Corn Mug 09
Another year, another Zine Symposium. I like to complain about things…because I think things are funnier when they are complained, but it’s difficult to come up with stuff to complain about this time around.
Not to brag…but here’s a list of positive things that happened…
1) We sold out of Golden Girls and Degrassi Digest books, more are on order.
2) The library bought a bunch of copies of each book, so that’s pretty cool. (more cool news on this library business later)
3) Zach won pretty much all the raffle prizes…because he’s a genius.
4) People were pretty nice…and excited to talk about the Golden Girls.
Here we are…during the swing of things…
I picked up a ton of zines at this noise, and that is always the best part of the experience. I can’t speak for Zach, but here are my personal favourites…
- Liberal Myth by Mayzie Hart: This lady is really funny and seems like the sort of person that does not suffer fools. I now feel like a creep for asking her if I was a creep for buying this zine from her. (the zine is about non-erotic pole dancing in one’s own home)
- McGriddle Defense by Ryan Gratzer and friends: Ryan killed it with this collection…it looks amazing. I think this was probably the most popular thing at our table during the symposium.
- Fuzzy Lunch Box by Laura and Deborah Nadel: Always a winner. I think the new issue is pretty funny…and it makes me want to see Santa Cruz, IRL.
- Super Chunky Solid by Caley and maybe a friend of hers?: I think maybe Caley said that her friend helped her with this? Not totally sure…it looks all Caley to me. It’s a killer zine featuring cats, flowing hair, hobo smiles, and a collection of slicing/piercing weapons.
- The Friday Night Sessions Vol. 1 by Emily Block & Ben Anderson: A comic all about D&D, from people that actually play D&D. I wish there was more stuff like this out there…this is the only stuff I actually want to read.
That’s it. Nice work, zine symposium. We’ll see you next year. Degrassi Digest V2 has officially begun…and Miami, You’ve Got Style V2 planning has also begun. Zine zine blah blah zine zine blah blah…don’t stop doing them.
sincerely,
degrassi digest - editor in chief