Letter from Anisa: Urgency in action
I’m writing this the night before our fall issue goes to print — I know, risky Tom Cruise business — […]
It Was Fun Until It Wasn’t: Broken Pencil, 1995-2024
It is with profound sadness that I announce the closure of Broken Pencil Magazine, an independent publication I co-founded 30 […]
BP is Closed, But You Can Still Access Our Archives
Dear friends, Broken Pencil’s fabulous thirty year run has concluded. But we are going to keep our website and archives […]
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.
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."
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 […]
View all Calls for SubmissionsLatest Reviews
Latest Posts
What do we do about whiteness and the zine scene?
Zines are unmatched in their ability to amplify voices that mainstream institutions frequently exclude. But what happens when such power […]
Fungirl hits the uncanny sweet spot where loneliness and silliness meet
Comic zine, Elizabeth Pich, elizabethpich.com, $11, 42 pgs While staring at the cheese sandwich she’s rested on a public bathroom […]
Against all odds, Siberia’s indie comics scene soars
by Georgy Elaev Making comics in Siberia can be brutal. In Russia, you can get into big trouble for pursuing […]
The newest Babcia paper cut comic traces 5th century migration
[column size=one_half position=first ]Marta Chudolinska’s long-running paper-cut comic Babcia is a true staple of Broken Pencil’s quarterly comics spread. Using precise cuts and layering, […]
Dream of sunnier days with the new Cat City comic
Cat Comics is a quarterly comic in Broken Pencil. Victor Martins is a cartoonist and illustrator living just outside of […]
Online Exclusive Fiction: In Your Mailbox
HI there, Sorry for the smears. It’s the excitement. My hand’s got the jitters. I’ve waited so long to write […]
Zine Activism on the Streets of Hong Kong
Atom Cheung was a single body in a sea of protesters standing on Hong Kong’s Harcourt Road. It was July […]
Pushing Pins: Taking stock of the patch & pin boom
edited by Stefanie Ucci & BP Staff illustrations by Stacey Bru We’ve all noticed it. Pins, patches, and other artist-made […]
Tips of the trade: patch pushers dish on making the sale
STACEY BRU So how does an artist actually pull a profit when producing pins, patches and other swag inevitably requires […]
But who made that? Artist pin production in a sketchy global labour market
Most creators prefer to know how their products are being produced. But even with the popularity of enamel pins and […]
‘Every Straight Dude on Bumble’ confronts toxic masculinity on dating apps
Every Straight Dude on Bumble Zine, Shivaun Hoad, shivaunhoad.ca, 14 pgs, contact to buy or trade The online dating experience […]