Deathmatch Round 3: Right in the Feels
Here we are in the midst of Round 3 of the Deathmatch: The Sad Round. In one corner we have “The […]
TOOLKIT: How to Save Your Books From Flooding
On New Years Eve, Silver Sprocket rang things in on a damp note. Their HQ was slammed by historic rain. Here's how the radical publisher spared their stock from the flood.
Poster Boy: Dril On Art, Philosophy, Life Beyond Twitter, All That Garbage
"People will beg for AI-free content like they do for water that isn’t tainted with lead. And when AI becomes synonymous with ‘Shit,’ it will die like every other Silicon Valley Clown Show and nobody will miss it."
Review: Nothing Without Us Too
With many of these speculative stories rooted in sci-fi, the line between reality and metaphor nearly disappears, playing with a reader’s inability to clearly differentiate between fact and fiction when it comes to the realities of disability.
Review: Beat The Rust
Life doesn’t unfold in a neat narrative, neither does Kelly Fruh's brief, deft, illustrated vignettes.
Introducing Broken Pencil 103: Cruel to be Kind
There are brighter days underground. Our latest issue features Cruelty Squad creator and Finnish artist Ville Kallio speaking about the anticipated follow-up to his unlikely hit and giving video games an overdue shock to their system.
Call for Submissions: Urban Legends
Overview “Urban Legends” is a compilation zine about urban legends, local myths, and folklore. Share your writing or art that’s […]
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Fun with Crowdfunding: Plans We Made
Grimalkin Press is a small Minneapolis comics press run by adorable illustrator guy Jordan Shiveley. But today, we’re not focused […]
#28DaysAreNotEnough: Bringing Black History to Twitter
Photo by Abram Olson This is an excerpt from Issue 66 of Broken Pencil. Buy it the whole issue here. by […]
Indie Events Roundup! February 2 – 8
The brilliant Suzanne Sutherland launches her new YA novel this Thursday! [image via facebook] Monday, February 2 Trampoline Hall, […]
ASPHALT LUXURY PROPHECY
By Kevin Martins McPherson Eckhoff “You’re not even as dumb as you say you are,” She one-twos across the kitchen/pantry […]
The Museum of Dead Presidents
By Roxanna Bennett I am trending in my head ending where I began. #throwbacktime Sci-fi saved me from the thousand […]
Broken Pencil on PYSO Podcast!
The Toronto-based PYSO Podcast (short for “Put Your Shoes On”) recently released a Canzine episode. They interviewed zinesters Emily May […]
Deathmatch Round 2: Tasty Bits, Sad Rocks and Snacks Galore
Hello from your humble Round 2 moderator, Alison! This was the “Food” round of Deathmatch, with the tasty themes […]
Fun With Crowdfunding: Bi Furious Zine
Support this Philly based zine for queer folk! Featuring illustrations, poetry, short stories, comics, photography, more! But of course, you know, […]
Indie Events Round-Up! January 26 – February 1
Genderfest Winnipeg 2015 launches this weekend! [image via facebook.com] Monday, January 26 TORONTO Art Spiegelman: What the %@&*! Happened to […]
The Bombay Blossom
By Scott MacAulay A table at the Bombay Blossom on a Friday required a reservation, so Mickey phoned early in […]