Author: Nyx

Title: in the headlights
Author: Dennis Pomales
Type: A6
Author Site(s): http://minotaurelab.com/

Review: This little zine came, I believe, in the mail through a zine trade. in the headlights is a zine full of almost surrealist art. It’s a full colour zine, which is good because I don’t think it would have worked as well as a black and white. The colour is part of what makes the art. The art is not really my zone/area when it comes to art, but I do like the colour. As an author, I’m all about words, however, and find myself a little so-so on a zine with no words and the art doesn’t appear to tell a story either. (It could be that I’m just not seeing it.)

STATUS: For Trade

Title: stolen sharpie revolution 2
Author: Alex Wrekk
Type: 10.6×13.8cm book
Author Site(s): http://alexwrekk.wordpress.com/

Review: I bought this little lovely on Etsy, and I am glad I did. This zine is a book to the point of having an actual ISBN. It’s full of pretty much anything and everything you might want to know about not only making a zine but spreading it around, running a distro, and more. I’m the kind of person who worries about doing things ‘right’ (which, I know, is not exactly singing to the zine-making tune), so this little book gave me some reassurance as well as ideas.

It’s not a ‘must have’ because, I think, zines are about freedom and innovation. But, it is a good resource if you want one.

STATUS: For Keeps

Title: Brainscan 25.5
Author: Alex Wrekk
Type: A6
Author Site(s): http://alexwrekk.wordpress.com/

Review: I bought this little lovely on Etsy and have enjoyed reading it a few times. Though it was created in a 24 hour zine challenge, it shows no lack of quality or content. In fact, it is the content that keeps me coming back. In this edition of Brainscan, Alex talks about life and mail. I love mail, and I like reading about other people’s lives, so this was always going to be a winner for me.

She goes through the various post boxes she has had over the years and the stories associated with them. I easily identified with her, as she used mail as a sort of SOS to the world. The same goes for the zines she makes. I quite like this zine and recommend it.

STATUS: For keeps

Title: Spring in Headville
Author: Colin Tedford
Type: 1/4 page
Author Site(s): http://colintedford.com/

Review: I think I got this zine as a mail trade.

A text-less zine, I quite like this. The drawings are small but detailed, and they tell easy-to-follow stories. These kind of zines make me wish I had some sort of artistic abilities. It’s a very cute zine, but not ‘cutesy’ – if you understand the distinction. I’m interested in checking out more from this guy.

STATUS: For trade

Title: Let’s Go to Space!
Author: ?
Type: 1/4 page
Author Site(s): ?

Review: The thing about not having any sort of contact details whatsoever – or even an author name – is that you have people like me who often forget where they got their zines… So it goes.

So, I have no idea who made this, when it was made, or even when I received it. I can say pretty firmly that I didn’t buy this one, given the lack of price sticker and the fact that space isn’t really my theme. At least, not in this context. It’s a bit silly and fun as the author examines what it takes to go into space. But the text is a little light on and, while zines are often smashed together, this one is almost a little too smashed together.

Basically, it looks like it was put together in five minutes, and that doesn’t help.

STATUS: For Trade