Comments on: Zines

By: Art Paul Schlosser

Art Paul Schlosser — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:37:48 +0000

I did one Margaret called Art’s Garbage Gazzette and one of the purposes for it was to write funny things and to allow myself the freedom to misspell words. I sent it to the Fact Sheet Five and they gave it a real good review and then I got some really strange zines in the mail. It also got mentioned in the New York Times with the wrong mail address as well as a sheet I started called Art’s sheet for the street. I think I made a little money on Art’s Garbage Gazzette but it really was more work in the end then it was worth putting out. I think you can read all 36 copies on microprint in Madison here at the State Historical Museum and there’s a library in New York that might have bought a copy of it but I really got tired of making copies of it so I retired it. I now write for a newspaper here in Madison called Madison Street Pulse I don’t purposely misspell words anymore but I have publish poems and comics and now I write political articles it’s really more fun even though I don’t get paid because I don’t worry about selling it. So I can use my energy to make a living being an artist and musician painting paintings and singing songs both of which pay a little more than selling a small zine.

By: Frederick Moe

Frederick Moe — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:46:29 +0000

There are far more abandoned / dormant blogs than there are zines that have ceased publishing. Please stop talking about zines in the past tense! Zines and zinesters are alive and well.

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Fri, 04 May 2012 22:24:10 +0000

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By: Russell Miller

Russell Miller — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:33:42 +0000

I remember zines well. I loved them. They were very unique. It seems to me that more care is taken with something that has a physical existence as opposed to a blog online. It feels real and important. Blogs are like ghosts, all online presences are apparitions. I like something I can hold in my hand, and stroke. You know, like a zine. I found out my sister in law has been printing out my blog and putting it in a loose leaf binder, then showing it to my brother and sisters who don’t read anything off of a computer screen. Knowing this makes it feel more like a zine. It has a physical form somewhere.

By: Noemi Martinez (@hermanaresist)

Noemi Martinez (@hermanaresist) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:49:06 +0000

And zinester’s kids are making zines. My kid made his first zine when he was like 6. Now, 12 going on 27, we’re working on a split zine on the wonderful topic of scifi.

By: We Mkae Zines

We Mkae Zines — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:58:44 +0000

Lots of people still make zines and many conventions and fests are held every year all over the country. I’ve been making them since 1994 and I am 47. Visit We Make Zines – the online zine community to get an idea of this diverse and independent group of artists that, yes, still do zines. http://www.wemakezines.com

By: Liz Brave

Liz Brave — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:35:18 +0000

I edited an SF zine and it was fun. I enjoyed the whole “do it yourself” movement. I saved a few copies of Dyke Review and I’ll look at them when I’m feeling nostalgic.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:26:43 +0000

At 41 I think I may be old enough to remember them but I don’t think I’ve read one. I’m going to look them up.

By: Erin H

Erin H — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:21:07 +0000

Yeah, zines are still going strong! I have an online distribution shop where I sell zines called Things You Say. There’s also zine fests in different cities all over the world.

By: Sarah Rose

Sarah Rose — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:14:49 +0000

I never grew out of zines, and yeah, they’re still around. I’ve never been able to express myself better than I could with a gluestick and scissors. I’ve never related to media more so than when it was made with that same tool. I’m excited that as an “adult” I get to help facilitate other people finding that outlet to empower themselves. It might not ever be how I make my living, but I’ll never stop encouraging people to make media that represents them when the mainstream doesn’t.