Oh Comely (magazine)
Oh Comely magazine is a bi-monthly British magazine published by Pirates AHOY! a subsidiary of Iceberg Press, publisher of The Simple Things magazine.
History and mission
The first issue of Oh Comely was published in 2010 And Co-edited by Des Tan and Liz Bennett, with Rosanna Durham and Dani Lurie as art and music editors. Collectively the four worked as Adeline Media. Oh Comely publishes craft, DIY, creative non-fiction, photography and illustration, as well as reader submissions. In 2014, The Independent identified Oh Comely, alongside Delayed Gratification and Apartamento, as part of a change in magazine publishing led by younger editors launching print titles for a generation of readers raised on digital media. Iceberg Press announced their purchase of Oh Comely from Adeline Media in 2016.
Title
The magazine's title is from a Neutral Milk Hotel song on their 1998 album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.