Speccy Breakdown zine

Eight pages, taken from the start of my new book, A Speccy Man Has A Breakdown.

Eight-page zine, standing on a cutting mat, with pink front cover reading A Speccy Man Has A Breadown, over a drawing of a man doing a sun salute.


Cover of the same zine, lying down as a hand moves to open it.

Like the book itself, the zine shows my name in the same handwritten style as my website.


Opening spread shows a photo of a young man smiling.

This is me.
Early 20s, in a student flat with three friends and my girlfriend.
Had no idea what was coming.
But who does?


Double-page spread showing photo on the left of a man in an opticians, smiling, and on the right a rough expressionistic portrait of the man looking miserable.

Me again, late 40s.
Getting measured up for a pair of varifocals, my first proper, full-time spectacles.
I’m smiling, because that’s what you do, in photos.
But inside I’m miserable.
Really I felt more like this.


Back copy of the zine shows a speccy man looking out of a window cheerfully and a quote.

“A tough, shining, fiercely charming thing” – Rhik Samadder


You can download a copy of my zine and print it using an ordinary desktop printer.
👉 Get yours here