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Having a good whinge!

One of the things I love about zines is that they are a perfect platform to get those irritations of modern life off your chest! This also means they deal with subjects rarely documented anywhere else...

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Best resurrection issue ever!

Yes, serials can end, and start again. That is why we sometimes have links to later or earlier  titles. But not always. Generally we only create a new record for what we consider a “major” title...

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Postcards from other worlds

Delving into the special collections of a library like the NLA, you can discover fascinating remnants from other times and places. To give you just a peek, you may discover the earliest piece of...

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Tickle me pink & lol

Picaresque is a Victorian based zine by Brendan Rocks.  ZineWiki provides the following in its entry for the zine: “The word picaresque of the title of this zine refers to a type of literature known as...

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Kart : magazine of multiplicity

Kart really captured my imagination, it’s not something I can put my finger on, but it just has a magical quality which makes you want to delve into each pocket to discover the delights contained...

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Post No Bills – a zine fun pack!

Zines are appealing because of their tangibility – from the process of DIY creation to the final product held in the hand, zines allow for meaning to be communicated in unexpected, often serendipitous...

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Please send 40 sheets of printed toilet tissue…

WIPE Light-Weight Bookwork Please send 40 sheets of printed toilet tissue. Open theme and technique, rubber-stamp, etc. No organic materials or traces please. On going project, no deadline. Edition...

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Zine construction and barcodes bigger than butterflies

One of the unique things about zines is the variety of construction techniques used to create them. This can range from simple staples or yellow electrical tape used as binding to hand sewn zines or...

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“Zine Control to Major Tom!”

Zines come in all shapes, sizes and genres, but I must confess one of my favourite types is the sci-fi zine.  Pre dating the popular bio-zine of today and their (now) middle aged cousins the music and...

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Visually appealing just love those illustrations

I enjoy cataloguing our collection of zines, I am always surprised by the variety of illustrations that we get from simple line drawing to beautiful art work.  Some are a little shocking, or rather...

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