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Life, Death, Love & All of the Above

I just printed my first zine in over 6 years last night. If any of you want to buy a copy, get in touch!

Life, Death, Love & All of the Above is my first zine in over 6 years. A year and a half in the making, I began writing a series of vignettes in the summer of 2009 as I was falling in love with my boyfriend. That winter he was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia and I kept on writing. The latter portion…

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Added by False Start Distro on January 11, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

NEW ZINES FOR OCTOBER @ FALSE START!

I hope everyone is having a lovely October! There are lots of new additions to the catalog at False Start, and lots more to come!

ALABAMA GRRRL #9/LOVE LETTERS TO MONSTERS #3…

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Added by False Start Distro on October 27, 2010 at 9:37pm — No Comments

NEW ZINES FOR OCTOBER @ FALSE START!

I hope everyone is having a lovely October! There are lots of new additions to the catalog at False Start, and lots more to come!

ALABAMA GRRRL #9/LOVE LETTERS TO MONSTERS #3…

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Added by False Start Distro on October 27, 2010 at 9:37pm — No Comments

super*MARKET curated by FALSE START @ MELTDOWN COMICS!

Added by False Start Distro on August 2, 2010 at 11:05pm — No Comments

JULY UPDATES FOR FALSE START!

THIS MONTH…

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Added by False Start Distro on July 22, 2010 at 9:26am — No Comments

FIGHT BOREDOM NOW AVAILABLE AT FALSE START!

Fight Boredom with Action and Fight Boredom with Girl Love are now available through False Start!

Pick them up now to ensure a boredom-free summer!

Also, become…

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Added by False Start Distro on June 19, 2010 at 6:44pm — No Comments

NEW IN STOCK @ FALSE START!

Shotgun Seamstress #2 is back in stock at False Start, and Manderz Totally Top Private Diary Vol. 3 has just been added to the catalog!

Check them out at FALSE-START.COM

Added by False Start Distro on May 24, 2010 at 3:19pm — No Comments

BRAINSCAN #24/25 AVAILABLE THRU FALSE START!

Brainscan #24/25 is now available at False Start!

This hefty zine took Alex five years to make and chronicles the end of one relationship and the rekindling of an…

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Added by False Start Distro on May 19, 2010 at 10:28am — No Comments

TONS of new zines at False Start!

The summer is coming quick, so it's time to stock up on your zines & comics! Luckily for you, there's a ton of new things at FALSE START!

New titles include Dad, Shotgun Seamstress #3 & #4, Sick: A Compilation Zine on Physical Illness,…

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Added by False Start Distro on May 12, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Runx Tales #1 & #2 and Sick are now in stock at False Start!

That's right! More new zines at False Start!

First is the amazingly powerful Sick: A Compilation Zine on Physical Illness edited by Ben Holtzman. You can read the review and purchase it here.

Also in is the amazingly funny Runx Tales by Matt Runkle! These full size comics are superbly gay and laugh out loud funny. Matt's style of drawing combined with tales of growing up gay in rural Idaho, life as…

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Added by False Start Distro on May 7, 2010 at 5:54pm — No Comments

Dad, Shotgun Seamstress #3 & #4 at False Start!

It's a new month which means lots of new zines!

The description for Dad, a perzine exploring the life and death of Timothy's South African activist father, and two new issues of Shotgun Seamstress are up! Shotgun Seamstress #3 is the money issue, featuring interviews and articles…

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Added by False Start Distro on May 2, 2010 at 1:51pm — No Comments

False Start Books & Zines at UNIQUE LA!

This is rather last minute, but if you're in Los Angeles this weekend (April 24 & 25) come on down to the California Market Center, 110 E. 9th St., in Downtown LA to check out 300 local vendors -- including False Start!

I'll be at Table #07 over by the free booze area selling books, zines and comics! It'll be lots of fun and I can't wait to see some of your pretty faces in person. Bring your friends! $10 gets you entrance to both days.… Continue

Added by False Start Distro on April 24, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Canary Sing mixtape now available through False Start!

Canary Sing named their hip-hop project after Danny Senza’s quote from Caucasiathat states “The mulatto in America functions as a canary in a coal mine…Likewise, mulattos have historically been the gauge of how poisonous American race relations were”. The mixed race ladies that compose Canary Sing, Hollis Wong-Wear…

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Added by False Start Distro on April 4, 2010 at 8:18pm — No Comments

Got any events you want to promote?

My distro, False Start (http://www.false-start.com) has a new events page that is looking rather sparse right now. So if you have a cool DIY, zine, art, music or political event going on, please shoot us an email (info AT false-start DOT com) with all pertinent info and we'll post it up there!

And remember, there's a sale going on for the month of March only...hurry up and place your order before the month is through!

Added by False Start Distro on March 22, 2010 at 4:36pm — No Comments

False Start Distro is having a SALE!

That's right, it's a sale! For every order for the rest of the month, you have the option of getting one zine that is equal to or lesser than the value of the most expensive zine in your order for FREE! For example, if the most expensive zine in your order is $3, you can choose one extra zine that is $3 or less to be included free of charge! To take advantage of this offer, next time you place an order just type into the “notes” field which zine you’d like for free — don’t add it to your… Continue

Added by False Start Distro on March 7, 2010 at 9:26pm — No Comments