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Zine Civics 101: Q&A With Democracy Zinester Bronwyn Mauldin

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by Jonathan Valelly As we launch our year-long exploration of zines as political tools, it only made sense involve […]

Keeping it Just BeTwain Friends

Shelby Monita

We all know Shania Twain as Canada’s country music sweetheart with the occasional bad streak. Remember when she wore head-to-toe […]

Eyes on the prize! Only 3 Weeks Left to Submit to the Deathmatch

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From part one of “Conspiracy” We are counting down to the December 31st deadline for our first ever Indie Illustrator’s […]

‘Baaaad Muthaz Vol. 1’ is a vivid mashup of sci-fi tropes and retro Blaxploitation flair

Kris Bone

Baaaad Muthaz Vol. 1 Bill Campbell, David Brame and Damian Duffy, 140 pgs, Rosarium Press, rosariumpublishing.com, $19.95 “You gotta end […]

Announcing: Guest Judge Jenn Woodall!

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

Jenn joins the Indie Illustrator’s Deathmatch! That’s right folks! The acclaimed creator of Girls, Ghouls, Magical Beatdown and more is […]

‘Pinko Joe’ is an anti-capitalist manifesto in both plot and presentation

Kris Bone

Pinko Joe Christopher Sperandio, 96 pgs, Argle Bargle Books, arglebarglebooks.com, $28.75 Who knew that political resistance could be laugh-out-loud hilarious? […]

Simone Person’s ‘Smoke Girl’ dives into the inevitable personal monologue and crucial stages of grief

Jacqueline Valencia

Smoke Girl Simone Person, 36 pgs, Diode Editions, diodeeditions.com, $12 There is an internal conversation that is thrust upon a […]

‘Revenge of the Asian Woman’ is a bawdy, sexy, and deliciously sensual portrait of a woman taking back her power

Megan Clark

‘The Response of Weeds’ grapples with a profound dichotomy: the richness of Black history, and the lack of it in the Albertan psyche.

Emma Paidra

The Response of Weeds Bertrand Bickersteth, 117 pgs, NeWest Press, newestpress.com, $18.95 Bertrand Bickersteth’s poetry collection, The Response of Weeds, […]