July 2010 Blog Posts (69)

All zines that have been requested are now in envelopes.

I am hoping to send them tomorrow (If I get chance!!! - work is full on and I plan to do a mad dash in my lunch hour - if I get one)

Take care all x

I have never met the photographer of this image in person, but I have known him (Damon) for about 5 years now. We were similarly introduced to each other's works through Myspace, and there has always been a mutual appreciation of the things we create.



A few weeks ago, Damon sent me the photograph of one of his models sittin' in the laundromat reading a copy of the first issue of Kung Fu Grip! zine. I was surprised and flattered to see that… Continue

Monster Islands

By Paco D. Taylor



In the classic giant monster movies of Japan, the islands of the South Pacific are home to three of Tokyo's biggest threats: Godzilla, Giant Beast Gappa and King Kong. In real life, these islands are home to some of the biggest threats to anthropology classes…

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All of you who have requested trades PLEASE bare with me. My uncle died on Friday and my sister has lost her job so I'm up to my eyeballs with family stuff (as the sorter outer of all things family related) on top of work.

Many of the zines are in envelopes ready to go and I will post them as sooon as I can.

So sorry for the delay.

Life keeps biting me in the arse lately.

So, I have suffered from anxiety and depression since I was…a lot younger than I am now. And what I’ve noticed in terms of zines that address this issue is that the majority focus on ONE PERSON’S EXPERIENCE. There are the odd few that have other people’s stories as well, and I have found these to be the most helpful. Of course, all of the zines that focus on this issue are helpful in their own ways.

The problem with campaigns regarding mental illness is they tell you that you…

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Alright, so I've been making zines for a little while now...but they pretty much end up hiding in my closet, never to be seen by another human being.

I've finally decided to start actually posting them on etsy and madeit to see if anyone would be into them, and let me tell you it's difficult! I see so many amazing zines, buy so many amazing zines that I just never think of mine as being any good haha.

But here goes. The first two and hopefully not the last!!!…

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Our new Zine Library, which we're opening to the public later this month, has made it to the local press!



This is pretty exciting for us, pretty exciting indeed. We might also be appearing on the radio next week to talk about it all. We're having a launch party on the 17th. Info here. Anyone is welcome to come, if… Continue