The ever-popular ritual of grieving through television marathons by The Depressed Waitress
I Am Not Lonely for I Have a Television Perzine, The Depressed Waitress, 42 pgs, thedepressedwaitress.com, $10 The end […]
Reviews
‘The Analog Sea Bulletin’ supports the human right to disconnect
The Analog Sea Bulletin Catalog, Autumn 2020, Jonathan Simons, 36 pgs, Analog Sea, analogsea.com, free Analog Sea is a […]
‘A Prophet Against Slavery’ is an unlikely story on human and animal liberation
A Prophet Against Slavery Graphic Novel, David Lester with Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle, 100 pgs, Beacon Press, beacon.org, […]
Gentrification, renoviction, and dish pit drudgery in ‘Notice’
Notice Novel, Dustin Cole, 256 pgs, Nightwood Editions, nightwoodeditions.com, $19.95 Dylan Levett, a crotchety down-on-his-luck dishwasher, is pissed off […]
Modern, hazy, Maritime rock core in ‘Dead and Dying Town’
Colouring Outside Dead and Dying Town Independent, colouringoutside.bandcamp.com This peculiar duo — for starters, they hail from the unique […]
creative kin collaboration creates a sizzling fire through music
creative kin collaboration winter bundle / pipon mâmawipicikêmaskiyhkiya Independent, moeclark.bandcamp.com These spoken-word recordings from the Two-Spirit community, podcasters, and […]
Doug Wright Awards Spotlight
The annual Doug Wright Awards returned again this summer, celebrating great works in Canadian cartooning. Broken Pencil is a proud […]
tIME mACHINES enters a weird and cerebral landscape
Michael McGlennon tIME mACHINES Independent michaelmcglennon.bandcamp.com These songs were born from grief. It’s the unwelcome ingredient that makes Eels’ […]
Never has a hotdog been so elevated in ‘The Hotdog Variations’ chapbook
The Hotdog Variations Chapbook, James Hawes, 14 pgs, above/ground press, abovegroundpress.blogspot.com, $4 Never has “a hotdog with mustard & […]
Male alienation and longing in ‘Blue
Blue Litzine, by Nathanael O’Reilly, 40 pgs, above/ground press, abovegroundpress.blogspot.com, $5 Ever wonder what the working-class white guy around […]
‘Bar Delicious’ is a masterful zine series where hybrid style meets hypnotic critique
The Test #18-22: Bar Delicious Blaise Moritz, five issues, 16-20 pgs each, $2 each, blaisemoritz.com This series, which spans […]
‘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 […]