Saturday, February 27, 2010

#7

FIRST FUCK
by tindronomel@yahoo.ca

This zine is exactly what it’s called - stories of “first fucks.” All anonymous stories about losing your virginity. I got it at Canzine 2006 and proudly paid the extra two dollars for the copy with the colour cardstock cover. It has since been in my collection, read in bathrooms of many apartments I’ve lived in and thumbed through from time to time when I’m bored or procrastinating. These are all so honest and unabashed, and disproves the cultural Hollywood standard of it being something beautiful, highly memorable and with a very important and carefully chosen partner. In fact, I don’t know anyone who really lost their virginity that way. The stories I have heard from my friends follow closely with the ones in this zine - somewhat embarrassing and awkward, at parties while intoxicated, young and stupid. I think this zine is an important read and would highly recommend it to anyone!

NOTHING RHYMES #5
by Chelsea Gunn

This is a perfect issue to follow #4; written in typewriter and put together in a cut and paste style, bound with a green cardboard strip that says, “i sleep better crazy, i think better sick” and vellum wrapped around the cover. A big chunk of it is about her one cat who eventually passes away, which is sad, but it is a touching story as well. There are also charming stories entitled, “new games,” and “hope is the anchor.” Chelsea’s zines are fun to read because they are always positive, even when the mood is sad. Always a read that leaves you feeling inspired and good inside.

BUSH VS. EVERYONE!
by Winston Rowntree

My boyfriend got this zine for two dollars at Canzine 2007 because the front advertised that George W Bush Jr dies on every page, and let’s be honest, who the hell doesn’t want to see that? There’s Bush vs: a gondola of rabid beavers, a guy who looks like Bob Saget, Hitler, and The Driller - just to name a few (even “a distasteful dinette set” gets a piece!). The comics are really mediocre, and the whole idea of the zine is juvenile and without class. But, it’s really fucking funny, and I still laugh when I look at it.

2010 Calendar Zine
by LLYMLRS

In the past few weeks, I won a calendar zine from LLYMLRS, a graphic design student with a blog. Yesterday, the envelope in which it arrived was decorated with my name (spelled right - woo! That rarely happens) in hand drawn type and was a cute little surprise in my mailbox! It's adorable. From what I read, a free PDF of it will be available for download the beginning of March, which is a pretty cool idea.

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