Zines

Zine Scene

Two weeks ago, SFU Woodward’s hosted one of Canada’s greatest annual independent cultural events: Canzine. Organized by Broken Pencil magazine, Canzine West (along with Canzine Toronto and Canzine Central in Winnipeg) is a full-day event dedicated to zine culture, independent media, and small press. With the exception of two major Vancouver groups, Geist magazine and Lucky’s Comics, Canzine West featured table after table of independent zinesters, illustrators, artists, and other independent media-makers from near and far, exhibiting their handmade creations. There were well-established artists such as Colin Upton, who’s been self-publishing mini-comics since 1985, along with first-time tables like the…

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