Zines

This issue picks up where the previous two left off, by documenting some of the best artists and designers in the underground. But this issue also pushes into new areas as well, covering fashion design, tattoo art, mapmaking, and even someone who uses love as an art form. It's an eclectic mix full of amazing things to look at-and interesting stories to read.

A guide on how to be an informed and polite "zine citizen." Written by Liz Mason (manager of Quimby's bookstore) and Carrie. Both of which are seasoned zinesters. Advice largely on navigating consignment zines, zine fest etiquette and trades.

Lumpen is a counterculture magazine from Wicker Park. This issue has articles about art, activism, DIY culture, media monopolies, and public housing.

Empowering Education Using the Medium of Zines is a zine outlining issues with the American education and prison systems, and discussing the use of zines to overcome the issues inherent in these systems.

Thought Bombs is a zine that collects essays by Anthony Rayson.

The South Chicago ABC Zine Distro 2009 Catalog is a catalog listing and describing Zines put out in 2008 by the South Chicago ABC Zine Distro.

"Hey, Kidz! Buy This Book: A Radical Primer to Corporate and Governmental Propoganda and Artistic Activism for Short People is a how-to guide for young adults who have a problem with the way the world works but don't yet know how to achieve their goals for world change. Providing a solid introduction to media literacy and easy-to-follow instructions for influencing and creating media on your own, Hey, Kidz! emphasizes the importance of community building, teamwork, historical research, and creative self-expression."

From the same metafictional universe as films like Best in Show and This is Spinal Tap, Walking Man documents the life and times of Brian Walker, publisher of the zine Walking Man. The book satirizes so-called "alternative" culture while it fondly recollects the 80s and 90s zine scene.

collection of prose about and pictures of what the author loves