‘Bad Blood’ is a chapbook for the thoughtful punk
Bad Blood Chapbook, Dalton Derkson, 16 pgs, d13d.storenvy.com, $5 Dalton Derkson’s preoccupation with 1980s WWF wrestling weaves a stabilizing thread […]
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Simina Banu’s smart “POP” culture references belie agony and intimacy
POP Simina Banu, 72 pgs, Coach House Books, chbooks.com, $21.95 POP was more than I bargained for. Pre-release hype drew […]
‘View Master’ is packed with bright illustrations and eccentric stories
View Master Comic, Samuel W. Grant, 24 pgs, viewmasterpress.bigcartel.com, $5 Samuel W. Grant’s View Master is, as they describe it, […]
Christopher Green’s ’The Turtle Library Comics Magazine’ is a truly multifaceted reading experience
The Turtle Library Comics Magazine Comic, Christopher Green, 40 pgs, theturtlelibrary.com, $10 The fall 2019 issue of The Turtle Library […]
We are Extending the BP Zine Awards Submission Deadline!
The Broken Pencil Zine Awards Submission Deadline is Extended New Deadline: July 15 at midnight! Good news! Broken Pencil […]
Charlotte Wu brings us back to a mind frame of curiosity in ’Snack Witchcraft’
Snack Witchcraft Art zine, Charlotte Wu, 20 pgs, @charlotte_guagua Snack Witchcraft is somewhat difficult to describe. As Charlotte Wu puts […]
Instead of another celebrity chef cookbook, try ‘Reciwee’
Reciwee Illustration zine, Andy Boynton, 8 pgs, Reciwee Press, reciwee.com, @reciweepress, $4 Get excited foodies! As a huge food lover, […]
Jon Vaughn coaxes a playful narrative in ‘Sand Masque’
Sand Masque Jon Vaughn, 32 pgs, Ecstasy Editions, jonvaughn.me, $20 Jon Vaughn always seems to have something new out, and […]
‘The Other Kind of Nerd #3’ touches on living with uncertainty
The Other Kind of Nerd #3 Comic, Jillian Sandell, 24 pgs, jilliansandell.com, $2 This zine comes from BP Zine Awards […]
‘A Japanese Doll’ is a moving meditation on vindictive violence and a friendship doll exchange
A Japanese Doll Sam Nakahira, 8 pgs, samnakahira.com However brief, this work packs a punch. It’s something of a historical […]
Get faced with a couple heavy questions in ‘How Are You?’
How Are You? Comic, nati romero, 8 pgs, natiromero.com Isn’t it just the most complicated question some days? The question […]
2020 Broken Pencil Zine Awards Countdown: Zines Entered So Far
As the 2020 BP Zine Awards call for subs comes to a close, here’s a look at the zines we’ve […]