Zines, pamphlets, art comics, chap books etc

[catalog]

idea for a dissensus zine:

'the last posts'

it would be a compilation of all the last posts of various dissensus members, famous and not so famous

 

[william kent]

Did someone in particular's last post prompt this idea?

 

[catalog]

no it just came to me in the bath.

 

[william kent]

no it just came to me in the bath.

 

[catalog]

actually a very good representation of what happened

 

[catalog]

part of the problem with doing a dissensus zine is how do you filter it. this idea would give you a mechanical process for doing so

 

[catalog]

yeah but paper is another format and might outlive screens

 

[mvuent]

i don't understand the appeal of zines. they sound kind of cute and quaint, like a scrapbook for adults

 

[catalog]

its more about making them than anything else.

 

[catalog]

they are an affectation in todays age it is true, but to me now, having made a few, there a good format to think in: small scale, handmade, pictures and words together

 

[Corpsey.]

Zines are also essential for the maintaining of DIY spaces. I get the feeling that they are rarely read and operate more as the token given for making a charitable donation. Ive been to many cool independent bookstores/artist co-ops/venues and etc. that are zine centric.

 

[Corpsey.]

Not that no one is reading zines, but there are alot of zines out there, and you gotta imagine few get attention beyond that of the creator and whatever small circle of friends they have

 

[william kent]

Someone in the D&G server runs a zine through Medium, if that counts?

Fan Publication – Medium

Read writing from Fan Publication on Medium. Every day, Fan Publication and thousands of other voices read, write, and share important stories on Medium.

medium.com

 

[Corpsey.]

I feel like that's just a blog. Really the only difference between a zine and a blog is that a zine is physical, but that's an important distinction- zines as physical objects can support The Scene. This is just how I've primarily interacted with zines though

 

[Corpsey.]

Someone in the D&G server runs a zine through Medium, if that counts?

Fan Publication – Medium

Read writing from Fan Publication on Medium. Every day, Fan Publication and thousands of other voices read, write, and share important stories on Medium.

medium.com

This is a pretty cool podcast done by a D&G user https://www.buzzsprout.com/1064269/...nd-prisons-revisiting-intellectuals-and-power

 

[william kent]

I feel like that's just a blog.

I think it is and it isn't. The line's blurred somewhat as they seem to publish "issues" rather than individual posts as and when.

 

[catalog]

the last zine i made, what i really like about it, is i only used photocopying, no computers at all. each one hand made, there are 3 complete copies in existence.

 

[william kent]

This is a pretty cool podcast done by a D&G user https://www.buzzsprout.com/1064269/...nd-prisons-revisiting-intellectuals-and-power

This is someone from there too,

Fractal Ontology

refracting theory: politics, cybernetics, philosophy

fractalontology.wordpress.com

 

[catalog]

I think it is and it isn't. The line's blurred somewhat as they seem to publish "issues" rather than individual posts as and when.

you do get online zines, but its not really the same. i'm with linebaugh on this, its about the physical object.

 

[Corpsey.]

the last zine i made, what i really like about it, is i only used photocopying, no computers at all. each one hand made, there are 3 complete copies in existence.

I've chewed on making a zine as a means of finagling my way into a riso printing space