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Volthair: 1/4 Life Crisis, Hopefully
1/4 Life Crisis, Hopefully deals with coming out of your teens and trying to figure out what comes next. Written by Kathy Tran, an illustrator from Austin, the zine is … Continue reading
Amina: A Zine About A Girl
Back in July we posted about 24 Hour Zine Thing, a project which challenged its participants to create brand new zines at the speed of light. I never doubted that … Continue reading
Gin Palace
Gin Palace is another dazzling comic compilation edited by Rob Jackson. Like The Pasty Anthology, reviewed here a few weeks ago, it’s a highly enjoyable collection of cartoons linked loosely … Continue reading
How To Send A Letter
If your penpals are flagging a bit, send them a copy of this to hurry the letters along. It’s short but charming, with tips to get writing on every page, and … Continue reading
Get Back
Get Back was sent to us by Claire not too long ago. It features: “a load of stuff I want to write about and share with lovely people and maybe … Continue reading
Things Happen
The introduction to Things Happen discusses the homogenising effect of Sheffield’s “big wheel” being awarded Best Visitor Attraction by a glossy listings magazine. This lament sets the tone for the … Continue reading
Garden Funnies
Garden Funnies is a mini-comic packed with short stories about life as a vegetable, and is probably the best horticultural cartoon since The Poddington Peas. The drawings are appetising and … Continue reading
If Destroyed Still True
If Destroyed Still True is a perzine by Nine, an Irish writer living in Berlin. The theme this issue is the Eurovision Song Contest, which Nine and her friends congregate … Continue reading
The Pasty Anthology
Greggs bakeries have forced themselves onto the high street with all the tenacity of a plague of wasps at a picnic. The Pasty Anthology explores this phenomenon through a selection … Continue reading
Featured on BBC Radio Sheffield
The Zine Library has had some great local coverage this week, with a feature in the Sheffield Star on Tuesday and a chat with Rony Robinson at BBC Radio Sheffield … Continue reading
