Bob's earliest comic strips were published in the Irish small press anthology Toenail Clippings (1998-2002). He self-published three issues of Mbleh!, a black and white anthology of his short strips and the first Irish comic to be distributed by Diamond, in 2002-2003. He followed that with four issues of The Shiznit, a free pocket-sized full colour anthology by Bob and other artists, funded by adertising and distributed to shops in Dublin and elsewhere in Ireland.