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
You can buy our #CPFC zines at bit.ly/colossiveCPFC
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM
You can buy our #CPFC zines at bit.ly/colossiveCPFC
Here are a few snaps from The Art of Waiting exhibition at Crystal Palace Subway - a celebration of #CPFC's FA Cup win, which featured a COLOSSIVE reproduction of my And It Will Be Beautiful #zine, plus a picture of my lucky socks at Wembley.
I don't think my lucky socks are working any more. 😔
I don't think my lucky socks are working any more. 😔
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM
We sent out our latest newsletter yesterday with details of our new Colossive Cartography #zine, an awards nomination, fundraising updates and some #CPFC stuff that didn't age well.
Still haven't subscribed? 🙄Read it here instead - and we'll say no more about it...
bit.ly/colossivenewsjan26
Still haven't subscribed? 🙄Read it here instead - and we'll say no more about it...
bit.ly/colossivenewsjan26
January 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
We sent out our latest newsletter yesterday with details of our new Colossive Cartography #zine, an awards nomination, fundraising updates and some #CPFC stuff that didn't age well.
Still haven't subscribed? 🙄Read it here instead - and we'll say no more about it...
bit.ly/colossivenewsjan26
Still haven't subscribed? 🙄Read it here instead - and we'll say no more about it...
bit.ly/colossivenewsjan26
Or - even better - get all six #zines in the now-complete Series 12 for just a tenner at bit.ly/colossiveS12
January 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Or - even better - get all six #zines in the now-complete Series 12 for just a tenner at bit.ly/colossiveS12
We're overjoyed to announce that our 72nd Colossive Cartography is Blue and Orange by peerless investigator/interventor/innovator Eszter Simavari.
“When you’re not sure what to do next: sketchbook.”
Get the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive72
#colossivecartographies #bookarts
“When you’re not sure what to do next: sketchbook.”
Get the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive72
#colossivecartographies #bookarts
January 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM
We're overjoyed to announce that our 72nd Colossive Cartography is Blue and Orange by peerless investigator/interventor/innovator Eszter Simavari.
“When you’re not sure what to do next: sketchbook.”
Get the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive72
#colossivecartographies #bookarts
“When you’re not sure what to do next: sketchbook.”
Get the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive72
#colossivecartographies #bookarts
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Something else new and exciting has turned up in the Croydon Spaceport in-tray: this careers brochure that was distributed via local libraries and labour exchanges (and reportedly dropped into the neighbouring boroughs of Bromley and Sutton on daring 'black helicopter' missions)
January 7, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Something else new and exciting has turned up in the Croydon Spaceport in-tray: this careers brochure that was distributed via local libraries and labour exchanges (and reportedly dropped into the neighbouring boroughs of Bromley and Sutton on daring 'black helicopter' missions)
(Keep it under your hats but the final Colossive Cartography in Series Twelve is coming VERY soon)
#zines #colossivepress
#zines #colossivepress
January 6, 2026 at 8:32 AM
(Keep it under your hats but the final Colossive Cartography in Series Twelve is coming VERY soon)
#zines #colossivepress
#zines #colossivepress
Ever get the feeling you're just running round in circles? There's a Colossive Cartography about that...
Don't forget to pick up your copy of AUTOLOOP by Matt Canning for just £2 at bit.ly/colossive71
Or get the #zine as part our six-for-a-tenner Series Twelve subscription at bit.ly/colossiveS12
Don't forget to pick up your copy of AUTOLOOP by Matt Canning for just £2 at bit.ly/colossive71
Or get the #zine as part our six-for-a-tenner Series Twelve subscription at bit.ly/colossiveS12
January 6, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Ever get the feeling you're just running round in circles? There's a Colossive Cartography about that...
Don't forget to pick up your copy of AUTOLOOP by Matt Canning for just £2 at bit.ly/colossive71
Or get the #zine as part our six-for-a-tenner Series Twelve subscription at bit.ly/colossiveS12
Don't forget to pick up your copy of AUTOLOOP by Matt Canning for just £2 at bit.ly/colossive71
Or get the #zine as part our six-for-a-tenner Series Twelve subscription at bit.ly/colossiveS12
Here's @vjs411.bsky.social on a bench with a copy of her Colossive Cartography, Rest in Peace (which, non-coincidentally, features photos of benches).
All royalties from Victoria's #zine go to Maggie's Cambridge - and we've just made our latest donation of £18.
Find out more: bit.ly/welovemaggies
All royalties from Victoria's #zine go to Maggie's Cambridge - and we've just made our latest donation of £18.
Find out more: bit.ly/welovemaggies
January 2, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Here's @vjs411.bsky.social on a bench with a copy of her Colossive Cartography, Rest in Peace (which, non-coincidentally, features photos of benches).
All royalties from Victoria's #zine go to Maggie's Cambridge - and we've just made our latest donation of £18.
Find out more: bit.ly/welovemaggies
All royalties from Victoria's #zine go to Maggie's Cambridge - and we've just made our latest donation of £18.
Find out more: bit.ly/welovemaggies
Ooh - started the new year by ploughing through the ever-growing pile of donations to the Croydon Spaceport archive.
A lot of the usual ephemera, but then this rose to the top of the pile. Who knows what else might be in there?
A lot of the usual ephemera, but then this rose to the top of the pile. Who knows what else might be in there?
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Ooh - started the new year by ploughing through the ever-growing pile of donations to the Croydon Spaceport archive.
A lot of the usual ephemera, but then this rose to the top of the pile. Who knows what else might be in there?
A lot of the usual ephemera, but then this rose to the top of the pile. Who knows what else might be in there?
New year, same rules…
Onwards!
Onwards!
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 AM
New year, same rules…
Onwards!
Onwards!
Here’s everything we published in 2025 - plus the #CroydonSpaceport CD with @tcfsr.bsky.social, of course, and our #ColossiveCartographies 5th birthday party @goshcomics.bsky.social.
Thank you all for being part of it. Have a Colossive 2026!
Thank you all for being part of it. Have a Colossive 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Here’s everything we published in 2025 - plus the #CroydonSpaceport CD with @tcfsr.bsky.social, of course, and our #ColossiveCartographies 5th birthday party @goshcomics.bsky.social.
Thank you all for being part of it. Have a Colossive 2026!
Thank you all for being part of it. Have a Colossive 2026!
We've just made our latest donation to St Christopher's hospice - £104.35 - from sales of our books and #zines, bringing our running total up to £5,629.36.
Colossive thanks to everyone who's helped us get this far. And if you'd like to help us raise even MORE, head to bit.ly/ourhospice ❤️
Colossive thanks to everyone who's helped us get this far. And if you'd like to help us raise even MORE, head to bit.ly/ourhospice ❤️
December 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We've just made our latest donation to St Christopher's hospice - £104.35 - from sales of our books and #zines, bringing our running total up to £5,629.36.
Colossive thanks to everyone who's helped us get this far. And if you'd like to help us raise even MORE, head to bit.ly/ourhospice ❤️
Colossive thanks to everyone who's helped us get this far. And if you'd like to help us raise even MORE, head to bit.ly/ourhospice ❤️
Happy Christmas, Colossiveers!
December 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Happy Christmas, Colossiveers!
We've just made our first donation to Kids Saving the Rainforest from sales of Hit Escape by Michelle Kent.
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
December 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We've just made our first donation to Kids Saving the Rainforest from sales of Hit Escape by Michelle Kent.
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
We've just made our latest donation - £15 - to @friends-earth.bsky.social from sales of our 62nd Colossive Cartography, The School Run by Harriet Merry
Harriet is donating all her royalties (£1 per sale) to help protect the planet and everyone on it. 😊
Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive62
Harriet is donating all her royalties (£1 per sale) to help protect the planet and everyone on it. 😊
Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive62
December 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We've just made our latest donation - £15 - to @friends-earth.bsky.social from sales of our 62nd Colossive Cartography, The School Run by Harriet Merry
Harriet is donating all her royalties (£1 per sale) to help protect the planet and everyone on it. 😊
Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive62
Harriet is donating all her royalties (£1 per sale) to help protect the planet and everyone on it. 😊
Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive62
Oh, how lovely! Penge artist-in-residence Cosmo Chancer has written a special poem to mark the time of year...
For more of Cosmo's nonsense, head to colossive.com/product-tag/cosmo-chancer/
#cosmochancer #penge #zines
For more of Cosmo's nonsense, head to colossive.com/product-tag/cosmo-chancer/
#cosmochancer #penge #zines
December 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Oh, how lovely! Penge artist-in-residence Cosmo Chancer has written a special poem to mark the time of year...
For more of Cosmo's nonsense, head to colossive.com/product-tag/cosmo-chancer/
#cosmochancer #penge #zines
For more of Cosmo's nonsense, head to colossive.com/product-tag/cosmo-chancer/
#cosmochancer #penge #zines
Don't forget! We have signed copies of The Magic Farm and Other Queer Tales [email protected] - three moving and inspiring oral histories from #queer pioneers in south-east England in the 1970s and 1980s - for just £7 at bit.ly/magicfarmbook
Everyone you know would love it for Christmas! 🎅
Everyone you know would love it for Christmas! 🎅
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Don't forget! We have signed copies of The Magic Farm and Other Queer Tales [email protected] - three moving and inspiring oral histories from #queer pioneers in south-east England in the 1970s and 1980s - for just £7 at bit.ly/magicfarmbook
Everyone you know would love it for Christmas! 🎅
Everyone you know would love it for Christmas! 🎅
Here's a quick reminder that our photo books and #zines by the late, great Gordon Gibbens - or 'Dad' as I tend to call him - are available at bit.ly/gordongibbensbooks
They're all sold in aid of St Christopher's hospice - and make very nice Christmas presents. Just saying...
They're all sold in aid of St Christopher's hospice - and make very nice Christmas presents. Just saying...
December 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Here's a quick reminder that our photo books and #zines by the late, great Gordon Gibbens - or 'Dad' as I tend to call him - are available at bit.ly/gordongibbensbooks
They're all sold in aid of St Christopher's hospice - and make very nice Christmas presents. Just saying...
They're all sold in aid of St Christopher's hospice - and make very nice Christmas presents. Just saying...
We sent out our latest newsletter yesterday with details of THREE new launches and various other flim-flam and flapdoodle.
Still don't subscribe? Suit yourself, pal. You can read it all here instead: bit.ly/colossivedec25
#croydonspaceport #zines #colossivepress
Still don't subscribe? Suit yourself, pal. You can read it all here instead: bit.ly/colossivedec25
#croydonspaceport #zines #colossivepress
December 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We sent out our latest newsletter yesterday with details of THREE new launches and various other flim-flam and flapdoodle.
Still don't subscribe? Suit yourself, pal. You can read it all here instead: bit.ly/colossivedec25
#croydonspaceport #zines #colossivepress
Still don't subscribe? Suit yourself, pal. You can read it all here instead: bit.ly/colossivedec25
#croydonspaceport #zines #colossivepress
Happy #Caturday everyone!
Our joint CEOs Gertie and Gracie are well chuffed with their new #CroydonSpaceport CD (and definitely not just because we've hidden some kibble behind it).
Find out how to grab your copy at colossive.com.
In association with @tcfsr.bsky.social. Kibble not included.
Our joint CEOs Gertie and Gracie are well chuffed with their new #CroydonSpaceport CD (and definitely not just because we've hidden some kibble behind it).
Find out how to grab your copy at colossive.com.
In association with @tcfsr.bsky.social. Kibble not included.
December 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Happy #Caturday everyone!
Our joint CEOs Gertie and Gracie are well chuffed with their new #CroydonSpaceport CD (and definitely not just because we've hidden some kibble behind it).
Find out how to grab your copy at colossive.com.
In association with @tcfsr.bsky.social. Kibble not included.
Our joint CEOs Gertie and Gracie are well chuffed with their new #CroydonSpaceport CD (and definitely not just because we've hidden some kibble behind it).
Find out how to grab your copy at colossive.com.
In association with @tcfsr.bsky.social. Kibble not included.
It's a huge day for every devotee of Croydon Spaceport!
After years of rumour, the legendary CROYDON SPACEPORT TAPES have finally been made public, thanks to our colleagues at @tcfsr.bsky.social
To pick up a copy (CD and/or download), head to TCFSR on Bandcamp: tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
After years of rumour, the legendary CROYDON SPACEPORT TAPES have finally been made public, thanks to our colleagues at @tcfsr.bsky.social
To pick up a copy (CD and/or download), head to TCFSR on Bandcamp: tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It's a huge day for every devotee of Croydon Spaceport!
After years of rumour, the legendary CROYDON SPACEPORT TAPES have finally been made public, thanks to our colleagues at @tcfsr.bsky.social
To pick up a copy (CD and/or download), head to TCFSR on Bandcamp: tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
After years of rumour, the legendary CROYDON SPACEPORT TAPES have finally been made public, thanks to our colleagues at @tcfsr.bsky.social
To pick up a copy (CD and/or download), head to TCFSR on Bandcamp: tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
Has anyone else heard those strange, otherworldly sounds that have been coming from #CroydonSpaceport over recent weeks?
It sounds like something really quite incredible is on its way...
All will be revealed tomorrow morning! 🚀
#BERG #committeeforsonicresearch #croydon
It sounds like something really quite incredible is on its way...
All will be revealed tomorrow morning! 🚀
#BERG #committeeforsonicresearch #croydon
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Has anyone else heard those strange, otherworldly sounds that have been coming from #CroydonSpaceport over recent weeks?
It sounds like something really quite incredible is on its way...
All will be revealed tomorrow morning! 🚀
#BERG #committeeforsonicresearch #croydon
It sounds like something really quite incredible is on its way...
All will be revealed tomorrow morning! 🚀
#BERG #committeeforsonicresearch #croydon