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My first zine made digitally then printed! This is a name your price or a digital trade! There will be no irl trade or shipping involved.

My first photo zine. I wanted to showcase my portraiture photography.

A while ago, I saw this post and really liked the idea; the fold it's pretty simple, and decided to give it a try doing a few comics without sense. I also tried more things, like paper, pencil, brush and panel composition, and this is the result. Very fun, love the format, very simple but pretty nice.

i made a couple of zines and loved it, but i haven't made any more mainly because the topics i want to focus on seem too complex for the medium. i know a zine could technically be quite long, yet i never seem to see examples of anything longer than about 20 pages. if they are, they're art/photo zines, nothing with a high wordcount. does anyone have examples of zines that are more of an essay, or ideas for how to convey a complicated subject well? or do you think this is the wrong medium and zine-enjoyers aren't looking for that?

First appearing as a feature issue within the zine Outpunk, Bamboo Girl was created by Sabrina Margarita Alcantara-Tan due to the inability to find reading that spoke to her personal experience within the Riot Grrrl movement and punk scene as someone of Filipino and white descent. The manifesto for Bamboo Girl states: “Challenging racism, sexism, & homophobia from the Filipina/Asian Pacific Islander (API)/Asian mutt feminist point of view since 1995.” Tan found herself fighting against the stereotype of the “weak” Asian woman, shaped by the violence she experienced within her family home. This fueled her valid anger, often leading her into fights to defend against sexist encounters. Punk was supposed to be a space to let it all out, but due to the inherent sexism and racism within the scene, that space often felt small. The expressive black-and-white illustrations feature multi-perspective, striking depictions of an Asian girl fighting back. Despite the lack of color, the boldness and loudness of her expression still protrude from the work, leaning into the ethos of Riot Grrrl and the zine’s purpose. Bamboo Girl became an outlet and a voice for all WOC, especially Asian American women, to confide in and see themselves further represented within the community.

I'm a grad student at NYU, currently working on my research project on the friction between analog media and digital forms of expression. Any form of answer would be helpful. If anyone is up for a short chat, feel free to DM me. Everything stays anonymous unless consent is given. Thank you!

My question: Why print a physical copy of your zine when it's presence online is more accessible? Do you maintain an accurately formatted digital version of your zines?

a bit dark, but i think this is one of my favorite zines that i've made

Do you know of a reputable place online that can print double sided color posters at a 17" x 22" (279.4 x 431.8 mm) size? Like two ledger pages side by side, or two A3 pages side by side. I got a wild idea for my next zine format but the local business I love using can't print any bigger than 13" x 19".

Have you ever made and folded a zine this size? Tell me all about it!