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| #1 Catalog Picks for the Month! |
| These are the zines we currently like as much as wearing fake mustaches and drinking an adult beverage! |
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| About My Disappearance |
| Wow, you really have to admire Dave (On Subbing) for making this zine. He honestly writes about his painful battle with Crohn's Disease, from colonoscopies to messy bowel movements to fevers and potentially fatal experiences. It is really amazing to know that he survived it all to create a truly inspiring and educational zine. Once again, wow! |
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| Already Too Much; Never Enough #2 |
| Subtitled "Fat Girl at (and on top of) the kitchen table." In this issue of Already Too Much; Never Enough Andie enlists some of her friends to write about the precarious relationship between food, sex, weight and body image. She found this a daunting task as many expressed interst but only a few were up to the challenge. From the intro: "Hillary wrote a beautiful piece of queer smut with a vegan chocolate chip recipe imbedded in the text. Kelly expounded on his illicit love for potatoes and diners. And my friend Perez talked about how hard it can be to understand food as sexy when food has been such a frightening enemy for so long." Andie also writes articles of her own dealing with food and/or sex. |
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| Already Too Much; Never Enough #3 |
| Andie was arrested for being a legal observer of the police during her friends' arrests. But she relays the story not to brag about toughness, but to critcally dissect the system and her own privileges within that system. She is mart and brutally honest in this issue, calling herself out on lies, facades, past mistakes and troubled relationships. This is text heavy and unflinchingly open. |
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| Anatomical Heart #1 |
| This zine is pretty short and not overly text-heavy, but I still think that it brings up a lot of valid points about depression and support. Bettie writes about her struggles with disability benefits in England as she is accused of being a "benefit scrounger" by the government. She discusses her depression, as well as dealing with an uncaring bureacratic machine. |
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| Angry Black-White Girl |
| Nia is through with messing around. She is tired of the gentle questions and ignorance surrounding her mixed race identity. So this is her standing up to all the awkward encounters with co-workers and folks who just don't fucking get it. This is her calling out racism on "liberal" white folks and dealing with her own identity struggle. I love her strength and ability to address people on their shit, but while still acknowledging that WE ALL gotta lot of work to do on our own. |
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| Apples Like Broken Glass/Decisive |
| Sile's zine tells the story of her two abortions, surgical and RU-486. She bares her soul with us in this journal style zine. She writes about the physical pain she experiences, her partner's apathy, her sadness, nausea, and the complications at the clinic. This zine comes right out to say that it is Pro-Choice, but it isn't overtly political. It is Sile, one woman, sharing her experiences with us, and I greatly thank her for it. |
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| At the Base of the Mountain: Herstory |
| In this short but intellectually packed zine, Bella analyzes her racial relegation as a mixed race individual growing up in a predominantly white community and family. Interspersing theory with troublesome family discussions at the Thanksgiving dinner table, she brings forth a thorough confession of the confusion, "othering" and prejudices surrounding her mixed-race identity. A solid read! |
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| Ataxia! |
| Aidan researched the history of African-Americans in punk rock and compiled it all in this awesome zine to educate some ignorant folks. He sandwiches the history in between his own experiences as a black punk in the predominantly white punk/indie rock scene. He juxtaposes interviews, theory and critical analysis with history of bands and musicians that were mostly forgotten or ignored. Text-heavy reading and overall really great! |
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| Aubade #4 |
| This issue is subtitled "Virginia stories" and it includes stories of Katie's home state before she bids it farewell. Text-heavy with solid and descriptive writing, Katie relays childhood to contemporary stories about the places that she misses but will never forget. It is a dedication to all the places that will stick in our hearts, no matter how many houses get knocked down, malls get built, and old faces disappear. |
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| Awkward Spaces |
LB made this zine in one night to illustrate the awkward encounters she has had based on others' perceptions of her gender and sexuality. These stories document how gender and sexuality often times dominate the ways in which we will interact with strangers and how androgynous people can be placed in compromising positions. The stories include the encounters with men on a bus or a plane, folks in the bathroom, in bars, and even with her own grandma who is burdened by dementia.
It isn't an answer, but it's a start. |
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| Behind Wire Fences #1 |
| This zine is awesome. Just flat out awesome. Anna reflects on her identity as a transracially adopted queer. She examines invisibility, racism and her desire for memories of her homeland. It does a great job of balancing between her personal experiences and a broader dissection of the adoption industry. Great! |
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| Behind Wire Fences #2 |
| Anna writes a hand-written love letter to Denver, her new home. As she setttles in with an old friend, loses crushes, makes a new comunity and deals with the distance from her family. She invites you into the past year of her life in a stream of consciousness writing style that makes you feel as though you are sharing secrets together and planning for more adventures. |
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| Behind Wire Fences #3 |
| Anna celebrates her Grandmother's 94th birthday by looking back at the struggles and beauty she has endured. anna finds inspiration in her strength and survival, as she applies it to her own life and shifting conceptions of identity. She also includes zine reviews, comics and a guide to hardcover bookbinding. It's time to process, laugh and create! |
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| Big Hands #3 |
| Aaron takes issue number three into comic form, as we witness his daily life on the graveyard shift at a donut shop. Funny, enjoyable and relatable to other service industry jobs/graves. Excellent! |
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