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user-inactivated  ·  3114 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pitchfork Acquired by Condé Nast

Bring back zines.





user-inactivated  ·  3114 days ago  ·  link  ·  

People still make them, and nice looking magazines with similar print runs to old zines because technology marches on. I loved Coilhouse when it was around, and I think Meriadoc was a fan too. It's easier to just install Wordpress though.

Meriadoc  ·  3114 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was a Coilhouse super fan. I own all of them, read everything, still follow a bunch of the authors and artists. It was one of my favorite pieces of physical art in the world. It shaped so much of who I am.

user-inactivated  ·  3114 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think I'm gonna start a zine about podcasts about YouTube channels.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3114 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Zines never left. Razorcake, Basement Babes, and a massive amount of other Etsy-sold zines exist, not to mention ones that can usually be found at your locally owned record store.

user-inactivated  ·  3114 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Know what's interesting? My local record store doesn't have a lot of zines, they do have a lot of self published comics. I'd call it a fair trade.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3114 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Huh, that works just as well. Anything that supports and promotes local or otherwise self published material I'm a fan of. The local record stores here are lacking in general, but fortunately the other nearby cities have some great ones.