Weighing the Web
Two Broken Pencil staff members debate the benefits of the Internet as a cultural tool By Hal Niedzviecki and Derek […]
Spring Canzine 2024 is ALIVE! ALIVE!!!
It's time to enter the ZINE ZONE. From April 13th to the 21st, support independent artists and zinesters at the biggest online zine fest across all time and space!
Doc Saddlestitch is Lost in the Zine Zone!! Find Him and Win Big!!
Famous mad zine scientist Doc Saddlestich has entered the Zine Zone with prize packs and Canzine discount codes. Track him down and they can all be yours!
Online Canzine 2024 Vendors
Prepare to enter... THE ZINE ZONE! Meet the vendors coming to this year's online Canzine!
Bug Milk Brings Online Canzine Offline at The Beguiling
Comics, comedy and prizes! Come on down for our IRL launch party of our URL zine fest!
Introducing Broken Pencil 101: Poster Boy
The internet is dying. Let's give a toast. In our latest issue, we speak to online's baddest boy: Dril. Learn about art, philosophy, logging off, all that garbage. Plus floods, rugs, Stooges and the winners of the Zine Awards!
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Paper is Boring. Comics are Awesome.
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Where the Wild Things Are
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How to Build Your Own Arcade Cabinet Out of Scraps
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The Halbot 3000
Looking for someone to keep you company at zine fairs? Look no further than the companionship of a good robot. […]
How to Start Your Own Political Party
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The Undying Art of Mail
We used to send mail, and there used to be an underground movement of artists who made mail art. Laura […]
No Way Home
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