Guest Strip: Chris Mostyn

 

 

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Guest Strip: Chris Mostyn

via The Daily Cross Hatch by smorean on 7/30/10

Chris Mostyn was born in Rochester, NY, home of Eastman Kodak and the architectural marvel the Mushroom House.  He now resides in Missouri.

Mostyn is a middle school art teacher, husband and dad.  Although he does a number of comics-related things, his latest project is a strip called The Book of Violence.

Check out more of beautiful comics from Mostyn on his blog: mostyncomics.blogspot.com.

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BugPowder Weblog : August 7, 2010

 

 

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BugPowder Weblog : August 7, 2010

via BugPowder Weblog on 8/7/10

• Gwen Turner is launching Domestic Bliss, and offering a free preview at her website, where you can buy the book in various formats.

  Domestic Bliss Synopsis:

  The story is a parody on modern living. It is about the journey of three main characters (amongst others): Bliss, a domestic cat and her elderly owners Mr and Mrs Hobnob. Bliss gets lost and has to learn to fend for herself in the wild, whilst the Hobnobs need to move out of the past. It is about two kinds of survival; on the one hand, Bliss and her struggle in the wilderness and her dangerous encounters with the agricultural industry, and on the other, the Hobnobs quest to stay alive whilst playing their roles in an increasingly modern and alienating world. The story is told with very few words as we enter the first episode…

  She will be at the Hypercomics comiket comic fair event in Battersea on the 22nd August, selling Domestic Bliss as part of its launch...

 

 

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The Former Roommates of Gary Jones

QZAP:meta #4 is out now!

QZAP:meta #4 is out now!

via QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project by qzap@qzap.org (QZAP) on 8/2/10

We had hoped to get this issue of QZAP:meta done for the Queer Zine Art Show that we put on at the beginning of July, but alas, it was not to be. The nice thing about making zines, though, is that we're not beholden to anyone... so an August 1 publication date is just as good!

This issue is jam packed with queer zine awesomeness. Illustrations, articles about Hot Pantz, Diseased Pariah News, and so much more. This is one issue that you don't want to miss.

Getting a copy is easy as Sunday morning. Send $4 USD to:

QZAP
2935 N. Fratney St.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
USA

This covers postage to the US and Canada, too. If you want to donate an extra dollar to QZAP, or prefer using PayPal, click the donate button to the left. QZAP:meta is one of our main sources of funding these days, and we can use all the help in that area that we can get.

Twelve-Way with Cheese #1

Zine Machine Issue #2

Zine Machine Issue #2

via The Zine Collection by Josh Jubinsky on 7/28/10

Issue #2 is done! It's the "country" issue! Kids from the Main Library's Zine Machine class spent a month of meeting weekly to create eight different countries. Check out a flag designs, maps, currency, royal portaits, data such as climate, population and motto, and even pictures from each countries rich fictional, child-created, history! Countries include Karateland, Legotown, Spiralonia, Fight-Rager, Sophie, Adelhide, Imagine World, and United Games.

Copies are available for checkout at the Main Library's Children's Department and first floor Zine Collection.

Dildo Machine #2

Math Ed Zine

Meniscus #17

Kaleidotrope #9

Kaleidotrope #9

via Zine Writers Guild by Fred Coppersmith on 7/20/10

Kaleidotrope is a twice (and some more often)-yearly print zine tending towards fantasy, science fiction and horror. Issue #9 (July 2010) features stories and poems from award-winning artists like Rachel Swirsky, Genevieve Valentine, Jenny Blackford -- and many more! SFRevu says, "If you like quirky little tales from out of the mainstream, then Kaleidotrope is for you." We are currently accepting submissions until August 15, 2010, after which we will closed until January 1, 2011. For more information, including a link to our guidelines and subscription info, check us out at www.kaleidotrope.net.

killhope #1

killhope #1

via Zine Writers Guild by rieka on 8/7/10

1/4, 36 pages, b&w, stapled, $3
a zine about my thoughts that fly fast. from a god sister to a school team sport to a childhood friend to jazz and to a job at a restaurant.

I'm doing selective trades as I'm quite, quite broke at the moment so I appreciate the support (:

if you'd like a copy, feel free to drop me an e-mail at killhopezine at gmail dot com (:

THUNDER MOON …………… buy By...

THUNDER MOON …………… buy By...

via ZINE-O-PHOBIA on 7/25/10

THUNDER MOON …………… buy

By Jennifer Shear

Cool zine!!!! 20 pages, black and white.

Thomas Stavnes makes zines pretty often. Go here to get his...

Thomas Stavnes makes zines pretty often. Go here to get his...

via ZINE-O-PHOBIA on 7/22/10

Thomas Stavnes makes zines pretty often. Go here to get his contact info to set up a trade or sale.

New zine by PEZ over at HE. Comes with stickers, only two...

New zine by PEZ over at HE. Comes with stickers, only two...

via ZINE-O-PHOBIA on 7/22/10

New zine by PEZ over at HE. Comes with stickers, only two bucks………..Buy

A CHARMED LIFE, #6

A CHARMED LIFE, #6

via Razorcake RSS Zine Reviews Feed on 8/5/10

A personal zine from comic book artist Pete Trudgeon. ... $2 or trade, 5 ½ x 8 ½, copied, 22 pgs.

Window #3

Good Minnesotan Number 4

call for submissions - Substance: on addiction and recovery

call for submissions - Substance: on addiction and recovery

via doris zine blog by noreply@blogger.com (doris zine blog. for website go to dorisdorisdoris.com) on 8/9/10

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ON ADDICTION AND RECOVERY

Substance: On Addiction and Recovery is a collection of peoples' experiences with addiction and recovery in radical and/or marginalized communities. Not just a text to break the silence, Substance is an opportunity for those affected by substance abuse to make meaning of our lives and create opportunities for lasting social change. Substance: On Addiction and Recovery will be a book that transcends the mainstream discourse regarding addiction and recovery and forges new pathways towards healing and the reclamation of our lives.

I am open to essays, poetry, personal narratives, photography, art, comics, collage, and more.

Please be in touch with questions and submission ideas: substancebook at gmail dot com!

Potential topics:
• personal narratives of addiction and/or recovery • support groups • radical sobriety • harm reduction • silence and stigma • withdrawal and detoxification • the intersections of race/class/sexual orientation/gender identity/disability status and addiction • creating and sustaining community support networks • how addiction intersects with activism, sexuality, health, sexual and intimate partner violence, mental illness, privilege, oppression, identity, capitalism, the state, work, and
creativity • current or historic examples of community-based groups that focus on the politics of addiction or support of community members • healing from addiction • self-medication • overdose and death • incarceration and criminalization •

In addition to pieces by individuals, I'd like to include a few pieces about the work that community-based groups have done to address the politics of addiction and recovery and to support those dealing with substance abuse. If you are a member of such a group, please feel free to write.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MARCH 7, 2011

Additionally, if you know anyone who would like to donate funds of any amount to support the printing of this book, please have them contact substancebook at gmail dot com!

Please forward this message on, and spread the word!

Media Junky #12 Summer 2010

Media Junky #12 Summer 2010

via Blackguard on 8/10/10

[16 pages, half digest size, $1/trade/nice letter, from Jason Rodgers, PO Box 8512, Albany NY 12208, USA ]
A terrific little reviewzine whose mission is to "Promote authentic DIY production and cultural engineering. Provide contacts to increase the nodal connection in the underground to the point of infinite iteration."
Every zine reviewed has a real actual physical contact address. Not one email address or URL to be found. I love that. (Although it makes me wonder if Jason would object to my reviewing his zine here.)
Most of these zines I've never heard of - they never get reviewed in XD or ZW anyway - so MJ is a great discovery for me.