Zine and Mini-Comic Reviews
October 27th, 2011 by chocko
Xerography Debt #29
This is a zine chock full of zine reviews and is an excellent resource for checking out what’s out there in the zine world. It starts out with some informative editorials concerning the zine community and then there’s reviews galore with a plethora of info and contacts in case you see something that interests you. Most of the zines reviewed are from the United States, U.K. and Australia. It only costs $3 to purchase a copy, so definitely support the scene! I’m digging the pirate-themed wraparound cover by Bojan. Xerography Debt is published twice a year. Check it out at Microcosm Publishing.
San Diego Diary
Gabrielle Bell documents her trip to the San Diego Comic Con in comic book form. She is an excellent artist and has an amazing talent for storytelling and making the mundane interesting to read. Her personal Comic Con experience features cameos by her ex-boyfriend Michel Gondry and fellow comic book artists such as Ariel Schrag and Jeffrey Brown. The first couple pages are my favorite as she recalls her first time at the Con, more than a decade ago, trying to sell her mini-comics. As a bonus, there are also pages of her rough drafts and sketches. Definitely recommended. Get your copy at Uncivilized Books.
Feedback #10
I grabbed this copy during my trip to Portland. Feedback just got put on the shelf in the zine section of Powell’s Books and I snatched my copy for the flight home. It’s one of my favorites. The zine is by John Isaacson and features his reviews of punk shows told within a couple panels of comics. This particular issue also features flyers from the shows he reviewed for the issue along with zine and record reviews. For your own copy, send $2 to John Isaacson/P.O. Box 42041/Portland, Oregon 97202.
Fungus Issue One
This comic was done by James Kochalka who is known for his Monkey Vs. Robot series and American Elf books which features his daily diary comics. The first story in Fungus follows two mushrooms looking to have some fun and party hard. The second story is about two mounds of moss and a mushroom bickering about facebook and cellphones. Great cartoons…weird stories. I like the 3D cover a lot and the list of music Kochalka listened to while working on the book is a nice touch. This book was published by Retrofit Comics straight outta Philly.
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