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Report from Kids' Comic Con 2009

On April 25 my daughters and I attended Kids’ Comic Con 2009 at Bronx Community College. We were invited by Mike Weiss, whose daughter Jessica is co-producer of PB&J Comics and a fixture at East Coast zine fests.

This was a really interesting event. For one thing, I haunt some key NYC comic stores regularly, and never heard a thing about this (it was the third annual con). I’m not sure how it was built, but the turnout… Continue

Added by redguard on April 28, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

starters

I love starting things. I am a chronic beginner. Mostly this is restricted to my reading materials - I'd say at least 50% of the books on my shelf are half finished, or just started, or even almost entirely read but for some reason discarded a few chapters from the end. Zines are pretty great because the time it takes to read them is usually shorter than the time it takes for me to get sick of reading them or become interested in something else. It's a symptom of my generation: me and all the… Continue

Added by Bastian Fox Phelan on April 28, 2009 at 2:48am — No Comments

Stolen Sharpie Revolution video!

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Added by Alex Wrekk on March 29, 2009 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Mini Zine Call Out for the Distro!!!!

Hi all,

I'm looking for some mini zines for my distro. Currently, most of the stock is 1/2 size but I'd like to get some smaller things (1/4 size or 1/8 size). Little comics, little how to guides. little zines!!!!!!!

The distro is online at www.zines.bigcartel.com and on my blog www.zines.wordpress.com. I've been getting HEAPS of orders online lately and having those smaller zines… Continue

Added by Bird in the Hand Zine Shop on March 19, 2009 at 7:36pm — 1 Comment

Haich .1 - The Mechinations of History

Here is my 1st zine called

'Haich .1 - The Mechinations of History'

Made as a prelude to Graphic novel experiments and generally a place to house ideas

$5 each

contact me… Continue

Added by Filka on March 9, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Day one project updates!

The garage has been cleared out and the murals spray painted. It's a lovely day. I've been keeping myself busy with library stuff, and completely forgot about my school obligations! I need to work on my time management skills. With the murals done, all that is left now are the donations and the materials to build the shelves with. The library should be open in a month or two depending on how smoothly everything goes. I might need someone to volunteer during lending hours also, if that is… Continue

Added by Mimi on March 5, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Zine Exhibit at University of Washington Graduate Library

Yesterday I put up a month long exhibit in the lobby of the University of Washington Graduate Library (Suzzallo/Allen to locals). It was a bit tough aiming it at mostly people that might not know what a zine is as well as trying to add books to the collection about radical and zine cataloging encouraging librarians to collect zines in academic library collections (during March the ACRL conference, as well as the Zine Librarian Unconference, will be taking place in Seattle). It was also hard to… Continue

Added by Dan 10things on March 3, 2009 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments

Fanzines enter pages of history

From the BBC via the zine librarian's list serv:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7908705.stm

Please repost it if you wish.

xoM

Added by Milo on March 3, 2009 at 10:09am — No Comments

Nobody Cares About Your Stupid ZIne Podcast!

So, Marc and I recorded the very first Nobody Cares About Your Stupid Zine Podcast yesterday! I did a bit of editing and I still need to do some more. I worry that the amazing theme song that Androo wrote for us will outshine our podcast. Seriously, the song is amazine (yes, that's right AMAZINE) we played it a dozen times and danced around the dining room!

I hope to… Continue

Added by Alex Wrekk on March 1, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

MASS MOVEMENT #23 OUT NOW!

While not a zine I produce, it is a zine I contribute too.

MASS MOVEMENT #23 (with cover art by me!!)

And also has a comic that I drew inside as well!! to pick up a copy or find out more see the links below

www.massmovement.co.uk

www.myspace.com/massmovementzine…

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Added by Jethrobot Press on February 28, 2009 at 7:26pm — No Comments

Dave Roche "On Subbing" Sydney Zine Reading Tour

WHEN: Monday 16 March 2009 - 6pm

WHERE: 54 Old Canterbury Road Lewisham

BRING: Zines to trade, snacks to eat, voice to do yr own readings...

When: Tuesday 17 March 2009 - 7pm

Where: Black Rose Books, 22 Enmore… Continue

Added by Bird in the Hand Zine Shop on February 25, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

It's Reclamation Time!

This is from a questionnaire I had to answer from BOOKLYN Artists Alliance, a book art project in Brooklyn NY. I wrote the response last year, in February 2008. It's basically about why I bother to write my zine, Shotgun Seamstress.

Shotgun Seamstress is a zine for people more or less like myself: Black, queer,

feminist, artist, musician, outsider. It is a zine primarily for Black people who

do not fit into white people's stereotypes of what a Black person should be, and… Continue

Added by Shotgun Seamstress on February 17, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Richmond Zine Fest 2009 - 1st meeting next week. Probably.

1st meeting for Richmond Zine Fest 2009 will be happening later next week. Probably preliminary, not exactly open type of meeting, and a very short meeting to boot.

Updates will occur more often as the planning progresses and details are confirmed. If you want the updates, it is best to either bookmark www.richmondzinefest.org or add us as friends on myspace or facebook (links are at the top of our profile page at the moment). We may send out messages to our WMZ friends, but who… Continue

Added by Richmond Zine Fest on February 7, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Richmond Zine Fest 2009?

The planning for the 2009 Richmond Zine Fest will likely begin within the next month or so. We will begin posting more as we have more updates and more information.

Added by Richmond Zine Fest on January 26, 2009 at 6:10pm — No Comments

Please circulate: zines for my students

I'm also trying to make zines with my seventh and eighth graders:
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=244374

if you have a place to post that somewhere, that would be incredible.

Thanks,
Bonnie

My 802 class on our vision quest ceremony after making "Medicine Bags" (after the story.)

Added by Bonnie MacAllister on January 25, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Threat N Ink #4 - The Illustrated Songs Issue - OUT NOW!

Yes you read that right, after what seems like years, the 4th issue of Threat N Ink is finally out and ready for your consumption. I will be posting more info and a picture up soon. Cover is by Nick Sedillos and has comics from:

Nick Sedillos

Alex Chiu

Kate Dickinson

Mark Jiro okui

Kyle MacKenzie

Tina/Cough Zine

Amber Dawn

Jason White

Ben Snakepit

Midori Kamba

and

Jethro Wall

38 pages of… Continue

Added by Jethrobot Press on January 15, 2009 at 10:14pm — No Comments

Absent Cause #2: DUALITY -- Now Available

Absent Cause #2: DUALITY

bisexual bipolar body-conscious dead or alive

dialectical doppelganger gendered

identified mirrored radical

schizophrenic vampires

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Featuring:

Amanda Palmer interview on music, madness and the ReBELLYon

And INTERVIEWS with:

* Walaa Quisay, Egyptian student activist

* Laura-Marie Taylor, Functionally Ill zine

* Breaking… Continue

Added by redguard on January 7, 2009 at 2:01pm — No Comments

DOGEAR #0

DOGEAR #0 IS SOLD OUT.

I have a new zine available that I did for the MINI ZINE FOLKS GROUP ZINE SWAP.

DOGEAR #0 is a mini zine collection of super natural stories from my childhood.

22 pgs, 1/4 size zine, limited to 25 copies. I kept one for myself, 11 are gone in the trade, which leaves

13 zines left for trade only. I would prefer to trade for mini zines of the same size, but will be open to anything.

They are available on a… Continue

Added by Jethrobot Press on January 3, 2009 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Coming Soon: Duality -- Absent Cause #2

Absent Cause #2 will be released January 1, 2009.

DUALITY

bisexual bipolar body-conscious dead or alive

dialectical doppelganger gendered

identified mirrored radical

schizophrenic vampires

INTERVIEWS

* Amanda Palmer on music, madness and the Rebellyon

* Walaa Quisay, Egyptian student activist

* Laura-Marie Taylor, Functionally Ill zine

* Breaking To Top, Maoist punk band from… Continue

Added by redguard on December 5, 2008 at 9:44am — 1 Comment

I'm Really Excited

I just wanted to post and say how EXCITED I am about today and what today brings.

Today is a zine fair at the Penrith Regional Gallery in Emu Plains. I am especially delighted today because I have loads of new stock in the distro and I can't wait to see Tiny Paper Hearts new felt animals. I also can't wait to find a new notebook to spew my thoughts into all the time. It's been far too long without a pen in my bag.

Besides this, I also just sent off some $$ for a zine grab… Continue

Added by Bird in the Hand Zine Shop on November 28, 2008 at 8:49pm — 3 Comments