Issue 56

Athos in America

Athos in America Jason, 196 pgs, FC, Fantagraphics Books, www.fantagraphics.com $24.99 US, HC With his deadpan anthropomorphic characters, prolific output […]

Is That All There Is?

Is That All There Is? Joost Swarte, 144 pgs, FC, Fantagraphics Books, www.fantagraphics.com, $35.00 US, HC Legendary Dutch cartoonist/illustrator Joost […]

Food Not Bands

Why Indie Food Can Leave A Funny Taste in Your Mouth by Ryan Bigge APPETIZER On March 4th of this […]

DIY Gynecology and Radical Self-Care

by Chris Urquhart Interest in DIY gynecology — and DIY healthcare in general — has seen a recent resurgence. Folks […]

Dealbreaker

My husband’s weight didn’t come on gradually, gestated over a period of months. Rather I woke one morning to his belly, […]

Westlake Soul

Rio Youers, 243 pgs, ChiZine Publications, chizinepub.com, $17.95 To believe in a world without limits, you have to inherently trust […]

Jelly Cake

The cover of this zine describes itself as “An Animated Series Teleplay.” I’m not sure if this means the author […]

Imaginary Life #7

Imaginary Life #7 is a short zine made up of text pasted over old black and white photographs, postcards and […]

Please Don’t Be Upset and Other Stories

Please Don’t Be Upset and Other Stories, Brandi Wells, 102 pgs, Tiny Hardcore Press, tinyhardcorepress.com, E-book $4.50, Paperback $8.99 Brandi […]

Echo Gods and Silent Mountains

Echo Gods and Silent Mountains, Patrick Woodcock, 104 pgs, ECW Press, ecwpress.com, $18.95 This is Toronto poet and former editor […]

How To Get An Arts Grant in Canada

Talking about your just-conceived artistic idea is exciting. You can envision the many places this project can take you. Maybe […]