This zine recounts the tribulations of Steve as he wanders around Portland’s punk scene. Going on tour, losing pen pals as they move to his city. And the most interesting one is where Steve discovers that his girlfriend has started making out with her ex-boyfriend again, but Steve’s still trying to hold on to their relationship. The writing lacks rhythm, it reads like a text without any punctuation, where you have to suck in a big breath and hope you’ll make it to the end of the paragraph. There is little relation between events in each of the stories, and little consequence that would tie them together. On top of that, Steve is quite pathetic and doesn’t raise much sympathy. And what’s with the 5-page introduction? (Frandroid Atreides)
zine, issue #3, 48 pages, Steve, $1, P.O. Box 3444, Portland, OR 97208-3444, [email protected]