Darryl’s Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival
sharpener: Darryl’s Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival By Broken Pencil Last fall a few hundred people in teased wigs […]
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The most exciting zine fair is returning to Toronto AND Ottawa! Register today to join this uncanny smorgasbord of zines, art, comics, discussions, workshops and surprises!
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.
Zines Killed the Video Star
“I figure, if I have to be forced to live in this modern, cold and digital world, I can at least point to the physical objects that I love." Musician Mike Adams foregoes the 'lyric video' for a more analogue approach.
In the World of Trina Robbins
To read a Trina Robbins comic is to enter an alternate history: one in which the legions of women who entered the industry as writers, artists, and editors during the war years of the 1940s were never driven back out.
Review: at the 7/11 outside Club Q
A deeply personal zine rendering moments of grief and joy, cartoonist and science illustrator Annabel Driussi reflects on the aftermath of the shooting that occurred at Colorado Springs’ Club Q in November, 2022.
Call for Submissions: FiiLTHY GLO ZiNE ISSUE 3
THEME:: TRANSPiRE DEADLINE:: August 18, 2024 FG headquarters encourages you to hit us with some fiilth ((art)). We value new-fangled […]
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On The Prowl
sharpener: On the Prowl Hunter and Cook search for interesting new work By Derek Winkler “There are two different kinds […]
Mail Art Olympix
sharpener: Mail Art Olympix Ed Varney creates a democratic arts event in Vancouver By Lindsay Gibb Throughout his time as […]
The Indie Store Revival
sharpener: The Indie Store Revival Repsycho and Heartbeat 960 breathe life back into consignment shopping By Jessica Lewis Toronto’s independent […]
Nerd Girl Pinups
sharpener: Nerd Girl Pinups By Derek Winkler If there’s one thing the Internet does not lack, it’s nerds. If there’s […]
Grrrlblud
sharpener: Grrrlblud Archiving riot grrrl’s zine history By A. Wolfe Folded once, saddle-stitched and greased silky with the grips of […]
An Interview with Kaie Kellough
An Interview with Kaie Kellough An online exclusive By Joel Deshaye Kaie Kellough is a bilingual poet, editor, educator, and […]
Philip Quinn’s The Skeleton Dance
Philip Quinn’s The Skeleton Dance An online exclusive interview By Nathaniel G. Moore Recently BP assistant editor Nathaniel G. Moore […]
Flatmancrooked
Flatmancrooked The US micropress with mega-ideas By Nathaniel G. Moore If you’re wondering what a press called Flatmancrooked Publishing is […]
Grease Lightning
feature: Grease Lightening Poet Billeh Nickerson’s latest offering is fresh from the deep fryer and teeming with substance By Nathaniel […]
Backpage: Pictorial Profile: Becky Johnson
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Lint
Comic: Lint By Charlie Teljeur