The Super Happy Anarcho Fun Pages! #1
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I picked up this zine at Festival of the Photocopier, and it was a moment that made me really love the zine scene even more. This zine was one of many on a table that had no one sitting at it. There was simply a cup in the middle for you to put in whatever money you felt right.
Fantastic stuff. On with the review!
I must admit that I wasn’t sure if I would review this zine because, even though it’s a comic, I thought some of the humour might be wasted on me. Alas, you never know unless you try, and I have a habit of not regretting giving something a go.
This zine is no exception.
The comics in this zine are the kind of funny that you laugh at the ‘surface’, but any sort of additional thinking makes you realise that it falls into the ‘it’s a bit sad, too, because it’s true’ category. There’s definitely tongue-in-cheek and even a little stinging humour in there as well.
There is one comic that really got to me about medical debt. If there is one thing that riles me up, it’s medical debt. I grew up in the States where my health care was determined on the basis of whether my parents had the money to seek treatment. There was a lot of other stuff mixed up in there, but there should never, ever be a reason to hesitate when it comes to seeking healthcare for a child.
The comic ended appropriately with: This isn’t funny. It’s just sad.
All up, I was pleasantly surprised to find a lot more going on in this zine than I expected – and a lot more that I could identify with as a bonus. Definitely pick it up if you see a copy.
PS. Favourite quote? “If there are no more questions, I will now don my party hat and laugh maniacally.”
Was that sentence spoken in a group therapy session by any chance? 😀
Hahahaha. That would have been appropriate. Funnily enough, this was in a business board room – or perhaps the CEO’s office. ^_^