Corn Mug 2008
Another zine symposium has come and gone. Those things are a tidal wave of emotional responses for me. There were moments when I said to myself “I’ll never make another zine again” and then there were moments when I was all “oh, zines are pretty cool…I wish I weren’t here right now so I could go make one”. Thanks to everyone that came by and checked out the books and/or said nice things to me. I even got to chat with Craven Rock for a little bit, and he’s a pretty nice guy…so no problems there.
You can now order Degrassi Digest Volume 1 via paypal…so you don’t even have to interact with me at all in order to get it in your hands. We won’t even start a digital relationship…all you have to do is click right here, and you’re half way done. They are $12 online (the extra $2 is for shipping) or $10 if you catch me on the street…or go to Reading Frenzy. Check it out, Chloe put it in the FRONT WINDOW of the store. I’m right next to the books of Julia Wertz and Nicole Georges, who are basically my two favourite comic/zine people, so I’m pretty psyched about that. Look, I have proof.
So anyways…the books are moving fast…scoop it up quickly, or risk embarrassment.
Here is a list of my favourite people/things from the symposium…
Fuzzy Lunch Box (If zines were people…they would be Molly Ringwald, and the Degrassi Digest would be Ducky. I love these ladies)
The Bunny Project (I was really excited to hear the backstory to this…and the Portland cell of this project has particularly awesome members)
Mayzface (She was the lady that had those awesome “8-bit” necklaces. I got a Mario. Cleo bats at it.)
Tessa’s Braces (I’m completely blown away by her comic “In the Tall Grass”…so beautifully drawn, and totally hilarious. This is someone that will be able to make a living doing this stuff.)
Obsessive Consumption (Easily one of the most prolific people at the symposium, and ALL her stuff is really good. Looking directly at her table caused a sort of dizziness that I haven’t felt since visiting Cedar Point.)
Clutch (Clutch has recently moved into my top three favourite cartoonists of all time. My whole weekend was made complete when I saw that he won a copy of Digest Volume 1. I felt like those Bothans from Episode 4 must have felt right after they stole the plans to the first death star.)
Always Do Your Best (He didn’t have a table at this thing…but he has a really great zine called “The Monthly Oozeletter” and a fantastic record label too. Listening to his compilation CDs has made me interested in new music again…)
Blue Skies Above Us (He’s my roommate…I’m biased, but this is a great comic…and you should buy it, so he’ll keep making more.)
I’m sure there will be more favourites, but I haven’t gotten too deep into my book stack yet.
There are many exciting Degrassi Digest projects coming up…I’ll keep you posted…I mean, if you are interested.
All my love,
Degrassi Digest - Editor in Chief
