Comment by goodmythical
16 hours ago
The zine scene's seen weak weeks, certainly, but the gritty ink stays distinct: a permanent link for those who think outside the precinct. It may wax and wane, but for any with an intention to mention the subversive soul, zines offer distinct impressions.
I'd originally intended to simply argue that short form print never went anywhere and therefore had nowhere to return from, but I thought I'd take the opportunity to wax poetic ^.^
Fun write.
As someone who contributes to a zine, goes to zine fests often, and has a lot of friends who do conventions with short form print - I agree.
In general my opinion is the waves are more or less outsiders who stumble into it, or a certain IP, and they are introduced to a whole other medium they didn’t really experience. Unless of course, they frequent a very awesome local book store in their city with a dedicated zine section.
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thank you, thank you, I'll be here till they kick me out