A quick collection of zines I have made, because I am trying to make more these days and it’s so nice to see a full rundown!
My first zine was a collection of my webcomic, By Crom! – black and white, 28 pages including the cover, photocopied and saddle-stapled and sold at Canzine back in 2012:
That fully got me hooked though, and I made a bunch of art zines next, collecting museum sketches and plein air painting and game night doodles:
Then I went down the rabbit hole of *more comics* and made a riso comic zine AND an artzine ABOUT the comic zine:
Risograph printing was way too fun to stop there though. so then I made two more riso zines, both heavy metal themed:
This little guy fits into a CD jewel case!
Beyond art, though, the world of ttrpg zines was calling me … calling me with the siren song of centerfold maps and folded inserts and player handouts and so many more fun ways to enhance the zines…
Fast forward to 2025, and I finally bite the bullet on a little cheap laser printer, and set myself up to print comic and fiction zines at home!
And a sneak peek at my newest investigation: ephemeral thermal printer zines. Receipt paper rolls are cheap and enticingly strange! And they print VERY fast. And really do hint at the possibility of scrolls!
I’ve been a collector of zines for a very long time — back in the ancient times I studied artists books and multiples at university, which was probably where I first got pretentious about it, but the worlds of comics and games have really kept zines alive for me, showing me new incredible stuff every time I hit up a store or convention or festival. Shoutout to Will and Seb and Adam, who really took the time to get seriously pumped about gaming zines in particular with me back in the before times! Hopefully I will keep the zine momentum up for years to come.
Please drop me your fav zines in the comments, I would love to see some of the coolest stuff you’ve read/found/made!
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