British Amateur Press Association (comics fandom)
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The British Amateur Press Association was an amateur press association
created by comics fans in late 1977, following a proposal from Phil Greenaway in the letter pages of the comics
fanzine
Bemusing; the first mailing (under the name PAPA, the first initial standing for "Prime") was circulated in January 1978. Greenaway was the first Central Mailer
and his successors included Maureen "Mo" James, Howard Stangroom, Les Chester and Steve Green. For most of its existence, up to thirty members of BAPA submitted multiple copies of at least two A4
pages to the central mailer every two months. BAPA was disbanded on 17 August 2004 with a final mailing distributed early in 2005. A one-off publication was also distributed under the name B-APA (sic) in 2005, in memory of Andy Roberts; a similar publication was announced in 2008, in memory of Steve Whitaker
.
Notable members of this association included Eddie Campbell
, Mark Finch
, Steve Green, Martin Lock (later to launch Harrier Comics
), Andy Roberts, Martin Skidmore (later editor of Trident Comics
) and Steve Whitaker.
Amateur press association
An amateur press association is a group of people who produce individual pages or magazines that are sent to a Central Mailer for collation and distribution to all members of the group.-Organisation:...
created by comics fans in late 1977, following a proposal from Phil Greenaway in the letter pages of the comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
Bemusing; the first mailing (under the name PAPA, the first initial standing for "Prime") was circulated in January 1978. Greenaway was the first Central Mailer
Central Mailer
A Central Mailer can be:* the coordinator of an Amateur Press Association * the distributor of external publications received by a learned society* an email hub used by a list manager or sub-domain coordinator...
and his successors included Maureen "Mo" James, Howard Stangroom, Les Chester and Steve Green. For most of its existence, up to thirty members of BAPA submitted multiple copies of at least two A4
ISO 216
ISO 216 specifies international standard paper sizes used in most countries in the world today. It defines the "A" and "B" series of paper sizes, including A4, the most commonly available size...
pages to the central mailer every two months. BAPA was disbanded on 17 August 2004 with a final mailing distributed early in 2005. A one-off publication was also distributed under the name B-APA (sic) in 2005, in memory of Andy Roberts; a similar publication was announced in 2008, in memory of Steve Whitaker
Steve Whitaker
Steve Whitaker was a British artist best known as the colourist on the reprint of V for Vendetta.David Lloyd, the artist on V for Vendetta said Whitaker "was not only one of the finest colourists Britain has ever produced, but a great artist, a scholar of the comics medium, and a great teacher,...
.
Notable members of this association included Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell is a Scottish comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of From Hell , Campbell is also the creator of the semi-autobiographical Alec stories collected in Alec: The Years Have Pants, and Bacchus , a wry adventure...
, Mark Finch
Mark Finch
Mark Finch was an English promoter of LGBT cinema. Having founded and expanded several international film festivals he created the first LGBT film market for distributors, sales agents, and independent film producers....
, Steve Green, Martin Lock (later to launch Harrier Comics
Harrier Comics
Harrier Comics was a British comic book publisher active in the mid-to-late 1980s. Harrier was notable for putting out black-and-white comics in a mold more similar to American comics than typical British fare...
), Andy Roberts, Martin Skidmore (later editor of Trident Comics
Trident Comics
Trident Comics was a comic book publishing company based in Leicester, UK, specializing in black and white comics created by new British talent...
) and Steve Whitaker.