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 & […]
Zine Review
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 […]
‘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 […]
Overcoming shitty episodes of sexism in ‘What’s So Funny About Being a Female Electrician?’
What’s So Funny About Being a Female Electrician? Zine, Kahla Lichti, 50 pgs, secretlifeofanapprenticeellectricia.ca, $2 It’s hard not to […]
Lots of Dad Energy in ‘4 Seasons of Gary’
4 Seasons of Gary Comic, Matt MacFarland, 16 pgs, mattiemac.com, $6 As people on Twitter would probably say, there’s […]
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 […]