Research Catalog

Title

Whatcha mean, what's a zine? : the art of making zines and minicomics / Mark Todd + Esther Pearl Watson ; with contributions by more than 20 creators of indie comics and magazines.

Author

Todd, Mark, 1970-

Publication

Boston, Mass. : Graphia, 2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

Watson, Esther Pearl, 1973-

Description

110 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

A zine is a handmade magazine or mini-comic about anything you can imagine: favorite bands, personal stories, subcultures, or collections. They contain diary entries, rants, interviews, and stories. They can be by one person or many, found in stores, traded at comic conventions, exchanged with friends, or given away for free. Zines are not a new idea: they've been around for years under various names (chapbooks, flyers, pamphlets). People with independent ideas have been getting their word out since before there were printing presses. This book is for anyone who wants to create their own zine. It's for learning tips and tricks from contributors who have been at the forefront of the zine movement. It's for learning how to design and print your own zine so you can put it in others' hands. It's for anyone who has something to say.--From publisher description.

Alternative Title

• What do you mean, what is a zine
• What's a zine
• What is a zine
• The art of making zines and mini comics
• Art of making zines and mini comics

Subjects

• Literature
• Nonfiction comics
• Juvenile works
• Magazine design > Juvenile literature
• Comic books, strips, etc > Authorship > Juvenile literature
• Comic books, strips, etc > Publishing > Juvenile literature
• Zines > Authorship > Juvenile literature
• Zines > Publishing > Juvenile literature

Genre/Form

• Nonfiction comics
• Literature
• Juvenile works

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-104).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Intro / Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot -- 200 Years of Zine Production / Dan Zettwoch -- What's A Zine? -- Why?Why?Why? -- Small World Funnies / John Porcellino -- History -- A personal History of Zines / Raina Lee -- Evolution of Self-publishing -- Great Moments in Zine History / Joe Rocco -- Pioneers and Stamp Lickers / Dave Kiersh -- From a Zine to Magazine / Interview with Laurie Henzel -- Make Your Own -- The Challenge:Write, Draw & Publish a Mini-Comic / Shane Patrick Boyle -- Meat 'N' Potatoes -- On Whaling / Anders Nilsen -- What's the Big Idea? -- Having Fun with Materials / Souther Salazar -- Say Something -- Writing between Mt. Fuji & Mt. Saint Helens / Christopher Lepkowski -- The Daily News: Journal Writing -- The Cut 'N' Paste Poet, William S. Burroughs' Cut-Up Technique channeled through Christopher Lepkowski -- The Art of the Interview / Ben Bush -- Zine Together -- What Bugs? -- Let's Review -- Did Blogs Kill the zine star? -- Co-Op! --^ Rise and Shine / Saelee Oh, Souther Salazar -- Cartoon Workshop / Paper Rad -- Formats -- Copier Tricks -- From Original to Copy -- Master Copy -- Double Up! -- Copier Tricks -- Copy Talk -- The Poor Man's Printer -- Printing -- The Ditto Machine / Pat Riot -- Image is Everything -- Go Pro! / Mark dischler -- How to Make a Silkscreen-Printed Zine Cover / Peter Hamlin -- Let's Print Gocco / Jonathan Bennett -- The Cut 'N' Corral -- Collating by Hand -- Collating With the Copier -- Binding with Chuck Johnson, The Staple Guy! -- Unique Bindings / Saelee Oh -- Square Binding with Power Tools / James McShane -- Get It Out There -- 5 Gold - Encrusted Tips for Getting It Out There / Bwana Spoons -- Make Contact -- Places to Leave Your Zine -- Here's a Little Pep Talk about Zine Trading / Ron Rege, Jr. -- Postal Peril: Turn Mail Service into A Lean, Mean, Zine-Delivering Maching / Dan Zettwoch -- First Efforts and Wasted Paper / Martin Cendreda -- Where to Shop (and drop) --^ The Beauty of Invoicing / Allison Cole -- Distro -- Zine Resources -- Slow Sales and Accidental Dinners: My First Convention and How we Dined with Stars / Martin Cendreda -- Zine Libraries -- How I Make My Zine / Dave Kiersh.

ISBN

• 9780618563159
• 0618563156

LCCN

^^2005055026

OCLC

• 62679907
• SCSB-12064040

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library