#'zines

[publiccollectors]

This is the project description for my Public Collectors booklet series Library Excavations: "Library Excavations is a project and publication series that highlights and activates physical materials found in public libraries. Public Collectors prefers direct experiences of physical media over the digital. Library Excavations encourages intensive browsing of paper and print resources, particularly those that are under-utilized, or at risk of being withdrawn and discarded."

Yesterday I visited Harold Washington Library in Chicago for an interview about Public Collectors and while taking my interviewers on a tour, I discovered that probably no less than 500 reference books on the subjects of crime, police, and prisons were gone from a single row of books. The section was absolutely gutted, including the source book that I used just four months ago for Library Excavations #4: Suspect Methodology. So yeah... books that are at risk of being withdrawn or discarded...

Also, not to be too annoying about this, but I'm offering the whole set of 5 booklets so far at a discount. Help me get 'em out of my basement so I can keep printing new ones! Order here.

[someguyontheinternettalks]

Some Guy: Moon

Moon is a ‘zine of sixteen pieces of short fiction (one-page comics and maximum one-hundred and thirty word prose) that regard the moon without necessarily being explicitly about the moon. 

In the stories, the moon is often only mentioned, instead of being the focus of the narrative. For example, in one story, the moon is only something the narrator looks at through their window, while the rest of the writing talks about magic. As a matter of fact, one of the stories does not mention the moon at all, but instead the absence of it. In these stories, the moon functions as a context, where the narrative can then run by itself, without needing to center around the moon. However, in being the context, the moon plays an important part of the story. Though it stays in the background, the moon colours each story with a feeling of wonderment and the ethereal. The stories play to this, ranging from talks of seemingly magical practices to an unsettling midnight exchange. Though the stories never never turn their attention towards the moon, they all reflect the moon in them-- showing the moon’s light, if not its surface.

In each story, the moon hangs visitor, overlooking the events with the same mysterious smile on its face.

Moon can be purchased here.

[brianmchenry]

A Story that isn’t really about David Byrne at All 

Final ‘zine sent away to The Station 116 Gallery ‘zine show on Dec 2nd 

[jessicabyrdhitegd-blog]

This is my process image from this week. We are making ‘Zines about a chosen typeface. I chose Raleway which is a fairly new display typeface. My goal in this project is to play off of the idea that Raleway is becoming a more popular display typeface.

[jessicabyrdhitegd-blog]

The image above is my weekly process image. We have just begun our next project making ‘Zines. This spread displays the sonnet that I wrote about my typeface of choice--Raleway.

[paperjamfest]

Paper Jam 6 Exhibitor 1:  JMC Aggregate

I am glad have Jordan Jordan Michael Iannucc at this fall’s edition of Paper Jam. There are parts of me that are surprised that he didn’t create Paper Jam before I did. His love of indie comics as a teenager lead him to create the Ditko! ‘Zine Library at the original incarnation of the Silent Barn. His reaching out to me to be a part of and lend a hand in that library is why I became a member of the Silent Barn. Without the Silent Barn, there would be no Paper Jam. Jordan’s tireless energy in working on projects like the Silent Barn and his own JMC Aggregate is endlessly inspiring. He has worked hard to create a vital distribution channel for some amazing emerging artists including Paper Jam alum Hazel Newlevant. He has achieved in large part my own goal of bringing the music and small press communities closer together. Come check out all the great comics, ‘zines, and cassettes JMC Aggregate will have on display on October 1st.

- Robin Enrico (PJCC)

[slingshotnews]

Help mail Slingshot newspaper issue 121- Sunday April 24 1-9 pm

Many hands make light work. Slingshot needs help mailing out 12,000 copies of the new issue. 2,000 are indivdual subscriptions – many to prisoners, so if you like prisoner support, this is a very tangible way to help prisoners. Plus meet people and talk about stuff. Drop by any time for part or all of the mailing. PLEASE BRING RUBBER BANDS if you have any.

Note:  there are also still a few copies of the 2016 organizer available so let us know if you want to order some. (Selling the organizer funds us distributing the newspaper for free.)

http://slingshot.tao.ca