Zines are no new thing. Chicago has its own Chicago Zine Fest, The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, CAKE, highlights comics and zines, and we even have workshops this summer focusing on zines. Since July is International Zine Month, why not learn how to make your own!
For anyone interested in an introduction to the history and making of zines, Whatcha Mean, What's A Zine?: The Art of Making Zines and Minicomics inspires you to create your own content while showing you how to put it all together. The options are endless...
If you want to take a look at what others have done, The Zine Yearbook has multiple volumes of unique voices. Ranging from fiction writers to hip-hop artists, the zines shed light on the variety of topics and perspectives that range outside of mainstream media.
Francesca Lia Block is well known for her quirky and eccentric characters in her novels, so there's no one better to pave the way in this offbeat medium. In Zine Scene, Block explores how to not only create a DIY zine, but also how to maintain it.
If you're looking for more inspiration, The Book of Zines throws you into a compilation of obscure worlds through the eyes of individuals and small presses that are sure to give you plenty of food for thought.
With so much to chew on, what do you think your zine will be?
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