they dry up.
Art materials are meant to be used, not gather dusts.
"I'm afraid to waste it." Time spent using them = experience. And experience is never wasted.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 16, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Use the materials you're hoarding.
Use that cute pen, the fancy tape, one of the 40 notebooks.
Draw with those alcohol markers before they dry up.
Art materials are meant to be used, not gather dusts.
"I'm afraid to waste it." Time spent using them = experience. And experience is never wasted.
Use that cute pen, the fancy tape, one of the 40 notebooks.
Draw with those alcohol markers before they dry up.
Art materials are meant to be used, not gather dusts.
"I'm afraid to waste it." Time spent using them = experience. And experience is never wasted.
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Tbh, at this stage my zine output is a stress response directly proportional to the state of the world.
Still, here's a small, creative win from a grim month.
First 4 zines from - ko-fi.com/exzineeditor...
Spooned & Bladdered from @colossive.com
Closet zine - gone!
#zines #minizine #zineart
Still, here's a small, creative win from a grim month.
First 4 zines from - ko-fi.com/exzineeditor...
Spooned & Bladdered from @colossive.com
Closet zine - gone!
#zines #minizine #zineart
February 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Tbh, at this stage my zine output is a stress response directly proportional to the state of the world.
Still, here's a small, creative win from a grim month.
First 4 zines from - ko-fi.com/exzineeditor...
Spooned & Bladdered from @colossive.com
Closet zine - gone!
#zines #minizine #zineart
Still, here's a small, creative win from a grim month.
First 4 zines from - ko-fi.com/exzineeditor...
Spooned & Bladdered from @colossive.com
Closet zine - gone!
#zines #minizine #zineart
We sent out our latest newsletter yesterday with details of TWO new #zines and some other stuff besides.
I mean, you’d know that already if you subscribed. But if you don’t, you can read it all here: bit.ly/colossivejan2
I mean, you’d know that already if you subscribed. But if you don’t, you can read it all here: bit.ly/colossivejan2
February 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM
We sent out our latest newsletter yesterday with details of TWO new #zines and some other stuff besides.
I mean, you’d know that already if you subscribed. But if you don’t, you can read it all here: bit.ly/colossivejan2
I mean, you’d know that already if you subscribed. But if you don’t, you can read it all here: bit.ly/colossivejan2
NEW LAUNCH! The Sussex Lancers: Tailor-Made Leather Lovers by @alfleflo.bsky.social tells the true story of a group of Sussex-based gay bikers and leather enthusiasts, from the 1960s fashion industry to the end of the 20th century.
Grab the #zine for £8 at bit.ly/sussexlancerszine
(Model: Lulu 🐱🏍️)
Grab the #zine for £8 at bit.ly/sussexlancerszine
(Model: Lulu 🐱🏍️)
January 31, 2026 at 9:57 AM
NEW LAUNCH! The Sussex Lancers: Tailor-Made Leather Lovers by @alfleflo.bsky.social tells the true story of a group of Sussex-based gay bikers and leather enthusiasts, from the 1960s fashion industry to the end of the 20th century.
Grab the #zine for £8 at bit.ly/sussexlancerszine
(Model: Lulu 🐱🏍️)
Grab the #zine for £8 at bit.ly/sussexlancerszine
(Model: Lulu 🐱🏍️)