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Shoutout to the person at the Portland zine fest who traded me a comic about their panic attacks for my poetry chapbook
We stood by the snack table for maybe twenty minutes, and they said, 'I think the best zines feel like a note passed in class when you're both trying not to cry,' which has stuck with me ever since, making me wonder if zines are better as raw, personal confessions or as polished, artistic objects meant for a wider audience?
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elliot_lane965d ago
Messy handwriting about a bad week" is the whole point.
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rosejackson5d ago
That line about a note passed in class really hits. I used to think zines needed slick art and a clear point to be good, like a tiny magazine. But that trade you described, that's the real stuff. The best ones I've kept are just someone's messy handwriting about a bad week or a weird dream. The polish can come later, but you need that raw note first, right? What was the comic you got like?
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