March 2011 Blog Posts (77)

There were a couple one-panel cartoons in the Seth Friedman Factsheet 5's called "Flicker Snickers".  They were sort of parodies of old 60's/70's-era newspaper cartoons, but brutally grim.  I've been thinking of appropriating them in a zine, but I thought (climate of opinion being what it is these days) that maybe I should ask the creator if he minded.  I've looked on Google and found a lot of "flicker snicker" references, but none seem to be to the cartoons or its creator I'm looking for. …

Get Fit For the Pit is a zine dedicated to fitness and nutrition for folks in the punk/activist/etc scene.  I have noticed that our subculture puts a lot of emphasis on touring, traveling, going to shows, running on little sleep, etc.   These things do not always add up to a healthy lifestyle, especially as some of us are getting older.

I wanted to put a zine out about taking back our fitness and health.

Issue #2 is going to be all about nutrition.  Some ideas…

so my third zine entitled 'settle down young lovers' is out now.

it's my writing in the form of poetry/vignettes/short stories and illustrations by lucile maiseau.

It's limited to 50, comes with a exclusive postcard and 2 pin badges. Only available through Anchors Aweigh…

For the longest time I struggled to make a perzine that really captured the biggest aspects of my own life. I'd g through writing story after story but would never be satisfied with what I had. The problem was that I felt like I had no interconnecting theme or layout. I wanted more than a zine that talked about the downs and the ups and the immediacy in them. There was always something missing.

However, I now believe I've got it. I've been writing like a fiend, getting closer…

Hi everyone!

Some of you will have already heard about this probably, but just to let y'all know: Hannah (Not Lonely zine) and I have set upSpill the Zines, a blog about British zine culture with zine resources, reviews, news, and announcements posted regularly.



To establish Spill the Zines as a useful and comprehensive resource, we’d like you to email us any news or announcements you…

Today was the much anticipated Chicago Zine Fest. I had…

Here's another excerpt from "The Climbing Zine Volume 3", which will be released late this spring. This piece is from the feature story of the zine, "Go West Young Man, In the Freedom Mobile." 

We knew that California was going to love the Freedom Mobile, and we felt at ease as it crossed over the border to…

The Map Zine is a 5.5 x 8.5 inch booklet, printed in color on white paper with an ivory card stock cover.



Bound with 2…

Has anyone done a zine related to pet peeves?

Is anyone interested in sharing their pet peeves in a zine?

How do you deal with your pet peeves? Why do certain things set you off?

Some of my pet peeves are:

people who walk slow in front of me...

people who drive with their blinker on when they are not turning...

bread crumbs on the counter...

crying children in restaraunts and movie…

So after a lot of faffing about, I got Splinters #1 ready.  I have a few copies printed (#1 - #10) so those will be numbered and given to whoever wants them, and if there's more demand then I'll be printing more.  I'm pretty pleased with the cover art especially (at the bottom of the page)

It's a personal 'zine full of my ramblings and recollections about various things in my life, and friends I know or have known.  The articles are;

 …

Ahoy!

“Johnny America,” a little 'zine of fiction and humor published by the Moon Rabbit Drinking Club & Benevolence Society, is seeking submissions for our next, ninth issue. We’re particularly interested in items that work within the very loose theme of “Kansas.”

We’d like to emphasize the looseness of the theme. A pithy review of Greensburg’s “world’s deepest hand-dug well” would certainly qualify, as would using Kansas as a barely-present backdrop for…