20,000 colour copies of Byrne and associates wee A5 trinket booklet throw their humour round Greater Dublin and the world from publication date late last year. Like a shot to the senses of a tastefully deliverred Jack Daniels on public transport, spillage not an issue. disparaging onlookers only envious.

Bob Byrne if you have not come by his work, walks the path of Clowes and Dorkin, social commentary acutely aware, paired with a gruesome and sometimes sexual theme, illustrating society's egotism, ridiculousness and excessive banality. That he does this deep in the suburban Dublin informal tongue, helps hook this in the realm of authenticity and local relativism.

However these are transferrable concepts - the likeness of TV presenters to company icons is one such focus area to Byrne, as are illumination of formulaic pub jokes, and public transport commentaries. Bob Byrne continues to lead the way in underground style funny Irish comics. God I'd love to interview him and find out how he became just such a genius bugger.

For more details on getting a copy or any of Bob's recent work you can email Bob at bb2clam (at) yahoo(dot)com
A6, colour with ads, approx 32 pages, probably free or not much more than postage costs if there are any left.