Florida Tries to Ban Book About Banned Books
As contentious book bans spread throughout America, Kim Hyun Sook’s book about her experience with book bans ended up in Clay County’s crosshairs.
Give the Gift of Zines With the Broken Pencil Holiday Sale!
I'm afraid to say it, but, 'tis the season. Save 35% off our print and digital subscriptions AND nab a Broken Pencil-themed colouring book!
Introducing Our 100th Issue: Generations
For the 100th issue of Broken Pencil, we felt it appropriate to celebrate the use of zines as expression passed down through the ages, starring the Singapore-based family art collective behind Rubbish FAMzine.
Overtime and Improv Classes: Aisha Franz on Work-Life Balance and Berlin’s Tech Culture Clash
Berlin is now home to more than 600 startups, modeling themselves after successful American businesses, many tried to import American workplace culture. Cartoonist Aisha Franz' latest book is a satire of the calamity that ensued.
Journeys, on Paper: Jeeyon Shim and the Personal Resonance of Tabletop RPGs
“You can’t force the grain. If you can’t work with your own currents, you’re just fighting yourself.” Amid illness, foraging and introspection, Shim has become one of the most prolific creators in an indie tabletop gaming boom.
Art Holes: Boss Nass KFC Drink Topper
Cartoonist Alexander Laird gives us a tour of his goblin den, laying in wait for the right opportunity to watch Kevin Costner's Waterworld.
Call for Submissions: HOCUS OVER THE THRESHOLD
Submissions In honour of the solstice, the theme is OVER THE THRESHOLD. Send your stories and poems of planetary […]
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Bug Milk x Canzine at The Beguiling!
The most anticipated zine fest is teaming up with the offbeat revue for a night of zine readings unlike any other!
What to Expect at Canzine 2023!
Hop on in, the water’s fine.
The Most Honest Artist in Town: Remembering Joe Matt
Joe Matt erased the line between what should and should not be shared with an audience, which in turn made the reader realize that perhaps they didn’t need to be so fearful of their own dark secrets.
Announcing the Judges for the 2023 Zine Awards!
Meet our panel of judges for this year’s exhilarating competition!
Folio: Catalina Cheng on Ceramics and Preservation of Queer Art History
Folio asks artists and curators to gather works made with unexpected materials and adapt them for the printed page. In this issue we speak with Catalina Cheng, whose work in ceramics bridges familiar traditions, radiant pride and honouring the queer artists erased by history.
2023 Zine Awards Deadline Has Been… EXTENDED!
You now have until September 30th, 2023 to submit to the Zine Awards!
Introducing the First Two 2023 Zine Award Judges: KC Green and Gretchen Felker-Martin!
The acclaimed cartoonist and the queen of gruesome tales join our panel for this year’s competition!
Stop Saying I Look Like The Zinester American Girl Doll!
Jenn Woodall has had it up TO HERE with these cherubic luxury nostalgia-baiting mall dolls being passed off as DIY ‘girl power.’
One Day We Will All Die. Who’ll Make Comics Then? David Galliquio and Comix in Unpredictable Peru.
“People thought I was a degenerate, I did what I did only because the one underground rule was that there were no rules.” How the perilous, conservative rulership of Peru shaped its counterculture.
Registrations for Canzine Toronto 2023 are now OPEN!
Toronto Canzine is BACK and we want YOU to be a part of it! Register before September 5th to be part of the most delightful zine fest in town!
Politics is for the Nuts
In 1974, Vancouver artist Vincent Trasov ran for mayor of Vancouver. Or, at least, Vincent Trasov dressed as Mr. Peanut ran for mayor of Vancouver. Nearly 50 years later, documentary filmmaker Andrew Muir brought the performance piece back into the spotlight with Peanut For Mayor.