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Where are some good places to read zines? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by Transwithvans@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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All I can find online are tutorials for how to make one, which is fine, but I also want to actually read and curate as well. Any suggestions?

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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 8 months ago

I'm not sure I can help, but I'm curious if you mean zines, like physical, small, homebrew publications?

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago

internet Archive zine collection. They have a few.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 6 points 8 months ago

Check your local indie and alternative coffeeshops, bookstores, and record shops. Find the weirdest highschooler you know and ask them, for good measure.

[–] friendly_ghost@beehaw.org 5 points 8 months ago

There's a giant trove of them on the Internet Archive. Happy reading!!

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

The best way for things like that is subscribing, most have so few readers they don't get scanned. If you can find somewhere a list of zines for your interest and sub to a few, that's what I'd recommend. Long live print anyway!

[–] SuperSynthia@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I’m a big fan of local zines from my area, so I would look around your arts/music societies to see what’s up.

https://microcosmpublishing.com/ I like this site and have used them a couple of times. Shipping sucks but they are pretty transparent about it. The owner apparently had some internet drama but I’d say they got a great selection of cool stuff

Good luck on finding your zine! It’s a cool ass subculture

[–] FullOfBallooons@leminal.space 1 points 8 months ago

Since the Internet Archive has already been suggested, you might also want to check out the Queer Zine Archive Project