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MRR reviews Mentally Ill

From Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll #307, December 2008

MENTALLY ILL / $1

5.5 x 8.25 – copied – 8 pgs.

This is a quick, jab-to-the-gut of a zine – a hand-drawn siren from a politically minded father/husband/writer who suffers from deep pockets of depression. Mentally Ill is a glimpse into Greg’s mind in a few short pages of erratically-drawn comics – some drawn so faintly it’s like he couldn’t muster getting the pen to the page. (CH)

To order Mentally Ill, Absent Cause… Continue

Added by redguard on November 20, 2008 at 2:43pm — No Comments

"WeeeT! WeeeeT!WeeeT!"

</The guinea pig zine is finally done and ready for anyone who is interested in such stuff like guinea pig stories and illustrations and pics of pigs. It is bothe fiction and non-fiction. It's cuddly fun for everyone! WeeeT!

Added by Jme Hash on November 19, 2008 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Monday itis

Everyday all day oh well hopefully hubby will have printed the stuff I need thus I can continue with what I am doing...

Added by Summarily on November 19, 2008 at 8:16pm — No Comments

CG #6 is Almost Done!!!

As I write this, I am settling in to write the final four pages of Calendar Girl #6 which can only mean one thing: soon enough it will be in your hot mitts! If you would like a copy, e-mail/leave a comment/send your carrier pigeon and I'll make sure your dream becomes a reality.

Added by Louise Von A on November 19, 2008 at 6:20pm — No Comments

SMILE, HON Seeks "Transit" Stories

BALTIMORE – Eight-Stone Press – publisher of the award-winning SMILE, HON, YOU’RE IN BALTIMORE! series – is seeking your transit-themed stories, essays, poetry, photography and other artwork for an upcoming special focus issue of SMILE, HON.

Potential topics/perspectives of interest include, but are not limited to: mass transit (including bus, MARC, light rail, subway, air… Continue

Added by Eight-Stone Press on November 19, 2008 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

My New Zine Bookstore Thief

Hi Everyone,

I just started a new zine called Bookstore Thief, after being out of the zine world for about 15 years. Back in the day I used to write a zine called Every Girl's Dream. Anyhoo, this one is mostly bookstore adventures, as in working in them. One day I got robbed at gunpoint. And that is how this zine came into being. You can buy a copy at my etsy shop, or I might be willing to trade for your zine. I like… Continue

Added by Merc on November 18, 2008 at 9:46pm — 1 Comment

Shameless Self Promotion

Hey! I finally got around to making more copies of Diatribe Issue Five and finished Diatribe Issue Six!

Issue five (25 copies were released in 2006) covers such fantastic topics as my conflicting views on religion (and the value voters folks), drunk dialing, the short list of things that really ire up my blood (nationalists, "manly" men, and and rockabilly to name a few) along with some contributions from my good friend Will (a history… Continue

Added by Aaron Cynic on November 18, 2008 at 9:40pm — No Comments

i've done it again

i went and got all caught up in life and school and my current relationship and friends and work and so on. but i'm still alive, and as always i owe some people zines cuz i'm an asshole and haven't copied mck #11 yet. i will soon...i promise.

Added by Bri Zine on November 18, 2008 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Spunk Comics #1 For Sale!!!

Another Labour of Love is Finished!!!!... And ready for you to shell out yer hard-earned bucks on!...

SPUNK COMICS #1

- 32 pages (saddle stitched)

- Colour cover/ B&W interior

- Sized to 5 ½” x 7 ½” (perfect for sneaking into your gynecologist’s office!)

Only $5 Postage Paid

NOTE: All copies of Spunk Comics #1 sent through the mail will retain the ‘classic cover’ 50-cent price – just like the underground comix of yore! Any copies retailed at… Continue

Added by Dexter Cockburn on November 18, 2008 at 12:42pm — 2 Comments

Inky And Frank Discuss Bluegrass On Top Of A Mountain

Here are a couple of panels from my new comic The Cloud Map. This is story number 3 and I'm working on number 4 today. I see this story, when collected, as a 100-150 page story that is loosely about Harry's attempts to map the furthest clouds. I see it as sort of meandering though. Like a cloud.

Come see more at my blog at… Continue

Added by Eric Orchard on November 18, 2008 at 9:28am — No Comments

Pod People has arrived: stories to travel with

Free at www.storyto.wordpress.com

Added by Kate Nicholson on November 18, 2008 at 1:01am — 1 Comment

QZAP on the radio

I'll be doing a radio interview tonight on http://KZSC.org from about 7:05pm Pacific time (9:05 central/10:05 east coast) talking about the Queer Zine Archive Project. folks should be able to listen to it live, or catch it later.

xoM

Added by Milo on November 17, 2008 at 4:20pm — No Comments

SMILE, HON Tonight at the Chop!

Added by Eight-Stone Press on November 17, 2008 at 7:36am — No Comments

Comix galore

Hey guys. I just recently finish not one, but two comics. My 24 hour comic, Fail Monster and the fifth issue of my comic journal, Dinosaur vs. Robot.

Obviously, you can buy or trade for them anytime. Just send me a message.

Added by Ainsley on November 16, 2008 at 12:12pm — No Comments

SMILE, HON Release Party This Monday (11/17)

BALTIMORE - Tales of meat-peddling junkies, Little Italy’s bocce rollers and dart-throwing killers (among others) will abound as Eight-Stone Press celebrates the publication of SMILE, HON, YOU’RE IN BALTIMORE! No. 10 with its Release Party & Author Readings, beginning at 7:00 p.m., Monday, November 17, at Baltimore Chop Books, Music & Coffee House, 625 Washington Blvd., Baltimore… Continue

Added by Eight-Stone Press on November 14, 2008 at 10:47am — No Comments

Fires, Adirondack Chairs and the Essence of Peace

Listen. Can I share something with you all? Can I tell you something for real? I really love fires man! Not in a weirdo pyromaniac kind of way you understand, but in a simple hanging out around a fire pit kind of way. I love the sound burning wood makes. The crackle and popping and gentle rhythmic sway of the airwaves. I love the colours that dance and flicker and lick the air. I love the warmth it spreads. Not only externally but internally as well.

I have had a fire pit in my… Continue

Added by The Wandering Artoholic on November 13, 2008 at 9:20pm — No Comments

Absent Cause #2 -- Submission Deadline Dec. 1

The deadline for submissions to Absent Cause #2 is December 1.

Duality is the theme -- doppelgangers, mirrors, shadows, doubles, our bodies and our body-images, twins, split or multiple personalities, mental illness/dangerous gifts, bisexuality, gender swapping and gender play, immigrants living in a foreign culture, interracial identity, etc. But don't feel bound by this if you want to contribute ... there are no hard and fast rules.

Then new issue will be published in… Continue

Added by redguard on November 13, 2008 at 8:22pm — No Comments

Goofy Funnies #5 Now Available on Etsy!

Holy Cow! Another place you can buy Goofy Funnies #5 is on www.etsy.com. Here's the link, kids!*

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=cat2_galley_10&listing_id=17042981

* and when I say kids, I mean discerning adults!

Added by Dexter Cockburn on November 13, 2008 at 11:04am — No Comments

Story To... is celebrating

The Story To… team are having a few drinks to celebrate the release of Pod People and we’d love for you to join us.

When: Wednesday 19 November, 6.30 pm onwards

Where: Prudence, 368 Victoria Street, North Melbourne

Pod People is officially released on Monday 17 November and will be available free as a downloadable PDF from www.storyto.wordpress.com on that day. For everyone who has been promised a printed copy, keep an eye on your mailbox over the next few… Continue

Added by Kate Nicholson on November 13, 2008 at 4:03am — No Comments

Let's see, what's up in my zine world this week... i taught a workshop at the IPRC about selling zines and things on Etsy and I also educated everyone on the Joy's of We Make Zines. it was fun! I vol…

Let's see, what's up in my zine world this week... i taught a workshop at the IPRC about selling zines and things on Etsy and I also educated everyone on the Joy's of We Make Zines. it was fun! I volunteered at Wordstock on Saturday but I didn't make it to the IPRC Text Ball because my old housemate Abeni showed up with her baby so we hung out and ate candy instead.

Sunday was my shift at the IPRC. Sunday is usually pretty dead but the… Continue

Added by Alex Wrekk on November 12, 2008 at 10:25am — No Comments