The Terrifying Adventures of a Timid Introvert

The Terrifying Adventures of a Timid Introvert
James Blagden

Publishing Info:
(2025) UK
58 x pages
A4 perfect bound
Full cover printing

Description:
A4, 58 pages, Colour printing, Perfect bound, Softcover, 2025This zine was created as a visual diary to reflect on time spent in nature with a small group of friends, featuring 58 pages of illustrated autobiographical short stories on rock climbing, hiking and nature.

Link to author on Instagram: @jmblagden

Text Message Moods

Text Message Moods
Kali Kambo
Lancaster, PA, USA (2024)

Publishing Info:

A6 foldy zine, 8 pages

Colour laser. copy

Description:
Mini zine by which shows how we have learned to recognise patterns within texting. The playful zine imagines six short text exchanges, but shows how the pattern of the type changes with the emotion and intent of the typist, no words are included.
We now all recognise the wavering three dots (… is typing) and can often see at a glance, (when catching up with 52 messages on WhatsApp) whether someone has a lot to say, or is casually catching up with you. In Text Message Moods, ‘Venting’ shows the blocks of text required for explaining and agonising over a particular incident, whilst ‘Casual’ is a more even shorter exchange including smiley emoji.

Link to Author: @kali.kambo

Telephone & Me

Telephone & Me
Mel Stringer

Publication Info:

Place of publication: USA & Australia
Year: 2010
Size and binding: A5, saddle-stitched
Number of pages: 16
Print methods and paper type: Black ink on white paper

Description: A comic perzine featuring a series of snapshots of the artists’ life, a visual diary.

Link to author's website: www.melstringer.com

Ten Fingers Issue 1

Ten Fingers Issue 1
Collaborative publication by Memo featuring the work of 8 artists

Publication Info:
Place of publication: Leeds, UK
Year: 2010, Edition of 100 (18/100)
Size and binding: 11cm x 16cm, stitched
Number of pages: 16
Print methods and paper type: Multicoloured screen prints on white card

Description: 
A collaborative collection of illustrations from 8 artists on the theme of Hometowns. Each screenprinted illustration can be removed from the zine and has a postcard backing. Artists include: Anthony Zinonos, Karoline Rerrie, Jen Collins, Gemma Correll, Helen Entwisle, Merlin Mason, Amy Ng and Matt Saunders.

Link to Editor: https://www.instagram.com/memoillustration/

Things People Say When You Are Autistic

 

Things People Say When You Are Autistic
Orlando Richardson

Publishing Info:
22 x pages
29cm x 21cm A4 landscape
Laser printed in black and white
London, UK 2024

Description:
This zine shares, through hand-drawn text and images, a series of statements often heard by people with autism. For example "Can they fix it?" and "But you talk". The zine looks from the perspective of a neurodivergent artist and reflects back the ill-considered comments directed at them.  The zine is monochrome, landscape A4 making the words feel loud and very much in the face of the reader.

Instagram: @orlandorichardsonart

Manifest No.11: Great & Small [bundled with] There's No Such Thing as the Poop Fairy

Manifest No.11: Great & Small [bundled with] There's No Such Thing as the Poop Fairy
Jen Payne

Publishing Info:
24 pages, portrait format
Colour printing on satin paper
Branford, CT, USA, 2023

Description:
Zine about animals in art and literature containing photos, drawings, collages, poems, narratives and thoughts. 
The included mini zine There's No Such Thing as the Poop Fairy contains advice on how to behave responsibly in nature

Artist's Website: https://3chairspublishing.com/manifest-zine/
Instagram: @3chairsbooks

Things Will Get Better: But They Won’t Be the Same

 

Things Will Get Better: But They Won’t Be the Same
Andrew Kozlowski
Papercity Publishing
FL, USA 2021

Publishing Info:
40 x pages, laser printed on cream paper.
Yellow Card cover with a monochrome photo.

Description: 
Laser printed on cream paper in monochrome. The zine contains life anecdotes, family photos and snapshots. The zine is about transition moments where the author moves from ‘one place of uncertainties to another’. There are stories about COVID-19 and memories from school, the anecdotes are a mix of melancholy, isolation, and embarrassment but told with gentleness.

Artist's Instagram: @Andrew.Kozlowski

Twenty Four Wolves

Twenty Four Wolves
Andrew Kozlowski
Papercity Publishing
FL, USA 2023

Publishing Info:

Riso printed in several colours 28 pages on light cartridge paper.

Card cover screen printed in black on orange

Description:
Beautifully illustrated narrative with stamped typography about 'something looming', the author makes reference to the final days of a long summer and thinking about the return to work. The feeling of 'something' is illustrated as 24 wolves chasing the author.

Artist's Instagram: @Andrew.Kozlowski

The Future: A One Day Zine

 

The Future: A One Day Zine

Luke Johnson aka. Lulu Johnson

Publishing Info:
A6 black and white photocopier
Side-stapled, Portsmouth, UK, 2023

Description:
Black and white pages of created collages from craft paper, magazines and maps. Drawing in graphic pen, paint and ink.

"I made The Future for our group Social Awareness project as an experimental Zine so that I could test out some materials, typography, and page layouts. I made The Future from start to finish in one day as I wanted to challenge myself to see what I was capable of making in a short time frame. It's early in the project so our group doesn't have a Social Awareness theme yet, so I went for a loose theme of the future as by using creative outputs to tackle social awareness issues, we are inevitability trying to change the future for the better. I brought the zine to our tutorial and gave each of the group a copy for their sketchbooks, hopefully it will help us create a successful collaborative zine for this project." 

(Lulu Johnson)

Links: https://www.instagram.com/lulujohnsonillustration/

Tapestry (Billedvev)

Tapestry (Billedvev)
Lee Shearman

Publishing Info:
16-page A6-sized zine
Four colour Risograph printed on 140gsm recycled paper
Hand-cut 4mm rounded corners
Pamphlet stitched with sunflower-coloured molnlycke spun sunflower-coloured polyester thread
Portsmouth, UK, 2023

Description:
This zine is a homage to the rich history of the Jacquard loom, drawing inspiration from the user manuals that were once essential guides to its complex operation. It weaves together the technical terms, processes, and iconography of the loom with collaged mechanisms, diagrams, and illustrations to create abstract pages of textures and language.

"This zine continues my exploration of early forms of computing and codification, some of which paved the way for the intricate woven patterns of tapestry, brocade, and damask. Just as the Jacquard attachment allowed looms to produce these stunning fabrics, so too did the development of punched cards and other forms of code allow for the creation of visual and audio sequences and patterns." (Lee Sherman)

Link to author's website: https://www.leeshearman.com/

Toothache, Issue 1: Change

Toothache, Issue 1: Change
Collaborative zine: Joseph Hargreaves; Ben Dawson; Kiera Chojecki; Asad Sheikh; Gabriel Wilson; Beth Atkins; Luca Scozzi; Meg Earls; Nicolo Goattin; Joshua Liles; Natasha O'Neill; Rosie Jordan Smith; Katie Loughrin.

Publishing Info:
A5 x 36 pages
Colour printing on white paper.
UK 2019

Description:
Collaborative zine themed around creative-urges containing narratives, photos and illustrations by 13 artists all responding to the theme 'change'.

The itch you can’t scratch. The need to be productive. The urge to create and some may say, similar to the pounding pain .. we are TOOTHACHE. (From website)

Link to Instagram: @toothachezine

There’s A Hole In My Chest

There's a Hole in my Chest

Lloyd Jones

Publishing Info: Portsmouth, UK, 2012
Mini-zine (A6 landscape) Saddle-stitched
Colour inkjet print on cartridge paper.

20 pages, limited edition of 20.

Description:

"This book is for anyone who's ever felt completely alone in a room full of people." quote on back cover. A small narrative about a character that has a hole in their chest, a very sensitive metaphor for depression. Lloyd is an author and illustrator of several children's books, he's known for being able to communicate complex social/emotional issues for younger audiences.

Link to Personal Website:
https://www.lloydjonesillustration.com/

Ten Fingers (Issue No.2 Childhood Memories)

Ten Fingers (Issue No.2 Childhood Memories)

Memo (editor)

Publishing Info:

Cumbria, UK, 2010

A6+, 8 x postcards machine-sewn into card cover.

Colour screen print throughout.

Description: 

A postcard-book zine from a collective of artists. The theme is childhood memories and includes; imaginary dogs, holidays, building a den and 'can I have a horse?' The contributing artists are: Jen Collins, Will Bryant, Gemma Correll, Jay Cover, Lesley Barnes, Mia Christopher, Helen Entwisle, Anthony Zinonos.

Link to Instagram: @memohelen

Teen Zeens: Transgender Journey

Teen Zeens: Transgender Journey
Sarah Starr

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2017
A5, 12 x pages, colour on cartridge paper.
Colour cover on grey card.

Description:

'This zine will take you on a journey through the lie of someone who has been born in the wrong body. It will provide you with information about what life is like for a transgender person, what they go through and all the treatments it takes to change their body to match the gender they are.'

From the zine introduction

Link to blog: https://www.sarahstarr.co.uk/

Trophies of the Unseelie Court

Trophies of the Unseelie Court
Stacey Bru

Publishing Info:
Cochrane, Canada 2015
14cm x 11cm saddle-stitched
24 pages, black and white.

Description:
Fictional set of trophies found in an imaginary castle. This nods to the fantasy genre but with a light sense of humour. Various trophies are explained, such as fawns and troll's heads, dragon fire parasites and radish-folk. See Stacey's zine 'Root' for more about the radish-folk.

Link to blog: http://staceybrucomics.tumblr.com/

That Ubiquitous One-Page Book

That Ubiquitous One-Page Book
Louise Librarian

Publishing Info:
USA 2016

Saddle stitched zine laser printed in black and white.
Blue card cover.
A5 portrait with 22 pages
Includes a mini-zine (foldy).

Description: "This issue is a tribute to my favorite structure for making artist's books and mini-zines: an eight-page book made fro a single sheet of paper. It goes by many names and has been written about in many places, hence its ubiquitous identitiy."
(from the introduction).

This zine celebrates the one page book including descriptions, instructions, research resources and bibliography. The included mini-zine is a foldy that includes instructions for making itself.
Louise Librarian teaches with artists' books and zines at the Shadek-Fackenthal Library at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Thomas the Human Photocopier

Thomas the Human Photocopier

Thomas Blatchford

Publishing Info:
Melbourne, Australia 2015
Saddle stitched zine in black and white with yellow card cover
A5 portrait with 24 pages

Description:
Pastiche of operating instructions for a photocopier. The human photocopier (like the mechanical Turk) has a human inside it, that must be fed and looked after. Satirical zine that includes illustrations, diagrams and instructions.
Included with the zine was a white folded card that contained a lock of the zine maker's hair.

Link to Twitter: @ttfb

Tate Library Show and Tell: Zines from the Special Collections

Tate Library Show and Tell: Zines from the Special Collections

Holly Callaghan

Publishing Info:
July 2015, London UK
Folded zine in black and white on white copy paper
A6 with 8 pages

Description:
This zine was given out at the Tate Event: Zines from the special collection hosted by Holly Callaghan (Liaison and Zine Librarian). The event was held in the Tate Library on 3rd July 2015.
After the event a Zine Librarians UK group was formed in order to promote and share zine curation/collection know-how. Zineopolis has joined this group.

Link to Event: http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/talks-and-lectures/library-and-archive-show-and-tell-zines-special-collection

Link to Tate Library and Reading Rooms: http://www.tate.org.uk/research/reading-rooms

A general view of the reading rooms

2000 percent Buttitude

2000 Percent Buttitude
AUCB collective - editor: Elliot Coffin
Artists: Elliot Coffin, Hannah Mcintyre, Helen James, Jonny Clapham, Katherine Peever, Laurel Turner, Louis Wood, Lydia Hannah Thomas, Marina Muun, Mat Waudby, Nathalie Moore, Sinead Grabe.

Publishing Info:
A5 saddle-stitched zine.
36 pages on a variety of papers with screen printed card cover.

Description:
Well produced entertaining zine themed around sex and nudity. Various tones within from humorous to expressive. Illustrations use varied techniques, collaged, drawn, photographed, scanned etc.
Contains adult material.

Link to blog: http://elliotcoffin-illustration.tumblr.com/

This Is My Work I Did IT

This Is My Work I Did It
John McCulloch a.k.a Johnny Mac

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK 2006.
A5 colour inkjet stuck on card.
Folded portfolio.

Description:
Intended as a self-promotional freebie, to solicit illustration commissions. John is now a senior designer at I Love Dust in Portsmouth.

Link to website: http://ilovedust.com/