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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Apr 11

Hot off the Press!
I’m interviewed about #megaphonecomics @yocomicsfair.bsky.social in new article on @brokenfrontier.bsky.social
Thanks @colossive.com for your words support!

Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · Apr 11

Report! “It Oozed Creativity, Comics Community Spirit and FUN” – Yo Comics! Proves that Kids Can’t Get Enough of Comics.

@tomeenmurphy.bsky.social looks back on the much praised South London @yocomicsfair.bsky.social comics fair for kids.

www.brokenfrontier.com/yo-comics-fa...

"It Oozed Creativity, Comics Community Spirit and FUN" - Yo Comics! Proves that Kids Can't Get Enough of Comics – Broken Frontier

Tom Murphy returns to Broken Frontier to give a guest report on the Yo Comics! fair for kids, held in London in March 2025.

www.brokenfrontier.com

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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · Apr 11

Report! “It Oozed Creativity, Comics Community Spirit and FUN” – Yo Comics! Proves that Kids Can’t Get Enough of Comics.

@tomeenmurphy.bsky.social looks back on the much praised South London @yocomicsfair.bsky.social comics fair for kids.

www.brokenfrontier.com/yo-comics-fa...

"It Oozed Creativity, Comics Community Spirit and FUN" - Yo Comics! Proves that Kids Can't Get Enough of Comics – Broken Frontier

Tom Murphy returns to Broken Frontier to give a guest report on the Yo Comics! fair for kids, held in London in March 2025.

www.brokenfrontier.com

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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Apr 3

Delighted to work with @jaredschiller.bsky.social on a comic strip for excellent new zine!

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Apr 3

Had a great time @yocomicsfair.bsky.social @stanleyarts.bsky.social where I made a 3D Multi-Story Mega-Mural for Megaphone Comics with the help of the Yo Comics! participants 🙌

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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Mar 16

For me it was the sea monkeys ads boggled my mind!

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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Jan 21

Exciting news- 4 of my self published comics are now available @goshcomics.bsky.social - thanks Gosh! #cargo #bottle #paparazzi #greetingsfrombubbletown #goshcomics #megaphonecomics

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Jan 21

Two great events last week- the @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social prize launch and Hand to Eye Symposium with The Big Draw & John Ruskin Prize at Trinity Buoy Wharf- both excellent and inspiring!

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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Nov 30

Last night the genius Amechi made this beautiful banner for @megaphonecomics - coming to a town near you soon! #megaphonecomics #amechi #bigupthemakersofbeauty #andfunction #mccrewinthearea!

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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Nov 27

Check out these new publications of my comics; PAPARAZZI, BOTTLE, CARGO + BITS&BOBS- available on gumroad as PDF’s or DM for Printed Copies!

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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Nov 27

Had a blast @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social with @megaphonecomics and picked up some great comics too- looking forward to the next 1!

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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Aug 4

ZineMob today: Wild Magic! @tootlesandnibs @wildernesshq with @rebecca_k_jones @petermoreysketches @boardgames.miniatures.stuff @joshuajamesknowles #megaphonecomics #wildmagic #tootlesandnibs #wilderness

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Aug 3

ZineMob today: Growing Wild! @tootlesandnibs @WildernessHQ with @rebeccakjones1 @petermoreysketches @boardgames.miniatures.stuff @joshuajamesknowles #megaphonecomics #growingwild #tootlesandnibs #wilderness

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Aug 2

ZineMob this weekend with @megaphonecomics @tootlesandnibs @wildernesshq @rebecca_k_jones @petermoreysketches @boardgames.miniatures.stuff Today’s theme: Wild Animals!! #megaphonecomics #zinemob #wildanimals #tootlesandnibs #wilderness

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Jul 31

Here’s the link!: www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe....

TALL TALES & SHORT STORIES: New WIP Comics Anthologies

Two brand new, thematically-linked anthologies of comics by a UK-based community of creators.

www.kickstarter.com

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Jul 31

Check out my new mini comic ‘The Browser’ in the new @wip_comics anthologies Short Stories & Tall Tales’ available on @kickstarter ! Link in bio! #wip #comics #thebrowser #shortstories

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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Jul 25

This weekend we are zinemaking @truckfestival @tootlesandnibs Come & spill the tea, release the grease, dip a chip, butter your toast, sizzle your sausage and share stories of life on the road. Draw out loud with the MC ZineMob! #megaphonecomics #zinemob #zinemaking #truckfestival #greasyspoon

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · May 1

Illustration and cover I made for @megaphonecomics 2022 May Day Special @bylinefestival - Happy Beltane one and all! #megaphonecomics #mayday #byline #beltane #bealtaine

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Apr 6

Happy to announce I shall be tabling @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year- watch this space for more details! #thoughtbubble #comics #megaphonecomics #convention #graphicnovel

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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Mar 25

Here’s a selection of pages I made for the latest @MangaJiman competition. The prompt: ‘Forward’. The story: a tribute to the Aymara people of the Andes, who speak of the future as behind us, and the ‘seeable’ past in front. #mangajiman #comics #aymara

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Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Mar 14

Snapshots of the invention machine made with the people of Cannock Chase last week as an associated artist for The Great Imagining and Heath Robinson Museum #invention
#machine #heathrobinson #thegreatimagining #tgi

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Dec 24

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Dec 13

Join myself and @megaphonecomics this Sunday to create a book of inventions with @greatimagining @HyphaStudios for a greener future- see eventbrite link for details #megaphonecomics #zinemob #greenmachines #greeninnovations #greenenergy

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Oct 17

This Saturday you are invited to @megaphonecomics ZineMob @empathymuseum to make &share a handmade library of real life local stories!12-6, 21 Atlantic Rd. Brixton.
#megaphonecomics #zinemob #empathymuseum #brixton

Josh Knowles @joshuajknowles.bsky.social · Sep 15

Hi Blue Sky! This is my first post here! I’m running a ZineMob for @megaphonecomics at ArtCarBootFair23 with Bethnal Green Working Mens Club this Saturday- join us for performance, comics and zinemaking as we celebrate all things Pop! #megaphonecomics #zinemob #bgwmc #artcarbootfair #pop

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