‘The Brothers Smash’ is playful take on all things Super Smash Bros

Sidney DrmayJune 18, 2020

The Brothers Smash Minicomic, Gee, shutteye.com Gee’s minicomic — much like the game that inspired it— is a pile of fun! It’s a gorgeous little ...

‘Boy #3’ reminds us about the real tensions inherent in dysphoria and self-representation

Sidney DrmayJune 17, 2020

Boy #3 Comic, Kelly Kwang, okaykellyk.com I swear to God or the universe or whatever else: this Kelly Kwang person must have a direct line to m...

The inside scoop on the Zine Awards from past winners and finalists!

Lisa LamJune 16, 2020

image from @enas.satir Enas Satir  Enas Satir is a Sudanese visual artist who currently lives in Toronto. She creates cultural projects revolving around race...

‘Between A Rock and a Windy Place’ introduces a wild and fun artist collaboration

Graham SigurdsonJune 15, 2020

Between A Rock and a Windy Place Comic, Jon Vaughn and Frederic Fleury, 16 pgs, printedmatter.org/catalog/55832, $16 I was first introduced to ...

‘Word Zine #4: The California Edition’ showcases the wonder and weirdness of California’s skateboard scene

Cam GordonJune 14, 2020

Word Zine #4: The California Edition Zine, Wade DesArmo, Weiss, Dan Z & TJ Rogers, 128 pgs, @word_zine At its best, skateboard culture should ...

‘Why We Cry When We’re Happy’ is a stark reminder that emotions know no bounds

Cam GordonJune 11, 2020

Why We Cry When We’re Happy Zine, Julianne S, 8 pgs, foottoface.com, @foottoface, $3 The title of this zine could be taken as rhetorical. Some of...

Zinesters, we are the radical press: a call to action

Jonathan ValellyJune 10, 2020

For centuries, wherever mass defiance and collective power have swollen up, there has been print. That’s true in these transforming times as well, when it...

Delve into early ‘90s video game nostalgia with ‘Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?’

Joshua BartonJune 10, 2020

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Zine, Jess Driscoll, 8 pgs, jessdriscoll.com Jess Driscoll dips a toe into late ’80s and early ’90s video ...

‘Tapezine #2: The Analogue Journal’ is a revolution of the zine as we know it

Jenna McClellandJune 9, 2020

Image by Seneca College Libraries Tapezine #2: The Analogue Journal Zine, Cassette Tape, Jesse Lafleur, jesselafleur.ca, $15 ...

Is there a zine scene in Iran? If there is, should we know about it?

Anisa RawhaniJune 7, 2020

I’m willing to bet there’s an underground zine-esque scene in Iran. Call it a gut feeling. No, call it an Iranian gut feeling. As someone of Persian ...

‘Strange and Mysterious Creatures Purple Issue’ reveals how trauma manifests in creative work

Joshua BartonJune 6, 2020

Strange and Mysterious Creatures, Purple Issue Perzine, EA Douglas, 40 pgs, eadouglas.space, $12 In the second issue of this skillfully written p...

Your final farewell – or, how to write your own obituary

Sarah LadikJune 5, 2020

Nearly a decade of writing obituaries has taught journalist Sarah Ladik a thing or two about what makes for a lasting last word. ...