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“To me the space is important as an example of creativity, community and solidarity coming together without commercial expectations.”
Boots Riley tells us about the absurd and how it functions as a satirical language that can speak far more eloquently when the world is on fire. All that and more in our latest issue!
Filmmaker Vera Drew wanted to reclaim the clown prince of crime with The People’s Joker. Now she has to fight the real supervillains to bring her Joker to the people.
Not only is Cleopatria hilarious, they’re the kind and generous sort of artist who will proofread your bad poetry for you before you commit to screen-printing it.
As someone who looked up to female punk music icons and also struggled with her own Catholic faith, I felt like Love and Rockets was attuned to me and my sensibilities.
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Vera Drew has gone through many transformations in her life, no vat of acid required. The filmmaker fought to create The People’s Joker and continues to fight to bring the people their Joker.
Club Quarantine became the place to be when you couldn’t really be anywhere at all. With lessons from lockdowns, the party ensemble plans to make partying more accessible to all.
Folio asks artists and curators to gather works made with unexpected materials and adapt them for the printed page. In this issue, Joy Gough, one of the five organizers at Community Fridges TOronto tells us how how art can divert attention to dire local issues.
When Bre Upton first joined TikTok it was simply as a means to curb quarantine-born boredom. Now her tutorials on zine making have over six million views. How ‘Zinetok’ is uniting DIY-ers around the world.
A contentious court battle could define how much control major publishing houses have on our digital landscape and the future of libraries.
As video game workers fight for their rights, a historical ally comes to their aid: zines.
The Racer Trash film collective is dead, but its tire tracks remain streaked across the fringes of cinema.
It’s a zinester’s holiday miracle! Give the gift of Broken Pencil this festive season.
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Broken Pencil alumn Anisa Rawhani talks to us about the invisible barriers to participating in art, the upcoming market at the AGO and how their cat Bubba is doing.
All information about the 2022 Broken Pencil Zine Awards Bash in one place.
The moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. Here are your nominees for the 2022 Broken Pencil Zine Awards!
