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Lighthouse Comics
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Independent comic shop in The Old High Street, Folkestone. Open now!

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Looks good.

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is available in the shop. It's really good.

Would make a great gift. 🙂

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December 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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I had a lot of fun writing this new single-sheet Public Collectors zine: "Why Aren't People Buying Your Books and Zines at Fairs?" Reprinted in full here. It's free if you ask for it when you order from halfletterpress.com or you can get it in this set I made: halfletterpress.com/3-single-she...
In November 2025, I started an open editable document titled Art Book Fair / Zine Fest Public Sales Transparency. You can find it here: https://l1nk.dev/ArtBookFairSales. It gives publishers a space to share events they were in, what it cost to participate, how much they sold, and more on how it went, Event organizers often survey participants to gather this information on their own but the data they collect is not shared with the public. I wanted to make something everyone could see, use, and learn from. Book fair and zine fest costs can include travel, table fees, food, lodging, shipping and other expenses, The more data publishers add to the doc, the better others can try to understand if an event is worth the time and expense. There are many non-monetary benefits and reasons for participating in events (meeting people, sharing your work, visiting a new city, and building community). But this document should help others think about the economic dimension with care as they plan for fairs and think about what publishing means for them. In a discussion about Art Book Fair / Zine Fest Public Sales Transparency, some people commented that they sell very little at fairs, possibly because they are just starting out or finding their audience. I wanted to give them a pep talk, but there are so many factors involved with selling books and zines. Everyone has fairs that go badly or publishes things that don’t sell as easily as they had hoped. Still, there are some themes that emerge. As a fun way to try to diagnose why things don’t always work out, I created this list of possible reasons that attendees aren’t buying books. This text is informed by many years of tabling at book fairs and zine fests in the US as well as internationally. I hope people will take it in stride and think of this list as something lighthearted by a member of the community, for the community. Now go out there and find your readers! — Marc Fischer / Public Collectors Excerpt (the whole left page): Possible Reasons Why People Aren't Buying Your Books and Zines at the Art Book Fair / Zine Fest They are also publishers and have little money for other people’s books and zines. You left your table to go look at other publishers’ stuff or buy lunch because you didn’t pack enough snacks. You are looking at your phone too much. Or, you are busy reading someone else’s book and need to look up from it. You aren’t talking to them and are passively waiting for someone to understand your work, care, and buy it with no effort on your part. There are too many other people with tables at the fair/fest and not enough attendees to justify having so many participants. The economy sucks and no one has money, but they attended anyway because they love books, zines, and people who make them. Your prices are too high, and the books/zines feel like they are a poor value compared to other publications with similar qualities and production values. You made something that is a weird format or too large and no one wants to carry it around. They want to pay for your books and zines with some version of money that you don’t accept because every publisher is now expected to take about five different forms of payment. They came to the event to be seen and you are just scenery. There is a DJ, you are close to the speakers, and the music is too loud to have a conversation about your work. The vibes are bad. The light is bad, The breath/B.O. is bad. They are holding four cups of coffee, a glass of wine, and three tote bags filled with books. They are too burdened with stuff to handle or buy any more things. They only came to trade their books and zines with other publishers. Selling isn’t everything, you capitalist jerk! The last page of the main text: They’re a librarian and blew their budget too early in the fair. They are nervous about buying your last copy. Your work is great but your tone or content don’t fit the fair. They already have 93 different zines about the same subject that your publications are about. You have failed to offer a different take on whatever your thing is. Your type is small and hard to read. Your materials are fragile and will get destroyed in transit. You made the cover of your zine as graphic as possible, and no one wants to be seen carrying around a publication with a giant penis, dead body, or photo of Ted Cruz on the front. Apparently they came to the book fair/zine fest to buy plants, ceramics, stuffed animals, toys, chocolate, jewelry, clothes, and 3-D printed tchotchkes, not books and zines. They are distracted by the dazzling pattern on the tablecloth that you have placed under your books and zines. They are afraid of knocking your books and zines off the elaborate display structures and scaffolding that you are using to display 175 titles on a 3 foot wide table surface. You are still in the process of assembling your books and zines at your table and they don’t want to get in the way of your stapler, bone folder, cutting board and collating station. The super desirable thing you made ten years ago is out of print and your new stuff just isn’t hitting like the thing you are tired of and don’t want to reprint for the rest of your life even though it was profitable. Public Collectors www.publiccollectors.org Publication #110, December, 2025
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Christmas opening times.....
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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What's the point of running a comics shop if you can't get yourself a beautiful book every now and again? I've been reading the Martini edition of the Darwyn Cooke Parker stories. Oh boy. Some of the best comics I've ever read. Horrible, but beautiful.
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The weather's rubbish but you can order from our website and our trained team will leap into action and get your books to you ASAP. If you're in Folkestone then I'll probably just drop them round myself. 😁

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December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Haru 3 released yesterday, concluding the story. To celebrate we are offering all 3 books for £25 with a unique bookplate - made just for us!

They make perfect gifts!
December 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Fury by @domduongart.bsky.social now in stock! £5 ea.
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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We have a very limited amount of Pokémon stuff in stock now. Once it's gone, it's gone.
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Tomorrow is Xmas late opening on the Old High St! All the shops will be open until 8pm, there'll be snow, and a scavenger hunt, and a kazoo orchestra!

See you then!
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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We'll be open about midday tomorrow. Got to take a kid somewhere.
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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The phrase I probably hear the most in the shop is "yeah, I don't know what he's got".

Don't let that stop you! We sell these amazing gift coins and even have some cute little bags for them. So you can still give the gift of comics to a loved one, despite not knowing which ones they have.

😉
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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There won't be a comics delivery this week.

We will have two lots next week.

Sorry everyone.
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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We've got some of those Warhammer Battleforce boxes here, which release tomorrow.

Let us know if you want one, they will disappear quickly.

Probably.
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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we’re in the final few days of the KILLTOPIA: PHANTOMS campaign! @davecook.bsky.social and @clarkbintart.bsky.social make-up one of the most exciting team-ups on the indie scene and i’m VERY excited to see them tell a hard-boiled cop story through the neon lense of new-tokyo...

#art #comics
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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gingertotty.bsky.social
Can I apply to be a new lighthouse artist friend? I have this one ;D
Mr Staypuft and the Little Red Lighthouse
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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rtwyford.bsky.social
✔️£1,000 - Stretch goal unlocked!
If you back one of the physical tiers for The Knight Shift, you'll also get a pdf copy.

A big thank you to everyone that has helped us get this far. Let's see just how far we can get!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryantwyford/the-knight-shift-1-a-dark-fantasy-comedy
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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I had an idea a while ago to ask some of my favourite artists to draw something for us, the only requirement was that it had a lighthouse somewhere.

I've got the first two back now from @juniba.bsky.social and @normkonyu.bsky.social. More will follow soon!! 😁 You can see them in the shop 🙂
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Unfortunately New Comic Book Day will now be tomorrow 🥺 But! We do have a load of other new books!
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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The NAP COMIX Kickstarter closes TOMORROW so if you've been thinking about pre-ordering my new book please do it soon!

It includes the 1st year's worth of comics from the webcomic, as well as LOADS of exclusive content.

Please take a look here: tinyurl.com/napcomixks

Thank you! (& please share!)
A list of reward tiers from the NAP COMIX Kickstarter DIGITAL - £7, PHYSICAL - £13, SIGNED & SKETCHED IN - £20 What's in the book? 200 pages of wonder, sleep deprivation, heartbreak, joy, surviving and thriving. A 5-panel comic. Panel 1) The 4am feed with Henry can feel very lonely. Panel 2) I try to think of others that are also awake at that time like...nocturnal animals? Panel 3) Students studying for a test? Panel 4) And of course, people doing the same thing as me. Panel 5) When I think about them, I feel much less alone. A 2-panel comic. Panel 1) Caption: A few months ago. Henry is stroking Rachael's face. Rachael: Aaaaa Rob, he's stroking my face! Rob: (off-screen) Aw! Panel 2) Caption: Now. Henry is pulling Rachael's face in very uncomfortable-looking ways. Rachael looks non-plussed.
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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I think I've probably said this before but surely we're ready for Xmas now?
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Brought back some stuff for the shop, and some stuff for me. The shop stuff will be in the shop soon.
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Great day at Thought Bubble today. Met lots of people, have more to find tomorrow.

Spent most of the day feeling a bit like this legend
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Loads of new arrivals today and were open late tonight as the Xmas lights are turning on. Come down and see what's come in.
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Genuinely have no idea where to put all of these. Been unpacking books for about 8 hours at this point. 😁
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Every so often I pull a book out of a box and go "oh wow". Today that was Yokai by Shigeru Mizuki. Descriptions of Japanese folklore from one of the all time manga greats. ♥️♥️♥️
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM