Zine World #28

A Reader’s Guide to the Underground Press

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All letters received are assumedAll letters toreceived be for arepossible assumed publication. to be for Wepossible reserve publication. the right Weto edit reserve your theletters right for to grammar,edit your length, clarity, or just to make you look dumb. Writeletters tofor Zine grammar, World length,, PO Box clarity, 330156, or just Murfreesboro, to make you look TN, dumb.37133-1056, Write to: or Zine [email protected]. World, PO Box 330156, Murfreesboro TN 37133-1056, or [email protected]. Change of address for Dwelling Portably, ease of ordering the selections they discover the volunteer army at ZW to sift through the you have not, I will re-ship them. Ab,It’s Chord been Easya while to: since DP c/o I’ve Lisa gotten Ahne, my PO Box bydo would clicking be onto either the link mail to you the a specificcopy of their book paper storm long enough to point out one or hands on a . I was kinda thinking –Tony Hunnicutt, 181, Alsea ZineOR 97324. World Just put DP as part of the atzine Amazon.com. or send a note DREAMWalker explaining why Group they also two gems in our midst. Thanks for the energy. that maybe the zine would be dead, replaced Show Me the MONEY! address, not Dwelling Portably or Holly or offersaren’t. freeWe use information the FTP marking geared specifically in reviews to –Daveman “Even a Daveman Can Do It” by the Internet. Then going through some PO Box 48161, Coon Rapids MN 55448 Bert. Put only initials on address. No names thefor justarts, that disability, reason—so GayLesBi, prisoners literary, don’t recovery, have Hatton paper in my room, I came across #19. From other than Lisa’s. Thanks. seniors,to waste time spirit-based, and postage and sending transgendered for zines PO Box 2318, Pleasant Hill CA 94523 there I looked you up on the Internet and I am writing this for my grandson. He DP is not free to prisoners. However, we communities.that aren’t available to prisoners, and to dohwo.blogspot.com was glad to see that you’re still around. I’m wants to thank all the people who mail you will trade with prisoners (or anyone) for info reduceKeep the upnumber the good of prisoner work! Irequests applaud to what kinda learning to use a friend’s computer, zines to review. Especially from around the we publish. you’rezine publishers doing. who don’t want to send their First off, thanks for running my ad in this but I’m not impressed. It seems like a world and people here in the USA who use ...Thanks for prodding reviewers to be zine to the incarcerated.–Catherine (Unfortunately, Groves, Editor, last Zine World. As you may have heard, I’m in waste of time, and I prefer reading paper. unusual stamps. He is 4 years old. We enjoy more descriptive and less ego-trippy—ie, to not everyone letsChristian*New us know their Age preference Quarterly the hospital. I’ve been in for over two months. … I’m sending ten [bucks] for a three issue looking at the different stamps. We sort stop assuming that everyone should love or on prisonerPO orders.) Box 276, I will Clifton put a NJ post 07015-0276 on the I’ve been waiting for a new heart. The good subscription. them by places, animals, people, and so on. hate whatever they love or hate. I noticed that ZW website asking for feedback from our news is I’ve received my transplant as of last I don’t know what I expect to find, but We also talk about where the stamps come even Farming Uncle got a fair review for a readers.I wrote Will tolet ayou lot know of different if I hear zines anything from week. Surgery went well, now I’m recovering. I’m hoping for the best. Truthfully, I always from. We look at the postmarks and look on change. I wish that the coordinators of some ZWuseful. #25.5. I sent a lot of stamps. Hardly any I’ve got to eat healthy and pop 20 pills a day for thought that I’d do a zine of my own about a map. So he is learning about geography, other zines that publish zine reviews would do of them sent their zine. Even a lot of–Jerianne the zines the rest of my life. While I was waiting for the bikes, but unlike the magazines that are out too! likewise. If the coordinator does the review, it marked FTP (free to prisoners) did not write new heart, my wife was checking my PO Box there. Talking to some people, we thought –Grandma Nancy, Murfreesboro TN is usually a good review. But if the coordinator back.Dear Randy,Just a few of them are: I Press On!, Big and I worked on the reviews from my hospital that maybe paper zines were going to be farms it out, it may be a good review—or a FuckingJust readDeal ,yourCandy letter & Medicineto Zine World, Lawrence bed in ICU. One of my best correspondents history. Later I thought that maybe it might ...I’ve been whining and complaining bash job! ABE,which Daniel I received Dominowski, this date Jennifer2/13/2009. Love In Grove, is Gianni [Simone] in Japan, and when I just turn towards a specialized niche, and about computers and the Internet for so –Bert, Dwelling Portably, E-Zineyour letter, Ashleigh you have Addict, said KLthat Elaine, you haven’t Show Me mentioned my situation to him he spread that’s not a bad thing. So I look forward to long, in my zines, and on the Net and Light Living Library thereceived Money a copy, ofWhoWhatWhereWhenWhy Show Me the MONEY!. . the word and soon zines started rolling in. I seeing what’s happening in print. everywhere else, that I feel like I’m being an I’mWell, not I amsaying looking it’s Zineat the World postcard’s fault you none sent of also used the latest Zine World as usual as a –Jerome Feller, Milwaukee WI me a while back. In your postcard you asked absolute bore and pain in the neck by going The latest Zine World arrived a short bit the zines wrote back to me, cuz it’s not. It just treasured resource. I ordered about 10 or so for a few zines and I send them to you and on and on about it, but since you’ve invited ago and I’m loving it as usual! You really do put really pisses me off!! zines. Fuck all the naysayers! There’s still a also put you on my mailing list as you asked. comments on the issue of “zines vs. the out a fantastic periodical. And I’m really happy –Randy Johnson, F-22545 Before my diagnosis for heart disease I point and a purpose to zine review zines like The address I have for you is… different Internet,” I feel as a “keeper of the faith” I whenever Jaina Bee reviews Christian*New PO Box 2500, Susanville CA 96127 was feeling so crappy, I had decided to scrap Zine World. And since I just saw one come than the address listed in Zine World. I ought to offer some thoughts. Age Quarterly. She really seems to “get” what the whole zine cos I never felt like working through the IPRC Zine Library, it reminded am sending a copy of this letter to you and As I write this, for the last 2 or 3 days, we’re about—and not every reviewer does! Sorry to hear about your problems with on it. I’ve since had an awesome resurgence me that I should get the latest. So here’s my to Zine World to make clear that I have I’ve been unable to get online long enough I feel for you when you write that you’re zines not writing you back. We do encourage of inspiration thanks to Gianni, and of $$ in support of Zine World. honored my obligation suspending the news section. Simply there’s zines to identify if they are free to prisoners or course Zine World. I absolutely would die –Shawn Granton, TFR Industries to you and to all just so much you can shoulder solo. I know. I’m accept prisoner orders, so guys like you won’t if you stopped publishing ZW. It would be a PO Box 14185, Portland OR 97293-0185 who write asking for at that same place where I’m just struggling to have to waste time writing to zines who won’t tremendous blow to the zining community. copies of Show Me the keep up as best I can. In any event, I hope you respond. –JerianneC o Incidentally,n t e Gianni n sent t me s a copy of your I have sent off and requested a large MONEY! Or to be put really know what a great publication you turn zine, Worry Stone. I had no idea what you number of zines from people who stated on the mailing list. out (and that with a full-time job and being a were going through. The fact that you can ‘ftp’ [free to prisoners] and haven’t received I dislike being mom to boot). Lots on your plate. Lettersjuggle . . everything . . . and. . still . publish . . is. a miracle.3 many. Do people lose interest or are times so accused of something One resource that might be of interest to ... bad that they become way too busy with just I’m not guilty of. I News & Views ...... 6 readers is dreamwalkergroup.com. I’ve recently I hope you still continue ZW for a long surviving? With each and every request, I suspect you may have picked up the mantle of Editorial Advisor at time to come, though I feel greedy saying so. I have included postage on average of $1.26 (3 felt the same way at Reviews ...... 10 DREAMWalker Group. (Pro bono, of course, As a subscriber to Zine World since issue just hope it is such a labor of love like my zine $.42 stamps). What am I doing wrong? one time or another in but isn’t everything these days? Hey, I feel it’s a #1, I was disappointed but notAddress surprised at the isChanges for me, cos honestly . I can. .barely . 34 afford it. Please advise me when you can get to your life. Some follow very worthy endeavor.) DREAMWalker Group suspension of your news section. Like Santa The paper zine is just too important. Running it, what am I doing wrong and how can I up correspondence Volunteers ...... 37 is a website dedicated to helping authors, Claus with an inkstain, print journalism is a website can enhance the zine but just will not improve my odds of receiving zines? could have easily artists, and other creative folks. DWG owner black & white while in the red all over. cut it alone. Just look at the latest Xerography –Francisco M. Duran, 19588-016 taken care of any Word of Mouth . . . 42 Michael Walker does this by offering totally All I can offer in response is to give you Debt. At least they still put out some kind of PO Box 6000, FCI, Florence CO 81226 misunderstanding. free web profiles for creative people. In the permission to use one “news” Zinepiece if it servesReview paper zine. Zines But honestly, . . even . with. 45 all their Let me know if you your readers from my latest zine 404 Not reviewers they couldn’t hold a candle to Zine caseHonestly, of writers, I don’t DREAMWalker know. If you’re Group sending sets up have or have not Found. Or not… but at leastClassifieds we can enjoy World ...... 47 postage,a free page you’d and think lists the all least books anyone and/or could stories received the zines. If . Especially as an invaluable resource. published by the author. Visitors enjoy the excerpts from submissions to ZW. I leave it to That’s one reason I’ll always pay for Zine World

{3}{9} to check my emails or anything else. That It would be hard to really pick apart Enclosed is my payment for another will have to wait for the library tomorrow, ailecia’s scenario for a zine review blog, but year of ZW. $10 does not buy much, but and I’ll have to do what I need or want to do the way she rattled it off, it impresses me— instead of thinking about its value that way, on the Net there possibly for the foreseeable as a barely competent and very ambivalent I think about what I had to do to get it. We future. I’ve been on the Net for almost 10 Internetter—as rather busy and frenetic. don’t get paid much in prison, so a year years and can do the basics, but I am not And aren’t there already websites much like of ZW costs about 71 hours of work in the a technically adept person. ... I like books, the ones she’s suggesting (a few mentioned kitchen. It is worth it. zines, videotape machines, television, in this very letter)? Do these “work”? Again, Speaking of prison, most prisons and cassette players, and the old “retro” we’re back to the basic question that we detention centers do not allow access to the technology, because they’re so wonderfully seem to be having a hard time answering. Internet. For those moving zines online, you comfortable and effortlessly intuitive for a Her last suggestion of a hardcopy being will miss out on many of us inside. Yes, we lazy old techno-Neanderthal like me. I’m not available through the physical mail is cannot vote, no we don’t have much money, celebrating them, or saying they’re better excellent and may be its one redeeming but we read, write, and think. There are than computers and the Net. They’re just feature. But perhaps a further question is, always those inmates who write scamming so much easier, and more fun. The Net, for how will potentially interested people learn and/or perverted letters to any address me, is often too much work. It’s a medium about this option, other than on the Net? they find (see Tenebrous Thaumaturgy #1), that too often gets in the way of relaxing and I don’t mind the electronic and paper nets but there are others intelligent, mannerly, enjoying the message... being integrated, but I hope the papernet and open-minded enough to appreciate the I haven’t even checked out the online can maintain a healthy independence underground media. Ok, maybe ‘manners’ version of Xerography Debt. I barely check as well. I just don’t like it being on the isn’t right—zines are not known for being out Syndicated Zine Reviews on blogspot Internet’s coattails. polite—maybe ‘adult,’ even better ‘rude but either, even at the library, where they have I wouldn’t blame you at all for mature (kind of)’. Thanks to ZW, I have an high-speed and it doesn’t take so godawful eventually bringing ZW to an end. As you opportunity to get word of my zine out, and long to download. It’s not that I’m snubbing may know, I’ve burned out on reviewing it allows me access to real information on them, or bitter, or opposed to their being on and just finished my last issue of Xeens & real paper in an affordable format. the Net, but for some reason I’m just not Things. I well understand the work that Thank you for wading through my sure of, it doesn’t occur to me to visit them goes into even a modest effort like mine. I’m penmanship; some jerk lost us typing when I happen to be on the Net, the way it thinking of some sort of ad zine that would privileges. does with a zine I get in the mail. And when eliminate, or at least reduce, the burden –Andrew Conde, GCDC I do get around to them, I don’t read much, of reading and reviewing so many zines. Wyoming Medium Correctional Institute or with as much focus as I do in a zine. It Actually, I’ve started a modest version called 7076 Road 55F, Torrington WY 82240 tends to wear me out and bore me. The same JND Ads & Contacts, filled with various thing can happen when reading a zine, but offbeat found ads, organizations doing good A few years ago I suggested, for low-cost not as much. A zine is easier to come back work, and other under-and above-ground printing, Thrifty Prints (N5554 Luebke Rd, to, to put down for a moment, and pick right miscellanea. I hope it might evolve into Baraboo WI 53913-9506, thrifty@centurytel. back up and continue for those of us with something a little larger, and I may distro net). You published my suggestion in ZW. dwindling attention spans. There seems to it through the mail and even as a freebie at Well, this spring, after requesting a price be different reading psychologies between libraries, coffee shops, colleges, etc. I can’t update ($30 for 1000 8.5x11 20# sheets, the Net and paper, but I guess (from ailecia’s explain why, or prove it in technical terms, printed on both sides), I ordered printing comments) only with some of us. She and but intuitively I think abandoning, even just of 1000 copies of 3 sheets for Chord Easy other seem to have embraced the Internet severely neglecting, off-line media visible in sample (12 page) version. I said on order: and read, write, and communicate on it the real world would be a tragic mistake. printing quality more important than speed. skillfully, copiously, enthusiastically, and I’d like to keep my zine network open The result: all of Chord Easy’s quite effortlessly. I have not, cannot, and probably a crack, and on a gut level, the papernet is big print is readable, but much of it, on all never will... the more comfortable and enjoyable option copies of all sheets, is grey and spotty, not My ambivalence about the Net is to a for me, but changes are happening in my solid black. I assume that Thrifty did as well great extent grounded in larger questions life that go beyond zines and papermail. I as they could with their equipment, but that of lifestyle, life-vibe, and life-quality. want and need to slow down, simplify and a critical part has deteriorated from wear They’re actually spiritual and existential, concentrate on some important life goals, or age, and that replacements are no longer not just narrowly practical. There seems to and I can’t pursue entertainments and being made or are very expensive. be a slow, focused, unhurried, almost lazy, diversions with quite the same abandon I am seeking any economical printer of almost bucolic, rhythm to the pre-Internet that I used to. And I have serious doubts 8.5x11 that has better quality. (I need more networking and communication ways, that about whether the Net fits into this slower, copies of some past issues that have tiny- I suspect have a sort of “deeper efficiency” simpler life-picture. But I would like to see print editions, and I wouldn’t trust Thrifty to them than the Net. The Net’s connected what I can do to keep us old-school zinesters with the tiny print.) me with a lot of great information and and self-publishers connected and in touch I tested ZW #26 and #27 by dragging a interesting, friendly, and wonderful people, for a little while longer. heated wire over the printing. They seem to which I’m grateful for, yet, in these very Keep up the excellent work for as long be photocopied, not offset printed. (The toner ways, it’s almost too much of a good thing. as you can, but when you feel it’s time, take melted and smeared.) So, apparently, you The Net can be a rich, sumptuous feast I the rest you need when you need it. couldn’t find a good printer for them. If you find very difficult not to over-indulge in, –James N. Dawson have since learned of any, I’ll appreciate the and as such, it may kill me. Where it has its PO Box 292, Malden WA 99149 lead... riches, it crushes and drowns me in them! Re: zines vs. Internet (ZW #27).

{4} There now exists: www.dwellingportably. to loathe poetry and [is] not much of a for free, mark “free to prisoners” on your blogspot.com. Thanks to Jules (who has fiction fan either” be assigned to review information sheet. www.photonic girl.blogspot.com and www. such a mag? I am glad the reviewer found • If you will not send zines to cherryplainfarm.blogspot.com). But it will something to like. prisoners for free, mark “not free to contain only permanent ads for DP and Best regards, prisoners.” Ab and Chord Easy, etc.; partly because –Christopher M, First Class • If you will not fill any orders adding or changing info on the Net is labor PO Box 86, Friendship IN 47021 from prisoners, if you don’t want to get any intensive (Jules said, took her 2 hours prisoner mail, mark “no prisoners.” to add 5 pages to an existing site); and We assign zines to reviewers at random. Is that so hard? partly because no DP/Ab reader has so far It’s been our long-standing practice, to –Jerianne expressed interest in reading new reports ensure a wide variety of opinions. Otherwise, and updates on the Net. Even experienced we’d have only one or two people to review I wanted to respond to a letter in the last internetters say they prefer to read zines on every poetry zine or punk fanzine, etc. It issue of ZW from a prisoner named Randy paper. Reason: There is already much more keeps our reviews—and our reviewers—from Johnson. I tried to mail you copies of Candy on the Net of potential interest than they getting stagnant and insular. or Medicine, but the envelope was returned have Net time for, whereas they can read –Jerianne because of an insufficient address or prisoner paper zines where/when internetting isn’t number or something like that. I searched practical, such as on buses, at remote camps, I’ve sent you my former fanzine online and could not find a correct address laying in bed, etc. Weirdness Before Midnight in the past. I for you nor did I know which prison you are –Bert, Dwelling Portably understand from one person who ordered in, so I have been unable to mail you. Please c/o Lisa Ahne, PO Box 181 that it was reviewed in Zine World, but provide me with your correct mailing address Alsea OR 97324 I never saw the review because I never and I will send you the comics I promised. received the zine. Okay, I guess you don’t And just as a note to other prisoners – my You’re right, the last couple of ZWs have trade. I guess the only thing that will get a comics are not free to prisoners. been photocopied instead of offset. We’ve cut copy is cash. Alright then, I give up, here’s –Josh Blair, Candy or Medicine back our print run a bit, and between that 4 bucks. Please send a copy to the above 241 Lafayette Rd. #307, Syracuse NY 13205 and the shipping costs I was paying (our last address. offset printer was in Florida), it was cheaper –Dave Szurek, Aberdeen WA Address Correction (from ZW#27): to get high-speed copies made locally. Burn All The Things You Have To Burn, I am sure there are places around Sorry, we can’t afford to trade. We do try 1501 SE Pardee #7, Portland OR 97202 Portland (or elsewhere on the West coast) to notify people via email when we review where you could find reasonable prices for their zine, if your zine includes an email offset printing. Anyone out there have a address. EDITOR’S NOTE: recommendation? –Jerianne Yes, this issue is much delayed –Jerianne (repeatedly, for a number of reasons). It’s been more than three months now I’ll skip the cliches, except for: I deeply I’m currently working on my third issue since I received ZW #27. I wrote to several apologize. Most of the content in this of Sic Boi. For some reason prison officials zines and sent $$ or stamps. I also wrote to issue was collected and written in the frown on my little hobby. They fuck with my a few ‘ftp’ [free to prisoner] zines. Almost summer and early fall of 2009. We de- mail on a regular basis. Nor will the cops everyone wrote back. Under books, there cided to delay the zine one last time (to allow me to buy a typewriter. So my last was a book titled Quitter: Good Luck Not the end of January) so we could update Sic Boi (#2) and this one (#3), I had to write Dying by Trace Ramsey that was labeled the content in WOM and classifieds then send out to get typed up. Then once the ftp. I have not heard from Trace. I also and to write some new reviews, which cut & paste part is complete, I have to send wrote to The Inner Swine. I sent $5 for a you’ll find in the expanded review my original out to get copies. My last issue year subscription. I have yet to hear from section. took two months to get back because the Jeff. I sent two Forever stamps to The Hell’s The good news is that this is my cops kept returning it to sender. Bullshit!!!! Half-Acre Herald. Haven’t heard nothing last semester of grad school, which will Then they tried to say I couldn’t have my from Paul Riddell. B. Garbee Zine, from lessen the demands on my time. copies because I was infringing on some what I thought is ftp, but I wrote and I I am planning to undertake a rede- fuck’s copyright. Whatever! haven’t heard nothing. Every zine I wrote to, sign of Zine World before the next issue –R. Johnson F22545 I explained the situation with my address is released. If you have feedback (other PO Box 2500, Susanville CA 96127 and that I’m a prisoner and if for some than “please publish more frequently”), reason they’re anti-prisoner, then just “rts” I would love to hear it. We’re still here! You fell for a silly joke [return to sender] my letter with whatever If you would like to be a part of in the intro for issue #8 that said it was the I enclosed in it. Out of 13 zines I wrote, I the (hopefully) new and improved Zine last issue. A few lines down, it said that was didn’t receive 4. I guess that ain’t too bad. World, give me a shout. We can use a lie. Ooop, sorry! –R. Johnson F22545 new reviewers and volunteers for a – Andrew Culture, Beat Motel PO Box 2500, Susanville CA 96127 variety of tasks, including ad assistant, PO Box 773, Ipswich IP2 9FT, England order fulfillment, data entry, and blog Hey, zine publishers—make it easy on writers. Your help will make the con- Thanks for the copy of the review. Just everyone by denoting your prisoner-order tinuation of Zine World possible. because I am naturally curious... Why would preference, and then honor what you said: –Jerianne the reviewer who “personally happen[s] • If you will send zines to prisoners [email protected]

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We are also by Gianni Simone Civilreaching Liberties out to Union zinesters and theand Electronicother creative Freedom types Foundationabroad. filed a FROOHFWLRQER[HVRUE\FDUULHUVZinedom is a mostly undergroundDQGPXVWEHGHSRVLWHGDQGDFFHSWHG world that usually flies under the federalHow lawsuit about in the response bottom to line? the raid. radarDWWKH3RVW2I¿FHŒIDFLOLW\WKDWLVVXHGWKHSHUPLW of the mainstream media. Only once in a while a zinester gathers For several years we were in the red. Recently we have reached a enough followers to briefly grab the attention of some major publication Continued, next page In other words, you can no longer, as an individual, use Bound point in which the stuff we sell through the shop and distro more or less or TV channel. However zine-making is a global phenomenom with Printed Matter for individual mailings sent with stamps or printed covers our expenses. Obviously I don’t make a living through this. But I thousands of practitioners who sell and trade their small (sometimes postage. The only way you can use Bound Printed Matter is: don’t care about money. What I want to support is people’s autonomy micro) publications at specialized stores and through the mail. Born and creativity, not the market, and I feel the alternative scene is finally arounds 9OUlLLOUTANAPPLICATIONFORAMAILINGPERMITHTTPWWWUSPS the mid-1800s when the first small home-printing machines growing in Japan too. allowedcom/forms/_pdf/ps3615.pdf). people to produce their own journals for cheap, zines are Contents Speaking of “stuff,” what can people find at IRA? unadultered,s 0AYAONE TIMEAPPLICATIONFEEOF unfiltered purveyors of creative ideas and honest opinions. We sell CDs (mostly punk), clothes, badges, and then of course sWhile 0AYPERYEARPERMITFEE the Americas, Europe and Australia abound in zines, Asia newNews and old books &(anarchist Views literature, such . indie . . publishers . 3 as AK seemss 0AYADEPOSITINTOYOURPERMITACCOUNTPOSTAGECOSTSAREDEDUCTED to be poorly represented in the international network, because of Press, etc.) and zines. Most of these are in Japanese but we have many cultural,each political time you and make technological mailings) reasons.or you have What to ispay surprising each time is youthat in Letters.English as well. But as I .said, . IRA . .is first .. and . foremost . . 9 a meeting even makeJapan, a mailing.which in many respects belongs to the West, is unusually point. You can come here, relax on the sofa, have a nice cup of coffee underrepresented.s 0REPAREANIMPRINTFORYOURMAILING This is partly due to the language barrier, and then whileReviews chatting with other interesting . . . people, . . .and . spend . .11 as much time to s a 0ERMITMAILHASTOBETAKENTOTHEPOSTOFlCEWHEREYOUAPPLIEDFOR certain unwillingness to open up and join a wider international as you want. We also organize events, concerts and movie viewings community.the permit; you cannot drop the mail into any mailbox or to any (bothVolunteers...... here and in other venues). On Thursdays, for instance, 30 we have Recentlypost office. there There is amay tendency be limits to apply(days orthe times) term onzine when to publications such mail a clothes-making circle (I actually graduated from a fashion college). that actuallycan be dropped have little off, or but nothing most citiesto do shouldwith them. have Such at least publishers one pos ast WordContact Kei-san atof [email protected]. Mouth . 31 Utrechtoffice (that which runs accepts the NOW permit IDeA mail. gallery-bookstore in central Tokyo) seems -AILSOMETHINGUSINGYOURPERMITATLEASTONCEEVERYYEARS ORto throw the word around quite often, even though they actually AddressAdam Pasion is an ChangesAmerican zinester and . comic . . .artist . 33who has lived sell smallyour permitfine art will books be revoked. and magazines, very well designed but much in Nagoya for the last 2.5 years. An acute observer of life in Japan, he is more Onceexpensive. you have a permit, you can either mail things nonpresorted or best known for his zine Going Nowhere. . and . .especially . . 36his comic diary presorted.Another Presorted unique thingis cheaper, about but Japan you haveis the to huge mail dojinshi at least 300phenomenon. pieces at Sundogs+TI[[QÅML[ (parhelion) in which he daily chronicles his big and small (mis) aThese time, areand undergroundthere are a lot of self-published rules about how comics. the mail Initially has to they be p consistedrepared adventures in Nagoya. He was kind enough to share his opinions on andof original presented stories to the and post characters, office. Nonpresorted but they shifted can be toused parody for indi byvidual taking Japan and zines in general: characters from established comics and famous novels and movies and Adam: Coming from San Francisco, zines and minicomix were {3} {6} so accessible that I completely care into them like other countries where it is considered more of a took them for granted. I never legitimate art form. [Recently some institutions and the government got as involved as I would have itself seem to be moving toward the creation of museums and libraries liked to be because there was devoted to comics and other forms of media art. –GS] I am sure the no real need to. It wasn’t until good independent titles are out there, but so far hunting for them is moving to Japan and being exhausting. There are only so many naked Harry Potter’s pictures you cut-off from that scene that I can see before you just lose interest. began to be more proactive Contact Adam at [email protected]. about zines. I always made Andrea Hope is one brave American expat who in started Wasabi them in the States, but it was Distro (www.wasabi-distro.com/) in order to showcase (mostly, but not quite easy to just drop them only) English zines made in Japan, and sell foreign stuff to the zine- off at stores I knew about. starved expat community for cheap. After coming to Japan I had Andrea: My experience with zines came through indie comics, to make those connections comic zines and punk music. When I first came to Japan, I became myself - real connections. friends with an American woman (Mia Ellis) living here who did the I went in and actually had zine Pearshaped, and wrote articles for the two issues she produced conversations with the zine while in Japan (she had done earlier issues while living in Scotland). shop owners, I searched out She got me into perzines, and introduced me to the awesome perzine/ distros and the apparently noise music zine Exile Osaka, done by Matt Exile who lives in Kansai. complete lack of zines in Adam Pasion I mainly started Wasabi Distro because I couldn’t find the zines I Japan made me really scour to liked here. I used to buy English zines at the Shibuya Tower Records, find them. The extra effort has made all the difference for me. For the but when they went bankrupt, they changed distributors and stopped first time since I started making zines, I have made some truly deep carrying them. So I started mail ordering them from the US and Europe, connections with several people both here and abroad. I have become and realized that for only a little more money, I could order some extra so actively involved in trading which is a constant inspiration for me copies and distro them here, so that’s when I started. to keep trying to improve my product. I have been collaborating more The zinesters I’ve met in Japan have been super friendly. My and trying to reach out and make stronger connections internationally, impression of the Japanese zine scene is limited, but it seems that and I never would have done that if it hadn’t been for the isolation the vast majority are self published comics and comic zines, then art imposed on me by Japan’s mostly hidden zine scene. (usually photography) zines next, with the minority being music and I do believe that Japan’s zine scene is sort of divided into small political zines. I rarely see traditional perzines that are common in parts of other subcultures. I have seen plenty of Japanese punk/hard the US and Europe. I think that there is some dispute in the US zine core zines, but they are only sold at crusty punk record stores and community about where the lines are between “comic books” and live houses. Other publications like art or poetry zines can be found comic zines/art zines, but in Japan I think they are drawn pretty clearly at independent galleries and indie book stores, but these two genres (so to speak...) between manga and minikomi [mini comics –GS]. never seem to mix, and I think that is sort of characteristic of Japan’s One thing I am continually impressed with is the level of scene. Without the strong history that comes along with American or professionalism of self-published zines and comics. They are often European zines, the local scene is not so united. professionally printed, with colored covers. On the other side, many The hardest thing to crack into is the world of underground comix in art zines are pretty expensive. Most of them, though very well done, Japan, not because they are hard to find but because there is so much have prices ranging between 800 and 1000 yen [$8-10 –GS] for 20 it’s almost impossible to find a point of entry. There are tons of stores photocopied pages. selling dojinshi but without exaggerating, 90% of it is either porno or GS: Your distro business seems to have been on hiatus for a while parody (or parody-porno). As cool as it is to see Darth Vader fucking I am finally getting my distro back online (just working out the Luke Skywalker up the ass, I really wish I could find more substantial online shopping cart), and have even just put out my first mini zine. stories. Because comics are so ubiquitous in Japan, they are commonly thought of as “disposable” which means a lot of people don’t put the Continued, next page

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{7} Contact Andrea at [email protected]. time was my only source of income. I told her that the address was on every magazine I produced, online, and in countless other places. Not to Stephanie M. Ghadibalo Chinchilla-Kwak, is another American mention on all the stickers, cards, labels and fliers I’d printed over the zinester who has found the Japanese scene a little difficult to crack: years. I said it would be impossible to notify everyone of the change of Stephanie: I feel like the local scene is very, very small and borrows address and I would undoubtedly lose a number of readers and contacts, heavily from the American and European influences. It’s difficult for me and therefore, money. I suggested politely that to pinpoint what makes the local scene’s style particularly “Japanese” there is usually a way around every system, besides the use of the Japanese language and the focus on Japan as and if she investigated it just a bit further, I a subject. Of course, there’s a lot of intermingling - there are a lot of was sure she could find out what it was Europeans who make DIY zines, and there are a lot of Americans who and help get my box back. Businesswoman make artists’ books-like zines. to businesswoman. She agreed to try, but a I went to the Tokyo Book Fair, and a lot of the zines were about few days later, I called back and said there was ‘90s-era riot grrl bands from the Pacific Northwest, anarchism, no way to assign a particular box number. feminism, vegetarianism, and politics. A lot of them were heavily Maybe she tried, maybe she didn’t, but I had no choice but to go back textual. Most of the attendants were Japanese, with a few Americans to the Post Office and I asked if my original box was still available. It was, and Europeans thrown in. I felt a little like an outsider but I guess but of course, I couldn’t re-purchase it because the number hadn’t come it’s because everyone seemed to already know each other. Overall it up in the system yet. I was told I’d have to keep checking back and maybe seems to be a small but tight-knit community. when the number came up, I would have my chance. This was, of course, Contact Stephanie at [email protected]. completely absurd, but there was nothing else I could do. Some time went The local scene is certainly more complex and diversified than the by, and when I went back to check on the box, it had been rented by one emerging from this very partial overview. Still, the very fact that someone else. Not a surprise. But not to be thwarted, I wrote a very polite most people I approached declined to contribute to this article shows a letter to the new owner of the box. On Indigo stationery, I explained my general disinterest in opening up to different networks or even reaching situation and asked if they would be so kind as to switch boxes with me. out to a new readership. Japanese zinesters seem to be caught between I even offered to pay for the box for six months. the desire to expand their base and a certain fear of looking beyond A few more weeks went by, and I got a call from a man. To my their relatively small backyard. In this sense, this/the country’s recent complete disbelief, he refused to switch boxes with me. Our PO Boxes economic woes, instead of causing the younger generations to actively were the exact same size and he had only purchased it a month ago. stand up to a rotting mainstream culture, have had the opposite result of His reason? Because the box was for his business and it was already on pushing them further into isolation and escapism. a website. I thought, wow, well there’s definitely no turning back now. Gianni Simone is an Italian zinester who has lived in Yokohama, But I said I understood his position, but websites are easy to change, Japan, for the last 17 years. To order copies of his zines Call & Response and he had only had a month’s worth of promotion, whereas my old box and Orga{ni}sm, you can reach him at [email protected]. To read more number had been printed in hundreds of places over a period of six years. mail art- and zine-related stories and reviews, visit gloomy-sundays. But the asshole still refused without any other explanation. I could not blogspot.com. believe that someone could be that insensitive and selfish. I realize that he has every right to that box and he not obligated to do me any favors, but I definitely would have switched with him if the situation had been People Are Complete reversed. So that was a huge disappointment, but I have a new PO Box now, Fucking Assholes and I’m in the process of getting the word out and changing it in every Or How I Lost My PO Box place I can. In the future, all Indigo correspondence should go to: By Michelle Aiello Indigo Zine / Michelle Aiello PO Box 180184 I recently received the infuriating news that I had lost the PO Box Chicago IL 60618 that I had been using for Indigo for the past six years. One day I tried to And while I’m at it, I would just like to suggest a little activity for check my PO Box, and my key didn’t work. In all that time, I had never those of you who feel the same way I do about the U.S. Postal Service and missed a payment, or so I thought. But everyone slips up at one time or this dickwad in particular. If you feel like dropping him note and letting another. I questioned the post office employee on duty and she informed him know what you think of him, you’d be acting on your own accord, but me that the box had been closed. I couldn’t believe it – I had only missed I certainly would not be opposed. You can reach him at: one payment in six years. When I asked if I could just rent it again, I PO Box 180143 learned some interesting news: It turns out that the U.S. Post Office, Chicago IL 60618 in all its technological ingenuity, had recently developed a system that So that was the explanation of my change-of-address. Sorry for the assigns box numbers in a sequential order, and it was no longer possible inconvenience. If you’ve sent me anything in the last few months, it’s safe to request a specific box. to say I probably didn’t get it. If you ordered Indigo and never received it, This is a perfect example of how large institutions and corporations please get in touch and I’ll be happy to send you a copy for no charge. I do are constantly putting systems in place that make jobs easier for their have a forwarding order now, so things should go pretty smoothly from dim-witted employees and inconvenient for the paying customers. It now on. Thanks and much love. happens all the time. I understand why these systems are needed, but Reprinted from Indigo Zine #17. there has to be a margin of error. I consider myself to be a relatively aware consumer, so I decided to see if I could find a way around this problem. I asked if there was anyone Think you can do it better? We are looking for articles & columns on zine-related topics: I could speak to. I was given the phone number of some supervisor, and publishing, writing, creativity, DIY, censorship, art, etc. Original I explained the situation to her. I said that I had the same PO Box for content or already published pieces ok. Also looking for artwork. six years and it was the mailing address for my magazine, which at the [email protected] or POB 330156, Murfreesboro TN 37133

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{11} zine had cheeks, I’d pinch them and coo; that’s as Obama’s minions for chipping away at gun they all live in apartment #307. To recognize how cute this thing is. A compilation of thick- ownership laws. One may argue that it’s a sim- the coincidence, they decide to each draw a lined B&W comix—with very few (if any) talk plistic worldview, but I’m on board. It may be comic about their apartment and compile bubbles—still tells vivid one-off stories, all of that a little more simple-mindedness opens our them into this short zine. It’s cool to see the which loosely revolve around a not-too-distant eyes to the world as it really is. And besides, a cultural differences of each apartment and the industrial future populated with bored robots, conscientious gun owner is not a contradiction differences in each artist’s take on the same giant monsters, and scanned-in photos of bikini in terms. Ross Eliot, PO Box 3001, Portland prompt. Josh Blair, 241 Layfayette Rd. #307, ladies. There are also two pages devoted to the OR 97294, editor@americangunculturereport. Syracuse NY 13205, info@candyormedicine. mysteries of inscrutable Japanese toys, as well com, www.americangunculturereport.com [$5 com, www.candyormedicine.com [$3 US, $4 as a one-page bit called “Stuff I’ve Been Lis- US, $6 Mexico/Canada 36M :60] –Clinto Canada/Mexico, $5 elsewhere, or trade, not tening to.” DSquared Graphic Design, c/o Doug FTP 18S :10] –katie Amphetamine Wolverine Blues #0: Who said Chapel, 12 Grenada St., Worcester MA 01602, cut’n’paste is dead? Kami takes his scissors Apron Love: In this chronological series of [email protected], www.dsquared.org to a bunch of old electronics and hobbies mags recipes and anecdotes, homemade snacks are [$2 20XS :10] –M. Brianna Stallings and this is the end result. He proclaims, “No stirred up along with memories. Served with a Adult Themes: A fabulous sex-positive zine computers were harmed in the production grin and a sigh, tales of long-gone family mem- from Chantal full of erotic stories, dreams, of this product.” Amen to that. The zine also bers and wacky college parties get their sprin- and poetry. This collection is a standout for comes with a free noise CD created by the au- kling of nostalgia, but the enduring tale that featuring safe sex and respect for the partners thor. Surprisingly, I found it quite a comfort- emerges is one of a woman who deeply loves involved. Her writing does a great job of explor- ing listen—in a hypnotic sorta way. Kami, PO and appreciates her mother. “Those were the ing the varied highs and lows and many shades Box 278, Edwardstown SA 5039, AUSTRALIA days... and a lot of them started with egg sand- of sexual experience. Truly enjoyable reading [AUD$2 for postage, email for price if from wiches.” Kaitlyn Young, 1139 Commonwealth that will definitely leave you a little hot and overseas 16S :15] –Dann Lennard Ave. Apt. 33, Allston MA 02134, pobox4213@ bothered. A steal for $2. Recommended. Chan- gmail.com [$1 US, $2 elsewhere, trade, ftp 12S And Theology #2: “Stories, poetry, essays, mu- tal G., PO Box 1483, Lawrence KS 66044, :25] –Jaina Bee sic reviews, photography, and miscellany.” Al- [email protected] [$2 US, $3 all others, though I saw no photography or miscellany, the Ashcan Magazine #2 (Fall 2009): “Music Art trades ok, (age stmt – sexual content) 49S 3:00] rest of this is as advertised. And it was consis- Stories Comics.” The editor says, “Ashcan –Anu (Note: zine made by ZW reviewer) tently well-written, too. Reading this felt like Magazine is a San Francisco-based art journal Alien Boy: This zine and accompanying CD is reading fiction assignments from an advanced focusing on underground and independent mu- an homage to James Chase, a man with schizo- creative writing class, or possibly like pulling sic, art, and literature.” This newsprint zine is phrenia who lived “independently in Down- from the slush pile of a mainstream literary a mixed bag, but fun to read. Two above aver- town Portland,” Ore. In 2006, he “was attacked journal. While far from bad, that kind of thing age short stories: The first, “Swimming With and beaten to death” by three cops. James was just isn’t my cup of tea. If it’s yours, this might Piranha” is about hanging out in Iquitos Peru, part of the Portland punk scene, made the zine do it for you. Dan Hiland, 3439 NE Sandy Blvd, and “SF Horrorscope” is about a hook up with Oregon Organism, and sang in a punk band. PMB #179, Portland OR 97232, mxfrickey@q. a possible serial killer. Band interviews, re- This moving tribute includes “remembrances com [$5 US 60M :45] –clint cord and zine reviews, comics. My favorite was by his friends, selections from his zine, photos “How I lost My Homework”—the aliens kept it! Angry Carrot and Diabolical Pea #1 & #2: Two of the punk scene at the time, and information I give it an overall ‘worth it’ grade. Ed Sean li’l issues containing reprints from the dork- about his death.” Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak Logic, 660 4th St. #420, San Francisco CA ily rabid weekly webcomic. If you love knife- St., Portland OR 97205, www.readingfrenzy. 94107, [email protected], www.ash wielding veggies and rollicking decapitations, com [$8 32S :23] –Chantel canmagazine.com [$2 US, $3 elsewhere, ftp, or these are your peeps. Came with cute fridge trade “Any and all trades, orders, and requests magnets. Quote: “Carrot get very angry when All Out Pointless, Random & Mundane Stew! come with some stickers and buttons.” 48M you mistakes him for Pizza.” Mikkie McGregor #2: Journal entries for a character Ben Castle :30] –Tom has created named ‘Estelle.’ My question is: if and Ali Thompson, PO Box 95, Runnemede NJ you were going to create a character to write a 08078, [email protected] [$3 each 14XS Attack!!!! #9: Subtitled “Response: Van Fessem” zine about, why would you make that character :10] –Jaina Bee this “...is the fourth of thirteen in a series of re- so boring?! Ben is a creative writer who makes sponses to Attack!!!! 5...” All writing, art, and Anti-Filth #1: So, this is a punk zine: hand- his characters seem very real, but what they go music included in this zine (and on the accom- drawn, hand-written, ALL IN CAPS, multiple through is, as the title indicates, mundane and panying CD) were made in response to Johanna references to anarchy, booze, drugs, jail, Satan- pointless. Plus, it’s just not long enough and van Fessem’s text “Ik roep.” It’s all very artsy. ism, Sid Vicious, witchcraft, and so on. If you’re there really ought to be some images. Benja- The zine looks good, with plenty of white space into zines, you’ve probably read something ex- min Castle, PO Box 581512, Minneapolis MN and excellent copy quality. My favorite song of actly like this a dozen times already. A problem 55458-1412, jellycakezine@ yahoo.com [free the five on the CD is “Yes I Do.” [3.50£ US/2.50£ with punk, zines, and punk zines is the rela- 6M :04] –Zacery UK, 4 issue subscriptions: 8£ UK/10£ EU/12£ tively little degree of progress over time—AF world, prearranged trades 20S :10] –Chantel #4: “The Cute would be a good zine 25 years ago, but in 2009 American Gun Culture Report Attack!!!! #10: “Response Smith.” It works it rings a little stale. Bran Scam via I Pressed Issue.” Stop the presses, a liberal who supports like this: each issue is composed of responses On! Prisoners Zine Distro, PO Box 1611, Santa gun rights made a zine. But, man, I couldn’t to an original work published in a previous is- Cruz CA 95061, myspace.com/branscamriot agree more. The argument is simple: that we sue, a short story titled “I Tried to Stand” this [$2 NAmerica, $3 elsewhere, or trade, ftp 16S should defend the Bill of Rights. In the pro- time. The main character is having difficulty :15] –Andrew cess, the NRA and other gun rights organiza- walking, standing, staying upright; the reader tions get a tongue lashing for focusing on the Apartment 307: Three mini-comic makers liv- doesn’t know why, however. The 11 responses, 2nd Amendment and ignoring the rest, as well ing in three different regions of the US realize from a variety of contributors, vary from short {12} stories to diagrams to drawings. My favorite, ing odd or pretty. Big Hammer #11 is fantastic; stories 9 and 40 were my favorite. Box 830, the very short story “In Lieu of Dogs,” doesn’t $5 is cheap when you’re getting something like Chicago IL 60690, [email protected] [$3, ftp at first glance directly address the inspiration this for your money. Dave Roskos, PO Box 54, or trade 32S :20] –Zacery piece. Here’s a taste: “People buy dogs in lieu Manasquan NJ 08736 [$5 84M :60] –clint Blackguard #1: The theme is “Religious Cra- of having children, but I can’t see why you’d Birdsong #5: It doesn’t take a rocket scientist zies.” This contributor-driven comics zine is need to. I had children, then just trained them to figure out a zine with a name like Birdsong not, I repeat not, for the faint-hearted or eas- to attack people.” Kick ass! This zine is creative must contain at least some amount of poetry in ily offended: bestiality, flesh-eating devil girls, and weird. Give it a whirl. [3-10£ US, Single it. My diagnosis is that not only is this a poetry crucifixion, torture, good, old fashioned obscen- 2-10£ outside NAmerica, subs available, ac- zine, but I suspect that it is put together by a ity, etc. I enjoyed the hell out of it. Profession- cepts trades “but picky” 16S :45] –Stephanie bunch of trying-too-hard-to-be-ironic, trusta- ally printed, full-color cover. I can’t imagine K. •••SECOND OPINION: Begins with a farian art snobs who moved to Brooklyn way randomly walking into a print shop with this reprint of Ian Duncan Smith’s one page prose later than it was even kool anymore (Now ev- material and not getting a visit from the police piece from the previous issue. Then 11 writer/ eryone lives in Brooklyn! Well, everyone but the next day. Who knows… maybe things are artists respond with their reaction to it. My fa- me!), and have nothing better to do with Mom more laid back in Australia. [$7 40S “adults vorites were “Watch Me Go” a surreal trip by and Dad’s money. You will also find some short only” :30] –Kris Wes White and “I Met a Boy The Other Night stories and drawings here. Yawn. Tommy Pico, Blackguard #2: “Father.” Creator of Sick Pup- Who Said He’d Lost His Grip On Things,” a bar 68 Bushwick Ave. #3L, Brooklyn NY 11211, py Comix says an online uploader describes his meeting by Gethan Dick. On the last page is a [email protected] [$3, or trade, ftp 62S poem which is the subject for the next issue’s :30] –P5! responders. Overall I enjoyed the clever con- cept and many of the entries. Check it out. Wes Bitter Pie #19 (May 2008): The creator of this crafty zines White, Splotts Moor Farm, Wick, Glastonbury, photocopied comic has been publishing since * England BA6 8JS, UK, attack@ecartilage. 1998, which is commendable. In “The Pink fairy tale co.uk, www.ecartilage.co.uk/attack [Subs are Cloud,” Charlott gets released from the Betty zines £8/4 issues in UK, £10/4 in EU, £12/4 else- Rubble Clinic after Pippi Longstocking com- * where, one copy £3, $10 US, Addresses in UK mits suicide, and hitchhikes back to San Fran- completely £2, or trades, but picky 16S :20] –Tom random zines cisco. Her second ride isn’t as lucky as her first, The Tangled Press: * and she ends up hitching with Christopher because ideas grow Badwill Newsletter #1: Union-promoting cool stuff Walken the rest of the way. The art reminds newsletter with a special focus on problems me of Ariel Schrag by way of Jhonen Vasquez. at Goodwill. What this amounts to is a list of tanglecrafts.etsy.com Distributed by Last Gasp. 2419 Mission St., grievances and stories highlighting poor (and San Francisco CA 94110, bitterpie@hotmail. thetangledpress.etsy.com often unfair) events at Goodwill, sometimes as com, bitterpiecomix.com [$2 12S :03] –Heath www.tanglecrafts.co.uk a whole, and sometimes at particular outlets, sometimes from management, sometimes from Black Carrot #13: This perzine is rather the workers. Which means it’s another com- rambling with too many typos. I’ve read is- pendium of my-job-sucks-and-here’s-why sto- sues of Black Carrot that explored ideas in ries. Not a bad thing, if that’s something you new and exciting ways, but this installment like—I found it VERY entertaining, but I also is mostly tepid pondering. In the 13-page “in- spent 16 years in retail, so I could relate! PO troductions and more,” Dave recollects the Box 383, Cookeville TN 38503 [$2US, $10US aftermath of the death of his grandparents, to subscribe 10M :30] –clint remembers the houses of his youth, and mus- es on his adult relationship with his sister. Beat Motel #9: This is a fun zine! I like any- He also considers bisexuality, puberty, and thing that makes me laugh! Reminds me of change. The zine ends with “An Amtrak Love more old skool-type zines, too, which of course Story.” [$2, or trade, ftp 26S :31] –Chantel I dig! Plenty of reviews of zines, music, and Black Carrot #14: For us this time Dave has 50 shows, along with plenty of good clip art. This short stories, each about the size of one or two issue’s theme happens to be “procreation,” so Tweets. Truth, some of the stories are obser- there are different people’s perspectives on the vations or rants, and the last two are “Thanks theme. Funny shit! PO Box 773, Ipswich IP1 for reading, write to me” blurbs. His spelling is 9FT, UK, beatmotel.co.uk [$2 40S 1:00] –P5! shaky, and sometimes causes interesting typos, Big Hammer #11: Long-running poetry zine like when he writes about marriage as “getting whose publisher (Dave Roskos) has an eye marred.” Still, his rants and reminiscences are and ear for quality. The theme this time is flea fun to read, and the fragmented format goes markets, and you get 86 pages of poems, pho- down easy. [:35] –MC •••SECOND OPINION: tographs, and the occasional prose piece about 50 short, true stories—this zine is a joy to read. them. What comes through every piece here is Written in a simple, quick-to-the-punch line honesty. Each poem says something true, of- style and very well photocopied with a visually ten about things that you may not know much interesting layout. The stories revolve around about, or don’t think about, or may distract- life, the past, sadness and humor—things I edly wonder about from time to time. Each could relate to—and it comes with an amazing photo is actually about something (or some- A3 pull-out poster that is now on my wall. The one); they’re not just there for the sake of be- sort of thing you’d read on a Sunday afternoon;

{13} former series in this way: “Turns adults into Kinda like rummaging through someone’s di- Brain Drawings #1: Fun zine filled with doo- children and children into adults.” It’s now ary. I wonder if the “Patrick Come Home” cen- dles and concept drawings that didn’t make it become a credo for the latest series of trans- terfold is for real? Lewis Houston, 95 Clara St., into Ali Thompson’s webcomic. Each black and gressive comix he’s compiled under the name Austin TX 78702, [email protected] [$2 white sketch/drawing is accompanied by Ali’s Blackguard. This second issue, themed around 60XS :30] –P5! comments, some of which are surprisingly fun- fatherhood and paternal relationships, is ny. Very cute, and YES, your Castle Greyskull The Bonita Hollow Christmas Packet: Pub- choked to the gills with violent sex, sexual vio- does rule! Ali Thompson, PO Box 95, Runne- lished by Clint Marsh and Wonderella Printed lence, and terrifically crude humor—y’know, mede NJ 08078, www.sugarandspite.com [$2, as a holiday item, this brief one shot reprints the finest things in life. Somewhere along the or trade 24S :20] –Stephanie K. Charles Dickens’s 1850 short story “The way, though, it also manages to make a few Christmas Tree.” It is best read at Christmas Breakfast #5: “The Zine About Your Favorite important sociopolitical comments. Impres- time and combines elements of childhood remi- Meal.” This is “The Science Issue” and every sive and addicting. Stratu, PO Box 93, Pad- niscence and old-fashioned hauntings. PO Box page is an absolute treat to read. Includes: a dington NSW 2021, Australia, sstratu@gmail. 10145, Berkeley CA 94709, wonderella.org [$? field guide to South American donuts, a visit com, blackguard23.livejournal.com [$10 USD 12S :07] –Heath to the Portland Pie-Off, breakfast in Hawaii, everywhere, selective trades, (age stmt) 52M a historical comic about coffee scientist Er- :35] –M. Brianna Stallings Book Art #1: Artist Emma Stronach took her nesto Illo, a piece about Japanese breakfast music class textbook (The Musical Idea by Bloop: I thought the full-color collage on the by Gianni Simone (that dude is everywhere!), Walter E. Nallen), transformed each page into title page was the highlight of this handwritten and much more. Seeking submissions. [1:10] something entirely different, then wrapped zine. The pages are illustrated with full-color –Kris •••SECOND OPINION: These guys the resulting zine in taped together Hell Bank clip art; the text includes lots of references to really like donuts. They even conducted their notes. Each page of the zine is a unique, small God. The last two pages seem unrelated to own scientific study to prove that it’s not just work of art in words and pictures, paint and everything else. In the end, the reader is left personal affectation. I didn’t quite follow the collage. The zine is printed in color, which with many questions. Is this fact? Fiction? quantitative donut landscape theory (or maybe makes the looking all the more enjoyable and is Who wrote this? Why? For whom? Lovers of I wasn’t as amused as they were), but it doesn’t a must for fans of altered books. Lovely. Emma the mysterious may like this one. Meredith matter because I think food review zines are Stronach “Buddy,” 18 Cleary St., Hamilton Carey, 1904 N. Drake 2A, Chicago IL 60647, too few and far between. If I find myself in Ha- NSW, Australia 2303, emerald_arts@hotmail. [email protected] [$1, or trade, ftp 10S :07] waii or South America in the near future, you com, www.emeraldarts1.etsy.com [$? 16XS –Chantel can be sure I’ll take their dining advice. Vin- :02] –Chantel cent Voelzv, 575 12th Ave. #3, San Francisco CA Blurt! #6: Chunky little zine that consists of Bookstore Thief: Mainly an account of the time 94118, [email protected], www.breakfastzine. mostly words, a collage of clip-and-paste para- the bookstore in Texas the writer worked at com [$3, or trade 36S :30] –Clinto graphs about random things, including what was robbed at gunpoint, but we learn about un- appears to be excerpts of stories. It looks like Brooklyn! #64: I’ve been to Brooklyn once— scrupulous art students ordering special books, some photocopies of elementary school home- from my brief experience I liked the place. the store, and various other things. The crime work assignments that were perhaps found in However, I don’t know whether it warrants its and the aftermath are described in a straight the trash: letters, a postcard, some scribbles. own dedicated zine—let alone 64 issues—but forward manner. A little dry and overpriced, Fred clearly feels otherwise. Quirkily interest- but if you work in a bookstore you might relate ing in parts, but of limited interest to anyone better than I did. Alterior Motives, 4513 41st who isn’t from Brooklyn or who have no plans Ave., Minneapolis MN 55406, findingjimmy@ of ever going there. [24S :10] –Dann Lennard comcast.net, findingjimmy.blogspot.com [$4 Brooklyn! #66: This zine is a guide to Brook- US, $4.50 Can/Mex, $5 elsewhere, trade (e- lyn, but it’s not as in-depth as it should be and mail first), not ftp 20S :11] –mishap doesn’t appear to offer anything to people liv- Both Sides Now #87-88: BSN has roots going ing within Brooklyn, nor those living outside back to the ‘60s. “A journal of light-working, of it. It’s 16 pages of grainy grayscale photo- peacemaking, and consciousness.” Question graphs of businesses and events in Brooklyn number one, what is light-working? It is a with captions describing what you are seeing. column-based publication with a radical slant. Oh, and a piece on accents. Not particularly [22M :30] –e.war riveting stuff. Fred Argoff, Penthouse L, 1170 Both Sides Now #91-92: PRETENTIOUS ES- Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn NY 11230-4060 [$10 for SAY, RELIGIOUS ESSAY, POLITICAL ES- 4 quarterly issues, cash only 16S :20] –Zacery SAY, POETRY, OOH—RANDOM IMAGE, Brutarian Quarterly #52 (Fall 2008): has a BLAH BLAH BLAH, bored yet? A selection of glossy cover and newsprint inside. It includes super-dense essays about god and dreams and long interviews with authors and a rockabilly psychic energies and other weird stuff, “the singer, two short stories (one that I liked), and purposes of which are spiritual, educational, good reviews of movies, music, and books. The humanitarian and patriotic” (taken from the focus here is on gore, monsters, porn, sci-fi, fan- intro). This is an unappealing zine for a skep- tasy. The tone is appropriately light. This zine tic, anti-religionist brat like me, but you’ll accomplishes what it sets out to do and is pretty probably like it. 10547 State Hwy. 110N, Tyler entertaining even to someone who’s not the in- TX 75704-3731, [email protected], tended audience. [$4 84M 1:00] –Laura-Marie www.bothsidesnow.info [$2, $9 for 10 issues Brutarian Quarterly #53: I haven’t read a BQ (add 25% if outside US) 22M 1:45] –Zacery in many years, but it’s nice to know little has {14} changed for publisher Dom, who produces the Carrots and Condoms (Winter 2008/09): Not sue. No thanks. PO Box 276, Clifton NJ 07015- quintessential semi-pro zine: interviews with sure where the condoms come in, but this is a 0276, [email protected], www.christ Z-grade directors (Fred Olen Ray), Z-grade ac- sweet, heartfelt perzine about changes and try- iannewage.com [$3.50 US/Can, $5 elsewhere, tresses (Linnea Quigley), minor writers (Alan ing to find oneself. Coco remembers how her $12.50 per year sub US/Can, $18.50 elsewhere Steele), and painfully obscure-yet-hip bands Granny taught her to appreciate the stars. She 12M :8] –mishap (Nurse With Wound); dreadfully obvious and works at a “homestead” type farm in Oregon The Co-conspirator #2-2: “The Work Issue.” badly written horror and sci-fi fiction; and lit- and immerses herself in the culture there. She Contains six or eight essays about how soul-de- erate reviews on sub-literate entertainment is concerned about the environment and in- stroying working for the Man can be, and how (Fulci films, sci-fi novels, Jerry Lee Lewis and cludes resources for further reading on perma- we shouldn’t allow ourselves to be co-opted. pro-wrestling). In other words, it is perfect. culture. Has drawings and a color cover. Coco OK, everybody quit your job… This strikes me Dom Salemi, Box 234, Burke VA 22009, USA Negro, PO Box 163327, Sacramento CA 95816, as willfully naive, esp. the essay from the guy [$5 116M 2:00+] –Dann Lennard [email protected], carrotsandcondoms. who is trying to live outside of capitalist soci- blogspot.com [$3 well-concealed cash, trades Candy Box: This zine is a review of some ety. I so appreciate being lectured on how my ok 35S :45] –Anu candy from the UK that the author’s friend tax dollars pay for bloodshed, by a guy who re- shipped to her. Chantel rates the candy on Cat Nap #2: Fun, although a little light on ally believes that if enough people drop out, the the wrapper, the visual appeal, the taste, and content. Contains a recipe for vegan pizza, a system will improve. Sure, chief. And the es- awards extra points for being shareable and well-written and engrossing story about asking say on the perils of socialized medicine is bosh. chocolate. It was fun to read about a bunch of a fellow student on a date, a pitiful boob col- On the plus side, this is nicely laid out, and candy I’d never heard of and parts of it made lage, and a great poem on being a wage slave. my copy came with a funny button showing me laugh. Chantel G., PO Box 1483, Lawrence Needs more content but what there is, is good. Nixon in lipstick and rouge. c/o 1036 N Davies, KS 66044, [email protected] [$.75 US, Ryan Ritchie, 260 Molino Ave. #A, Long Beach Springfield MO 65802, the.co.conspirator@ $1 to Mexico or Canada, $2 to elsewhere 14S CA 90803, [email protected], myspace. gmail.com, www.heartstomp.org [$2 US, $4 :10] –katie (Note: zine made by ZW reviewer) com/catnapzine [free US, $2 Can/Mex, $3 else- Can/Mex, $5 elsewhere, ftp or trade, age stmt where, trades ok, ftp ? :?] –Anu “probably a good idea” 20S :40] –MC Candy or Medicine v4: Tiny minicomics an- thology—the form is not dead! And though Chord Easy Lyrics Sheet: “For 5th edition up- Communicating Vessels #20: This “literate these things are always a crapshoot, there’s dated 2008.” This is four pages of lyrics that publication” is well laid out, the printing is more hit than miss in this one. Kevin Rich- are also a part of a larger project called Chord crisp, and there is plenty of white space. It is ardson’s “In Search of Dahlia” sets up a Easy, and comes with any purchase of that. dense with text and illustrated mostly with wonderful romantic tension in five pages, You might not think four pages could hold clip art. There is an extensive letters to the though it dribbles to nowhere in the sixth much but they contain lyrics—usually the first editor section, including some responses from page. The pages by Molly Mullen and Abby verse—for “41 songs: 14 old favorites, 15 old the editor. The articles are long and rather Mullen made me chuckle. Olivia Arrow’s ar- un-familiars, 12 new songs or old tunes with intellectual. There is a recommended reading ray of ailments caused by text, isn’t funny new lyrics...” Included are classics like “After section, an article called “Food as Utopia: Food because it is true. A high quality set of com- the Ball,” “Auld Lang Syne,” and “Beautiful and Utopia,” and a tribute to surrealist poet ics, for a slender dollar-five. [16XS :15] –MC Dreamer.” As a songwriter myself, I liked how (among other things) Mary Low. [donations ac- Candy or Medicine #5: A quarterly comic zine they are making music available to all to enjoy cepted: “give what you can” 46S :20] –Chantel that is currently looking for more contribu- and play. Recommended. Chord Easy, c/o Lisa Communicating Vessels #21 (Winter 2009): tors. Includes another small free comic book. Ahne, PO Box 181, Alsea OR 97324 (Do NOT Long, intelligent letters to the editor, a piece C or M has a nice variety of artists and styles. add other names to this address.) [“The lyric on the life and times of writer/historian/surre- I could relate to the one on co-workers hack- sheet is free with any order. Ask or send 42 alist Franklin Rosemont (1943-2009), reprints ing and coughing at work. I enjoyed the cent stamp.” 8S :15] –Tom of poetry and prose by Kenneth Rexroth, an ar- story about the teacher confiscating a passed ticle on Surrealism in the Arab World, reviews Christian*New Age Quarterly v18#4: “A note with unexpected results. There are also of independent publications, a personal tale of Bridge Supporting Dialogue.” This good look- some fun wordless comics. Comic lovers, living without a telephone, lots of beautiful il- ing zine says “Our intent is to foster com- this one is for you. [$1.50 US, $2 Can/Mex, lustrations and much, much more. This is off- munications between Christians and New $2.50 elsewhere, trades ok 15XS :15] –Anu set printing at its finest. A great publication Agers...” There are three main articles, “The Candy or Medicine #6: This multi-contributor to read curled up under a blanket with a cup Complementarity of Opposites,” “The Earth is mini-comic falls squarely into the category of of tea on a stormy winter evening. No price our Common Ground,” and “Invisible Light.” “not ready for prime time.” The bad: only a listed, but I’d suggest at least $5. [2:30] –Kris Most have messages that mix eastern and couple of the nine(!) contributors here create •••SECOND OPINION: To crib from a book western religious ideas. All have an upbeat anything approaching intriguing images. The review inside this issue, beautifully designed message that though sometimes perhaps a bit ugly: the storytelling is pretty weak—produc- zines are rare. The graphics and typesetting ‘lite,’ is positive and comforting throughout. ing sequential art takes practice—and these are simply gorgeous, the layout meticulously Also note the letter section. Check it out for folks need a lot more. The good: the cover by designed. And all produced with pre-computer some guidance and philosophy. [20S :25] –Tom Nanieebim is wonderful, and the $1.50 price technology—it was no surprise to see Fred Christian*New Age Quarterly v18#4+: A tag makes the whole thing worth it. Support Woodworth (The Match) thanked in here. supplemental issue to explain the state of the this, and it will likely become excellent. Josh The content is thoughtful and dedicated to publication, the editor’s desire to keep going Blair, 241 Lafayette Rd #307, Syracuse NY (as near as I can tell) democratic and creative running up against time and life constraints, 13205, [email protected], www.candy processes, with moderate anti-tech overtones. and including a reprint about the topic of the ormedicine.com [$1.50 US, $1.80 Can/Mex, This sounds vague, but there’s no chance that newsletter. Totally unnecessary if you aren’t $2.10 elsewhere, trades accepted, not ftp ? :10] I will do the complex, diverse, compelling con- already a subscriber. Groan inducing if you ac- –clint tents justice in such a small space. Get a copy, tually read the re-print from their very first is-

{15} see what I mean. PO Box 83408, Portland OR Cosmic Caravan: Low-brow comix combined chist Zine is creative and has good energy. 97283 [$? (subscriptions available on a dona- with high-brow words (Walter Benjamin, ee Some topics are problems with coal and coal tion basis) 50M :60+] –clint cummings, Robert Frost, etc.) makes for one mining, organizing a conference about ani- “What the huh...?” type zine. But the artwork mal liberation, how to release your own al- The Connection #307: This very, very, very, is damn good even if the high-falutin’ concept bum, sober spaces, personal hygiene, and long running zine is a collaboration of submis- went waaaaay over my head. Ben also produces not voting. Also, there are two vegan reci- sions from its subscribers. “Each subscriber a smaller zine called This Is Stuff and overseas pes. Earnest, intelligent, thought provoking. may submit up to 4 pages per issue to be pub- readers can buy both for US$5. [AUD$3 28S [$2, trade, not ftp 52S :40] –Laura-Marie lished free...” My favorite entries were those by :10] This Is Stuff: Simple gag concept spread Cuddle Puddles and Hot Pants #3: xBiscuitsx Jim Stumm, Heath Row, and Filthy Pierre, the over 24 pages with some nice art. Light, fluffy... writes about no longer being freegan, loving pseudonym for the editor who has a comment gone. Ben Juers, PO Box 752, Artarmon NSW, dumpsters, abolishing prisons, dealing with about just about everything. The worst entries 2064 AUSTRALIA, [email protected], cops, hittin’ the rails, and asking for consent. were the hard-to-read handwritten ones, and bjjuers.wordpress.com [AUD$2 24XS :03] – There are recipes for vegan pancakes and the 11 pages titled “Elliptical Transfer Orbits Dann Lennard vegan dog biscuits. There’s an essay/rant about of the Short Path,” which was totally incompre- living a militant vegan straightedge life and a hensible to us ordinary mortals. Overall this is Cracks in the Concrete #10 (Nov. 2008): Luke’s bit rehashing security culture basics. This zine an extremely democratic zine with some nice, use of Fred Woodworth’s press and the Earth (with good copy quality and adequate white albeit nerdy, discussions. Those who like smart First! Journal collective’s computers hints space) is recommended for folks who have nev- science blogs with lots of talk will love this and at his inspirations. This issue features anar- er before heard about/thought about/listened to just might like to get involved. [42M :35] –Tom chism-related news items, a letter from the endless tirades about these topics. Approach- The Connection #310: This is the publication Dry River Radical Resource Center in response ing Apocalypse Distro, PO Box 6025, Richmond of an amateur publishing association, which to the Tucson Weekly, an excerpt from Er- VA 23222, approachingapocalypse.wordpress. seems to center around science and technol- rico Malatesta’s “Anarchy,” and other articles. com, [email protected] [$3 ogy, mostly. As the publisher notes in response “Fighting a Moralizing Culture” takes a some- 55S :37] –Chantel to one of the contributors, it tends to focus on what confusing stance on alcohol and drug use, the philosophical and political, as well as the and I enjoyed the lettercol. A zine worth en- Cultivator #1: A quick read and an exhortation practical, aspects of those fields. My favorite couraging. [40S :16] –Heath to find one’s place. St. Catharines in Ontario, part was “A Summer in the Rockies” which Cracks in the Concrete #11: This “Journal of Canada, happens to be the place in this zine. described a trip to Montana in 1969. Erwin Anarchism” has more than a smattering of liv- I’m not convinced that the author has fully S. Strauss, 10 Hill St. #22-L, Newark NJ id rants on the usual subjects. The most inter- made peace with it, yet, for all of her sugges- 07102 [$1.25 or $10 for 8 issues US/Canada/ esting article was written by a woman in soli- tions for how it should return to what it once Mexico, $2 or $12 for 8 issues elsewhere 22M tary confinement because she tried to deliver was. Seems like a good path to be on, though. :50] –katie an enlightening speech to her fellow prisoners. Kate Andres-Toal, 16 Atwood Street, St. Cath- But hail to the shining light of wisdom and des- arines ON L2R 1H1 Canada, okate.etsy.com perately-needed [$2, trade 40S :05] –Clinto levity, which Culture Slut #18: “The Polaroid Issue.” Color comes in the photos of places and people accompanied by form of the first brief descriptions of some—people known and installment of se- met, places visited and things seen. Being a rialized excerpts stranger in a distant land, I flipped through from Michael P. it, admired some photos and appreciated her Berenato’s mem- friendships, but there was nothing to connect oirs. “Maybe outsiders or suggest what literary critics might some of these call universal themes. Amber Forrester, 10124 writers have Ave. Hébert #8, Montreal QC H1H 3W6, Can- true mental dis- ada, [email protected], hello-amber. orders... and I’ll blogspot.com [$4 US/Canada, $6 elsewhere, cut them some trade 64XS :12] –mishap slack.” Luke Ro- mano, PO Box The Darkness to the West: A Novella: First 2748, Tucson AZ of all, this is not a novella by any means. It’s 85702, cracksin barely a novelette, half-digest size, and has far theconcrete@ fewer words than the average issue of, say, The gmail.com, www. Inner Swine. And that’s the worst I can say freewebs.com/ about it. It’s an enjoyable patchwork of stories radicalrabbitdis- about one summer in the protagonist’s life that tro [free or dona- includes whips, late-night rambles, women, tion, ftp, trade and other mundane details rendered interest- 52S :50] –Jaina ing by the strength of the author’s writing. Bee Very nice! [:30] –clint •••SECOND OPINION: “A novella written by Adam Gnade” proclaims Cuddle Puddles the title, but it isn’t—barely manages to be a and Hot Pants short story. The protagonist describes shenani- #2: The Anar- gans at a party before leaving for Virginia to

{16} hole up for the summer to work on writing. He read like homework, full of intellectual preten- slogans and chance encounters. There’s a po- talks to a pal heading for a court case and then sions and po-mo tedium. Layout was crisp and et’s heart at the center of this madness. “I was remembers some other Portland stuff. Locked clean, but many of the illustrations are jagged, away in my mind, wondering where this relent- away in Virginia, he’s rousted by visiting low-res internet downloads—yech. All in all, less testosterone was heading...” Spurzine, PO friends and they swim, drink, and have fun. He it’s a solid package with room for improvement. Box 41, Flinder’s Lane Post Office, Melbourne, takes the bus to D.C. to visit an itinerant lover, Doug Lain, 5030 SE Reedway, Portland OR Victoria 8009, Australia, [email protected] and eventually winds up back in Portland. No 97206, [email protected], www.dietsoap. [“The Usual,” ftp, in Australia: one .55 stamp conflict or change or growth in the character org [$6.99 68S 1:00] –Karlos per issue 8XS :09] –Jaina Bee leaves me with a story that reads like a lightly Digital Worm #4: This starts off with “Let me Dirt Merchant #3: This stalwartly idiosyncrat- fictionalized account of some dude’s summer preface this paragraph by saying that I really ic and 100 percent cut-n-pasted mix of polar vacation, with nothing to show for my reading don’t give a damn what you think about my bears, bizarro vintage images, offshore drilling effort. Punch Drunk Press, 1075 Reed Ave., ethics or me.” If only the rest of this collection facts, metal music, bloodthirsty zombies, and San Diego CA 92109, [email protected] of journal entries had this energy, it would be more metal is exactly why zines will always [$5 42XS :20] –mishap more than an honest but somewhat superficial rule. Outstanding interview with local metal A Day in Rennes-le-Château: Chris details in peek into the concerns of a young American. drummer Sick Nick Houpt, music-centered words and illustrations his visit to the mys- Topics range from holidays with her family reviews of metal shows, and a bleeding eyeful terious French church that inspired the con- in Virginia—carefully dancing around issues of photos from the Haunted Hotel. “Gwar pits troversial pseudo-historical book, The Holy of vegetarianism and the war—to frustrating are the funnest.” Brent A. Webb, 3605 Susanna Blood And The Holy Grail (which was subse- skirmishes with a romantic interest, going Dr., Louisville KY 40213-2957, www.myspace. quently ripped off by Dan Brown for The Da back to college, hanging with friends. Oh, and com/dirtmerchantzine [$3 36S :40] –Jaina Bee Vinci Code). Whatever the truth behind Fa- the above quote refers to her job at Starbucks. Distractions in Wonderland #1: A fun perzine ther Bérenger and his alleged hidden treasure AshleighADDICT, 200 Wichita Ln., Williams- from Australia. Kristy writes about being in the late 19th century, this is a fascinating burg VA 23188 [$1, or trade 32S :20] –Jaina raised by her grandparents, her problems with little read about a fascinating place with a fas- Bee clumsiness and dealing with nakedness at a cinating history—hell, any priest who places a Dilettantes and Heartless Manipulators #s1-3: Japanese bath. There is a nice blend of funny statue of a devil at the entrance to his church These three installments of a teensy weekly and lighthearted stories as well as more poi- is worth discussing, right? Chris does so with zine from Australia read like messages in a gnant ones like the one about her Dad going wit, style and intelligence. Chris Mikul, PO beer bottle that has just been emptied by the to prison. An interesting look into another life. Box K546, Haymarket NSW 1240, AUSTRA- editor. He waxes ponderous and profound on [$3, trades OK 24S 1:00] –Anu •••SECOND LIA, [email protected] [email for price the topics of metal shows, booze, and metal re- OPINION: Very good short story zine. I was 28S :30] –Dann Lennard cordings, ruminating on the meaning of t-shirt hooked from page one. The first story, “Old Decades of Confusion Feed the Insect #56: Ver- Speak,” is about being raised by your grand- bose, intricate poems and screeds. Every page parents and how their old-time lingo affects shimmers with walls of impenetrable text (the your experience of language. The other high- writer really has it in for Eel Scouts, whoever light in here is titled “The Onsen” and begins they are) and mazelike drawings. This might with the line, “I hadn’t expected to get naked in be of interest for collectors of mad zines-— Tokyo.” What comes next is definitely not what the word webs about conspiracies and being you would expect from such a saucy opening listened to on the bus = a shirttail diagnosis line. Onsens are bath houses in Japan where of schizo-effective symptoms, though Justin people go to enjoy the benefits of mineral water seems to channel them well. Justin Duerr, from volcanic geothermal hot springs. Quote: PO Box 13312, Philadelphia PA 19101, eulogy “Hadaka no Tsukiai is a Japanese expression [email protected], www.justinduerr.com that praises the ‘naked communion.’ An onsen [$3 24S :30] –MC is a place where ranking and title means noth- ing. Where we can expose ourselves without Denim Swell: This zine consists of a bunch of fear of the naked truth. Being free from anxi- random images with a few poems thrown in. ety and worry leads to honesty and acceptance A quick sampling includes: a drawing of a guy and sitting naked in a bath barrel in another being fed a heart, a photo of a dog sitting on a country with a group of strangers I suddenly rock, a guy urinating on a boar, and an article never felt more comfortable.” Fantastic! This on the zoo in Vienna. It feels like it was tossed one also gets extra points for have a photo of a together without much thought or direction. sleeping kitty on the cover. Meow! Kristy, PO Lacks cohesiveness. Jesse Bercowetz, 238 Mel- Box 964, North Melbourne, VIC 3051, Austra- rose St., 45th Fl., Brooklyn NY 11206, jesse.ber- lia, [email protected] [$2 [email protected], jessebercowetz.com, www. 28S :50] –Kris denimswell.blogspot.com [? 30S :10] –Anu DIY or Don’t We? #1: All the stories in this Diet Soap #3: This is a themed variety zine, zine are based around finding community. with a mix of contributors. I feel split about Many of them are Washington-state oriented, it: I enjoyed the fiction, for the most part (my but not all. There are essays and stories and favorites being the dystopian cubicle-driven recipes, and my favorite was a piece written by “Synergy” and “Dinner Alone,” a tale of petty a woman in Cambodia about living with eight theft and Macauley Culkin), but the nonfiction other women in Bangladesh. She talks about

{17} and black card stock, colored Farming Uncle International Journal #113: staples, gorgeous photos and a This adzine has been running since 1967 and feather on the front complete it’s exactly the sort of thing that brings cheer this awesome zine. Recom- to my swollen brain—it’s an unabashed mess! mended. Elizabeth J.M.W., Little box ads scrap for space with each other 9638 Avery Lane, Windsor all over the page: ads for pen pals and recipes ON N8R 2A2, Canada, www. and services, along with clip art. Pages are petitspoissons.etsy.com, petits generously laced with Louis’s opinions, “Bits [email protected] [$3+ship- and Pieces,” in which he spirals from ruminat- ping, accepts PayPal, contact ing on the death of newspapers to the price of before paying by mail 8XS :20] gas, herbal memory enhancers, jazz (no), porn, –Stephanie K. crickets. Zinecraft at its most unvarnished and endearing. Louis Toro, Box 427, Bronx NY The East Village Inky #40: 10458 [$3 US sample, $10 one year US, $15 Handwritten and charmingly foreign (US funds only) 24S :35] –MC each woman’s personality and how, despite illustrated as always, the new their differences, they come to appreciate each Inky focuses on Ms. Halliday and her family’s Fatgrrrlz #2: Yes!!! I always like to see girls other. Nicki, PO Box 743, Olympia WA 98507, attempts to put on a Christmas play, go to giving the finger to the fashion industry and [email protected] [$3 US, $4 Canada/ summer camp, and ride on the subway sans corporate pressure to be too thin. (Since it’s all Mexico 40S :40] –katie pants. Dense and somewhat rambling, the a load of poop designed to have us be depen- Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind #2: This small size belies the amount of content inside. dent on money and their products anyways!) “radical childcare” zine makes for dry reading. Kid-haters may find it cloying, so be warned. This zine does just that. It reminds us that we The most “radical” idea here is an account of Ayun Halliday, PO Box 2275, Brooklyn create our own realities by what we choose to the decision to provide childcare at Ladyfest NY 11202, [email protected], www. believe and goes forward from there. The inter- so that more women can attend (most events, ayunhalliday.com [$3, $12 for 4 issues 40XS view with Jessica Weiner offers ideas for how naturally, don’t offer childcare at all). The rest :50] –Karlos to start shutting out the negative mental tapes that make us become our own worst enemies includes a staid but informative overview of Elephant Mess #20: This zinester warns as women constantly striving to be perfect and child development theory, several anecdotes readers that “I just can’t seem to write about thin like our favorite celebrities. Brandi Lee, about dealing with special-needs children anything but the negative.” And frankly the PO Box 1568, New York NY 10276, fatgrrrlz@ (and the choices those parents face), and the text is long on depression and repressed anger. gmail.com [$2 US, $3 Can/Mex/world, or trade pervasive insinuation that one person’s deci- “My sour outlook on life comes naturally. Why 18S :30] –P5! sion to have children obligates others to sup- wouldn’t it? Everything has either fallen apart port them. Since this is supposed to be for or has never come together.” It takes a certain Fergus #15: Whimsical and cutesy but with non-parent “radicals”, I should have been more talent to write so honestly and this is well an occasional bitter twist, this sort-of-per- interested than I was. Victoria Law, PO Box written; but readers be warned that this sun zine writes about the past, the future, shops, 20388 New York NY, 10009, wikkim@yahoo. never rises and the work is dark. [$2, stamps, streets and life in general. The print is tiny com, dontleaveyourfriendsbehind.blogspot.com or trade 40XS :35] –Tom but readable, meaning that pages of informa- [$3US, $5Can, $6Mex, $7 elsewhere, trades ac- Elephant Mess #25: Mini-size perzine with tion are squeezed in; it’s also stuffed full of cepted, not ftp ? :55] –clint some spot illustrations. The back cover and artsy touches and interesting photographs. Dreamer #1: A young man inherits his grand- intro essay herald the demise of Dan’s teen It’s observational though, not particularly father’s book—Operation Dragonslayer—and angst, although the text within is as stuffed personal. Oh, and it has a lovely material dreams of a battle while a flashback to 1943 with I-statements as ever. He rambles about front cover. [$1 or trade 56XS :30] –Zacery reveals a woman trapped in a science-fiction- love and death and being a happy loner, and Fergus #16: This is so sweet! In issues I’ve y lab. What was his grandfather doing for the he gets a bit too far into his own head for me to read, the Australian zinester picks a theme, U.S. military? What does his dream mean? follow. Dan Murphy, PO Box 363, Edwardsville then expounds upon it in alphabetical order. Another very short intro to a new comic story. IL 62026, [email protected] [$1 US, The theme this time is a weekend trip to Mel- Nic Carcieri, Eric Dotson, 42 Bellevue Ave., 2 stamps, or trade 24XS :15] –MC bourne. Topics include Airport, Bus, Cancelled, Dinner, Exercise. The zine ends, cleverly, with Warwick RI 02888, [email protected] Estrus Comics #7: Perzine authors take note. Zines. It sounds simple, but it’s pure perzine [$1 US, $2 elsewhere, trade, nftp 12XS :02] – I don’t really get MariNaomi’s worldview, she magic. The stories are eloquently written slice mishap seems a bit overindulgent and in ways reminds of life, the illustrations are lovingly rendered, me of some of the more frustrating traits of Dresses in the Garden at Midnight #2: This and the tiny covers are wrapped in a floral the women who’ve been in my life; there’s no zine consists of eight color photographs glued print fabric. I adore this tiny zine! [48XS :28] narrative, no real structure to her zines, and into a cardstock zine. The pictures are from –Chantel ultimately, I think it’s fair to say, no point but a photo shoot in the woods with a girl in a Fergus #17: This attractive, mini booklet and what she has in mind for herself. And, you dress. Two words come to mind: playful- alphabet sticker perzine has entries like sug- know, I can’t put her zines down until I finish. ness and wonder. [$3 US/ Canada, $5 else- gestions for kangaroo recipes and maybe or I don’t have to agree with her because she gives where, no trades, not ftp 12XS :05] –katie maybe not being an anarchist. Like most per- me a reason to read—interesting art and dis- Dresses in the Garden at Midnight #3 (Nov. zines, I’m sure it’s touching to anyone who taste for overt preachiness. I’ll keep reading as 2008): Beautiful photography zine that is just knows the author personally, but too many long as she makes them. MariNaomi, PO Box a bit bigger than the palm of your hand. In- inside references makes someone like me feel 640811, San Francisco CA 94152-0811, mari side are black/white and color self-portraits acutely out of the loop. Nonetheless, it would [email protected], www.marinaomi.com [$4 of the zinemaker in a feathered mask. Red look pretty sitting on your bookshelf. PO Box 28S :20] –Clinto

{18} 132, Bentley WA 6982, Australia [$1, stickers, 84532, [email protected] [trade 36S pieces, local history, great layout, some [local] or trade 48XS :30] –Clinto :16] –mishap ads—you can even get Geneva13 gear (G13 zip- up hoodies, anyone?). Personality and love of First Class #32 (Feb. 2009): This collection of FUCK! v12#4: Slim, simple collection of poetry. the local shines through. Geneva13 Press, PO poetry and prose presents high-quality and Of the three contributors, I liked Daryl Rogers’ Box 13, Geneva NY 14456, mail@geneva13. stylistically diverse pieces. The selections are little slivers of life the most. Design qualities com, www.geneva13.com [$2 56S :70] –clint alternately thought-provoking, entertaining, are negligible, although the back cover fea- and impressionistic, but the clear editorial vi- tures a pen-and-ink drawing of a penis that ap- The Gentle Pleasures of the Prickly Pear: This sion ensures a consistent experience. This is- pears to be extruding an audio cable, which is... little one-off twine-bound mini is all about the sue is loosely themed around human struggles really something. [6M :06] –Karlos author’s adventures with the prickly pear. Joel with technology, but don’t mistake it for sci-fi— FUCK! v12 #11: A five-page poetry zine, there gives us growing & harvesting tips (wear thick it would be impossible to categorize everything is no underlying “theme” to tie the poems to- gloves!), recipes, history, encounters with the here under a single genre. Other zine editors gether, which makes it scattershot, but it has fruit during his travels around Australia and could learn from the clean layout and design, a gritty charm that I enjoyed. That, plus some North & South America as well as a further which doesn’t detract from the writing at all. tasty homo poems from Carl Miller Daniels reading list. And it’s beautifully illustrated to Four-Sep Publications, PO Box 86, Friendship toward the end, certainly got me in the mood! boot. Joel, PO Box 108, Unley SA 5061, Austra- IN 47021, [email protected], www. All in all, if you like pretty good poetry or gay lia, [email protected] [$? 36S :45] –Kris four-sep.com [$6 36S :30] –Andrew erotica, I’d send off for it. [6M :10] –Zacery Give Me A Dollar! #1: There are a few story- FUCK! v12 #17: “seeks highly original” poems Foffle #28: Quirky culture celebrated in all poems, which are about nature and libraries, “that will photocopy well.” I suppose it’s fair its... erm, quirkiness, and filtered through a but most of this zine is stories about living on (if odd) to include print clarity as a criteria very Aussie sensibility. Rock stars who didn’t a houseboat for a winter in Minnesota, places for publication, since this zine is just six pho- live to see their 25th birthday, boring beer to live cheap, and picking up odd jobs to make tocopied pages, for which you get to shell out coasters, shit cars (including the 1965 Urbani- ends meet. Most of the stories are about work, $2 (or you can subscribe for $20, I suppose for na), skinhead novels from the 1970s, the early actually, but the work being so varied and 10 issues). Pretty audacious, but too much of AC/DC story (pre-the idiot singer with the cap), unexpected keeps it from getting boring. rob- this reads like Bukowski Lite. The remainder and atrocious cover versions. Fun for the whole noxious, 1771 11th St., Oakland CA 94607, is competently constructed—but definitely not family. 8 Derrick St., Lalor Vic, 3075 AUSTRA- [email protected], robnoxious.wordpress. “highly original.” Lee Thorn, Box 85571, Tuc- LIA, [email protected] [AUD$6, £2.50 com [$4.50 60S :45] –katie son AZ 85754 [$2+SASE for sample, $20 sub- UK 64M :60] –Dann Lennard scription (checks ok to Lee Thorn) (Don’t write Gothiah: “The Hawaii trip.” A hand- and type- Folk Marketing #1: Garage sale signs treated the word “fuck” on the envelope.) 6M :10] –clint written journal-style perzine of Gothiah’s trip as art... an interesting concept. This photo- from Boston to Honolulu. After a quick intro Galatea’s Pants #22: Zines with longer lives be- heavy zine features suitably “arty” captions we start with a list of family reasons for the gin to mutate. In GP’s case, the perzine started like: “March Street, Richmond. Acrylic on trip and a to-do / to-get list. Gothiah’s lists are by a teenager is maturing into a more political cardboard.” The joke wears thin after a while. warm and particular; from there it turns into forum for questioning, musing, and reaching Sam Bruce, PO Box 87, Kurrajong NSW, 2758, the same old complaints about the airport, for solutions. Lots of focus on white privilege AUSTRALIA, [email protected] rental car, weather, driving, etc. Interestingly and Prop 8 WTF?!?! And her poetry is quite [AUD$4 24XS :05] –Dann Lennard photocopied onto receipts from the trip. A fine, too. Quote: “Much of the time, being an paragraph of self discovery seems out of place forever SOLVE: Friends and family recount ally comes down to just shutting up.” Lauren near the end but grounding. Seems short but is midnight bike rides, unabashed and prolific Eggert-Crowe, 1540 Merril St., Santa Cruz pretty damn sweet. Bonus! Three recipe cards tagging, drunken-ass laughter and the in- CA 95062, [email protected], galateas are included. Terese Brennan, 508 Ridge St. tensely creative spirit of Chicago artist Bren- pants.com [$4.75 US, $5.75 Can, $7 elsewhere, #3, Fall River MA 02724, [email protected], dan “SOLVE” Scanlon after his murder in June or trade, ftp 40S :47] –Jaina Bee gothiah.livejournal.com [$1 or trade e-mail be- ‘08. Take from an altar all the photos, draw- Genetic Disorder #19: Color-covered fanzine fore order for updated address 24S :20 ] –e.war ings, and two-dozen years of memories, bind interested in garage punk, related genres, and them—and this is the poignant result. Quote: Greenwoman #4: Sandra combines her love true crime. Interviews with The Trashies and “Just SEE ART where you haven’t before, be- for writing, raising her kids, gardening, and a friend who works security at big concerts. cause Brendan taught me that art is where we other domestic exploits in a gentle, fun-to-read There’s a memory of meeting Darby Crash may least expect it. Then make some.” Friends zine. The main story is about the crazy ups while being a young punk driving from San Di- of SOLVE, 616 S Ingersoll St., Madison WI and downs of raising chickens. Who knew that ego to Los Angeles. The story of a resort reggae 53703, [email protected], www.solve chickens had individual personalities? I really band leader and his criminal pursuits is told, lives.com [$3 US, $4 Canada/Mexico, $5 else- appreciated how honest Sandra was about the along with illustrations of crimes from the po- where, trade, ftp 48S :27] –Jaina Bee frustrations of being a writer and trying to get lice blotter. Music and print reviews and more. published when there seems to be little sup- Fornication of Disorganization: I did not make Includes a CD by The Cuntifiers, which I didn’t port or validation; helpful to anyone pursuing the title of this (prose) poetry zine up. Printed listen to. PO Box 15237, San Diego CA 92175, her/his creative dreams. Other stories include on pretty paper, the paragraphs and poems www.geneticdisorder.net [$3 62S :40] –mishap harvesting rainwater, getting rid of your lawn, seem to point toward living an authentic life Geneva13 #8: A zine put together by many res- and some zine reviews. Lots to read and enjoy. in a world of illusion. “I wish that I could have idents of Geneva, NY (pop. 13,216). No, I don’t Sandra Knauf, PO Box 6587, Colorado Springs been a Beat Generation poet…” she writes, know where that is... but some of the folks CO 80934-6587, [email protected] [$5 and also provides us with found notes and there are pretty damned creative. This issue US, $6 Canada, available to female prisoners advice from a brief questionnaire handed out spotlights (but isn’t limited to) Geneva’s Syrian for $2 postage 51S 3:00] –Anu at Burning Man. For the quiet, detached note- community. Interviews, comics, poems, prose book clutchers. Angel, PO Box 1690, Moab UT Grund Lit. Zine #3: A theme of revelation {19} runs through this mix of prose/ poems. Our that sounds. Because of its “screaming” (hoax’s beyond her understanding. It doesn’t have thoughts of God and his of us. Enjoying word), this risks being a feminist analog of a happy ending so much as a hopeful end- “the small things.” A horrible insight from Rush Limbaugh (or some other ideologue that ing. Tamara Lazaroff, PO Box 6148, St Lucia a crippled painter. A stopped clock unmade is less lightning-rodded to this issue), and thus Qld 4067, AUSTRALIA, [email protected] and reborn. Genesis rewritten as biological easily dismissed. But: if they didn’t scream, [email for price 32S :30] –Dann Lennard evolution. A feverish wet dream. And a would they capture your attention? hoax walks Human Waste #6: An intriguing perzine mix- whimsical piece I won’t spoil. It’s tidy, the a fine, challenging line. Worthwhile. sari ing crude comics (as in early Simpsons, not vul- images are appropriate and there aren’t too marsh, 1021 Dulaney Valley Rd., Baltimore gar) with prose to describe his life after moving many typos, but even as an Arts graduate, I MD 21204, [email protected], zinelibrary. to Bend, Ore., from Reno. At 24, he says he’s found it heavy going. [$? 16XS :20] –Addster info/hoax-feminism-and-relationships-issue-1 never had a girlfriend, and his new landlady Grund Lit. Zine #4: Break out your dictionar- [$?, trades accepted, or free download from is the first friend who is a girl he’s had. A life ies for this one. There’s an essay about Hei- website 32S :30] –clint spent drinking, watching horror movies, and degger and Endymion, as well as the word The Holy Land: Seems to be the story of Adam working doesn’t sound all that intriguing, but “contrapposto.” There are a handful of poems and Eve and the garden of Eden told in a flow- good zines are honest when examining our dai- and a couple of stories, although I can’t tell if ery, mostly incomprehensible style with ran- ly lives. Brent obsesses over whether the wom- they’re fictional or not. This is definitely an dom capitalization. Following is an excerpt: “A an he rents a small studio from is interested academic zine, and I understood it a lot better Candle is set on the Mantle piece, a Reminder in him while trying to establish the friendship after spending a few minutes on Wikipedia, if of the Accessibility of Daybreak. Mayhap The amidst his brother’s family, work, and sad sack you know what I mean. [$? 14XS :15] –katie Solar System is A gag Reflex, The Leavings of musings. The drawing grew on me as I read Grund Lit. Zine #5: Bills itself as “a community Higher Ethereal forms, or a Game of Dice Gone and this was a neat way to turn an average life compilation of contemporary writings, images, Horribly Wrong?” I really don’t get it. [:20] – into art. Brent Moore, PO Box 7182, Bend OR and idea.” Contains poetry, prose, photos, and Anu •••SECOND OPINION: This is probably 97708 [$3, or trade 104S :40] –mishap artwork. The poem “Heightened Feelings” was the first fantasy zine that I’ve read. It’s not searing in its emotion while the prose piece I Am a Silly Bitch #1: While it is nice to see really my style, but if you’re into white horses “Flashes of Weakening” was pretty much in- a blog-person go the other way, these crude and serpents and nymphs, then this is right up comprehensible. It’s a mixed bag but the poems pieces don’t inspire. The aim is humor, with your alley. As far as I can tell, it’s a creation and lush photography are the strong points of tales about drinking, advice on not being a story. Or maybe it’s a rebirth story. Or maybe this issue. Ryan Lewis, 82D Victoria Road, Flat “douche bag” and such. Some stories are true it’s both. Lots of medieval language and ran- 2/2, Dundee DD1 2NY, Scotland, UK, RLewis@ and some aren’t, he warns, and “isn’t true” domly capitalized words. zwahk, 13225 S. Ma- dundee.ac.uk [$2 US/Can, 20 pesos Mex, 2€ likely describes the mental institution story of chias Rd., Snohomish WA 98290, zmetrotales@ elsewhere, trades OK 14XS :30] –Anu Otto. No fault on the weak layout, but writing yahoo.com [free 28XS :15] –Katie is more than shooting off some silly thing and Gutter Flower #8: A good, if scattered, zine of Hoozdo #6: Every city worth its salt should calling it good. John Bobst, 735 Dartmouth viewpoints from Bakersfield, CA. Some politi- have a local magazine like this. Smarter and Pl., Gilroy CA 95020, [email protected], cal content: an article about a kid punched by edgier than your usual freebie, this contains www.doyouseewhatyouget.blogspot.com [$1.25 a politician during the Prop 8 campaign. Some pieces on train hopping, swinging (albeit 28S :12] –mishap punk rock: reviews, an interview with TMSC. tongue in cheek), area architecture (Al Bea- And, in my copy, a photo that encapsulates it Iconoclast #100: Congratulations on the mile- dle’s White Gates), and telco boxes. This issue all: a girl’s magenta hair in front of a spinner stone for this little magazine of poetry and also features a compilation CD, poetry by Jorge rack of vegan cookbooks and a bike tire. Melis- prose! The short fiction hit me particularly Franco, and one of the better back covers I’ve sa, PO Box 3082, Bakersfield CA 93385 [$1.50, hard, especially James Sprouse’s “Chippewa seen in a long time. Impressive and inspira- or same in postage or trade 28S :20] –MC Girl” and Richanda Grant’s “Mixed Blood.” Be tional. Nick Lehmans, PO Box 328, Phoenix sure to read all of the stories. Of the poems, I Haiku Fondue #3: Small zine stocked fully / AZ 85001, [email protected], hoozdo.org was most impressed by the work of Jon Wesick, With poems and photos for you / Bad as this [$5 per year, ftp, or trade 36S :11] –Heath Teresa Chang, Carol Tufts, and R. Gerry Fa- review’s Jenkins, 4903 N Christiana #8, Chi- Horror Talk: “The hideous yowls, of a thousand bian. Leonard J. Cirino’s “Wally and the Sopra- cago IL 60625, [email protected] [$1 voices/Trapped in a sanitarium” gives you an no” also stood out. Well written, well produced, 12XS :04] –mishap idea of the macabre poetry you will encounter and pleasantly consistent. [80M 1:03] –Heath hoax #1: It’s not simple to rail against main- here. I can almost dig them when I imagine Iconoclast #102: No real unifying theme, al- stream gender expectations cogently—espe- the death metal that should be accompanying though it seems that some stories and poems cially when most people subscribe to them them, but the author probably didn’t intend are placed together based on thematic con- (frequently by default). In this, hoax some- that imagining. Lots of white space, one short nections. Favorites include “Whitestone” by times succeeds: articles on sexism inherent in poem per page. Mr. Paul S. Uriaz, 2845 Francis Tommy Zurheilen, “Spitting” by Jerry Hauser, common slang (e.g., “he’s got balls” is positive, Ave. #7, Los Angeles CA 90005 [$4 cash only or and “LaDonna” by Barry Benson. Hefty and, at while “he’s a pussy” is negative), straight femi- trade, age stmt 24M :07] –mishap issue #102, around much longer than several nist men, and how bicycles quiestly promoted other zines (and even literary magazines) of House: This is a powerful series of short sto- feminist advances are compelling and informa- its ilk. 1675 Amazon Rd., Mohegan Lake NY ries, detailing Tamara and her mother’s escape tive. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of 10547-1804 [$5, subscriptions (8 issues) $18 from an abusive marriage. They move into a straw-man arguments and the kind of knee- US, $25 Canada/Mexico, $35 world, $175 life- small flat, are “saved” by Tamara’s grandfa- jerk judgments and assumptions that this time subscription (anywhere) 64M :90] –M. ther, then find themselves trapped again in zine’s creators would find profoundly insult- Brianna Stallings another prison, one created by her grandpar- ing… if they were made about feminists. At its ents. It’s a moving tale of childhood confusion Indigo #16: Michelle starts her long-running worst, this zine reads like a sloganeering wom- and distress over events out of her control and zine by giving excuses about why it has taken en’s studies project, and is just as tiresome as

{20} her so long to put out another issue—some- because they think moviegoers are all morons) Box 11064, Baltimore MD 21212, wpt@eight thing I think most zinesters can relate to, and is worthy of inclusion in Roger Ebert’s Movie stonepress.com, www.eightstonepress.com [$3 an exercise that actually gives us a look into Glossary. There’s as usual a short story in the 56S :50] –mishap what she’s up to. The rest of the zine is long back. Quotable: “...most of my daily events are It’s a Fanzine #50: After 28 years, editor Gene essays about how her and her boyfriend met, of the Bad Tuna variety.” [:50] –MC •••SEC- has finally reached an impressive zine mile- her experiences as a pen pal and how that’s OND OPINION: “Writing the Inner Swine stone, and he celebrates with a massive issue. changing with the Internet, and the challenges Way: Helper Monkeys and Bullshit.” My first Readers who enjoy fun comic fanzines will get she faced while student teaching. [$4 26S :25] reaction when starting an article in TIS is, as big a kick out of IAF as I did. There are –katie “Haven’t I read this piece in a slightly varied heavily illustrated articles covering Steve Dit- Indigo #17: Perzine that opens with an ex- form in a previous issue?” And my second reac- ko (Spider-Man co-creator), Captain Marvel vs. tended complaint about losing her PO Box, tion is to laugh my ass off throughout the first Thor (not the Marvel version), Steel Sterling, which culminates in a childish, resentful rant half of the zine. Then, when I reach the fiction the original Superman TV series and 60s comic about the new owner’s unwillingness to accom- section of the zine (usually somewhere around fandom (which is Gene’s background). modate her. The first half of the zine is Plus several reprints, including the final interesting, detailing a search for a job WW2 Scribbly & The Red Tornado strip. and struggles with body image. The sec- Old-school fans will have a nostalgic ond half, detailing the author’s roman- smile on their faces after perusing this tic relationship with two men, reverts publication. Gene Kehoe, 2265 Byron to the tone of the opening complaint: Ave, Waterloo IA 50702, iaf1952@ya- melodramatic, blinkered, and more or hoo.com, [email protected] [$5 72S :60] less predictable. Not worth the price –Dann Lennard of admission. Michelle Aiello, PO Box 180184, Chicago IL 60618, www.indigo- Jelly Cake: Bittersweet: The inside zine.com [$5US, $6CAN, $7 elsewhere, front cover of this “definitive collection trades accepted, not ftp 36S :45] –clint of the zine Jelly Cake” tells readers there will be “typos, awkward sentence Infinity’s Kitchen #2: Naming structure, horrible narrative layout, themselves a graphic literary journal overall bad writing” and no plot. I was featuring experimental writing and apprehensive, fearing I would not enjoy art, it is what it claims. Experimental this compilation, and at first I was more short stories and poetry, most of which confused than amused. But over time, are imaginative with interesting the characters grew on me. The ladies touches of da-da/concrete poetry. Great in these stories are quirky and weird, editorial introduction does not let the but in a realistic, endearing way. Be- reader become confused by the off beat fore I knew it, I was enthralled by their content. Smoothly laid out with harsh adventures and wanted to know what interjections of reality. This lit zine would happen next. Overall, I was en- actually got me going. Props to Heather tertained by this book. Ben Castle, PO Momyer in her forage into the unknown Box 581412, Minneapolis MN 55458- creative writing bathroom stall. 309 E 1412 [$3 everywhere, free to all libraries Federal St. #F30, Baltimore MD 21202, 82S 1:02 ] –Chantel info@infinityskitchen, infinityskitchen. com [$4 US, $5 elsewhere 36S :50] Jesus Crispies #1: Short & sweet little –e.war ridicule-and-rant-against-organized- religion zine by an atheist who grew The Inner Swine v14 #3 (Sept. 2008): up having her family shoving Southern “Without liquor, I would spend all my Baptism down her throat and is really time screaming, and trying to scrape imagi- page 30) I think, “Jesus, hopefully I’ll be able pissed about it. Needless to say, if you are a nary bugs off of my skin.” Here’s another to write this well one day... the bastard!” Jeff god-fearing, line-towing member of society, edition of this witty, witty collation of Jeff’s Somers, PO Box 3024, Hoboken NJ 07030, this zine probably isn’t for you! Ali Thompson, humorous casuals (he’s getting old and his [email protected], www.innerswine. PO Box 95, Runnemede NJ 08078, akthomps@ wife doesn’t trust him to remodel his bath- com [$2, $5 per yr US, $6 per yr elsewhere, $9 gmail.com [$1, or trade 12S :15] –P5! room) and his dark, elaborate short stories. two years US, $50 lifetime, or trade 64S :50] Letters, poems, and even a comic comprised –Kris The Juniper #11: A green zine about slowing entirely of text in small boxes fill the pages— Intersections: “A Smile, Hon, You’re in Balti- down, community gardening and composting. top off with ads and serve. [64S 1:10] –MC more Production.” Twenty-five contributors Contains excerpts from Biodiesel Power and The Inner Swine v15#1: Heading into Year 15 tell transportation-related tales while inset Sustainable City Living. Also includes recipes of Swineness, Jeff shows no sign of fatigue. boxes provide mass transit facts. I like the idea for peanut sauce and watercress pesto. I was This trip he turns his eyes (bleary, they look of this themed issue, but most of the stories happy to see that one can make their own cold like two cherries in a glass of milk) toward were short experiences or reflections (or poems, frame very simply. Informative and interest- blogging, Facebook and Twitter, and the agony even) that didn’t ensnare my attention or out- ing. [12S 1:00] –Anu of showing your writing to people who don’t rage or curiosity. The package, photos and all, The Juniper #12: Thoughts on microbial life, get it. His essay on The Moron Line (superflu- looks nice and I wanted to like this more than moving to a less bike-friendly town for gradu- ous movie exposition that screenwriters put in I do. William P. Tandy, Eight-Stone Press, PO ate school, transportation in an age of peak oil,

{21} conserving water and preparing for emergen- color photos of the process. In the category of into people’s lives that are completely different cies. Thoughtful, measured prose interspersed “they don’t make them like they used to,” Ken from mine, and Ken’s zine is no exception. He with relevant reprints from other sources. Dan reminisces about his first car, a 1950 Mercury writes about going on vacation to Las Vegas couldn’t do a garden this year but there is a convertible. I enjoyed learning about all the and visiting New Mexico for a hot air balloon recipe. If you’re one to go to the Farmer’s Mar- modifications he made, even if I didn’t un- ride. My favorite part may have been the es- ket—or have always wanted to but the super- derstand all the terminology. Ken attended a say about Ken’s struggle with a bee’s nest in market is so much easier—check it out. Dan game at the new Yankee stadium and gives the foundation of his house. Ken Bausert, Murphy, PO Box 363, Edwardsville IL 62025, his take on how well the billion dollars were 2140 Erma Dr., East Meadow NY 11554-1120, [email protected] [Stamp or trade spent. There are also some movie, zine, and [email protected], thekenbausert chronicles. 12S :10] –mishap music reviews. Nicely done. [24S 1:00] –Anu blogspot.com [$2, “fair trades are welcomed” The Ken Chronicles #12: Ken is a retired auto 28S :25] –katie Junk Zine #4 (July 2007) & Rambles to T(L)C repair worker, and these are his adventures. #307 (Dec. 2008): These two brief missives from Ker-Bloom! #80 (Sept.-Oct. 2009): Beautiful Ken gets involved in a major bathroom repair longtime zinester James N. Dawson find handset letterpress shows a dedication him continuing previous conversations. to the words and ideas set to the page. Rambles touches upon grammar issues Ker-Bloom! is about sobriety—not nec- and libertarianism before climbing onto essarily about the personal decision to his luddite soapbox. Dawson’s comfort not consume drugs or alcohol but more with technology rivals that of my grand- about artnoose’s social identity being father—he’s tied to the tried-and-true, sober. It is assumed that the reader and is honestly befuddled by digital already knows about the straight edge media, printers, scanners, and HD ra- subculture. Ker-Bloom! is worth every dio. JZ is half content (letters and short inch of paper this zine is printed on. contributions) and half ads. Both could 5532 Baywood St., Pittsburgh PA 15206 do with a little more context. James N. [$? 10XS :20] –e.war Dawson, PO Box 292, Malden WA 99149 King-Cat Comics #69: Started in 1989 [$? 6M & 4M :25] –Andrew and still kicking and scratching King- Kairan #14 & #15: A big double issue of Cat is a sweet, heart-warming collection this mail art forum, devoted to the 70th of cat lover friendly true stories, told in anniversary of xerography with more a clear, simplistic cartooning style. In than 100 contributors. Tons of quality the middle of the zine an entertaining reproductions of copy-art plus articles Top Forty is found, including a mid-life on: the future of copy-art, copy-art tech- crisis top 10 list. Take a pinch of poetry, niques, historical perspectives on the a cup of letters from readers, a smatter- use of the photocopier in art, Chester ing of ‘tree history,’ and then you can Carlson (the man who invented xerog- peer into the life of John Porcellino. PO raphy), thoughts on obsolete media from Box 18888, Denver CO 80218, www. a mail artist’s point of view, and more. king-cat.net [$3 32M :45] –e.war Quality stuff. Gianni Simone, 3-3-23 Na- Kizzy: is the name of an anime-like gatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, 226- character Ben created; a teenage girl 0027 Kanagawa-ken, Japan, jb64jp@ in a town he helpfully provides a map yahoo.co.jp [$4 for one or $6 for the pair, for. The reader is presented with mul- 44S each 1:35] –Kris tiple scenes and dialogues involving her, The Ken Chronicles #10: Like the title friends, relatives, and others, though suggests, the pages are filled with tales there is no authenticity to the charac- and images from the editor’s life, but project. It started when he was putting in new ters. Ben provides brief commentary on in no particular order. He roams from family light fixtures in the kitchen. His wife looked up these scenes along the lines of “this is no good” heirlooms to colorful botanical garden photos and asked, “Is this a new leak?” What follows or “I like this.” Is there some new post-mod- to the NYC Archives and computer technol- reminded me of the (awful) film The Money ern literary movement where characters and ogy. I like the entertaining anecdotes entitled Pit. We also get articles about false informa- scenes are created but no story is concocted? Is “Coincidence or Irony?” It’s kinda like sitting at tion and urban legends being spread on-line, this an attempt to get feedback so he can cre- the kitchen table with an uncle who’s an auto- shopping for a new digital camera, American ate the story? Who knows? If the latter, being mechanic. Quote: “I thought back to my days of ingenuity, flea market finds, and a visit to the free isn’t enough, you should pay us. Benja- cruising around in my ‘50 Mercury in the 1960’s Marty Himes (auto racing) Museum, plus the min Castle, PO Box 581412, Minneapolis MN and hanging out at the White Castle on Atlan- usual color centerfold spread of photos recently 55458-1412, [email protected] [free tic Avenue in Brooklyn.” [24S :31] –Jaina Bee taken by Ken. Where Ken finds the time and 32S :20] –mishap The Ken Chronicles #11: It’s not very often energy to do all this stuff is beyond me, but I Know Your Body’s Burden: Unique zine that’s that I run across a zine written by a senior sure am glad that he does. Ken’s zine is always sort of a mini-art project/comment on the envi- citizen. I very much enjoyed Ken’s perspec- a pleasure to read. [26S 1:15] –Kris ronment and littering. The title refers to how tive and gentle stories about the things that The Ken Chronicles #13 (Nov. 2009): “Certified long certain kinds of litter (tin cans, plastic interest him. His article on making pizza has Papyrophobia-Free.” Part of the reason I like bottles, etc.) last when sent to a landfill instead so much detail, I’m sure anyone would be zines so much is because they give me insights of being recycled. Six inches square, it folds out able to do it successfully. He even includes

{22} like a fan, with four layers that build upon each somewhat melodramatic, which I feel is pretty rape. It’s handwritten with collage covers. Fas- other. Bottom layer is a painting of a bay and standard when you let the world read your cinating with a lot of personality. Matt Jones, subsequent layers are screen printed (?) on journal. Holden W. Attradies, PO Box 211411, I Press On! Prison Zine Distro, PO Box 1611, plastic sheets. I couldn’t contact her to verify Anchorage AK 99521-1411, latenightcuddle Santa Cruz CA 95061-1611 [$2 US, Canada, price/ordering info, so buyer beware. Isabelle [email protected] [$3, or trade 58S :35] –katie and Mexico, $3 world, not available for trade, Kirkham-Lewitt, 18 Euclid Ave., Providence ftp 22M :20] –Laura-Marie Light Dark Light: Not sure what the theme MA 02906 [$?, ftp, (age stmt) 4XS :10] –Stepha- of this was, but it’s all poems, many of them Local Comics #57: It took me three minutes to nie K. about war and history. My favorite ones were look at all the comics and read the two book Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #23: Long- “Where I was and what I was doing on the day reviews in this zine. The reviews are very short running, reliably good lit-zine with fiction, non- I first heard the news that lightning actually (32 words or less) and don’t say much. The com- fiction, poetry, comics and illustrations. There comes up from the ground” and “Exit Poll.” ics are mostly based on puns, and the drawings are stories from just about every genre, from There’s also an interesting short essay about are simple and cute. The “knock”turnal animal fairy tales, surreal stories, and even an joke made me smile slightly, but the essay on logic problems. I enjoyed the highlight of this whole endeavor is the bizarre surprise ending of “The LoveS- chicken on the cover that announces ling” and the engrossing story of “The the price as “buck buck fuck.” Michael Girl with No Hands.” Truly something Goetz, 1340 Brandywine Dr., Rockford for everyone. [52S 3:00] –Anu IL 61108 [$1, “no prison letters”16XS Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #24: :03] –Chantel This is a good looking, well made, lit Loserdom #19 (March 2009): Straight zine. The content page suggests 9 fiction outta Dublin, Ireland! Loserdom is a writers, plus some extras: a couple po- DIY punk zine, with anarchist under- ems of prose cut up into lines, a comic, tones. A 13-page article about a visit to a comedy Q and A piece, and thumbnail Vancouver covers a load of events and bios of the authors. The bulk of the zine points of interest. Articles are thorough is the fiction pieces. But they all have and accessible. The mini comic about the exact same style and seem to me to cycling is fun and the zine reviews are be from the same writer, or his or her of some refreshing titles. Hand-printed clone! I suggest he/she/they write Kaf- cover and interesting binding. Anto, 3 kaesque-lit with a magic realism style Crestfield, Youghal, Co. Cork, Ireland, that is episodic with little characteriza- [email protected], www.loser tion. The writing is very imaginative domzine.com [$2 UK, $3 US or trade and well done, but never wavers with a 50S :40] –e.war tempo change or a build up to a climax, so it is somewhat monotonous. Those Manual Dexterity: The highlights of who like to discover new writers, check this indie audio zine are the process-ori- this out. Small Beer Press, 150 Pleas- ented interviews with musicians, sound ant St., Easthampton MA 01027, www. engineers, and even a cartoonist. My smallbeerpress.com [$5 per single issue favorites: Tim Kinsella, Jesse Cannon, or $20/4, checks ok to Small Beer Press, Graeme Gibson, and Haram. It’s evident available as an ebook 60S :39] –Tom that the editor is altogether passionate about independent media. Quote: “Oh, Late Night Cuddle Date v4: Perzine and a pocketful of nice, soft toilet paper chronicling the strange tale of the au- is always a special treat when things thor’s pursuit of the object of his affec- get bleak.” Adam Sever, PO Box 1616, tion. While it is clear that the author Monticello MN 55362, subtitlespub@ was doing his level best to attract the roman- Myanmar and a reflection on citizenship. Tom yahoo.com, myspace.com/mandexzine [$? 52S tic attentions of his would-be paramour, this Kryss, Inquity Press/Vendetta Books, PO Box :27] –Jaina Bee mostly amounted to making sure he was an 54, Manasquan NJ 08736 [$5 46M :30] –Katie ever-accommodating, non-threatening cipher Map of Fog is a non-fiction zine telling tales without any desires or opinions of his own. Literal Chaos #1: “Lit from the Landlocked.” of the city of San Francisco. The writing is The tale is strange because 1) it is recounted Dedicated to promoting writers from non- crisp, clear, clean, mature, and dead-on. I in a stilted, proto-Victorian cadence, and 2) the coastal regions of the United States, this zine loved “Jumper at the Hyatt” which is about the author is surprised when his intended finishes devoted its first issue to water. It’s well de- speaker’s reactions to someone jumping off the with him and drops him with no effort at all. signed and includes poetry and prose by Lisa building where he works. I also loved the in- Frustrating – and predictable. [$2US, $3 else- Pepper, Lisa Ebert, and others. A mixed bag. terview “Lead to Gold” which is all about when where, trades accepted, not ftp 36S :20] –clint Amanda Wells, 10156 Sakura Dr., St. Louis the interviewed person got stabbed and what Late Night Cuddle Date #6: This is a collection MO 63128, [email protected], literal happened then. Ultra-vivid, concise, smart. of Holden’s journal entries typed, edited, and chaos.com [$8 36S :07] –Heath Recommended. Marcos Soriano, PO Box 27252, printed out. And it reads as such—document- San Francisco CA 94127 [$2 US, trade, not ftp Little Bastard is an autobiographical zine by a ing his many crushes on the girls he meets, 28S :35] –Laura-Marie gay prisoner. He tells about his life from birth his struggles with anxiety, and reflections and to sometime in his early teens? There’s writing observations about his self. It’s raw, dark, and Media Junky #9 (Winter/Spring 2009): The about abuse including sexual molestation and zine and music reviews found in Media Junky {23} vary from simply indexing the content to pro- to bank robbery, and spiritual awakening. Box 581412, Minneapolis MN 55458-1412, jelly viding an actual opinion. It’s a hard balance to Half of this issue is devoted to book reviews, [email protected] [free 32S :12] –clint strike—especially when keeping to a relatively and as a fellow book nerd I found this pretty Mission Zine: Put together by a youth group short word-limit—but I’d rather get a feel for interesting. [24S :20] –Andrew •••SECOND in Ireland, this zine is a collection of the kids’ the reviewer’s actual taste than read a con- OPINION: Mishap indeed: it’s about dreams, drawings, movie reviews, music reviews, in- densed table of contents. I know others feel dif- schooling, metal music, bumper stickers and terviews, and advice. My favorite part was the ferently (I’ve seen my own hatemail), but there too many book reviews. Alas, some of it’s mar- music reviews, where they all listened to songs should be a palpable difference between writ- velous: the humorous made-up epic fantasy and wrote down what they thought about each ing reviews and writing catalog listings. Jason metal band idea is great and the embittered one. It’s very honest and supportive and kind Rodgers, PO Box 1683, Nashua NH 03060 [$1 evaluation of bumper stickers is very comical, of heartwarming to read. Shanganagh Youth 4M :10] –Andrew but the endless onslaught of reviews of books I Zine Project, Anto, 3 Crestfield, Youghol, Co. will never read and the repetitive aspect of the Miranda #19 (Aug. 2009): “Motherhood and Cork, Ireland [$2 26S :20] –Katie Other Adventures.” This zine usually Molotov Comics/Pretty Shitty Comics: gets labelled as a “parenting zine.” Kate This split zine includes “Squatter”— starts off this issue by letting off a little written and illustrated by Bran Scam steam with a piece aimed at certain zine of Molotov Comics and “based on actual readers who claim they aren’t inter- events”—tells of a punk who busts out of ested in zines about parenting because rehab, then runs around Arizona going they themselves have no children. And to parties, huffing glue, and drinking too I quote: “For me, Miranda isn’t about much. The second story is written and il- ‘parenting’ per se. It’s about telling sto- lustrated by Snails of Pretty Shitty Com- ries. And no reader is deterred by a tale ics and is all about the age-old conflict well told. Don’t we all read about things between good and evil. I think both art- that have nothing to do with us in the ists are talented and show lots of prom- slightest?” Indeed. This issue has sto- ise. I Press On! Prison Zine Distro, PO ries about working in a library, teaching Box 1611, Santa Cruz CA 95061-1611, high school English, book reviews and a myspace.com/molotovthesystem [$2 US/ list of recent reading, a recipe for chal- Can/Mex, $3 world, trade, ftp 29S :12] lah, the regular feature about old friends –Chantel and acquaintances entitled “The Motel of Lost Companions” as well as a couple Musea #168 (Apr/May 2009): Tom Hen- of motherhood tales. This is an intelli- dricks tackles television in this install- gent, charming, well written zine a cut ment of his long-running attack on above the rest. Highly recommended. America’s increasingly corporate enter- [1:15] –Kris •••SECOND OPINION: tainment culture. His solution? Develop This is my first issue of Miranda and I enough TV shows for an entire network. definitely want to see more. I agree with He’s done this before—both in 1997 and her mini-rant about how misguided it is 2003—but lest you think he’s run out of for people to avoid zines on motherhood ideas, here’s a fresh batch of shows that if they don’t have kids. I don’t have any envision TV consisting not of serial dra- kids but Kate’s well-crafted stories on a mas and reality shows but of episodic variety of topics held my attention the variety shows, classic film, and arts/ whole way through. When I finished the news/issues talk. It’s a rather quaint last page, I looked to see how I could get ideal. Tom Hendricks, 4000 Hawthorne back issues. The poignancy of unexpect- #5, Dallas TX 75219, tom-hendricks@ edly being able to relate to one’s mother is the two stories is mind-numbing at best. Perfect att.net, www.musea.us [free 8S :05] –Andrew subject of “The Clothes Off Her Back.” “The for those who like reading opinions on books, (Note: zine made by ZW reviewer) Passion,” about Kate’s lack thereof for teach- I suppose. Ryan Mishap, PO Box 5841, Eugene ing, really touched me with her candor that My Idiot Left Hand v1#1: “This is an experi- OR 97405, [email protected] [$1+stamp, she “didn’t love the bad kids, ever.” There are mental project I decided to create... because or trade, ftp 24S :30] –Zacery (Note: zine more stories, book reviews and a great Challah I’m bored and have nothing better to do...” says made by ZW reviewer) recipe to try. Recommended. Kate Haas, 3510 this zine’s introduction. Does the world really SE Alder St., Portland OR 97214, oceanread- Miss Badass Peacock & The Phoenix: With a need a review of a Macaroni Grill in Arling- [email protected], www.mirandazine.com [$2 27S name like that, how can you go wrong? On the ton or a reproduction of a page of calculations 2:00] –Anu back cover of this mini: “Bailey Peacock falls in showing how much money the author will save love with Ignacio Phoenix. Can she handle it? by moving in with his (her?) parents? I think Mishap #26: Ryan Mishap’s zine always pro- You’ll never find out, for once again the writer, not. This zine is visually appealing and the vides a good snapshot into how punk ideals can Ben Castle, can’t write a story for shit.” But photo reproductions are crisp, but the content remain valid and viable into responsible adult- here’s the cool, wonderful thing: Castle is ly- is rather fluffy. 2832 Briar Hill Dr., Grand hood. The writing is clear and evocative, as he ing, he can write a story, and it doesn’t matter Prairie TX 75052, [email protected] both imparts lessons and questions the world if Peacock can handle it, because the story is [$1, or trade, ftp 20XS :11] –Chantel around him. Here he writes about punks in the so well told. This is a lot of fun and, in the end, educational system, two different approaches My Time Annihilator: A brief history of 1930s very sweet. And FREE! Benjamin Castle, PO science fiction fanzines. The author fakes

{24} a university ID and scams his way into a li- letters to various companies and TV celebri- cently become the proud parents of a baby brary’s special collection in order to see first- ties. But this ish also has a large number of girl! Very little is left to the imagination here: hand dozens of fanzines “so unimportant that bizarre articles, cartoons, news clippings and doctor’s visits, childbirth education classes, nobody had bothered to hold on to them.” Matt’s school recollections. Weird but recom- prenatal yoga instructors, nuchal translucency Turns out that the zines of yesteryear are full mended (although its subject matter and hu- screening tests (!?!), midwives, menu changes, of exactly the same kind of trivia, inside jokes, mour may be TOO AUSTRALIAN for some books read along the way—tons of useful infor- and nerd-jargon you’ll find in today’s zines— overseas readers). Matt Ford, PO Box 575, mation. It’s all told in that down-to-earth way only in 1938 the hot topic was science fiction Gosford NSW 2250, AUSTRALIA, matt@nerf that makes OFF-Line such a great zine. Please instead of punk music, or radical feminism, jihad.net, www.nerfjihad.net [$2 AUD 44S :45] note the new address. Claire & Vincent, 92 or whatever modern indie pop culture covers –Dann Lennard Rolling Green Dr., Amherst MA 01002 [“OFF- now. Includes a neat section on the first print- Line is free, like all things should be, but we Nice Distinctions #18: This is basically a news- ing methods used for zining (hectography, any- accept donations gratefully” 76S 2:20] –Kris letter where Arthur writes about his thoughts one? How about spirit duplicators?) and a lot of on politics, technology, books, etc. There are a Oh No the Robot! #10: If this is nonfiction, entertaining excerpts from 80-year-old zines. few longer articles about the 2008 election, So- it’s an inventive perzine that expands on the Extremely cool, but those uninterested in zine- nia Sotomayor, and the International Confer- author’s experiences with wit and vigor. If y “history” will probably find it dry. Chris, 553 ence on the Fantastic in the Arts, as well as a it’s fiction—as the introduction suggests—it’s Mud Splash Rd., Glendale KY 42740, shakes@ bunch of smaller jokes, thoughts, and updates. not as compelling, but is still fun. The main riseup.net [$1 + 2 stamps, trades accepted 32S Some of this went over my head, but most was character, usually averse to entanglements, :45] –clint entertaining and informative. Arthur D. Hla- gets involved with a disaster-prone friend. His N.A.O.F. #1: You know you’re alienated when... vaty, 206 Valentine St., Yonkers NY 10704- growing affection for her throughout their self- you live in Portland and put out a zine making 1814, [email protected], www.maroney.org/ destructive courtship is apparent, and the end fun of hipsters, punk rock, and radical poli- hlavaty [$1 US, $2 elsewhere, or trade 8M :20] of the issue—if not their relationship—is worth tics. This thin zine includes a chowder-headed –katie the buildup. Creative nonfiction for kids who goof on antidepressant ads, two vague movie like Snakepit, perhaps. Chrix Morix, 23 Crys- Node Pajomo (Summer 2009): “An Analog Bea- reviews, a pointless story about a misadven- tal Villa, Warman SK S0K 0A1, Canada, ohno con in the Digital Fog.” This mini-zine takes ture in Iraq, a smudgy charcoal drawing center [email protected] [$2 16S :11] –Heath up where the old larger celebrated mail art spread, and a rather acidic list of new civic slo- zine, Global Mail, left off. After a chatty intro On Wednesday/You (split zine): The anony- gans for Portland. “Portland: A place for vegan to mail art basics, it lists projects from all over mous writers of two free weekly serial letter bicyclists to feel oppressed.” Slight, but a good the world. The listings are fascinating projects zines collaborated on a split release. First, they corrective to group hipthink. William Clinton, though sometimes difficult to read, but there made mixtapes for each other. Second, they PO Box 6031, Portland OR 97228 [$? 16S :10] are some interesting entries: One wants tales listened to the tapes. Third, they wrote about –MC about shoes, another wants entries on bacon what that experience was like. OW’s reads like Narcolepsy Press Review #4: Why so long be- (“Surprise me, shock me, make me sizzle, raise a diary, complete with a timeline and reactions tween issues of this excellent review zine? Edi- my cholesterol”). Overall a fun zine to connect to the tape, while You is a letter addressed to tor Randy explains in the lead article and it’s a mail artists and their projects. PO Box 2632, the taper, and provides a more impressionistic real shocker—I was literally blown away by the Bellingham WA 98227, nodepajomo@gmail. perspective. Fourth, you contact Sticky zine story of Randy’s hospital ordeal. Elsewhere, it’s com [$1 US, $2 world, “accept unused US post- the usual thoughtful reviews plus quirky toons age as well as “foreign” currency at current ex- by son Tanner, a brief overview of Filipino su- change rate” 24XS :15] –Tom perheroine Darna and Randy’s “Top 5 Celebri- Nostromo #1: This is a sci-fi/cyberpunk zine, ty Girls”. Excellent stuff—welcome back, mate. which are not really my areas of expertise, but [:40] –Dann Lennard •••SECOND OPINION: I did enjoy the first essay about technology be- Great little review zine with an old school cut- ing romanticized in fictitious movies and TV n-paste feel. Randy starts off with a piece about shows like Star Wars and Star Trek. Other es- his recent heart transplant. The guy’s in the say topics include sci-fi war gaming and Isaac hospital having another person’s heart placed Asimov’s novels. This zinester does a nice job in his chest and he’s worried about not getting of weaving his life experiences into his reflec- the next issue out on time!!! (Randy, you are a tions on sci-fi, which I enjoyed. 6500 Sleet Ct., true zine hero. I salute you. However, you have Frederick MD 21703, nostromozine@gmail. made it impossible for me to ever again find a free speech & com, nostromozine.wordpress.com [$2 18S :15] decent excuse for not getting a new issue out in postal news –Katie a timely fashion.) Randy also gives us a list of zine announcements books, songs, and TV shows that kept his spir- Off the Beaten Path: “2008 Guide to Unusual mailing & other tips its up while in the hospital. This is followed by Sources.” This is a front and back page of 23 upcoming events 22 pages of in-depth zine reviews plus ads and short zine reviews that include Chord Easy, recommended distros plugs for zine projects and comics by Randy’s Dwelling Portably, Maximum Rocknroll, and zine libraries kids. Randy Robbins, PO Box 17131, Anaheim even Zine World. The reviews are concise and zine & resource links CA 92817-7131, narcolepsypresszine@hotmail. straightforward. c/o Lisa Ahne, PO Box 181, helpful articles from the com [$3 or trade 36S :45] –Kris Alsea OR 97324 (Do NOT add other names to ZW archives this address.) [$? 1S :?] –Tom Nerf Jihad #8: One of my favourite zines and possibly the most demented emanating from OFF-Line #44: “The Pregnancy Issue.” Long- www.undergroundpress.org down-under. The soul of this is Matt’s prank time zinesters Vincent and Claire have re-

{25} shop in Melbourne to learn more. Sticky, PO Box 310, Flinders Lane, Melbourne Opuntia #67.3 & 67.5: Each issue of Opuntia is different, and Victoria 8009, Australia, [email protected], www.stickyinstitute.com [$? 3M the numeric suffix identifies the contents. This time, Dale’s is- & 2M :05] –Andrew sued an apazine (.3) and a perzine (.5). As usual, both are worth- while—Dale’s writing always draws you in, whether discussing/ One Dollar Pornography: As brief and intense as the men’s room masturbation reviewing amateur fantasy pubs (.3), or shifting into Canadian- scene it describes—yet this isn’t pornography. By the mad bloke who brings us raconteur-mode for a series of anecdotes about his life (.5). If you Dilettantes and Heartless Manipulators, with which it shares a poet’s heart. Spur- haven’t checked this one out, you should. [16S each :20] –clint zine, PO Box 41, Flinder’s Lane Post Office, Melbourne, Victoria 8009, Australia, Opuntia #67.5: This particular issue is a perzine. The stories are [email protected] [“The Usual,” ftp, in Australia: one .55 stamp 8XS :03] –Jaina packed with lots of information about daily life in Alberta, told Bee with Dale’s trademark dry wit. The highlight of this issue was The Only Honest Sport: Dann, a fan of Australian pro-wrestling, asks par- the story of Dale’s uncle Norman who survived a plane crash in ticipants in the scene (wrestlers, both male and female; referees; sportscasters; 1954. The plane—loaded with the payroll for the employees of managers) the same four questions and gets diverse answers, from telegrams to the Gunnar mine—crashed into a frozen lake; Dale’s uncle had manifestos. It’s a fascinating overview of a culture I, for one, had no idea was to dive in to retrieve the payroll. Get this zine already! Dale is an around. More props for clear layout and interesting pictures. Topped off with “40 excellent storyteller; always fascinating, well-written and highly Sleazy Rasslin’ Rumours”—this sort of stuff can’t really be true, can it? Oh, my. entertaining. Dale Speirs, Box 6830, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2E7, Dann Lennard, PO Box A1412, Sydney South NSW 1235, Australia [$5+s&h 32S Canada [$3US/Canada (no US checks!), trades accepted, or letter :20] –MC (Note: zine made by ZW reviewer) of comment (don’t send US stamps or checks for small amounts) 16S :35] –Kris Open Book: “A 24 Hour Zine.” Taking part in a summer zine project, Chantel tells us 38 things about herself, remembers the path that led her to Kansas, and writes Pajomo #1: This is basically a series of show reviews by a long- honestly about being fat, weight loss, and the mixed-up feelings around the issues. time mail artist who just started publishing zines. The dates For something created in a narrow time-frame, this is very good. Chantel G., PO range from Jan. 18 to Dec. 10, 2007, and focus on bands such as Box 1483, Lawrence KS 66044, [email protected] [$1 US, $2 Mexico/Can- Iron Lung, Black Breath, Insect Warfare, and Moonchild. Details ada, $3 elsewhere, or trade 24S :15] –mishap (Note: zine made by ZW reviewer) include how much the author spent for a pint of beer. Recom- mended for people who like noise and grind, as well as locals. Opuntia #66B: The masthead’s key doesn’t say what a letter following a whole Pajomo #2: The second issue of PJM’s zine continues where he left number designates, so I don’t know what category this issue falls into. It’s mostly off and ranges slightly more widely. He offers show reviews from about mail art and personalized stamps. A dry, factual article on the subject in- Nov. 6, 2007, to Dec. 4, 2008, of bands such as Dengue Fever, Dan cludes visual examples and an extensive list of references. There is a short article Rather, Pigpen, Zony Mash, and the Dead Kenny G’s. There’s also explaining the Panic of 2008, another about the death of Ghawar (the largest oil a review of the Perry County Jail, restaurant reviews, and com- field in the world), and two letters to the editor. [16S :11] Opuntia #66.1: This is mentary on mail art. The graphics play a bigger role, as well. a review issue (because .1 follows a whole number). This issue starts out with Can’t wait to see #3! PJM, PO Box 2632, Bellingham WA 98227 an essay on peak oil, which mentions Reinventing Collapse by Dimitry Orlov [trade 24XS & 32XS :06 each] –Heath and the Sept. 2008 issue of the trade magazine Oilsands Review. There is a re- view of the book Authors of Their Lives by David Gerber, which looks at letter Paper Trails #2: Arty mish-mash of a cutnpaste zine with info on writing by immigrants, as well as four pages of zine listings. [16S :13] –Chantel IUD’s, remembering her grandfather, a reprint (with new com- ments) of an old mental illness diagnostic book, collages with words, and even a small mini-zine stapled in the middle with quotes and advice to self. There’s more, and, if you enjoy those perzines that are all over the map with the joy of creativity and Be our “Best Friend Forever” communication, you may like this. [:20] –mishap •••SECOND OPINION: A visually appealing zine, full of crisp graphics. It Just like supporting your contains lots of quotes, lots of art, and lots of found stuff, includ- local farmers, we now offer a ing pro-record propaganda from a 60s record sleeve, psychiatric "subscription" to everything glossary entries circa 1975, a diary page, and a poem. I like the that we publish! Every time mini zine as centerfold, the personal essay about getting an IUD, we publish something new we'll send it to your door! Paolo’s letter, and the super hot poem “Skin,” but “Fiona’s Guide Perfect for people who love to Suicide” was a bit disconcerting. River Black, 105 Eden St., to get a monthly package but Bar Harbor ME 04609, [email protected] [$2 66S :17] – don't have time to sift Chantel through what they want!

www.microcosmpublishing.com/ PEE #43: A beautiful cover by Texas artist Craig Holloway, Minimum subscription period catalog/other/2241/0 showing a classic Dawn of the Dead zombie rocking out on stage, is 6 months. Subscription begins the month after it is kickstarts another fine punk-filled issue. The interview with purchased. To receive more Holloway is a definite highlight. Elsewhere, if bands with names than 6 months, add multiple like Saints Never Surrender, Alkaline Trio, and One Win Choice orders to your quantity. mean something to you, then congrats—you’re a 2009 punk/ hardcore fan and this zine is right up your alley. Also comes with Sliding Scale $15-30/month, based on what you can afford! a free CD. Pete Pee, PO Box 238, Marden SA, 5070 AUSTRALIA, [email protected], www.peerecords.com [AUD$6.50 or e-mail Microcosm Publishing 222 S Rogers St. Bloomington, IN 47404 for overseas rates 60M :20] –Dann Lennard www.microcosmpublishing.com The Perfect Mix Tape Segue #5: “Sickness and Health.” Take that, raw-foodies! “Sickness and Health” is a tear-teasing story

{26} of an unknown, and misdiagnosed illness that poem in ten steps. Reading the entire zine, about how Bucket misses the state, a story has afflicted the author for years which dem- the reader gets a sense of a life and a likable about girl meet girl (including confused onstrates how little most of us, or our friends, personality. Chantel C. Guidry, PO Box 1483, ending), letters upon letters of love lost, found, actually know about our health. Supporting Lawrence KS 66044, [email protected] and discovered again. This is a beautiful zine the moving narrative is a well-designed for- [$2 US, $3 world, trade, not ftp 20S :20] –Lau- about that feeling close to my heart, longing. mat; collage-style with thought. Highly rec- ra-Marie (Note: zine made by ZW reviewer) Bucket D. Siler, PO Box 10192, Santa Fe NM ommended. Joe, Microcosm Publishing, 222 S 87504, [email protected], myspace. Poetsespresso Newsletter v5#23 (Sept. ‘09): I Rogers St., Bloomington IN 47404, www.micro- com/bucketsiler [$2 US, $3 elsewhere, trade: hate poetry, so I’ll just say what might inter- cosmpublishing.com [$? 22S :20] –Clinto contact first 24M :45] –e.war est somebody else: the themes/subjects of the Plane #1, The Personal Structure: I’m not quite poems here revolve around death, science, re- Psionic Plastic Joy #13 (Winter 2008/2009): sure what to make of this zine. It reads like an ligion, life, birth—a real mixed bag and what PPJ is a disconnected, un-themed collection of intimate letter of explanation and analysis of I assume is a lot of bang for a poet fan’s buck. activist and critical theory writing—often with a relationship that is continuing to grow and There are a couple of interesting photographs, a pseudo-academic bent. Topics tackled this change. It’s super conceptual, and there isn’t too, but the layout is very “mainstream” (clean, time out include an interview with Paranoia much to ground it, which made it challenging abundance of white space, simplistic). If you co-editor/co-founder Joan d’Arc, hypermoderni- for me to follow. Explores the themes of per- like poetry, you’ll like this, but I was bored ty, American consumerism, and the police raid sonal structure and the way we are shaped by to tears. Submissions wanted. Donald R. An- of the Long Haul Infoshop in Berkeley, among the structures around us. Samuel Overington, derson, 1426 Telegraph Ave. #4, Stockton CA others. Consistency in content and design is an 37 Shelmerdine Close, London E3 4UX United 95204, [email protected], www.poets issue—PPJ could do with better editorial over- Kingdom, [email protected], www. espresso.com [$2, trade, ftp (send letter) 46M sight to present the pieces in a manner befit- samueloverington.com [$5 US, $6 Canada, $5 :50] –Zacery ting their seriousness. [32S:35] –Andrew Australia, $5.50 New Zealand, £3 /4 euros Eu- Psionic Plastic Joy #14 / Popular Reality Popular Reality Special Report v786 #5: Dark, rope/elsewhere, or trade, FTP 32S :20] –katie v787#1: A team up of crazy-ass art newspapers post-Bob humor. Points up for being loonier with collages, poetry, weird essays on things Pocket #5: This is a collection of haikus written and looser than you usually find. There’s a Jack like the “sexual habits of the 13th Century Mon- during power outages in July of 2009. They’re Chick cut-up parody comic about roller derby, golian Beatnik Khan,” and more. PPJ has two about bikes and Scrabble and some touch on some cod-inspirational life lessons from John interesting essays on letters as archives and political subjects like capitalism. I really love Wayne Gacy and there’s also a baroque rant documentary films as historical texts. “Behind the rhythm of haikus—5, 7, 5—and a lot of using repetitions of the C-word in florid phras- me your toothbrush stains the seat of your these poems are funny and clever. Filling es: “We weave all the threads of the C—into pants as you fall before the furnace” begins one time with haiku-writing is a great idea, and it legend of incredible flow.” And there’s a hallu- piece and that sums up my overall reaction: makes me want to write more of them. Damion cinatory anecdote about family that delivers on huh? Jason Rodgers, PO Box 8512, Albany NY Armentrout, 1168 E Broad St. H3, Columbus a promise of “enchanted phrasing.” Disturbing, 12208 [$2 12L :20] –mishap OH 43205, [email protected] [$1.50 or $1 but some fun writing involved. [24S :30] –MC w/ SASE US, $2 elsewhere 16XS :10] –katie Popular Reality Special Report v786#7: Art Pussy #15: Pleasantly punk back-to-the-trop- maggots, aspartame, a short history of mar- ical-land cut-and-paste heaven. If it seems to A Poem a Day: An Anthology: It’s the idea riage, thoughts on being perverted, really hearken back to a simpler time, maybe it’s behind the zine that makes it worth reading. trippy collages, and some other stuff is what the editor’s off-the-grid lifestyle on the Big Is- The poetry itself is better than mediocre (and this zine is made of. Eclectic, weird random- land. Her playful humor goes against all sense thus better than I expected), but the origin of ness and a little bit crass. Fun! PO Box 66426, of reason and morality—horray! Much of the the zine was 16 poets writing for 30 days, and Albany NY 12206 [$3 24S :30] –P5! text is illegible due to the faint photocopy, but revising their best, with an eye toward self-im- it’s a whole lotta fun. I especially enjoyed the provement. That makes it an excellent use of Portals #1: Contributing artists Rantz, Jason flagrant dispatches from J. Collins in Canada, paper and staples, in my opinion. [:15] –Clinto Flowers, and Joel Cotejar introduce us to four who has a very interesting sex life. [:50] –Jaina •••SECOND OPINION: Would you believe new hero-oriented comics. A worker on a space Bee •••SECOND OPINION: This zine is cut- this is actually enjoyable poetry? Not only is it station survives an explosion only to be found and-paste in the messiest, blurriest way. Some all poems, but they were written in the span of by a dinosaur-looking creature on a planet of it is virtually unreadable. I prefer substance one month. Plainspoken, quotidian, and true, ruled by mean guys. An immortal detective over style, and when the style is such that it dappled with bright images and strange hu- examines a murder scene, then is confronting gives me a headache, I am not going to stick mor, I appreciated most of these. If you don’t a foe on the moon or something (flashback?). around to explore the substance. Topics I could like poetry at all, this won’t convert you. “The Busty angels are sent to earth to fight evil. The decipher include self-reliance, celebrity cul- whole house is messy with glitter and glue/ London fog conceals a vigilante killing men who ture, and herbal birth control. Most of the writ- However illogical or inconvenient, I will not go after women. While the art was good, each ing seems to come from other sources, much of share a toothbrush.” Chantel C. Guidry, PO story start was far too short to convey much it apparently clipped from mainstream maga- Box 1483, Lawrence KS 66044, chantelcherie@ information or truly set up a plot. And please, zines. P5!, HC01-1030, Kaunakakai HI 96748, yahoo.com [$2 US, $3 elsewhere, trade 24S boys, the gigantic boobs thing on female heroes [email protected] [$4, not ftp, pre- :10] –Jaina Bee (Note: zine made by ZW re- is so pathetic (and overdone in more ways than arranged trades 62M :20] –Chantel (Note: viewer) one). Nic Carcieri, 42 Bellevue Ave., Warwick zine made by ZW reviewer) RI 02888, [email protected] [$3 US, $4 Poems for the Year is a zine of poems organized elsewhere, trade, ftp 20S :05] –mishap Radical Pet #4: This is a guidebook for getting by month and season. A favorite line is “We and keeping a healthy pet. Two main articles watched the wind whip and worried for the Potentially Heartwrenching Disractions and are “The AKC Ain’t The Cat’s Pajamas!” about trees,” and a favorite poem is “How to Make Other Wonderful Possibilities: Unintentionally the dangers of dog breeding for fashion and Pesto,” which is an informative, engaging prose this zine is about longing. A letter to Oregon status and “Tips For Adapting A Pet From A

{27} Shelter.” Lots of good advice from someone that ing and even a tea that you can make to share Revelations: A crudely drawn full color comic, is obviously putting the animals well being with your dog. Margarat writes in a caring, lev- based on chapters 1-11 from the book of Reve- first. Recommended. Includes: Radical Pet elheaded way about important animal care is- lations in the Bible. It looks like eight year olds Agility Course Mini Zine: This quirky thing is a sues. I got several good ideas for my dog. Mar- drew this. This may be interesting if you are first for me: It shows 16 dog competition course garat Nee, 605 Normandy Rd., Encinitas CA unfamiliar with Revelations and want to read maps that test for dog agility. “Dog agility is 92024, rad [email protected], dogrrrl. it in a stick figure comic format. Has an ad. PO like a dance performance with a dog—you and com [$2 US, $3 all others 29S 1:00] –Anu Box 95, Runnemede NJ 08078 [$5, trades ok the dog moving in a coordinated fashion...” It 23S :20] –Anu Razorcake #49: Interviews with a photogra- also contains some course times and notes. pher from the early L.A. punk scene, Holly Ricochet Ricochet #8: Ay, this zine is a right “Just imagine a cross between horse jumping Golightly, Shark Pants, Vitamin X, and In mess of old typewriter font, handwriting, pho- competitions and military obstacle courses Defence. Columns, reviews, and comics. [112M tos, and drawings covering topics from zine and you get the idea. Lucky for me only the :varies with interests] –mishap reviews, to a critique of how gay the place of dog has to maneuver over the equipment, it’s Razorcake #50: Issue L of this big-hearted Camberwell is (as it is being hyped as the new hard enough just keeping up with her!” This punk rock collective’s jolly magazine. All the It spot), two vegan restaurant reviews, and one of a kind zine is different and fun. [$2 US, columnists are here (Ben Snakepit, Maddy stuff about some peoples named Sam and Lind- $3 Can/Mex, $4 elsewhere, “Agility insert only Tight Pants, Rev Norb, Narwuar), there are say (er, local celebrities? I guess there’s a fan available with direct orders, not via distros” interviews with Shellshag and Tiltwheel and drawing of them nude on the cover). They also 24S :23] –Tom Banner Pilot, a poster of all the back issue put out queer bands on their label, but I didn’t Radical Pet #5: Focuses on pet-health articles covers and a metric fucking ton of reviews (in- listen to the CD that came with this. I don’t such as “Early Warning Signs of Ill Health,” cluding one of ZW #27. Tag you’re it!) PO Box know what anybody outside of their scenes acupressure points, animal reiki, and trim- 42129, Los Angeles CA 90042, www.razorcake. would get out of this, but I like the zine reviews ming nails. Information relates to dogs and org [$4, subs $16 US, $22 prisoners, $25 Cana- and that they do a zine distro. Colly and Paffy, cats only. There are suggestions for raw feed- da, $33 Mexico, $50 elsewhere 112M :45] –MC 3d Worlingham Rd, London Se 22 9HD, UK, [email protected] [80p, $3/£2 Rebel Grrl Zine, Survive Issue: Lots of statis- elsewhere 28S :13] –mishap tics about sexual abuse and assault along with tips on how to cope with abuse. Possibly trig- Riding on the Rails: This is basically a long es- gering. The most important message I took say written by a self-proclaimed NYC subway away from this zine was for those who had scammer who makes his money playing music been abused to treat themselves as they would in the stations. He recalls one night when he treat a friend who was suffering from abuse. plays with another musician named Ziggie. I The advice seemed somewhat surface-level, loved this zine. It’s beautiful and transcendent but it’s good to have another platform for sup- in some parts, concise, and engaging. James port for victims of sexual abuse. Pippa, PO Box has a strong voice that really comes through in 4663, Sheffield S1 9FN, England, www.rebel his writing. Highly recommended. James, 1020 grrlzine.co.uk [£1 plus postage UK, $4 or 4 eu- Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn NY 11221, ghsts ros elsewhere 23S :15] –katie [email protected], myspace.com/ghstn guitars [$5, or trade, FTP 16XS :10] –katie Regeneration #6: This perzine consists of an overview of four years’ worth of Ms. Swanson’s Rigor Mortis #1: Oh, cool, but this is less about life and relationships, illustrated with photos of zombie philosophy and more about fan reviews the people involved. The stories themselves are of movies, books, and graphic novels. The dark, not particularly remarkable, but the writing hefty original art of scenes from items reviewed is straightforward and crisp. Recommended and a comic bio of Tom Savini are cool. Dread for diary junkies. Ashlee Swanson, 8150 W. Socket is long-winded, filling reviews with 30 1/2 St. #306, St. Louis Park MN 55426, what are, presumably, supposed to be witty [email protected], wemakezines. asides. Deadvida is more straightforward. You ning.com/profile/ashleeswanson [$2 US, $3 already know if you want this. [:45] –mishap elsewhere, trades ok 32S :50] –Karlos •••SECOND OPINION: A zombie zine! This is intense!!! You’ve got your zombie film reviews, ReStyle -- Thrifty Chic #1: Body-positive wim- your zombie book reviews, your zombie graphic min model thrift store finds and quote the price novel reviews, favorite zombie moments of paid and where the ensemble was found. These 2008, a listing of zombie-related websites, a are thrift store junkies manifesting their ad- Tom Savini filmography, and great—I mean dictions in zine format. Helpful hints dot the truly great—artwork throughout. [56S 1:20] landscape, hints that even I, as a veteran at –Kris thrift store shoppery, was surprised by. Very Rigor Mortis #2: I am probably not the best per- enthusiastic first zine, although I found the son to review this zine since I have absolutely color copying a little over the top. Includes two no fascination with zombies, which is what all images of wimmin modeling clothing to take these articles are about, but despite my aver- to the store and use as a guide for the fashion sion to the undead, I can tell that this is a well- unconscious. Rhonda Rowley, 1209 25th St, researched and thoughtful zine. There were a Manistee MI 49660 [$5.75 US, $6 Can, $7.75 couple articles about ghosts, which I enjoyed elsewhere 24S :25] –e.war quite a bit, as well as articles about zombie

{28} comedy, zombie book reviews, and “Christian rible collages, obscure reviews, Dadaist sto- Samurai Dreams #5: This is among my top five Horror.” Davida Gypsy Breier, PO Box 11064, ries, and childhood memories together into personal favorite zines! A review zine that fo- Baltimore MD 21212, [email protected], 12 sections of a zine without any thought put cuses strictly on VHS movies, there is no movie livingdeadzine.blogspot.com [$3 US, $4 Can/ into one flowing into the other. It’s jarring, genre or decade that goes untouched. Not only Mex, $5 elsewhere 58S :40] –katie badly photocopied and too localized to Kan- that, but the reviews themselves are accurate, sas City to distribute worldwide. I did enjoy engaging, and fucking hilariously fun and The Rivers and The Sea Book 1: Small ocean- two pages on gardening that were informa- funny to read! Reading it cover to cover kinda themed artsy comic with meandering infant tive and snappy, and a gorgeous rabbit car- makes you feel like you just had a really juicy death, pseudo-queer, and biblical themes. toon, but the promised ‘free stickers’ was just movie marathon. Grab some popcorn and a It consists of nonsensical, trippy drawings one handwritten sticker that said “fuck you” copy of Samurai Dreams today! Greg Tessier, of nude females interacting in the sea and on it. Classy. [$donation 24S :20] –Zacery 60 Fairgrounds Rd., Cummington MA 01026, few words that make any sense. The art- Roadkill v1#8: The fuzzy cover promises [email protected], myspace. ist/writer is supremely talented but I still “D.I.Y. Sex Tips!” but the instructions for a com/samuraidreams [$? 52S :60] –P5! didn’t “get it” per se, nor was I sure if there “d.i.y. dildo” are difficult to read and turn out was really anything to “get.” Regardless, it Sand (Spring 2009): Subtitled “A Journal of to be a (silly) joke. Because I am a sucker for is truly beautiful, and comes printed on gor- Strange Tales,” this zine contains eight short lists, I did enjoy “Love & Hate” by Nikky and geous turquoise paper. [$? 35S :10] –Zacery stories, all text, no illustrations. It opens with Madeline, respectively. My favorite part is The Rivers And The Sea Book II: I admire the the super creepy “Crib Death” by J.C. Tabler, the advertisement for “Willy Watkins Handy- audacity of a 48-page mini-comic that devotes a tale of the horrifying choice a couple makes man Artist.” Willy says, “I Hold It Down.” The eight pages—EIGHT pages! —to showing two in order to be parents. “She” by Diane Height pages are mostly crisply clean, and nicely laid people sleeping. That takes balls, my friends. is an amusing account of the dating problems out, but style is emphasized over substance. Otherwise, this is a horrible mish-mash of hip- of a female God. “Jimmy Greenteeth” by Gregg Roadkill Studio, 3308 Troost Ave., Kansas pie New Age bullshit that made me want to Winkler would be a great scary campfire story. City MO 64109, [email protected], gouge my brain from my ears. Nice art, though. Everything here is well-written, high quality. myspace.com/roadKillKc [$? 28S :21] –Chantel [no price/free? 48XS :05] –Dann Lennard [32S :20] –Chantel •••SECOND OPINION: The Rivers and the Sea Book III: This strange Runx Tales: Comic tales from a gay perspec- This digest-sized “journal of strange tales” is and beautiful little purple graphic tome de- tive. Includes a bash on heterosexual mar- that rarest of litzines: a good one. Devoted to scribes a world of swirly clouds and pointed riage, experiences working as a temp worker quiet horror tales, emphasizing atmosphere mountains, with very few words. Follow the doing catering, teaching seniors, and manning and occasionally striking imagery over gore heroine in the anglerfish helmet as she ob- the front desk at a salon. Matt experiences and splatter, all eight tales deliver nicely (high- serves women modestly adorned with demon- culture shock as he visits his family in small light: “The Porcelain Boy”). Notably absent: faced bellies and thatched tents, sweaty sleaze- town USA and takes a job promoting a float in the high-minded pretension to literary skill bags building a brick tower to god, and finally, the gay pride parade. The art and layout are usually found in shorts like these. Includes her wife and children awaiting her return on a well thought out, using various drawing styles author bios and links to a website where more secluded plateau. “Humor us, woman, with just and very nicely done. Rueful, honest and some- good fiction can be found. Uniformly excellent, one piteous glance behind that mysterious cur- times truly funny. Definitely worth the $3. and highly recommended. Ed Lupak/Aaron tain…” Celso & Sophie, 3423 N. Commercial available through Microcosm Publishing, 222 Polson, Strange Publications, 3038 W. 7th St., Ave., Portland OR 97227, celso333@hotmail. S. Rogers Rd., Bloomington IN 47404, www. Lawrence KS 66049, [email protected], com [$2 or trade 72XS : 12] –Jaina Bee microcosmpublishing.com [$3 21M 1:00] –Anu www.strangepublications.com [$4 everywhere, Runx Tales #2: Comix have never been my trades accepted, not ftp ? 1:00] –clint Roadkill #5 (Jan/Feb 2009): For the current favorite type of zine, but I’m rethinking that state of the Kansas City punk scene, check out Scene Trash Magazine #29: A mag that puts after being randomly assigned some very en- the monthly Roadkill. This issue is chock-full of the “fan” back in “fanzine”: it’s an unabash- tertaining autobiographical zines like this one. show flyers, local business ads, show reviews, edly enthusiastic island in the cynical sea of Runx Tales is Matt Runkle’s zine of “visual and calendars of things to do. There are also self-publishing. Based in Baltimore and rang- essays” and it’s a HOOT! Tales of high school articles on a local neighborhood and fourth- ing up and down the Eastern seaboard, this wrestling, salad dressing reviews (no Ranch grade diaries. This could be a great local re- group of gals covers the local pop/alternative/ haters, pleeze), and other life adventures are source—hopefully future issues will focus more indie music scene. Zingy, zippy, and fun. My illustrated in full-page black and white. Runx on scene unity and less on the cutesy things favorite part is the band on the cover, because Tales is magazine size, with slick color covers found at the bottom of the closet or in a dump- I can immediately tell which guy is the smart and great, easy-to-read illustrations. This zine ster. [$3 US, $4 elsewhere 24S :10] –Andrew one, which guy is the sensitive one, and which is laugh-out-loud funny and highly recom- Roadkill v1#7 (April 2009): The advertised guy is the funny one. Christine Osazuwa, 1 mended. Last Gasp Books, 777 Florida St., San gigs are history, but the easy-to-follow article Chriswell Ct., Baltimore MD 21237, christine@ Francisco CA 94110, www.matt-runkle.com on starting a veggie patch, guide to mending scenetrash.com, www.scenetrash.com [$3 US, [$3 25M :60] –Stephanie K. a puncture and description of a Linus-like $4 elsewhere, trade, ftp 36S :20] –Karlos devotion to a blanket-bunny may still be of Sad Robots: Featuring simple black-and-white The Sex Workers of Planet San Taurus and interest. On the minus side, the other content’s representations of melancholy robots, this zine Other Stories: I had high hopes for this self- patchy, the end of one poem’s obscured and it’s tells the story of what happens in the Age of proclaimed “science fiction smut” zine. Sadly, very Kansas City-centric (although that could Robots. The story is not a happy one. This quick the stories were too heavy on the science fiction be a plus). The “free stickers” promised on the read has a message: hearts are important. All and too light on the smut for my tastes. I hoped cover amounted to a love heart containing the robot aficionados need this art zine. PO Box for hot, hot one-handed reading, but these tales words “fuck you.” [:20] –Addster •••SECOND 95, Runnemede NJ 08078, bestavailable.etsy. left me lukewarm. The zine looks great, with OPINION: The writers jammed a load of out- com, www.sugarandspite.com [$3, or trade 8S a colored cardstock cover; large, easy to read dated ads, surprisingly illiterate poems, ter- :02] –Chantel print; and adequate white space. While I ap-

{29} plaud the author for including sex scenes, next :20] –mishap economic collapse in the U.S. and what we can time, more of it, please! 1771 11th St., Oakland learn from it, an essay about how global warm- Show Me the Money! #27 (Summer/Fall/Win- CA 94607, [email protected], Robnoxious. ing is irreversible, a list of U.S. tax-evading ter 2008): While I’m not sure that reprinting wordpress.com [$3 56S :60] –Chantel companies, and a long tally of layoffs. Pretty 16-plus pages of Wilhelm Reich’s The Mass much the most depressing zine ever. [free, do- Shadow of Book: I’m bored with junkie poetry. Psychology of Fascism counts as fair use, I’m nations of stamps or cash appreciated 50S :40] You might think opiate abuse expands the glad Tony shared so much of Reich’s ideas –katie poetic ability—it’s all the same cop-shoot-cop on class consciousness, religion, national- Show Me the Money #30: Get this zine. Agree gestures to me. We had Burroughs, Carroll, ism, and sexuality. This issue also includes or disagree, its radical economic message will and Steven Jesse Bernstein, we don’t need news and commentary on the economy, the make you think—and all things considered, any more. That said, Jen Dunford’s poems are mortgage crisis, layoffs, and related topics. more people should be thinking critically about structured a bit better than the usual: little This edition doesn’t feel as strong as previ- this stuff. You don’t need a textbook or a degree flashes of nice phrasing light up the dark like ous issues—perhaps because the themes are to get into the content, which is an accomplish- the flash from a handgun, but afterwards you addressed in newspapers daily. Regardless, ment all by itself. Some if it sounds paranoid don’t feel like there was anything to see in the eye opening, and important. [56S :33] –Heath (it may be), some of it sounds poorly reasoned gloom. The illustrations don’t seem to fit the Show Me the Money! #28: Dedicated to “criti- (could be), but all of it is interesting. Also, it’s text. Iniquity Press, PO Box 54, Manasquan cizing the current economic system” from a packed with cool stuff, with hardly any empty NJ 08736, [email protected] [$5 48S “libertarian-left perspective,” this particular space on any page. Tony Hunnicutt, PO Box :35] –MC issue is focused on The Bailout. Mr. Hun- 48161, Minneapolis MN 55448 [$2? 56S :60] nicutt is against it, of course, and while his Show and Tell #4: An exuberant mix of per- –clint basic point is quite reasonable—the bailout sonal stories (nothing too heavy, more like is a “giveaway to the rich” and the rest of us Sic Boi #3: The prisoner behind this zine sends bagels and radio song requests) and draw- are being fleeced—it comes slathered in a some of his stuff out to be typed up, since he ings—when put together, we get little comics heap of hyperbole, including repeated claims has no typewriter/computer access in the about some weird dreams, a strange bicycling that the government’s ultimate goal is to kill prison, but much is still handwritten. Impres- encounter, and her dad’s “bromance” sailing us all. On the plus side, Mr. Hunnicutt’s writ- sive dedication—and the zine is never boring. foray. Defending dumpstering to her family ing style is quite engaging; as far as political Includes a list of things that would help him and random musings on mornings and game screed zines go, this is the most readable one make his zine from inside, a long-ish consid- nights and more (I’ll ignore the weird letters I’ve seen in a long time. [44S 1:00] –Karlos eration of justice in light of police brutality, a to a guy arrested for impersonating a doctor). Show Me the Money #29: Want to get a radi- one-page how-to for stencil artists, thank yous Rachel has more fun in my hometown than I cal view about the state of the U.S. economy and fuck yous to deserving persons, and other ever did, it seems—if you like perky perzines. and how it got the way it did? This is the zine stuff. Cool. Randy Johnson, PO Box 2500, Su- Rachel Lee-Carman, 339 NW Portland Ave., for you! There’s a long essay comparing the sanville CA 96127 [4 stamps US, 5 US stamps Bend OR 97701, [email protected] [$? 36S collapse of the Soviet Union with the current Canada, 20 US stamps Mexico, 8 US stamps

{30} overseas, trades accepted, or “a good letter” for what I don’t know. The booklet ends with 20204, Seattle WA 98102, chickenwithpenis@ 20S :20] –clint a helpful resource list. Highly recommended yahoo.com, www.skillshotzine.com [$1 US, or (especially to cool history teachers for use in $5 for #1-7 ? :20] –clint SICK: “A Compilation Zine on Physical Ill- the classroom). [$2 US/ $3 world, prearranged ness.” Judging from some of the stories in this Slingshot #99 (Spring 2009): Recent issue of trades, ftp 73S 1:02] –Chantel anthology, a lot of folks in hip and radical com- the Berkeley-based, long-running radical col- Simple History Series – Hawaii (1778-1959) #5: munities are giving chronically sick people shit lective newspaper contains features on the “From Western Discovery to Statehood.” The for being too ill to go to shows and protests, environment and climate change, Food Not excessively long title is a pretty good descrip- or to ride bikes around instead of driving, or Bombs in Russia, the economy, Obama, un- tion of what you’ll find inside of this zine. It to eat dumpster-dived foods. Stop it if you’re licensed local radio stations, reactions to the probably won’t hold up to academic peer review guilty of that, all right? Editor Ben Holtzman raid on the Long Haul Infoshop, and obituaries standards, but as far as alterno-establishment has gathered a number of compelling stories for local activists. But Slingshot is much more historical recollections go, this one’s pretty ac- from people who write about how they cope than a collection of articles—it’s a window into cessible to any layman. J. Gerlach, 1827 5th with their conditions, what they’ve learned the life of the activist community in the Bay St. NE., Minneapolis MN 55418, jgrubby14@ from the experience, what to do if you or some- Area, a glimpse that can and should inspire hotmail.com [$2.50 US, $3 Canada/Mexico, $4 one you know falls ill. It’s a tidy collection of other communities. [20L :35] –Andrew overseas, contact before trade 72S :30] –Clinto consciousness-raising tales with no self pity Slingshot #101: Contains: articles on the Co- and a lot of insight. Microcosm Publishing, 222 Sink Hole Zine #14 (Oct. 2008): The 10th an- penhagen Climate meeting and real change to S. Rogers St., Bloomington IN 47404, www. niversary of this punk-rock zine includes col- combat climate change, an activist injured in microcosmpublishing.com [$6 87PB :40] –MC umns about the Green Party, picking a roller Palestine, Jubilee, televisions invading colleg- derby name, and other topics. There’s also a es, industrial healthcare, and much more. Al- Sick Kreations #1: Some striking b&w collages derby-themed Mad Libs (“Scab Libs”), a sock ways a collection of struggle reports, personal- and sharp, confrontational poetry make up the monkey how to, a basic interview with folks ized theory, political campaigns, and DIY cul- bulk of this zine. But my favorite part is the such as Joe Queer and Johnny from the Swin- ture. Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley gruffly humorous introduction by our impris- gin’ Utters—six people all answer the same CA 94705, [email protected], slingshot.tao.ca oned host. Quote: “Sick Kreations is my rope questions—comics by Josh Sullivan, and an ap- [$1 16L :30] –mishap and ladder, so to speak, and you are my get- preciation of now-closed Sound Idea Records. away car. Zap.” Richie McBee, I Press On! Pris- Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore #10: Well- A little generic, but friendly and fun. [$1 US, on Zine Distro, PO Box 1611, Santa Cruz CA made and good-looking zine with lots of photos $2 Can/Mex, $3 elsewhere, or trade 32M :17] 95060 [$2 US/Can/Mex, $3 elsewhere, trade, is an anthology of 25 prose and poetry pieces –Heath •••SECOND OPINION: These crazy ftp 40S :15] –Jaina Bee related to Baltimore. It’s sort of a hybrid of kooks are having way too much fun celebrating travel guide and perzine. My favorites were Silent Type #1: “A retrotech journal.” Loosely their 10th anniversary, what with their Roller some of the prose pieces: “A Deck of One’s concerned with older technologies, with a spe- Derby SCAB LIBS, useful Spanish phrases for Own” about a woman’s move to Baltimore and cial focus on typewriters—presumably manual punks, truly asinine comics about giant cocks new life there; “The Scream, Baltimore Style” ones, since there are lots of them in the pho- working for The Man, and sock monkey in- about a blood-curdling yell that turns out to tos. Clip art, poems, short stories, prose pieces structions. This is all gently folded in amongst be... (I won’t spoil it); and “Chicken Bones” (including one short gem relating the thrill indecorous interviews with fellas from The about taking care of an elder relative. Every of typing to the thrill of playing guitar). This Queers, Choose Your Poison, Deadfall, Swing- city needs one of these. William P. Tandy, zine is special, I can’t recommend it highly ing Utters and other rowdies. Quote: “Choosing Eight-Stone Press, PO Box 11064, Baltimore enough. It’s hard to pin down why—but if you between [Obama and McCain] is as hard as de- MD 21212, [email protected], www. love zines, this is for you. Strikethru Publish- ciding between nu metal and disco.” Marck & eightstonepress.com [$3 54S :45] –Tom ing, PO Box 182, Woodinville WA 98072, mail@ Heather Bacontowne, PO Box 1063, Tallevast tiny-dog.com, www.strikethru.net [$? 46L :60] FL 34270, [email protected] [free, dona- Smog City #1: The layout on this zine is sort of –clint tions, or trade 32M :40] –Jaina Bee stunning, with flaps that fan open and such. It’s made up of a handful of stories that center The Silk City Series v1 Story 2: This is a story Skeletons in Armor: A cute skeleton is drawn around Tropico, Ca., outside of LA. The writing about growing up in gritty Paterson, NJ. What in various costumes—the armor worn to try is good and themes range from playground bul- makes this fiction piece engrossing is Eric’s and fit in to society, judging by the short intro. lying to strip club stick ups to what it’s like to deftness with characterizations and believable I like it, especially the skeleton kitty, but three be a writer, actor, and manager in LA. Most of dialogue. It’s about a family trying to help each dollars is a little steep. Best Available Produc- the stories have an element of fantasy to them, other as best they can and about being human tions, PO Box 95, Runnemede NJ 08078, www. and they’re all fairly violent. Eddie Mulnix, PO and fallible. It is also about making your own sugarandspite.com [$3 or trade 12S :02] –mis- Box 29753, Los Angeles CA 90027, wospress@ mistakes. Some of the text disappears into the hap gmail.com [$4 US, $5 Canada/Mexico, $6 else- margins but overall it’s legible. Eric Nelson, Skill Shot #7: “Seattle’s Pinball Zine.” This is where 34M :50] –katie 160 South 3rd St. Apt 3, Brooklyn NY 11211, an 11x17 double-sided copy folded and folded [email protected] [$.25, trades ok 9S Snail Mail: Beautifully handmade little art and folded, with one side devoted to an exten- :15] –Anu zine with sweet and funny love poetry. The sive list of both the Seattle bars and taverns author states that “it is the story of a schizo Simple History Series: The Spanish Civil War: that have pinball machines, and the exact ma- hermaphrodite snail that (unknowingly) writes This small booklet is the fourth in the Simple chines they have (Shorty’s, in Belltown, boasts love letters to itself.” Not sure I would have fig- History Series. The author does a fantastic an impressive 18 machines). The other side ured that out myself but for those who love art, job explaining the causes of the Spanish Civil has pinball news, gossip, and reviews of new poetry, and tiny cute things, this zine is ador- War. The writing is accessible, but never con- pinball games. This is very cool. Also: “adver- able and well worth it. Catherine Hongle, 5106 descending. I feel like the author wants to help tising in Skill Shot is as easy as sneezing on E. Ryals Lane, Orange CA 92869, catherine me understand the history, not make fun of me a doorknob.” Chow Chow Productions, PO Box {31} [email protected] [$2, trades ok 20XS :10 + Kami, PO Box 278, Edwardstown, SA 5039, four lowlife superheroes sharing the same re-readings] –Anu AUSTRALIA [AUD$2 for postage, email for low-rent house. They drink instant coffee price if from overseas 32S :30] –Dann Lennard and smoke, banter about the previous night Snap Dragon #1: Comes with a soap sample at the bar, spar over money or play D&D, but from Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen, the SquidSights #1: Art/comic/perzine mini creat- never go out to fight crime. Skewers superhero zinester’s business. My sample was lavender ed by almost-15-year-old Sophie Mann. Sophie tropes, though the art and writing are scruffy. & vanilla and smelled good enough to eat! sketches and journals in this tiny zine; she Dauntless Comics, 4096 Piedmont Ave. #719, Rebecca once produced Velvet Grass and has wants to be an actress and design costumes Oakland CA 94611, mailbag@dauntless been on an eight-year zine-making hiatus. for fantasy movies. I really liked the draw- comics.com, dauntlesscomics.com [$3, not ftp, This debut contains both old and new writing, ings and hope that she continues to make this no trades 48S :25] –MC a soap-making tutorial, recipes for bath and zine; it has a very dreamy and hopeful quality body products, instructions for making a “fun to it. Send Sophie mail art, letters, or stickers SURE #6: “Explanations Ain’t Always Easy.” and funky needle-felted cuff,” and is hand- and encourage a budding zine-maker! Sophie The editor sent 20 questions about zine culture bound with embroidery floss. Sweet! Rebecca Mann, 1180 New Philadelphia Rd., Pottstown to 20 Australian zine publishers and comic art- D. Dillon, 4519 Long Acre Dr., Roanoke VA PA 19465, [email protected] [$.75 ists. “Does publishing something anonymously 24019, [email protected], www. US, $1 everywhere else, or trade or “letters or undermine its sincerity or validity as a text?” soapdelinews.com [$6 US/Can/Mex, $7 world, stickers or art!” 8XS :15] –Stephanie K. “How do you explain your zine to your mum?” trade 38S :20] –Chantel “Unavoidable consequences of publishing your Statistical Analysis of the Things That Hap- own zine?” The results are really interesting. Spidder #13: Comics and short stories, none pen But Don’t Matter and Everything Else: As I read the answers to these questions I of which did much for me. Both suffer from Pretty silly, but I laughed quite a bit at this realized that I myself wasn’t sure how I’d an- weak storytelling, which is more apparent in zine full of funny charts. Mostly pie charts and swer some of them. [:55] –Kris •••SECOND the comics—producing sequential art is a skill, bar graphs, plus nodal diagrams, line graphs, OPINION: This zine consists of nothing but a and that skill is not evident (exception: “The and genealogy charts: “colour of things in my series of quick interviews about zine culture Ballad of Speedy Atkins,” an off-kilter account house,” “birds in the city,” “times I’ve cried dur- to an assortment of zine/comic artists. It is of a blues singer’s life and death, is well done). ing the year,” “animals that I have been bitten an enjoyable and engaging read and since the It doesn’t help that a lot of this is unfortunately by,” “the pizza before you have eaten it,” and format of the zine itself is simple (but artfully rather badly handwritten. Point of interest: ar- my absolute favorite : “the pizza after you ate done), there are no distractions like pictures rived with an insecure cover note announcing some of it” pie chart. Available from: Sticky and ads. Like a mini-brainpicking session with that the bad reviews of earlier issues caused Zine Shop, PO Box 310, Flinders Lane Post Of- a bunch of zine people. Reading it got me in the the people behind this zine to “quit,” but ap- fice, Melbourne, Australia 8009, stickyshop@ mood to go make more zines! Available from: parently they got over it and now sell lots re- gmail.com [$4 24S :20] –Kris Elle 36, GPO Box 4201, Melbourne, VIC 3001, gardless of what reviewers say. Jamie & Katie, Still Mentally Ill (June 2009): “Second Frus- Australia, [email protected] [$3.50 28S 1925 Hwy 69S, Savannah TN 38372 [$2? US trating Issue!” Redguard, the zinester, is 37 :45] –P5! 28S :25] –clint and trying to get beyond his severe depres- Sweaty Balls: One day in the life of a pris- Sprak! v2#5: Where does Kami find these ob- sion. He wears his heart on his sleeve, and the oner in solitary confinement. It’s interesting scure gems? Punk Rock, Suzie Heartless, Pop- reader sees his world through his expressive to know what a guy thinks in a situation like ulation:1, Metalheads, Demons Among Us, Isle cartoon journal. A good zine with a completely this, even if he winds up counting the white Of The Damned, Retardead—flicks so bizarre honest mix of his depression problems, and his blobs of toothpaste on the cell’s ceiling (974) you think they’ve been made up for a prank. hope for a recovery. Greg Butterfield, PO Box to pass the time. His notes (typeset) swim on But no, these films exist... and Kami loved ‘em. 1568, New York NY 10276, redguard@gmail. pages of magazine cut-up graphics. Topped off Elsewhere, he reviews some films I have heard com, www.absent-cause.org [$1 US, $1 Cana- with a handwritten note about how capitalism of like Repo Man (overrated in my opinion), da/Mexico, $2 world, or trades 12S :10] –Tom makes life bad (we know). Goes very fast. c/o Howling III – The Marsupials, Fair Game (de- Sundogs #7: Sort of in the vein of Snakepit, I Press On! Prison Zine Distro, PO Box 1611, ranged kangaroo shooters vs Mrs John Denver) Adam draws three-panel comic strips detailing Santa Cruz CA 95061-1611 [$2 NAmerica, $3 and the brilliant Ozploitation documentary, the high and low points of his day. This issue elsewhere, or trade, ftp 18M :15] –MC Not Quite Hollywood. Every issue of Sprak! covers January through March 2009. What leaves me keen to warm up the VCR with some Swimmer’s Ear #23: Photo issue of a skate I loved about this zine was the window into trash cinema while knocking back a few beers. and snowboard-oriented zine. Interview with Japanese culture, like New Year’s traditions, a couple photographers, Cal Surf shop, and going to the public baths, visiting shrines, eat- bands Vampire Hands and Dance Band. Pho- ing mochi, and celebrating the snow festival. tos of bands, skaters, snowboarders, and even It also has the usual fun punk stuff like drink- a couple surfers, along with record reviews. PO ing, playing in a band and civil disobedience. Box 1616, Monticello MN 55362, chrispernula Adam’s drawings beautifully convey move- @yahoo.com [$2, or trade 60XS :10] –mishap ment, emotion, and humor. This is a keeper. Recommended. Adam Pasion, 1-42 Namilichi- Syndicate Product #13: A well-designed, well- Cho, Kita-Ku Nagoya, Aichi 462-0041 Japan, written, and well-conceived special issue on [email protected], www.biguglyrobot. television that features writing by several net, biguglyrobot.etsy.com [$4, trades ok, ftp well-known zine-makers. This zine left me 30S 1:30] –Anu wanting more. Ken Bausert shares memories of early television, A.J. Michel considers TV Super Hero Shared Housing Omnibus v1: soundtracks, Celia Perez celebrates the tele- Collects six issues of SHSH—stories that are novela, and Gianni Simone details Japanese mostly text with comix illustrations—about {32} reality shows such as Denpa Shonen. Perhaps an appreciation of Robert W. Chambers, and a author’s account of almost dying while dump- because it contains so many strong voices, couple of love notes to members of Rasputina. ster diving and struggling to recover from her there’s no singular unifying voice. Regardless, There are clipart graphics of screaming skulls injuries. Michelle Shute, PO Box 15674, Pen- okay, but left me cold. A.J. Michel, PO Box 877, and laced-up spines and... false teeth? Well, sacola FL 32514, trailertrashdispatch@gmail. Lansdowne PA 19050, [email protected], it’s a horror zine with a difference: a sense com [$3 US/Can, $6 Mex, $8 Europe 60S 1:04] syndicateproduct.com [$3 US, $4 elsewhere of humor. I like it. [:50] –MC •••SECOND –Chantel 32S :16] –Heath OPINION: “Daemon Dreams and Horrible Travelers to the Grave #1: Editor S. Flores is Things.” Though the editor doesn’t consider Tazwell’s Favorite Eccentric #8: Sarah Arr! a disabled vet, and this is his first zine. Some himself a goth, this prison zine definitely has hurls a heap of anti-assimilation pipe bombs basic poems, a couple of punk show flyers, pic- a gothic feel. There are two long works of into the world. TFE is utterly honest and per- tures of mangled Iraqis juxtaposed with the fiction with supernatural elements, a number sonal and laid-out with such a lovely use of idiot face of our last President, a rambling of dark poems, an ode to the band Rasputina, b&w contrast. My favorite bits include a short auto-description of somebody’s morning go- an enlightening mini-essay on the influential essay about her father and a eulogy to a gay ing to work. There’s a f-you list of people the horror writings of Robert W. Chambers and friend who had been rejected by his family. editor hates, which interestingly ends with a suggested soundtrack. However, there are Quote: “We use our biology like math. Split “Jesus was a pacifist, so stop preaching hate.” also moments of sly humour and the story expectations, multiply raw desire, add props, You know what, this is the perfect first zine. “Jailhouse Séance” effectively conveys an and subtract gender.” Sarah Arr!, PO Box 235, Welcome to the craft. S. Flores, 1365 N. Wis- inmate’s overwhelming excitement at receiving North Tazwell VA 24630, piratesarah@gmail. han Ave., Apt. #7, Fresno CA 93728, traveler mail. Andrew Conde #24051, Wyoming com [$2 20S :28] –Jaina Bee [email protected] [$2, ftp or trade 24S Medium Correctional Institute, 7076 Road :30] –MC Tegne #2: Beautifully done, eye candy in the 55F, Torrington WY 82240 [$2.50, no cash: form of stencil-printed art and commix. Psy- “Stamps, trades, interesting letters, not-so- Trees #4: Samantha writes about her life work- chedelic and wigged out! You’ve got to see it interesting letters, or whatever.” “not for kids” ing at a crisis call center, starting an all-girl to appreciate it! A collector’s item! Black and 28M :45] –Addster riot grrl band with her friends, relationships White Cat Press, Cow Lane Studio, The Cas- and being polyamorous, as well as the detri- Thought Bombs #30: Everyone panic!! TV, iP- ketworks, Cow Lane, Salford M5 4NB, UK [$5 mental effects of capitalism on even those who ods and hip-hop brainwash youth! The govern- 36S :45] –P5! are profiting from the system. The handwrit- ment, all police officers and soldiers are wife- ten, high-contrast feel of the zine makes it feel Ten Thousand Things to Do #1: “Sept. 17–Nov. beaters and molesters! This is a reactionary like a throwback to punk/riot grrl zines of the 14.” The first in a series of four diary comics and borderline ridiculous political zine that ‘90s. Samantha Trees, Suite 166, 104-1240 by Jess Reklaw (of Slow Wave), this mini-comic discusses Obama, prison and the US in an in- Kensington Rd. NW, Calgary Alberta T2N provides an inside look into the daily life of a telligent but ludicrous way—the only things 4X7, Canada, [email protected] [$2 cartoonist and convention-goer. I’m attracted the writer, Anthony Rayson, apparently en- US/Canada/International, or trade, not FTP to the concept, and the execution is fine—a dorses are zines, prison escapees, “Afrikans” 24XS :15] –Katie (Note: zine made by ZW single four-panel page per day—but I found the and the “easy to use, fun, and harmless” mem- reviewer) litany of unfamiliar names, places, references, ory-loss-inducing gateway drug: marijuana. and titles tedious after awhile. This is probably Read this if you have anti-government views. Tums: A Smut Zine: Enthusiastic home-baked better suited to readers already familiar with South Chicago ABC Zine Distro, PO Box 721, porn. Redguard takes time to set up enticing Reklaw and his work. Jesse Reklaw, PO Box Homewood IL 60430 [$? 74S :30] –Zacery and transgressive scenarios—incest, pregnan- 40701, Portland OR 97240, reklaw@slowwave. cy sex, risk-taking, first times—before turning Totally Mag! #18: Generation flashback! com, www.slowwave.com [$4 64XS :50] –An- on the hydraulics. A couple of the stories end Gossipy gushing likes and dislikes, quizzes drew directly after the money shot, too abruptly for (“What kind of Slut are You?”), celeb crushes, the elaborate setups: what happened after- Tenacious: Art and Writings from Women in and zany interviews with bands (Puppy Dog, wards is what we want to know. Text is over- Prison #16 (Winter 2009): This collection of Juice Boxxx, The Tleilaxu Music Machine) all laid on photos of ample sexiness and bracketed writing from incarcerated women runs the shamelessly heaped upon magazine images by eager amateur art. Not for everyone, but gamut of need-to-get-it-off-my-chest poetry, es- cut-n-pasted, smothered with teen girl hand- says documenting the failures of the prison sys- writing and hearts, mashed between neon-col- tem (including the overuse of solitary confine- ored new wave covers. Funny as Bead-Dazzled ment and the difficulties facing those seeking shit. “For a human, [Paula Abdul] is a great educational opportunities), and more personal dancer, but for an alien, she’s pretty standard, writing detailing individual struggles. Overall, although her vocal range is unique to the en- it is reflexive and hopeful, and the creative in- tire universe.” Margot P., 1242 Fedora St., Los timacy should help maintain emotional links Angeles CA 90006, [email protected], between the inside and the outside. V. Law, PO www.totallymag.tk [$1, trade, ftp (age stmt) Box 20388, New York City NY 10009, cradle 20M :20] –Jaina Bee [email protected] [$3 US, $5 Can, $6 Mex, $7 Trailer Trash #19: A perzine consisting of the elsewhere, or trade, free to women prisoners, stories of Michelle’s life, including accounts of 2 stamps for men prisoners 52S :40] –Andrew pets and their often sad fates. Both the tales Tenebrous Thaumaturgy #2: A prison zine “of working in an office with catty women” and with a difference, since Andrew and his crew “My Personal Experience with the Red Cross write in classical horror mode (he’s in the box after Hurricane Ivan” were a bit long, but en- at this time). The writing is rather good. Long tertaining in a ‘that’s messed up’ way. The real gothic stories, some grim and colorful poems, standout is “Kissing Death in a Dumpster,” the L. Velarde {33} what is? c/o Absent Cause, PO Box 1568, New York NY 10276, redguard@ ol’ boys of the notorious New Orleans Police Force, more Herschell Gor- gmail.com, redguard.etsy.com [$3 US, $4 elsewhere, trade OK, (age stmt) don Lewis, satanic hippie folk bands, Sealo The Seal Boy, a free CD, and 36S :30] –MC a free mini-zine (A Lucas Story #1) featuring disturbing anecdotes about Lucas Abela, Australia’s most bizarre performance artist/musician. This Turning The Tide v22#1: Addressing urgent international episodes of zine makes every other zine shit by comparison. c/o Von Helle HQ, PO racism and social injustice, this useful bi-monthly gets to the point in Box 171, South Bexley, NSW 2207, AUSTRALIA, unbelievablybad@op direct and informative articles. The Jan/Feb 2009 issue features Gaza tusnet.com.au [AUD$7 or e-mail for details if from overseas 100M 2:00+] attack headlines. Other articles address political prisoners, labor activ- –Dann Lennard ists, indigenous struggles, and outing Nazi aggression around the world. Quote: “Self-criticism is vital because from long and sometimes bitter ex- Underworld Crawl #6: R. Lee writes about himself and the people he perience in radical and would-be revolutionary movements it’s clear that interacts with at work and as friends in a style that reminds me of Joe all of us are in struggle at all times with aspects of ourselves that pull Bageant when he talks about the folks from his hometown. Each story us down and back towards complicity and compliance with the system.” gives you something to take away from it, whether it is a laidback life Anti-Racist Action Publishers PO Box 1055, Culver City CA 90232, anti lesson (not that this is the aim, it is just that you can’t help learning [email protected], www.antiracistaction.us [$18/6 issues 8L things when dealing with other people’s problems, right?) or just amaze- :13] –Jaina Bee ment at fucking people, man. Well put together and worth your time. R. Lee, PO Box 1421, Oshkosh WI 54903, [email protected] [$2 or trade 28S Twilight World #3: No vampires here, but don’t think he isn’t a fanboy: :18] –mishap Xanadu, baby, and he’s going to a showing of the movie, which prompts remembrances and musings on fandom (and how easy the internet has Urinal Gum #7 (Nov. 2008): This traditional cut-and-paste digest crudely made it for fans to find each other and create virtual communities). There brings sex humor to zinedom, straddling the fine line between funny are also some record reviews and a comic on how Negativland influenced and offensive with letters to Penthouse, an advice columnist tackling his art/life. Don Fields, 266 Ramona Ave., Grover Beach CA 93433, oddly polyamory, a musing on the godliness of lesbianism, reviews of To Kill [email protected], www.comicspace.com/dono [$2 US/Can, $3 elsewhere, a Mockingbird and Choke, and other pieces. I’m less offended by the trade, not ftp 12M :18] –mishap scatological than I am by the cliché. UG doesn’t quite fall into the “so bad it’s good” category, which means it’s just bad. [42XS :20] –Andrew UltraViolet v9: The newsletter of LAGAI – Queer Insurrection, but the Urinal Gum #8: Offers laughs at mega-companies, children, religion and publication gives no indication of what those groups do. The cover story is restaurants—the first half is sublime but it loses steam when it gets into mildly amusing satire about California’s Proposition 8’s negative impact reviews. Despite that, it is pretty damn funny, has an excellent layout, on the economy. The other articles are serious and include a long piece and there is a hilarious sentence at the bottom of each page; my favor- about the Revolutionary Communist Party’s position on queer folks. In- ite was: “how can you know a guy your whole life and never suck his serted into the newsletter is issue #92 of Out of Time, the publication of dick?” Puerile but amusing nonetheless. If you like the kind of humor the Out of Control Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Pris- that makes you curl up your lips in satisfaction, read this! PO Box 1243, oners. LAGAI/OOC, 3543 18th St. #26, San Francisco CA 94110, lagai_qi@ Eugene OR 97440, [email protected], www.urinalgum.com [$2 NA- yahoo.com [$? 12XL :27] –Chantel merica, $3 elsewhere, not ftp 42S :30] –Zacery Unbelievably Bad #9: If you don’t find something of interest to read in Watch the Closing Doors #45: A long-running zine on subway train travel this weighty mag, then you are quite probably a Fox News viewer. Two that is reliably well-written. I enjoyed the photos of seven Santas seated DEVO interviews, two Jay Reatard interviews, Mentors cover bands in- together on the subway and babies interacting when parents were oth- terviews, a fascinating true-life yarn involving The Misfits and the good erwise engaged. Includes an interesting story of people hoarding subway tokens in Bangkok, the commercialization of train graphics, and bizarre happenings like the “No Pants! Subway Ride” Fred Argoff, Penthouse L, C H A N G E O F 1170 Ocean Pkwy., Brooklyn NY 11230-4060 [$10 for 4 quarterly issues All this is mine, PO Box 11712, Berkeley CA 94712 22S :45] –Anu A American Gun Culture Report, PO Box 3001, Portland OR 97294 The Way Things Used To Be...: The first third is insightful, intelligent ciara xyerra, 1126 Tennessee St. #4, Lawrence KS 66044 writing about the speaker’s rocky relationship with her mom while the D Communicating Vessels, PO Box 83408, Portland OR 97283 speaker was a teenager. The rest of the zine consists of journal excerpts Elephant Mess / The Juniper, Dan Murphy, PO Box 363, from the speaker’s senior year of high school. The writing in this section Edwardsville IL 62025 is commonplace and gets in the way of the subject matter. The subject D Indigo, Michelle Aiello, PO Box 180184, Chicago IL 60618 matter is everyday—getting high, having crushes, kissing boys. [:25] – Mike Toft, [email protected] Laura-Marie •••SECOND OPINION: Diary-style memoir mostly about R OFF-Line, Claire & Vincent, 92 Rolling Green Dr., Amherst MA Erica’s last year of high school. She hopes to escape to Art School and get 01002 away from her difficult mother, stepfather, and the interpersonal drama E Parcell Press, PO Box 63875, Philadelphia PA 19147-9997 between friends who grow apart and romantic interests. While readable Psionic Plastic Joy, PO Box 8512, Albany NY 12208 for a very personal zine—and though I could empathize with her difficul- S Tenebrous Thaumaturgy, Andrew Conde #24051, Wyoming ties—no attempt was made to connect to the reader by universalizing Medium Correctional Institute, 7076 Road 55F, Torrington WY personal experiences and emotions in a way that many memoirs are able 82240 to. Erica Schreiner, PO Box 3126, Port Angeles WA 98362, ericaschreiner S Threat N Ink, Jethro Wall, PO Box 12556, Costa Mesa CA 92627 @mac.com, www.ericaschreiner.com [$2 US, $3 world, trade, not ftp 31S Xeens & Things, James N. Dawson, PO Box 292, Malden WA :35] –mishap 99149 Zacery, 15 Glenbrook Crescent, Cochrane, Division No. 6, Alberta Welcome to Flavor Country #17: Iceland: This latest installment of T4C 1E7, Canada WTFC is the best issue of this zine I’ve read. Nothing but a day-by-day, Zine Thug, Marc Parker, 5307 N. Minnesota Ave., Portland OR thought-by-thought journal of a trip to Iceland, but it manages to be 97217 soul-searching without pretension. It comes across as the ruminations {34} of someone just trying to be in the world, be download 20S :11] –mishap tralia’s most removed from the world, but still care. And you thoughtful when language runs dry: “A zine for people learn a bit about Icelandic culture, too (really, comic zine, with chronic pain and their allies.” A variety wtf, hotdogs?) [$1 or stamps 23S :20] –Clinto and it looks of contributors share their own or their loved Welcome to Flavor Country #18: Kurt shuffles damn fine… ones’ chronic pain stories, offering a window iTunes and uses the songs that come up as and expen- into the issues chronic pain sufferers face such inspiration for his writing. “Here Comes the sive. Let’s as trouble with self-identity, depression, frus- Rain” from Catharsis & the Humdrum prompts hope this tration from loved ones and friends, and doc- thoughts on going to a small Christian liberal experiment tors ignoring a sufferer’s truth about his/her arts college and meeting the band members. lasts. Phil’s own body. Moving and heartfelt, this zine helps “Lonely” by the Rollins Band made him real- main fea- build a bridge of understanding and empathy ize that other people get that weird lonely feel- ture is an interview with cartoonist and chil- between sufferers and non-sufferers. Color ing that isn’t helped by finding people to hang dren’s book illustrator Douglas Holgate. He’s cover with illustrations throughout. Microcosm with. Lots of little personal reflections in this the sorta guy whose art deserves to be seen Publishing, 222 S. Rogers St., Bloomington cute pocket-sized zine. Kurt Morris, 14 Taft in color. Elsewhere, Phil explains the birth IN 47404, [email protected], nevertwice. St. #3, Dorchester MA 02125, welcometoflavor and development of the acclaimed 1980’s Aus- etsy.com [$4 48S 2:00] –Anu [email protected], www.myspace.com/welc sie anthology “Fox Comics.” Reviews wrap up ometoflavorcountry [$1 or some stamps 22XS Whoosh! #1: “The Zine for Whale Lovers.” another satisfactory issue. Philip Bentley, PO 1:30] –Anu “Whales fascinate me more than just about Box 286, Sandringham Vic 3191, AUSTRALIA, anything else in the world,” says [email protected], Were Stan and Ollie Anarchists?: “Hollywood Kat in the preface. Then she gives secondshore.blogspot.com Comedy’s Secret History Exposed.” Purporting us three major whale stories: a [AUD$5, email for price to be an interview with Oxbridge Milhaven, family trip to watch whales off if from overseas 24M :40] former comedy star who worked with the likes shore, a boat trip to get close to –Dann Lennard of Mae West, Bob Hope, Laurel and Hardy, and the whales, and an interview with others, this interview details the politics of the Worry Stone #1: This whale world legend, Pachico May- classic comedians of the 20th century and the isn’t a light-hearted read. oral, and his son Jesus about the government and studio suppression they faced. Quote: “As I’ve gotten older, I have developed whales in San Ignacio Lagoon. All this plus Clever, fun, and worth checking out. R.D. Pub- an increasing number of anxieties. Life isn’t photos make this a solid first issue. I look for- lications, 15 Dartington Walk, Leigham, Plym- simple anymore.” Jerianne gives the reader a ward to seeing more. Recommend for anyone outh Devon PL6 8QA, UK [SAE, two 2nd class heavy dose of the daily struggles of living with wanting to know more about whales. [$3.80 UK stamps, or interesting letter/trade 16XS her partner, who has some very serious health 24S :27] –Tom :08] –mishap issues which are a direct result of diabetes. Whoosh #2: I’m loving the great variety of top- There is also a lot of information and statistics What’s the Big Idea #1: Bills itself as an “off- ics that zines have expanded into. Whoosh set regarding the disease, as well as plenty of clip beat guide to ideas that have changed our me straight on my one and only horrible whale art and a source list. Recommended. Jerianne, world,” with this issue devoted to M.K. Gan- watch experience. I definitely didn’t follow the PO Box 330156, Murfreesboro TN 37133, dhi’s concept of non-violent protest. This is a guidelines in “How to Choose a Whale Watch- [email protected] [$1 28S :55] very nice “primer” on this narrow aspect of ing Boat.” Next time I’m going to do my home- –Kris (Note: zine made by ZW reviewer) Gandhi’s philosophy, engagingly written for work and, thanks to Katherina I know what to the unfamiliar, never condescending—either look for. There’s an interview with orca experts Worst Future Ever! #1: “The Red Menace.” to the reader or the subject. Also considers and info about winter whale watching hotspots How might the future have turned out worse, whether or not Gandhi’s strategy is effective on the West Coast. I loved the photos of various asks the intro, and J.D. wants to examine how and/or practical now. [20S :20] –clint whale behaviors demonstrated by the funny we imagined it to be if the Communists took What’s the Big Idea? #2: “An offbeat guide to guy in the wetsuit. If you like whales or are over. In aid of this aim, he looks at movies the ideas that have forever changed our world.” thinking of a whale watching trip, definitely like Red Dawn and The Day After, a story by A brief, sloppy guide to science with a focus on pick up this zine. Katherina Audley, 2127 Vonnegut and a book called The Facts Rebel how research gets done in a messy world. Fun N. Albina Ave. #218, Portland OR 97227, k@ from 1964. I like the idea of this zine, but it pictures and amusing jokes included, it isn’t kpetunia.com, www.kpetunia.com/whoosh.htm doesn’t present any insights or summations a half-bad explanation of the practice of the [$3.80 US, $4.50 Canada, $5 Mexico/world 22S that would help the reader make sense of the scientific method, but I wouldn’t cite this for a 1:00] –Anu anti-communist fear or propaganda. More of a school research paper. Perfect for zine libraries superficial overview of this media the author Word Balloons #9: Phil, a long-time fixture on and collections where the general public can encountered. [16S :10] –mishap the Aussie comics scene, continues his one- see that zines can be about anything. Ian Guch, Worst Future Ever! #2: “The primary focus man effort to promote the local industry. Wish 6624 Cavalier Dr., Alexandria VA 22207, us@ of this zine is how people imagined the fu- there were more like him. This issue’s feature wtbim.org, www.wtbim.org [$free by mail or ture would be,” illustrated by topics including interview is with cartoonist/editor/actor Ber- Aeon Flux, The X-Files, Lawnmower Man, nard Caleo—most interestingly, he starred in a The Matrix, and The Truman Show (but not stage play based on Alan Moore’s Miracleman. Demolition Man, which will be “analyzed” in a Phil also wraps up his fascinating personal future issue). If a teenager looking forward to story on the creation of Australia’s leading graduating from high school writes this zine, comic book store Minotaur Books in Melbourne then it’s moderately impressive; the “analysis” and why he eventually quit the business. Great is pretty basic but not uninformed. If a teen- stuff. [24M :40] –Dann Lennard ager does not write this zine, then it’s pseudo- Word Balloons #10: Full color comes to Aus- {35} intellectual claptrap. J.D., PO Box 340971, year they saw all movies released into theaters mat, nor does Carrie list a particular song she Columbus OH 43234, worstfutureever@gmail. because of one simple discovery: Door 3. Due to listened to on each day. I hope Carrie collects com, www.worstfutureever.blogspot.com [$1 or a faulty lock, a theater in Ghent was infiltrated every issue of YDGTFH and publishes them in 1 stamp US, $2 world, trades accepted, not ftp by a band of broke, fun-seeking friends that book format. It needs to happen. This is really ?S :??] –clint (with help from the misus) snuck into the movies for free. Recommend good stuff. [40XS :55] –Kris as a must read! Marijnn Bruggesteenweg, You Don’t Get There From Here #12: This Xeens and Things #21: Review zines are al- Bruggesteenweg 14, 8755 Ruiselede, Belgium daily diary comic covers the period March 24, ways a guilty pleasure. There are some reviews [4.5€ US, 2.5€ Belgium, 4€ EU 25M :35] –e.war 2009 - June 30, 2009. I’ve seen a few issues here (zines, music, books, videos), and the rest of this mini-comic and I have to confess that is mostly letters from readers; letters about all YOU/Westside Angst: “a very special split is- I’m a big fan. It’s no small feat being able to kinds of different shit. Also: “Bamboozled, the sue.” This is nothing short of amazing! YOU pull the reader so completely into a work with Joey Torrey Story” a prose piece “The Night I and Westside Angst are two very interesting such minimal dialogue and such (deceivingly) Learned to Do the Polka,” a little bit of collage, Australian perzines. This time around they’ve simple drawings. All of Carrie’s glorious ups and a tiny bit of poetry (though not enough to come together to discuss the influence that and ugly, soul-destroying downs are portrayed spoil the rest of the zine). Not a bad read, even heavy metal has had on the lives of the au- here with complete honesty. Get. This. Now. though I have to admit the cover art is a little thors. The YOU half is in the form of anony- Carrie McNinch, PO Box 49403, Los Angeles embarrassing to me. (The back cover is much mous letters addressed to “Dear You” filled CA 90049, [email protected] [$2 36XS better.) James N. Dawson, PO Box 292, Mal- with heavy metal anecdotes from the author’s 1:20] –Kris den WA 99149 [$3, or trade 40M 1:00] –P5! past. The Westside Angst half (entitled “Valu- able lessons I learnt from Motörhead. Written Zap (Winter 2008): This zine isn’t for sale, but Xerography Debt #25 & 26: The latest issues by an actual Doctor.”) breaks things down song Heath is looking for participants. It’s a good of this review zine are the first produced by by song so the author can give you “Interest- thing too, because this zine needs some help. Davida Gypsy Breier in partnership with reli- ing Facts” and “Lessons You Can Learn From Includes an article bemoaning the demise of able zine distro Microcosm, and they maintain It.” There are lots of cool sketches of Lemmy Usenet, six pages of utterly boring correspon- their usual high standard of quality. Clean, and the boys rounding out the whole pack- dence from a guy searching for a cheap way to attractive layouts and nifty two-color covers age. Sticky Zine Shop, PO Box 310, Flinders duplicate zines (using hard to read lavender- on nice cardstock. Columns by the like of Jeff Lane Post Office, Melbourne 8009, Australia, colored ink), and a semi-amusing story about Somers, Wred Fright, and Joe Biel. Lots of de- [email protected] or Dr. Ianto Ware, c/o a guy running into a mistress with his wife. tailed, expansive reviews by indy press types S.A.I.P.A., 1 Kanbara St., Flinders Park 5025, The amusing part comes in when he corrects like yours truly, Eric Lyden, Breier, Fred Ar- S. Australia, [email protected] [$3 40S his own story like a grade school teacher but goff, Gavin Grant, and several others. Highly 1:45] –Kris with self-deprecating comments. “The Daily recommended, and a serious bargain at $3. Or- Mail” is an interesting “Big Brother” type story der from: Microcosm Publishing, 222 S. Rogers You Don’t Get There From Here Goes to Oax- but the best part of the zine is the last page St., Bloomington IN 47404, www.microcosm aca: A visit to a friend and his family retold in comic “Real Life Super-Powers” with people publishing.com [$3 US, not ftp 66S 3:00+ (com- comic form and not an unpleasant little diver- possessing powers such as “Says ‘no’ to tele- bined)] –clint sion. The drawings of the people, streets, build- marketers—and they hang up.” Needs better ings, ruins, and beer bottles are rendered well The Year We Saw Them All: At first impression editing and cutting away of the chaff but this and the explication is easy going as it informs the glossy stock said this was going to be has potential. Heath Row,101 Russell St. #4-R, us of daily activities and historical/cultural another overproduced lit zine that I won’t read Brooklyn NY 11222, mediadiet.net, kelel@well. information as well. Nothing here rises above and resent for not reading. I stand corrected. com [“not for sale,” available free to contribu- a typical travelogue, but, hey, comics are fun. The intro sparked my interest. The author tors 30M 2:00] –Anu (Note: zine made by ZW [:15] –mishap •••SECOND OPINION: This is confesses to loving zines and hardcore music reviewer) a great little comic. In this issue, Carrie goes and then admits the zine had nothing to do to Mexico. It is slightly different prior issues; Zap!!omania #1-2: Hell yeah, produced on a with either. This is a 25-page story about the it doesn’t follow the daily 3-panel comic for- ditto machine and has that fuzzy purple ink I loved so as a child in elementary school. James talks about zines, the effect of the in- ternet on them, and his reluctance to sign Zine World hopes that 2010 is going to be a great up for Techlife 2.0—after all, there are many year for zines and a great year for Zine World. So, activities to do without staring at a computer to start the year off right, and as a thank you for your screen. A couple of posts from an internet group about finding duplication machines readers who have stuck by us, we made a little calen- aren’t as interesting, but there are ads for dar that you can download and print. The calendar other publications and groups and a couple of features some of our favorite Zine World covers from zine reviews. Old school, pun intended, inde- throughout our years, including artwork by Jeff Mey- pendent publishing effort. [12M :16] –mishap er, Mike Tolento, Violet Jones, Shawn Granton, Jim Zap!!omania #3: Sigh. The first four pages of this newsletter style zine seem to be printed Sumii, Bobby Tran Dale, and Susan Boren. with a mimeograph machine. I’m flashing back to second grade, and that’s fun. But the purple Download it from: www.undergroundpress.org/ ink (faded in places) is not easy on my eyes. zw-announcements/free-zw-mini-calendar. The second half is easier to read, but less cool (and out of order, I think). Is this zine intended for the zinester’s friends? None of the writing

{36} drew me in and compelled me to squint and Here’s a handy list of who read more. James N. Dawson, PO Box 292, to hate. Or, if you actually Malden WA 99149 [$? 8M :20] –Chantel like Zine World, why not Zen Baby #19: The editor of this zine, as well support our volunteers by as collage artist “Dirty” Jimi Camero, are ex- checking out their zines? tremely energetic papernet nodes. Zen Baby gives a taste of what’s in Christopher Robin’s Addster is 37 and works in mailstream. Along with the cut-and-paste publishing in Sydney, Australia. design, ebullient lettercol, and tons of zine, As a teenager, he briefly produced chapbook, and book reviews, there’s also ample poetry. Contributors include Joe Pachinko, Joe a fantasy/sci-fi/gaming zine called Speer, A.D. Winans, and Lyn Lifshin. A must Monster Key. It was terrible. Since read—the Callahan’s Place of the zine world. then, he’s stuck to reading zines, Christopher Robin, PO Box 1611, Santa Cruz and his all-time favorite is Ben is CA 95061-1611 [$2 US, $3 elsewhere, trade, ftp Dead. Write to him c/o Dann Lennard. 56M :26] –Heath Andrew Mall – In between time served in grad school, teaching a college course on punk, and building A Zine About Canberra: Canberra is Austra- lia’s capital city—it is also, in my opinion, bor- a new community radio station, Andrew irregularly poses as an authority on zinedom. Stress the “poses.” ing, sterile, and ugly. The weather is too hot Various issues of his perzine, Living Proof, are available directly through various distros. If you’re not a in summer, too cold in winter, and there are believer, find out firsthand: logoff of Facebook, stalk him at will in Chicago, and keep the hatemail coming. too many fucking junkies. Plus it’s filled with 4845 N. Talman #3, Chicago IL 60625, [email protected]. politicians, embassy staff, and bureaucrats. Julian accepts all this but loves his home city Anu and her little dog, Elvis, are hiking the mountains of Santa Fe and enjoying taking things one day all the same. This amusing, enlightening zine at a time. Please write her c/o Zine World. lists everything that’s good about Canberra… of which there is quite a bit, apparently. Julian Chantel G. has spent most of the 21st century living in Lawrence, Kansas, but is in the midst of a Fleetwood, 8 Jagara St., Aranda ACT 2614, massive move. Wish her luck by contacting her at [email protected] or visit her page on We AUSTRALIA, [email protected], Make Zines: wemakezines.ning.com/profile/ChantelG. www.traversepoetry.org [email for price 40S :30] –Dann Lennard clint johns was the last major zine buyer in the world, and now Tower Records is no more and Zine Arcade #2: ZA brings art, comics, and he’s reviewing zines for Zine World and Xerography Debt, working on his lawn too much, and using writing from 14 different independent publish- electrophysiological methods to elucidate the neural correlates of referential and coreferential processing. ers together into a neat, likable, good-smelling Yeah, you heard that right. Dammit. zine from the UK. Some of the pages are in col- or, it comes with three postcards, and each copy Clinto (aka, Clint Watson) is a zine and tiny-press admirer and currently maintains the Alternative is numbered. Some highlights are comics about Press Collection of the Salt Lake City Public Library. For more info on his efforts, or to contact him, kombucha by E. Darling, comics and art about please visit altpress.slcpl.org. milk paranoia and sidewalk squares by Robert Sergel, and prose about driving instruction by Dann Lennard has been producing zines for more than 16 years. A journalist with two decades’ Thomas Sullivan. Andrew Owen Johnston, experience, he’s currently making a living as a pornographer... and loving it. Dann’s one of Australia’s Flat 5, 31 Oxford Road, Moseley, Birmingham, leading wrestling journalists as well as its foremost expert on pin-up legend Bettie Page (RIP). Dann West Midlands, UK, andrewowenjohnston@ lives in Sydney with his wife Helen, daughter Jones and dogs Indy and Missy. He can be contacted at yahoo.com, www.andrewowenjohnston.com [email protected] for info on any of his zine projects and back issues. Publish a zine in Australia, [3.50£ UK, 4£ Europe, 4.50£ world, not avail- able for trade, not ftp, free copies available to New Zealand, Japan? Save postage on overseas shipping; send review copies directly to Dann: PO zine library and gallery collections 28S :20] – Box A1412, Sydney South NSW, 1235, Australia. Laura-Marie e.war – Originally from the East Coast now in Southern Ontario, been zining since high school, now Zine Librarian Zine #3: This zine is written by lead hand at Hamilton’s Zine Library Liber Libri. Write to her c/o Zine World. both public and private zine librarians about the challenges of running a zine library, some Heath Row has published, read, and reviewed zines since 1988. Currently, he reviews for Zine World of the things to think about before starting one, and Small Press Review. He also writes poems. You can read his blog Media Diet at mediadiet.net. and why zine libraries are so important. Cata- loging and digitizing zine libraries are two big Jaina Bee is back in the zine saddle with Hair Turn—her first publication in over a decade. Contact her topics in this issue, and even though I’m not via [email protected] or PO Box 206, Lopez WA 98261. a zine librarian, I read the whole thing cover to cover with great interest. Recommended. Jerianne – Besides publishing Zine World, I work full time, attend grad school, and am a mommy. So Free download available at zinelibraries. if I’m a little slow responding to your correspondence, it’s probably because I’m busy. PO Box 330156, info/2009/03/03/zine-librarian-zine-3. Jenna Murfreesboro TN 37133-0156 or [email protected]. Freedman, Barnard Library, 3009 Broadway, New York NY 10027, [email protected] [$1-2, Karlos the Jackal published the zine Throwrug throughout the ‘90s. Although it has remained dormant ftp, no unsolicited trades 40S :50] –katie since the dawn of the new millennium, he is currently placing some of his favorite features online at his

{37} Zip Chips #1: Between the suggestively yellow his parent’s old place, gets a job at the gas Claire Goubin’s cheerfully Gallic story about a covers is a pee-in-your-pants, uproarious batch station, and has various interactions with the woman and her troublesome hat, Robin Patric of full-color funnies and drolly deadpan series townsfolk. Daniel meets a mysterious stranger Clair’s poem about a classroom drawing ace, of public restroom reports. Discover new ways who listens to old blues records on the porch and Jason Fraley’s advice to the wolf that’s of washing your hands without touching that of an empty house. After every weird encoun- eating him, but the rest are small litmag-grade filthy faucet and which kinds of toilet seats ter, Daniel wakes up in his room. He becomes stuff. Colin Meldrum, 105 Harvard Ave. E #A1, conform best to the butt. Quote: “Do not sit intrigued with a snake-handling church out- Seattle WA 98102, [email protected], on a squishy toilet seat… that’s just weird.” side of town and with leaving carcasses on his www.acappellazoo.com [$9.50 US, $11 Canadi- Lydia Velarde, PO Box 1147, Poway CA 92074, grandfather’s grave. There is tension here, an, $13.50 Mexico, $16 other 166PB 1:00] –MC [email protected], www.artyvelarde.blogspot.com though not nearly enough to keep the reader Dwelling Portably, 1990 - 1999: Microcosm [$3 32XS :10] –Jaina Bee in suspense. This lack can be put down to the Publishing has put together what looks like fact that the novel has no real conflict (crazy or every issue of this marvelous zine from the last not crazy isn’t real conflict), a character who audio decade of the last century. Written by Burt and does not change throughout the story or really Holly Davis on a manual typewriter for more Life During Wartime #9: A dude finds a Vel- confronts anything about himself or the world than 30 years (!), DP is a dense compendium of vet Underground acetate (one-off record of a around him. We don’t get a novel so much as a information you can use to go camping safely recording session) of their first album, contacts first-person character sketch with some quirky and simply, to augment your home with natu- a friend in Portland, OR, and they concoct a characters and small events. There is little to ral, eco-friendly strategies and devices, and/or scheme to sell it off for a ridiculous sum by hyp- like about Daniel, either, so his fate didn’t re- make yourself more self-sufficient in sometimes ing it as “the most expensive record ever.” This ally concern me (see lack of tension). There’s surprising ways. Want to live in a tent? 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Zine Yearbook #9: It’s been a good five years katie is a Virginian living in Portland. She writes a zine about growing up called aubade and a weird zine since the last Yearbook was published by about technology called we are not machines! Send her a nice note if you want one: k. ash, PO Box 18233, Become the Media (the collective responsible Portland OR 97218 or [email protected]. for Clamor magazine and the Become the Media Conference in Bowling Green, OH.) Kris sends us reviews of zines he picks up on his own. He currently has a new issue of his perzine Extranjero Now published by Microcosm, the Yearbook (#7) hot off the photocopier, as well as a new issue of the contributor-based Going Postal! (#2) zine. Both is a zine anthology, collecting excerpts from 111 different zines published in 2007, across are available for trade or donation from Kris, Calle Obispo 4B, Plasenci 10600, Cáceres, SPAIN. European a wide variety of writing styles, genres, zines—save postage on overseas shipping; send review copies directly to Kris! production levels, print runs, experience, Laura-Marie makes mental health zine functionally ill and perzine Erik and Laura-Marie Magazine. professionalism, etc. For the most part, each excerpt was scanned in and is presented as Visit her blog at dangerouscompassions.blogspot.com. Email her at [email protected]. it originally appeared—part of the appeal of M. Brianna Stallings has resigned herself to the desert wasteland that is Albuquerque, NM. When she zines is their visual diversity, so there’s no attempt at a consistent redesign for the book. is not mixing and mingling, working or schooling... she is tired. So very very tired. Contact her via Zine Some excerpts lack context, beginning and World. ending seemingly mid-story—the solution, MC has written for Comix F/X and Poopsheet. Contact him via Zine World. of course, is to get the whole zine if you’re interested: contact info is provided for all P5! – The long awaited new issue of P5!’s Pussy Magazine (#15) is finally here! (Gee whiz, it only took 4 excerpts (and the 69 honorable mentions). years!) It’s been about as long since I updated my address book, tho, so if you are a subscriber (you know The Yearbook shows that contrary to popular belief, new zines are still alive and well (and who you are!), please get in touch with your current address since I can’t afford to send issues out only to good!). The pure diversity and breadth of the have them returned—thanks! Contact me at [email protected], or for a quicker response (I’m material will keep you from moving through it off the grid): HC01 1030, Kaunakakai HI 96748. quickly; expect to return to it regularly over a long period of time as you digest the different Ryan Mishap can be reached through Real Mail at PO Box 5841, Eugene OR 97405. Mishap #27 is pieces presented. The Yearbook provides a available. thorough glimpse into the current state of the zine scene. It’s really one of a kind, and I hope Stephanie K. – Just graduated from library school in NC and will soon be starting a shiny new job as that it continues in future years. Microcosm a community college librarian. Have been reading/collecting zines for almost 15 years. Wishlist: Pontiac Publishing, 222 S Rogers St., Bloomington IN Fiero; more zines about libraries and librarians; “Baywatch Nights” to come back on TV. Please contact 47404, [email protected], www. her through Zine World. microcosmpublishing.com [$10 240M 4:30] – Andrew Tom Hendricks – As Art S. Revolutionary I publish Musea, the 16-year-old monthly art zine that’s leading the art revolution against the corporate art and corporate media weasels. I cover every aspect dvd of the arts with 160+ issues so far. The Musea websites are www.musea.us (the zine) and www. Between Resistance and Community: “A Docu- hunkasaurus.com (the music). A copy of Musea is $1 or 3 stamps or trade: 4000 Hawthorne #5, Dallas TX mentary about Long Island Punk.” Filmed 10 75219. years ago, this takes a look at one suburban lives in Calgary. Email him at [email protected] if you didn’t like one of his reviews. town’s DIY punk scene. Heavily weighted to- Zacery ward music, the mechanics, ideology, and aims We regret that neither Zine World nor our staffers can afford to trade (exceptions noted). It’s just an of the scene aren’t the focus—beyond claims economic impossibility, when we’re dealing with so many zines. about being an alternative to the consumerist society around them. Non-punks are unlikely to learn much. The biggest issue is a band sign- ARTISTS ing to a bigger label, until the bonus features (cover) see bio, above. with the 10-minute piece on women and the e.war – scene. That was excellent, and I wish the rest Jackie Batey (p. 9) publishes the zine Future Fantasteek! and various artist’s books. She started the of the movie was that serious and focused. Can- Zineopolis Zine Collection at the University of Portsmouth (UK), where she is a lecturer in Illustration. tankerous Titles, PO Box 14323, Portland OR 97293, www.cantankeroustitles.com [$10 DVD Find out more about her projects at www.dampflat.com. 2:00] –mishap Lydia Velarde (p. 31-32) is a semi-retired graphic designer. This year she published her first zine and Infest Wisely: A DIY series on DVD in seven has enjoyed diving into this new world of zine reading and writing. Her medium varies according to episodes which was made for $700. Each epi- mood: she dabbles in pen and ink, watercolor and oils. Her sketches have been published in the book 1000 sode was made by a separate team and they Artist’s Journal Pages and Sketchbook Artist Magazine. Her daily blog is located at www.artyvelarde. all revolve around nanotechnology; it’s super- blogspot.com. We Make Zines Comic from Intellectual Property Is Theft: Copyright, Anti-Copyright, Public Domain and Creative wemakezines.ning.com Commons (p. 21-24) reprinted with permission. Available to download at www.tangledwilderness.org.

{39} cheap, lo-fi filmmaking at its best. The stories unnoticed by female cartoonists such as Nicola a “Superstructure.” John explains this concept may be high-concept and futuristic but there’s Hardy, Jo Waite, and Komala Singh, who’ve in depth, along with other thought-provoking heart behind it. Just send off for it, people, it’s submitted portraits of various male comrades theories and concepts related to contemporary incredible. Also comes with some fascinating including Greg Gates, Ben Hutchings, and Ge- art. The b&w art is clever, humorous, and well- directors’ commentaries. Jim, 10 Trellanock rard Ashworth. It’s an in-joke, sure, but it still executed. However, if you aren’t interested in Ave., Toronto ON MIC5B5, Canada, www.in kinda works. I mean, I have it up on my bed- or participate in mail art, you may be slightly festwisely.com [$12 DVD :86] –Zacery room wall. David Blumenstein, PO Box 2229, lost. John Mountain, Placa Diamant 8, Barce- Caulfield Junction Vic, 3161 AUSTRALIA, lona 08012, Spain, [email protected] not quite a zine [email protected] [AUD$5, AUD$10 (by [31p :25] –Kris Paypal) overseas 32S :20] –Dann Lennard biodieselSMARTER #9: This is not a zine. It is Femailist ATC Portrait Gallery (June 2009): a slick, corporately sponsored publication for Untitled: You know how sometimes you walk Well-known mail artist Anna Banana states: “biodiesel enthusiasts” posing as some kind of down the street and people hand you flyers full “Whereas some of us are tired of being omitted hip, grassroots zine. Actually, it is one big ad- of text with random WORDS IN ALL CAPS from the many accounts and visual documen- vertisement geared towards robot radicals that usually having to do with god or conspiracies? tation of Male-Art, we are proposing a little cheerleads the completely asinine point of view That’s what this reads like. Here are the notes I something to remedy the situation. At least that the way to save the planet is to buy “green wrote down while reading: “cultish ramblings” this project would be a ‘first step’ in that direc- products” rather than those you are used to “self-exalting themes” “penis-shaped candles” tion.” This contains highly stylised color por- consuming. (Yeah, right!) This gets a “D” for “stream-of-consciousness” “cheeseburger traits of 27 “Femail” mail artists from around Dropping the Ball! [$5 46M :01] –P5! snacks.” Not sure what to think, but check the globe. I believe there are actual paper ver- biodieselSMARTER #10 (Summer 2009): Read- it out if that sounds interesting to you. Tru- sions of these ATCs (or Artist Trading Cards) ing the tagline for bS, “the magazine for biodie- man Bentley, 3219 Carden Dr., Columbus GA floating around. John Mountain, Placa Dia- sel enthusiasts,” made me yawn and attempt- 31907-2143 [$? 1M :10] –katie mant 8, Barcelona 08012, Spain, joanpuig59@ hotmail.com [23p :10] –Kris ing to read the thing put me to sleep but: if you Worn Fashion Journal, #7: I’m not a fashioni- are interested in biodiesel, there can’t be many sta, so I didn’t think I would enjoy Worn. How The Homeless Moon: Imaginary Places: A outlets for your interest, and you will literally wrong I was! Printed in full color on slick pa- hefty 80-page chapbook collecting five sto- orgasm over this. This used to be cut-n-paste; per, it has a professional look but is not con- ries, each with a different author, each set in it’s now a fully-fledged self-published mag with cerned with selling trends. The article “Under an imaginary place (see title). The stories are ads, and full-color photos and everything. As I Cover: The Truth about Sunscreen” was highly soundly crafted and consistently interesting— said, “biodiesel enthusiasts” should get it; idiots informative. I really dug both the photo essay fine examples of imaginative fiction that left (such as myself) should stay away! PO Box 84, of normal people in Bogotá, Colombia, wear- me feeling as if I’d just spent my time well. 28 Brookeville MD 20833, www.biodieselsmarter. ing their real clothes and the pix of folks at River Rd. #167, Sunderland MA 01375, home com [$14.95 subscription US, $19.95 world (4 an adult prom in Montreal. COOL! 7 Maynard lessmoon.com/chapbook [$2, or free download issues) 50M 1:30] –Zacery Ave. #3, Toronto Ontario M6K 2Z7, Canada, from website 80S :60] –clint www.wornjournal.com [$7.75 Can, $8.55 US, Broken Pencil #42: Magazine covering “zine The Secret File (Aug. 2009): This pdf contains $11.25 world, or trade 44M :26] –Chantel culture and the independent arts.” I think I three short stories which take place in a dys- got the April Fool’s edition because some of topian Blade Runner-esque future, as well as the short articles in the front were ridiculous. pdf zines related artwork by the author. The main story, Hard to tell because the stylish layout made me Can Boreal #7 (Oct. 2009): This is a mail art “The Secret File,” is told from the pov of a half spin the publication around trying to figure out publication devoted to visual poetry, concrete cyborg/half human who comes into contact with what title went with what. Anyway, the main poetry, letterism, altered texts and collage. a fellow being who, in an effort to keep the past feature on Canada’s tabloid magazine history This particular issue is a collaboration be- alive, has covered himself in subversive tattoos was interesting and there were lots of reviews tween John Mountain from Barcelona (“Can related to mail art’s “Eternal Network” & other of zines and books. [60M :varies] –mishap Boreal” is an anagram of “Barcelona”) and underground culture which has been banned Broken Pencil #43: This is probably my favor- Reed Altemus from Maine. John publishes by the government (aka: “The Corpo”). Nice ite non-zine zine publication. This issue talked very beautiful pamphlets and zines on high concept. Very well executed. John Mountain, about the “craft economy”—why the economy quality paper. However, he publishes them in Placa Diamant 8, Barcelona 08012, Spain, is turning more people towards crafts and very small quantities. Hence the fact that this [email protected] [23p :40] –Kris whether or not that’s a good thing. It explored issue came to me in pdf format. The obvious the idea of profiting off the things you love and disadvantage here is that you don’t get to hold how sometimes that can change the dynamic a beautiful, one-of-a-kind object in your hands. between that thing and yourself. Also, zine re- On the other hand, you have the advantage of views, experimental fiction, and an ode to the seeing stunning, first rate, (full color!) works of now-defunct indie magazine Verbicide. PO art that you almost never see in a paper zine Box 203, Stn P, Toronto ON M5S 2S7, Canada, these days. Well worth a look. John Mountain, [email protected], www.brokenpencil. Placa Diamant 8, Barcelona 08012, Spain, com [$5.95, $25 for 2-year subscription 72M [email protected] [62p :30] –Kris :45] –katie Community Feeling Enhancers (Nov. 2009): The Sexy Men Of Australian Comics 2009- This is a collection of John’s “SAOs” (Small Art 2010 Financial Year Calendar: Who knew Aus- Objects), which relate to his concept of the com- sie cartoonists were so friggin’ hot? Not me, but munity of artists working in the “Netmail” (or clearly their rugged masculinity has not gone mail art network) and how they are a part of

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Wishlist: Pontiac Fiero; SHRED IT DISTRO, Jake L. 350-C Fortune Terrace, Potomac, MD more zines about libraries and librarians; “Baywatch Nights” to come 20854, www.shredit.wordpress.com: This small Maryland distro sells back on TV. Please contact her through Zine World. mouth zines, music, and more, and offers custom buttons at cheap prices. Susan Boren – I used to wonder how I looked to older versions of myself. This was in high school. I remember I once sat on the bathroom “Zinesters beware! I just wanted to publicize two non-paying/non- counter in my parent’s house, inches away from the mirrored wall, and +HUH¶VHere’s ZKHUH where ]LQH zine SXEOLVKHUVpublishers DQG and UHDGHUV readers FDQcan UHDOO\really JLYHgive HDFKeach other RWKHU communicating distros that I’ve dealt with during the past year. delivered a long lecture about identity. I really felt like I was hearing the DKDQG6XSSRUWWKH]LQHFRPPXQLW\E\WHOOLQJXVZKDW\RXNQRZ3OHDVHa hand. 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The Musea websites are www.musea.us (the :HSURYLGHWKLVRSWLRQLQWKHVSLULWRIJUHDWHULQIRUPDWLRQVKDULQJ&RPPHQWVComments may be edited, and can be printed anonymously if Mike’s lack of communication that bothers me most. zine) and www.hunkasaurus.com (the music). A copy of Musea is $1 or PD\you DOVRask. EHWe SXEOLVKHG provide RQthis WKH optionZine Worldin the ZHEVLWHspirit of 1RWH greater ,Q WKLVinformation VHFWLRQ The second offender is Bad Habit Distro, based out of Las Vegas, 3 stamps or trade: 4000 Hawthorne #5, Dallas TX 75219. DQ\WKLQJLQ³TXRWHV´LVVDLGE\]LQHSXEOLVKHUVUHDGHUVVWRUHVWDIIHWF²sharing. Comments may also be published on the Zine World website.not Nev. In March 2008, I sent 10 copies of Candy or Medicine vol. 2 and 10 Yoram lives in San Francisco and helps Jaina with her review E\WKLVSXEOLFDWLRQNote: In this section, anything in “quotes” is said by zine publishers, copies of vol. 3 to Bad Habit. We communicated via MySpace, and the assignments. 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GA 30132 But :I’m A minizines on a variety of topics that can be downloaded and printed fewhopeful months that ago, I’ll Sagestill announcedcontribute toshe the was world taking of downzines throughthe Sweet my Can owndy from smallsciencezines.blogspot.com. website,zine-making.” so she could focus on Sweet Candy being a mail order distro WITHAQUARTERLYCATALOGh&ORTHOSEOFYOUWHOPREFERTOORDERSOLELY Xeens & Things, by James Dawson, has ceased publication. fromLOOP the DISTRO internet has you closed. can now Billy view announced: our complete “I love zine zines, catalog love distros,on our new myspace page: www.myspace.com/sweetcandymailorder. This {42} {32} POSTAGE & MAILING Central Terrace, Lake Worth FL 33460; 561-249-2071; thenightheron@ yahoo.com. “In case you didn’t know, Staples (and maybe other copy centers, I’m not sure) will give you a $3 voucher for every used ink cartridge you bring The Papercut Library Zine Collective in Cambridge, Ma., has been in. I think you can turn in 10 a month. So if you ask friends, family forced to move out of their space at the Democracy Center. They are member, co-workers, etc. to give them to you, you can get quite a few free looking for a new space that is somewhat accessible by subway, bus, copies. Also, my local grocery store, Wegmans, has an area in the front car, bicycle, and/or foot that has at least 180 sq.ft. They are open to of the store where you can turn in old ink cartridges, cell phones, etc. being hosted in an already existing arts/community/library/radical/ I’ve scored 8 this month (I got 5 yesterday), so that’s another route. Is it activist/organizing space or in renting a low cost commercial space. “Our stealing? I don’t think so. To me, it’s no different than picking up a can off absolute requirement is that the freedom to make decisions about the the ground and getting a 5-cent deposit back. Plus the advantage is now library’s internal operation stay within our collective. That is, we are two-fold: The cartridges are still being recycled and the world is now one not interested in another library absorbing our collective if it means more zine, comic, chap book, etc. richer.” –Josh Blair, Candy or Medicine the collective will not be involved.” Contact: [email protected], www. myspace.com/papercutzinelibrary. A new zine library opened up in Reno, Nevada, called the Reno Zine ZINE LIBRARIES & INFOSHOPS Project. It is run out of Ashley Hennefer’s home; currently seeking The Aboveground Zine Library in New Orleans will no longer be run by donations. You can find out more information and send her zines at: 470 Robb Roemershauser. Beverly St., Reno NV 89512, www.renozineproject.com. Baltimore County Public Library, Cockeysville It’s been a year+ since ZAPP (Zine Archive & Branch, has discontinued its three-year zine Publishing Project) reopened. Since then, “ZAPP collection pilot program. Zines will no longer be has cataloged roughly 1000 zines, taken in roughly available at this library. All the zines collected were 800 newly donated zines... received the 4Culture donated to other libraries, schools, or infoshops. Preservation Award... created a gallery space... hosted a 24-hour zine challenge,” and much more. Bard College at Simon’s Rock is creating a Find out about ZAPP at www.hugohouse.org/ zine library; currently seeking donations. Dan content/zapp. Located at Richard Hugo House, Copulsky, 84 Alford Rd., Great Barrington MA 1634 11th Ave., Seattle WA 98122. 01230. View our complete list of zine libraries & infoshops on our website: The Calgary Zine Library has opened in the Good Life Community Bike Shop at Eau Claire Market-201. 200 Barclay Parade SW. Send zines www.undergroundpress.org/infoshops.html. to: The Zine Tree Collective, Suite 166, 104-1240 Kensington Rd. NW, Calgary AB, T2N 4X7, Canada; [email protected]. MISCELLANEA The Denver Zine Library has temporarily closed. They are planning to re- open once they find a new, sustainable space. If you have any suggestions, Among the organizations currently offering residency programs for get in touch: [email protected] or [email protected]. zinesters: The Roberts Street Social Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Historical Society, 657 Mission residencies each June to September. Residencies are two weeks long, St. #300, San Francisco CA 94105, collects, preserves, and interprets and residents are provided with space, equipment, and support for their the history of GLBT people; its archives is one of the world’s largest project, as well as living space in a garden shed in the backyard of the collections of primary source material about GLBT history, including a Centre. The Centre is interested in projects that embody the same sort very extensive collection of queer zines. For information on visiting the of DIY spirit as the Centre; among the Centre’s projects is the Anchor archive, to donate to the collection, or to search the archive’s periodical Archive zine collection. For more information, visit www.robertsstreet. holdings, visit glbthistory.org/research/index.html. org/n/residency or email [email protected]. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library is trying to start a zine The Cyberpunk Apocalypse Visiting Writer Program in Pittsburgh collection. Donations to: Kati Nolfi, Young Adult Division, Room 208, is a one-month residency at the Cyberpunk Apocalypse Writers’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW, Washington house. The writers will be given a small bedroom at no cost and access DC 20001. to communal spaces used by long-term residents. Applications are accepted from “anybody with a writing project they are excited about Napa Nest, a collaborative gallery/boutique/craft space, has recently and that they could complete if they had a month to devote themselves moved into a new location and is now seeking zine donations for a to it.” For more information, visit www.cyberpunkapocalypse. new zine reading room. Each contributor will receive a free copy of the com/?id=html&page=residents or email cyberpunkapocalypse@gmail. zine Pearl Necklace in return. 1144 Main St., Napa CA 94559, www. com napanest.com. “The Stickerman Museum, Tokyo Annex has opened. The collection will Niagara College Zine Library opened in Sept. 2009 and is looking be documented in the SM, TA page at gloomy-sundays.blogspot.com. for donations. For more info, email [email protected] or visit Please send your and other people’s stickers (and any story/comment/ nczinelibrary.blogspot.com. etc. you may have about the stickers’ design, origin, etc.) to: Stickerman Museum, Tokyo Annex, Gianni Simone, 3-3-23 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, The Night Heron Grassroots Activist Center is an infoshop, lending Yokohama-shi, 226-0027 Kanagawa-ken, Japan.” library, zine distro, and activist event center in Lake Worth, Fla. Regular events include Anti-Racist Reading Group, free tutoring, films, “The Fanzine Italiane Association is happy to propose to you and discussions. Visit online at myspace.com/thenightheron or visit collaboration to the international exposition project MondialZine, our space in the G Center, corner of 13th Avenue N. and G Street. 1307 presented all over Italy and composed by reproductions of international

{43} Fanzine headings and photo murals of fanzine covers. What’s more, the The Broken Arts Fair will be held 3-9 p.m. March 10 at the McLaughlin Fanzine Italiane Association invites you as participant to include your branch of the Oshawa Public Libraries, 65 Bagot St., in Oshawa, logotype on the exposition products.” Fanzine Italiane - Associazione Ontario. Applications open to table for zines, crafts, comics, fashion, di Promozione Sociale, Casella Postale 23, 48015 Pinarella, Ravenna, art, baked goods, or other self-made items. The event will also feature Italy, [email protected]. poetry readings, zine readings, a zine-making workshop, and a drawing tutorial. More info at: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=337707395074. Librarians in Texas have put together a thorough guide on how to present a zine workshop. It’s written for libraries, but could work for The Chicago Zine Fest is an independent event creating an outlet for other organizations as well. Includes PDFs of a resource guide, a how- small press and independent publishers to showcase their work. On to minizine, and a flyer. tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/ttr/2009/manual/zine. March 12, join us for an open mic zine reading at Quimby’s Bookstore html (1854 W. North Ave.) at 7 p.m. and a zine-related art opening at Johalla Gallery, 7-10:30 p.m. March 13 will feature a day of zine exhibiting at Have comments you can share about do-it-yourself printing, including the Conaway Center at Columbia College (1104 S. Wabash Ave.), 10 suggestions about equipment and supplies? Order a zine months ago and a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, visit chicagozinefest.org. never receive it? Let us know! The 15th annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair will take place on March 13-14 in Golden Gate Park. Confirmed speakers include John Curl, UPCOMING ZINE EVENTS Andrej Grubacic, Lierre Keith, Gabriel Kuhn, Victoria Law, Penelope Rosemont, and John Zerzan. For more details, see sfbookfair.wordpress. The Independent Publishing Resource Center offers a variety of com. educational workshops on a variety of subjects related to publishing. The workshops are designed to give participants technical information The 4th annual NYC Anarchist Bookfair will be held on April 17, 11 and hands-on experience which they can apply to their individual a.m. - 7 p.m., at the Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Sq. S., projects. Topics include: bookbinding, design & publishing software, Manhattan. It is a one-day exposition of books, zines, pamphlets, art, comic/zine/chapbook publishing, copyright law, letterpress printing, film/video, and other cultural and political productions of the anarchist and printmaking basics. Want to learn more about the IPRC or become scene. For more information, please visit anarchistbookfair.net. a member? Join us for an orientation, held at 7 p.m. on the second Fluke 2010, a festival for small press comics and zines, will take place Thursday of each month and 3 p.m. on the third Saturday. The IPRC is on April 17 at Cine Barcafecinema at 234 West Hancock Ave., Athens at 917 SW Oak St. #218 in Portland, Ore. For more information, or to GA. See flukeisawesome.blogspot.com for more details. see a list of scheduled workshops, visit www.iprc.org. The 11th annual Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo held Celebrate the Festival of the Photocopier in Melbourne, Australia, this in Columbus, Ohio, on April 24-25 at the Ramanda Plaza Hotel and February. Sponsored by Sticky Institute, scheduled events include: Zines Conference Center, 4900 Sinclair Rd. The show will be open from 10 and the Punk Scene with DX, 6-7 p.m. February 3; Picaresque/YOU split a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Sunday. For more launch, with zine readings and music, 6-7 p.m. February 4; Queer Zine information, check out www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm. Nite, 6-7 p.m. February 5; zine-making activity, noon-5 p.m. February 6; zine rock’n’roll show, 9:30 p.m. February 11; Undiscovered Press The 7th annual Stumptown Comics Fest will be held April 24-25 in exhibition launch, 6-7 p.m. February 12; Susy Pow: How to Make Zines Portland, Ore. The fest will be open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. each day, Your Entire Life, 7-8 p.m. February 12; Zine Fair, 3-8 p.m. February 13; and the cost is $6 per day to attend. It will be held at the Lloyd Center Textazine 5: Perfical launch, 6-7 p.m. February 18; Macarons Are Not Doubetree Hotel. Visit www.stumptowncomics.com for more details. Macaroons launch, 6-7 p.m. February 23; and I Was a Zinester in the The London Zine Symposium will be held on May 2. The event brings 90s with Ian McIntyre, 6-7 p.m. February 26. Most events are at Sticky together zine, small press, comic, and radical writers to celebrate DIY and Institute (located in the underground subway arcade, off Flinders St., zine culture. For more information, visit www.londonzinesymposium. in Melbourne). More information, and other scheduled events, at www. org.uk. stickyinstitute.com. The 12th annual Allied Media Conference will take place on June 18-20 Anno Domini is again hosting an Art of Zines exhibition. The exhibition in Detroit. The Allied Media Conference is the central project of the opens on February 5, 6-7 p.m. The opening will feature zine tabling and Allied Media Projects network. AMC attracts people who are interested live bands. Anno Domini is at 366 S. Front St. in San Jose. For more in using participatory media as a strategy for social justice organizing. information, visit www.galleryAD.com or call 408-271-5155. More info at alliedmediaconference.org. The Alternative Press Fair will be held on February 13 at the St. The Twin Cities Zinefest will be held July 10 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Aloysius Social Club in London. There will be an all-inclusive Small Minneapolis. This event welcomes creatives, rebels, musicians, and Press Fair featuring comics, zines, poetry, book arts, and print making frustrated intellectuals to connect, create, and share ideas. As the area’s throughout the day. There will be music and spoken word as well as an premier DIY craft, culture, and self-publishing event, Zinefest often open mic in the evening. It’s free! For more information, please visit features an art show, live music, craft demonstrations, guest speakers, www.alternativepress.org.uk or email [email protected] or and panel discussions. For more information, please visit zinefest.org. [email protected]. The Small Press Expo will take place in Bethesda, Md., on Sept. 11- The Brighton Zine Fest will take place on February 18-21. There will 12 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. be zine and craft trading, music, workshops, talks, and a vegan dinner Admission is $10 for one day and $15 for a weekend pass. SPX brings held at various locations in Brighton. See www.brightonzinefest.co.uk together over 400 artists and comics publishers to meet their readers, for more details. booksellers, distributors, and each other. For more information, visit Format is a two-week festival themed around DIY, artist-run initiatives, www.spxpo.com. and participatory culture in Adelaide, Australia. It will take place Feb. The Alternative Press Expo will be held Oct. 16-17 at the Concourse 27-March 14th. For more details, see www.format.net.au.

{44} Exhibition Center in San Francisco. This is an indie comics event featuring more than 325 exhibitors with alternative comics, art, zines, and DIY stuff. See www.comic-con.org/ape for more details. The London Anarchist Bookfair will take place at Queen Mary’s, Publications & Websites University of London, on Mile End Road on Oct. 23, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Along with the bookfair, there will be meetings and discussions of That Review Zines anarchist activity open to everyone. There will also be an anarchist cabaret. Please visit www.anarchistbookfair.org for more details. We don’t want to be the definitive word on anything, so don’t just Other upcoming events, TBA: take our word for it. There are plenty of other fine publications out North of Nowhere Expo, edmontonsmallpress.ca/nonexpo.html there to send your zines/comics for review and to scope for new Canzine, www.brokenpencil.com/canzine zines. Please feel free to reprint or otherwise disseminate this list, New Orleans Bookfair, www.nolabookfair.com which is also available at ww.undergroundpress.org/zine-resources/ NYC Zine Fest, www.nyczinefest.org Portland Zine Symposium, www.pdxzines.com other-zine-review-zines. San Francisco Zine Fest, www.sfzinefest.com Richmond Zine Fest, www.richmondzinefest.org These zines exist to review zines, including up to hundreds of reviews in each issue:

Broken Pencil mostly covers Canadian zines, but has a good-sized RECENT ZINE EVENTS American-zine section, plus excellent articles/reprints on zines, Report from Eric Nelson publishing, and other nifty topics. Great source for what’s going on The First-Ever New York City Zine Fest!: Gotham zinesters underground north of the border. Published quarterly. PO Box 203, and fans joined together in solidarity at the Brooklyn Lyceum on the Stn P, Toronto, ON M5S 2S7, Canada, www.brokenpencil.com, zines@ weekend of June 27, 2009! The festival, put on by organizers Deb brokenpencil.com ($6.95) Klein, Susan E. Thomas, Aliqaue Geracia, and Alycia Sellie brought Xerography Debt, the review zine with latent per-zine tendencies. together people in the greater New York zine community to promote Reviewers are select the zines they review and how they approach D.I.Y. print culture, workshop and sell their wares. Over 100 zine their reviews. Reviews also posted online at xerographydebt.blogspot. writers, distros, and groups made their presence felt, including com. Send zines to: Davida Gypsy Breier, PO Box 963, Havre de Ayun Halliday of East Village Inky fame, World War 3 Magazine, Grace MD 21078; order new issues from: Microcosm Publishing, 222 the ABC No Rio Zine Library, the Barnard Zine Library Collection, S. Rogers St., Bloomington IN 47404; [email protected], www. and Wooden Shoe Books, who came all the way from Philadelphia! leekinginc.com/xeroxdebt ($3) The event kicked off with a fundraising dance party on May 29 that included readings by such zine writers as Jenna Freedman (Lower Zine World is what you’re reading. Produced by an all-volunteer staff, East Side Librarian) and Brooklyn cartoonist Julia Wertz (The Fart ZW reviews anything self-published: zines, comics, chapbooks, books, Party). and other DIY stuff. Published two to three times a year. PO Box Attendees from all over the area flocked to the Brooklyn 330156, Murfreesboro TN 37133-0156, jerianne@undergroundpress. Lyceum, a performance venue/coffee shop to participate in workshops org, www.undergroundpress.org ($4) on topics such as bookbinding, art as activism, and screenings of the documentary $100 and a T-Shirt. These are also primarily review publications, featuring Katelyn Foisy, an independent publisher, came and checked dozens or scores of reviews in each issue: it out and loved what she saw: “Everyone was quite friendly and the overall atmosphere was relaxed even though the place was packed. The Curmudgeon, Steve Marlow, 733 Gleneagles Dr., Kamloops BC I found some artists’ and writers’ work that I wouldn’t have found V2E 1J7, Canada, [email protected] otherwise.” Dead Trees Review reviews books (small press and self-published) of The event gave New York-based zine writers an outlet to all genres except poetry, romance, or horror. Quarterly. Paul Lappen, promote their work, as well as a chance to see what their colleagues PO Box 386, Manchester CT 06045-0386, www.deadtreesreview.com were up to. Many came away with a better understanding of the zine ($1) culture themselves. Carmichael Monaco, from Five Second Rule and Ten Second Rule put it nicely: “There’s no one checking your punk Fanzine Fanatique Quarterly: “We’ve been in continuous publication credentials or judging you for what you do or don’t know about the for nearly 30 years. We review publications in a variety of different history of DIY print materials throughout the past century. There languages. Reviews are, however, currently in English. We hope to are just people doing what they do on paper and sharing it. It was become multilingual sometime in the future. We review fanzines, pretty great.” small press publications, semi-prozines, and selected professional Looking back, organizer Susan Thomas had this to say: “I publications.” Keith & Rosemary Walker, 6 Vine St., Greaves, myself think the NYC Zine Fest ‘09 was a wild success. We brought Lancaster, LA1 4UF, England, [email protected] (trades) together an incredibly diverse group of zine makers, from anarchist Narcolepsy Press Review: “Dedicated to keeping print zines alive.” activists to Conceptual artists. The goal was to bring masses of people Randy Robbins, PO Box 17131, Anaheim CA 92817-7131 ($2 or to a bunch of zinesters. The fest accomplished this.” stamps) Got the lowdown on an upcoming event? Give us the info and we’ll share it here. Listings are free. Check www.undergroundpress.org/events. Neufutur is a zine and a website. “We have reviewed different zines html for upcoming event listings. Have you been to a recent zine-related for quite a few years. The zine isn’t all about zine reviews, but we try to give reviews a major part of the website and fit in about 10-15 event? Tell us how it went, what you got out of it, and any suggestions reviews each print issue we release (once every 2-3 months).” James you have for event organizers. {45} McQuiston, 650 Morris #6, Kent OH 44240, neufutur.com ($2) Poopsheet Foundation reviews mini-comics only. The site is a meeting place for the mini-comics community with social networking, Off the Beaten Path produced by the same crew as Dwelling Portably, community blog, historical archive, forums, reviews, and more, www. this annual zine offers short zine reviews. c/o Lisa Ahne, PO Box 181, poopsheetfoundation.com. Contact: Rick Bradford, PO Box 343, Alsea OR 97324 Bedford TX 76095-0343, [email protected] Opuntia, “does not review music or comics, just zines.” Dale Speirs, Small Press Newsroom: “Where people discover cool comics! Finally, Box 6830, Calgary, AB T2P 2E7 Canada ($3) a blog for Small Press Comics that honestly reviews your work,” PrakalpanA LiteraturE: “Zinesters may send us non-mainstream smallpressnewsroom.blogspot.com. Send items to: Allen Freeman, literary/art books & zines for short review.” Send zines to: P40 6668 Waterford Pl., Owensboro KY 42303 Nandana Park, Kolkata 700034, India. Small Press Review, small companies and many self-published books Queer Zine Explosion reviews queer zines. After five years of and magazines are reviewed and advertised; established in 1967. Now inactivity, Larry-bob published a new issue in August 2009. Many published online only; subscription required to read reviews, www. older issues are archived at holytitclamps.com/qze.html. Larry-bob, dustbooks.com. Dustbooks, PO Box 100, Paradise CA 95967 ($35 per Box 590488, San Francisco CA 94159-0488. year individual) Syndicated Zine Reviews reprints zine reviews from a variety of Zine review websites: sources, making them available to you via its blog or RSS feed. New Feminist Review accepts all kinds of items for review, including zines, reviewers are welcome to submit, syndicatedzinereviews.blogspot.com. books, music, film, crafts, etc. “Our mission is to write reviews from Send zines to: Jack Cheiky, 1496 Elmwood Ave., Lakewood OH 44107 feminist perspectives to explore the world through an anti-oppression Too Many Cookies is a review blog by Chantal Lefebvre, a zinester lens,” feministreview.blogspot.com. Send to: PO Box 1683, Athens GA and graphic design/illustration student. “I like to review zines that are 30603, [email protected] mainly about: feminism, gender, art, personal, small cities, travelling, Free Rent Community “is a printed zine, website, and an online radio and anything else that sparks my interest.” too-many-cookies.blogspot. station/podcast. We review zines and short DIY DVDs which are com, [email protected] directly, indirectly or barely related to love, feminism, and/or women TRS2 – The Review Sheet Squared, reviews comic zines, primarily creating a better world through direct action and/or civil disobedience. British (last updated Nov. 2009), www.bugpowder.com/trs2. Jez We will review zines of all types, including online zines as long as Higgins, 34 Forest Rd., Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9DH, jez@jezuk. they are PDF. Please include the form found on our website: www. co.uk FreeRentCommunity.org.” Send materials for review to: Freeschool Community, PO Box 6086, Olympia WA 98507 Zineocracy: This is a zine review website where readers are encouraged to submit their own zine reviews, angrytooth.com/zineocracy (last Gloomy Sundays is a blog by mail artist and zine maker Gianni updated Aug. 2009). To submit zines for review, send them to: Simone; it sporadically reviews zines, audio/video, books, and anything Zineocracy, 2262 SE 39th Ave., Portland OR 97214, zineocracy@gmail. else he finds in his mailbox. This is mostly an invitation-only site, com which means Gianni will contact you and invite you to send in your stuff. Unsolicited material is not guaranteed a review. gloomy- Zinethug, updated about once per year, www.zinethug.com. Marc sundays.blogspot.com Parker, 2000 NE 42 Ave #221, Portland OR 97213-1399 Hello Amber! is by Amber, a queer feminist who publishes the zines Culture Slut and Fight Boredom. She reads a lot of zines and reviews The primary purpose of these publications is not them on her blog, hello-amber.blogspot.com reviewing zines, but they do have large review sections: Black Velvet, 336 Birchfield Road, Webheath Redditch, Worcs. Library Journal began publishing a quarterly zine review column in B974NG, UK, www.blackvelvetmagazine.com ($8 US, 5 euro Europe, 2008; in 2009, the reviews moved to online only: www.libraryjournal. £2.60 UK) com/community/Magazine%2FZine/47384.html. Send zines for review to: Anna Katterjohn, Library Journal, 360 Park Ave. S., New York NY The Comics Journal, comics only. 7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle WA 10010 98115, www.tcj.com ($6) Musea Reviews – “Musea guarantees a review for all artwork in any Give Me Back is a punk zine, picking up where HeartattaCk left off. conceivable field,” musea.wordpress.com. Include contact info and $5 PO Box 73691, Washington DC 20056, www.givemeback.org (free) processing fee. (Currently on hiatus.) Send zines to: Tom Hendricks, Maximum Rocknroll, especially punk zines. Published monthly. PO 4000 Hawthorne #5, Dallas TX 75219, [email protected] Box 460760, San Francisco CA 94146, maximumrocknroll.com ($4) OutsideWriters reviews just about anything with a DIY ethic, Pussy, pop culture zine, irregularly published. P.5!, HC01 1030, including zines, small press books, chapbooks, etc., www. Kaunakakai HI 96748, [email protected] ($4) outsiderwriters.org. For more information, contact reviews@ outsiderwriters.org. Razorcake, punk mag with zine review section. PO Box 42129, Los Angeles CA 90042, [email protected], www.razorcake.com ($3) Paniscus Revue – “Online collection of reviews and amusements with an emphasis on the extreme. Cult, horror & adult film reviews, punk, If you have information on a zine-review zine or website not on this list, gothic, industrial & metal music reviews, underground commix, and or a correction to a publication listed here, please let us know: PO Box zine reviews. Any poetry submissions will be roundly mocked,” home. 330156, Murfreesboro TN 37133, [email protected]. earthlink.net/~newpaniscus (last updated Nov. 2009). Tom Crites, PO Box 21448, Long Beach CA 90801, [email protected].

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Rates for mailing within the U.S. Rates for mailing to Mexico7 WEIGHT LARGE2 WEIGHT LARGE2 LETTER1 PACKAGE3 LETTER1 PACKAGE3 UP TO: ENVELOPE UP TO: ENVELOPE postcard $0.28 – – postcard $0.79 – – 1 oz. $0.44 $0.88 $1.22 1 oz. $0.79 $1.03 $1.23 2 oz. $0.61 $1.05 $1.39 2 oz. $1.34 $1.59 $1.79 3 oz. $0.78 $1.22 $1.56 3 oz. $1.89 $2.15 $2.35 3.5 oz. $0.954 - - 3.5 oz. $2.444 - - 4 oz. – $1.39 $1.73 4 oz. – $2.71 $2.91 5 oz. – $1.56 $1.90 5 oz. – $3.27 $3.47 6 oz. – $1.73 $2.07 6 oz. – $3.83 $4.03 7 oz. – $1.90 $2.24 7 oz. – $4.39 $4.59 8 oz. – $2.07 $2.41 8 oz. 8 – $4.95 $5.15 9 oz. – $2.24 $2.58 10 oz. – $2.41 $2.75 11 oz. – $2.58 $2.92 Rates for mailing to Groups 3-57 12 oz. – $2.75 $3.09 WEIGHT LARGE2 13 oz. – $2.92 $3.26 LETTER1 PACKAGE3 UP TO: ENVELOPE 1 lb. 6 – $4.905 $4.905 postcard $0.98 – – 1 oz. $0.98 $1.24 $1.44 Rates for mailing to Canada7 2 oz. $1.82 $2.08 $2.28 3 oz. $2.66 $2.92 $3.12 WEIGHT LARGE2 4 LETTER1 PACKAGE3 3.5 oz. $3.50 - - UP TO: ENVELOPE 4 oz. – $3.76 $3.96 postcard $0.75 – – 5 oz. – $4.60 $4.80 1 oz. $0.75 $1.03 $1.23 6 oz. – $5.44 $5.64 2 oz. $1.00 $1.29 $1.49 7 oz. – $6.28 $6.48 3 oz. $1.25 $1.55 $1.75 8 oz. 8 – $7.12 $7.32 3.5 oz. $1.504 - - 4 oz. – $1.81 $2.01 5 oz. – $2.07 $2.27 Rates for mailing to Groups 6-97 6 oz. – $2.33 $2.53 WEIGHT LARGE2 7 oz. – $2.59 $2.79 LETTER1 PACKAGE3 UP TO: ENVELOPE 8 oz. 8 – $2.85 $3.05 postcard $0.98 – – NOTES: 1 oz. $0.98 $1.24 $1.44 1. Letter Rate applies to envelopes that are between 3-1/2” high x 5” 2 oz. $1.76 $2.03 $2.23 long and 6-1/8” high x 11-1/2” long and that are no more than 1/4” 3 oz. $2.54 $2.82 $3.02 thick. Letters considered as nonmachinable are subject to a 20¢ 3.5 oz. $3.324 - - surcharge. (US or International) 4 oz. – $3.61 $3.81 2. Large Envelope Rate applies to envelopes (aka “flats”) that are 5 oz. – $4.40 $4.60 between 6-1/8” high x 11-1/2” long and 12” high x 15” long and 6 oz. – $5.19 $5.39 between 1/4” and 3/4” thick, or envelopes too heavy for Letter 7 oz. – $5.98 $6.18 Rate. Flats exceed at least one of the above minimum dimensions. 8 oz. 8 – $6.77 $6.97 Items that are rigid, nonrectangular, or not uniformly thick must be sent using Package Rates. (US or International) 3. Package Rate applies to all items not meeting the Letter or Large Envelope requirements. (US or International) 4. Letters weighing more than 3.5 oz. use Large Envelope rates. (US or International) 5. For First Class delivery, packages above 13 oz. must be sent by Priority Mail. Rates above 1 lb. vary by location. USPS has a Priority Flat Rate Envelope ($4.90) and a small Flat Rate Box ($4.95); the cost is the same to any US destination regardless of weight. Use Ship Online from USPS.com and the rates drop to $4.75 for the Flat Rate Envelope or $4.85 for the Flat Rate Box. 6. For packages weighing 1 lb. or more, other options include Media Mail and Parcel Post. Media Mail costs $2.23 for 1 lb, plus 35¢ for each additional lb. Media Mail takes 2-9 days, on average, for continental delivery. Parcel Post varies by zone and weight. NOTE: As of Sept. 2008, Bound Printed Matter is no longer available for mailings without a permit. See the Zinester’s Guide to U.S. Mail for details. 7. All rates shown for outside the U.S. are for First Class International. The rest of the world is divided into “groups.” Canada is Group 1; Mexico is Group 2. Groups 3-5 include Europe, Australia, Japan, Russia, China, and South Korea. Groups 6-9 include Central & South America, New Zealand, Africa, and the rest of Asia. See http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm for more information. Economy Mail (aka, Surface Mail) is no longer available. 8. Above 8 oz., rates increase in 4 oz. increments (ie, 10 oz. is the same rate as 12 oz.). For Canada, add 95¢ for each additional 4 oz. For Mex- ico, add $1.50 for each 4 oz. For Groups 3-5, add $1.65 for each 4 oz. For Groups 6-9, add $1.60 for each 4 oz. For large envelopes over 1 lb., it may be cheaper to use a Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope. Package rate goes up to 4 lbs.; after that, Priority Mail is the cheapest option. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.usps.com or call 800-275-8777. Download the Zinester’s Guide to U.S. Mail at www.undergroundpress.org/zine-resources. – courtesy of Zine World, PO Box 330156, Murfreesboro TN 37133 –