Los Angeles has a booming indie comics and zine scene, with massive shows like LA Zine Fest, Heavy Manners Library, and the dearly missed CALA making welcoming spaces for creators to showcase their work and find community. Attending local zine fests as part of the collective Zines 4 Queers she co-founded with fellow zinester oumou,…
To All The Cons We’ve Loved This Year
We all have different criteria for what makes a convention. Some people love the huge rush of large venues like SDCC. Some like quieter, smaller things. With 2018’s convention season having finally wound down, we figured it’d be a good idea to talk about which con each of us liked best, and why.
Artists Have Cool Brains: Short Reviews from Chicago Zine Fest 2018
When I arrived at this year’s Chicago Zine Fest (CZF), the first thing I did was make a zine. It’s been a difficult year thus far, and I have to confess, I haven’t been thinking about zines much. I meant to get back to them, to seek out new zinesters review more work, and make…
A Look at San Francisco Comic Con and SF Zine Fest
This past weekend I attended both San Francisco Comic Con and the San Francisco Zine Festival, two events that both overlapped and diverged in terms of content, scope, and inclusiveness.