‘Noodle Soup’ is something you’ll want more of
Noodle Soup Artzine, Harlo Martens, Moniker Press, 16 pgs, monikerpress.ca, $20 Self-described as “a series of mindless character […]
Zine Reviews
‘The New Yerby: Spring 2020’ is charming, introspective, and tender
The New Yerby: Spring 2020 Perzine, Liz Yerby, 28 pgs, lizyerby.com, $10 Put together as self-isolation began, but collecting […]
The flyers of ‘Missives’ zine are innately ephemeral, but endure
Missives Art zine, Andrew James McKay, 32 pgs, andrewjamesmckay.com, free Like pretty much everyone who moved to Toronto, it […]
Sanrio meets Lisa Frank in ‘Grocery Story’
Grocery Story Comic, Marita, Burn All Books, 8 pgs, babstore.square.site, $1-$9 (sliding scale) At a brief eight pages, Grocery […]
‘Deadname’ is a clever and quirky transition comic
Deadname Comic, Lennon Sweets, 16 pgs, gumroad.com/lennonsweets, $15 Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, accceptance. The so-called five stages of grieving […]
‘Bear #1’ is a one-woman comic done in a spectacular fashion
Bear #1 Comic, Jordana Globerman, 36 pgs, @jordanacomics, $15 “Dudes are so gross in Canada,” spits Bear, after telling […]
A blog post meets a diary in ‘ROHO #2’
ROHO #2 Perzine, Sgt. Hulka, 6 pgs The next ROHO zine starts off like a diary entry and ends like […]
‘Depression Ain’t the Sads’ validates that depression is a debilitating condition
Depression Ain’t the Sads Perzine, John Gamber, 17 pgs, J.F. Gamber, etsy.com/shop/PencilRevolution, @gamberwrites, [email protected], $3.79 Have you ever wondered […]
‘ROHO #1’ is a quirky zine on The Simpsons’ hillbilly “Cletus”
ROHO #1 Perzine, Sgt. Hulka, 6 pgs A little confused and very amused is the best way I can describe […]
‘OCD Ain’t a Word’ validates that OCD is not an ill-informed joke!
OCD Ain’t a Word Perzine, John Gamber, 12 pgs, J.F. Gamber, etsy.com/shop/PencilRevolution, @gamberwrites, [email protected], $3.79 Read this primer, and […]
Learning, making mistakes, and evolution in ‘Maggie #2’
Maggie #2 Zine, Various authors, 58 pgs, maggiezine.com, $18 Recognizing the history of white supremacy and transphobia within feminism […]
Two angry women discuss the importance of queer and BIPOC voices in ‘Kill the Gatekeeper’
Kill the Gatekeeper Zine, Mandy Shunnarah & Harmony Cox, 18 pgs, @fixedbaroque & @harmonopoly, etsy.com/ca/shop/PoshandPage, $6.50 As an angry […]