Vinyldyke is a bombshell of a rock ‘n’ roll fanzine debut

Joshua BartonNovember 11, 2019

Vinyldyke #1 and #b-side Zine, Vinyldyke, 42 pgs, 19 pgs, [email protected], €2.50 Vinyldyke’s eponymous zine debut is a two volume bombshell of a rock ‘...

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Beena Mistry’s zine uses modern lyrics to unpack Dante and Virgil’s bond

Graham SigurdsonNovember 2, 2019

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’s gives...

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The trees in this zine will kill you before you know it

Joshua BartonOctober 31, 2019

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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McLuckie’s ‘Follicle’ zine is both repulsive and eerily comforting

Stefanie UcciOctober 29, 2019

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

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“The Age of Hyper-Reality” is a text is dated from the ‘80s with the aesthetics to match

Elwyn MurrayOctober 3, 2019

The Age of Hyper-Reality Zine, Robin N., 12 pgs, [email protected] Despite the subtitle “Jean Baudrillard and the Politics of Today,” this zine does...

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“Ich Will Nix Alter Werten” is a riveting story and an ingenious reworking of a small and tragic historical episode

Joshua BartonSeptember 26, 2019

Ich Will Nix Alter Werten Litzine, Arielle Burgdorf, 24 pgs., [email protected],$5 USD Arielle Burgdorf blurs fiction and reality in this epistolary work...

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“Diana’s Song” is an ever-familiar suburban tragedy — sentimental, melancholy, a first love after which she will forever pine

Joel W VaughanSeptember 26, 2019

Diana’s Song Litzine, Ariel Bader-Shamai, 13 pgs, Second Run, [email protected] This short series of poems remembers, laments, celebrates the half-requite...

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This poetry book is all about “denpa”: a Japanese term for people who are disconnected from those around them

Scott BrysonSeptember 26, 2019

denpa poems 1 Chapbook, Gabriel Wainio-Théberge, 16 pgs, baroquespiral.tumblr.com “Denpa” is a Japanese term for people who are disconnected from those arou...

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“Pastel Houses” appreciates the beauty of residential architecture traditions while remaining mindful of that necessity

Jeff LowSeptember 22, 2019

Pastel Houses Art zine, Martina Doom, 26 pgs, martinadoom.wordpress.com Pastel Houses is a colourful art zine that illustrates different types of architectu...

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“Our Lady” is a view into a new and rewarding relationship, and one that may make you consider some of your own

Graham SigurdsonSeptember 21, 2019

Our Lady Comic, Wenting Li, 20 pgs, wentingli.com, printed by Pindot Press, $8 Two women find a giant woman — the eponymous “Our Lady” — in the sand of a be...

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Despite the wordlessness of “no health” and “Real Screamo”, Kai Lumbang’s artistry still invites you to linger

Graham SigurdsonSeptember 21, 2019

no health & Real Screamo Two comic zines, Kai Lumbang, 30 pgs & 28 pgs, Small Sword Press, smallswordpress.com, $10 & $5 No health and Real Scre...

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Everything in “Nerves” is where it should be, with nothing unneeded or unnecessary slowing things down

Graham SigurdsonSeptember 20, 2019

Nerves Comic, Kim Edgar, 6 pgs, kimberlyedgar.com Nerves, from Toronto- and Yukon-based artist (and 2019 Broken Pencil Zine Award Winner) Kim Edgar is a bri...

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