Zine Review – Broken Pencil Magazine

‘The Love That Moves the Sun and all the Stars’ explores love through risograph illustrations and lyrical pairing

Graham SigurdsonJanuary 17, 2020

The Love That Moves the Sun and all the Stars Comic zine, Beena Mistry, 14 pgs, beenamistry.com Brampton-based illustrator and zinester Beena Mistry...

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‘By Mom, By Me’ compares the college experience of two women, a generation apart

Stefanie UcciJanuary 17, 2020

By Mom, By Me #2 Comic, Karen Scheer and Rachel Scheer, 12 pgs, etsy.com/shop/RachelComics, $5.52Not everyone will spend their 20s backpacking abroad o...

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‘Taking up Space: a thick little zine about fat’

Valley WeeDickJanuary 17, 2020

Taking up Space: a thick little zine about fat Zine, Ed. by Emily Hilleren, $5, 26 pgs Want to know the best ways to say “fuck you” to fat shamers? ...

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‘Abnormal Nightmares’ a fear mongering warning against the vicious nature of trees

Joshua BartonJanuary 17, 2020

Arboreal Nightmares Zine Mer, 6 pgs, [email protected], $2 The grace and beauty of trees is but a clever ruse in Mer’s new zine Arboreal Nightmar...

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“Iconoclazine” reflects on the nature of meaning in art through comedy

Graham SigurdsonJanuary 14, 2020

Iconoclazine Comic zine, Steven Christie, 14 pgs, steamincrispy.comPart essay and part comedy, Steven Christie’s Iconoclazine follows an aptly named ...

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“The Eyes of the Chest” is a rollercoaster of real life issues

Stefanie UcciJanuary 12, 2020

The Eyes of the Chest, Litzine, Kate Folk and Toby Goodshank, 24 pgs, katefolk.com , $10.50 Many people can’t agree upon on their opinions about censoring nudi...

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‘Follicle’ uses a grotesque narrative to shed light on our obsession with our physical appearance

Stefanie UcciJanuary 7, 2020

Follicle JJ McLuckie, 40 pgs, jjmcluckie.com, @artworkbyjj, $12 If you’re looking for particularly grotesque read, look no...

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‘The Purpose’ comically sums up the overwhelming emotions that are no stranger to millennials

Stefanie UcciJanuary 7, 2020

The Purpose Comic, Kimberly Edgar, 28 pgs, kimberlyedgar.com, @deadbirdparty “I’ve decided I don’t want to see anyone in my life anymore.” This ...

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‘Hello, Lost Girl’ melds together the unique work of various illustrators through one common factor

Graham SigurdsonJanuary 7, 2020

Hello, Lost Girl Art zine, okok Fine Collective, 12 pgs Hello, lost girl consists of a number of illustrations from okok Fine, a collective mostly composed ...

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