Oh yeah, this was fascinating from top to bottom. The great looking zine made with different techniques. The map. The unique webpage that looked more like something out of the TV show "Lost". And then to have the zine make it all the way to Toronto! Talk about dumb luck.

Great suggestion! I love to keep it random, but a trip into Wally Wood's world once a year might be worthwhile....

@@FANzineLiveGuy Thanks, would love to see a video on the book, i might purchase it this month as a new year gift for myself with few other books. Comic books. :D

Thank you so much, Joe!

You're a step ahead of me with The Comics Blogger! I'm planning a video on that in the next month or so. Past those two...??? You're on the list to get Tetragrammaton Fragments from the United Fanzine Organization, and that's a good source of info while not a "newszine" as much as a club newsletter with reviews and other random goodness. I'm at a loss for anything else. Can you see why I decided to start this little FANzine Live thing? ;-)

You said it better than I! It's just...escapist "hero" storytelling. And fun!

THE Terry Austin? 😮

@FANzineLiveGuy I'm affraid not!

​@@ruthlessjobberAll good! (But I was about to go all fanboy about this...)

Thank you! Tell your friends!

Glad you enjoy it!

My pleasure! It was a great read. The vignette-fueled "slice of life" genre was big back in the 80s, but few have mastered it today like you did IMHO. 👍

It's hard on the surface to find them, agreed. Perhaps I need to do a video on that. In the interim, make sure to check out the links in the show notes! You can get the highlighted zines and connect with the creators through them.

Congratulations, @EdwardMooreJr! Sycamore is yours! Please get in touch with me through any of the social channels identified at linktr.ee/phoenixprods/ to make arrangements to get you this incredible publication.

My pleasure! It was great, and I love stories that truly make you think.

Well said!

That logo was cool, wasn't it? On the blacks, I only made a deal out of it because this was really the first time since I started doing Classic Zine videos where it was REALLY obvious that the photocopier couldn't keep up with the artist. And that's worth pointing out, especially if a younger viewer doesn't realize the technological limitations we worked under (at the same time, WE HAD CHEAP PHOTOCOPIES! Democratization of technology!). And yeah, I do like keeping the mix fresh. Most all of these classic zines, I haven't read in 40 years! So it's just grab an interesting looking one and go for it!

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For zines? It works. 😊

Glad to help! Don't give up...if you're having trouble with story ideas, start from within. Tell the stories you know. IF you don't want to be autobiographical, use the stories you know as springboards to something else. That's how I wrote Heroes Now: Patriot...as a reflection on having lived through the end of the Cold War, on how the world around us has changed. Check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ2TnJ-tr8lpoKs Everyone has stories to tell! Just try telling one or two of them. :-)

You bet I did! 🎃

Thank you for correcting my honest mistake!

Oooh yeah.... you're right! Well, I didn't have any bronzing agents in mind when I said that. As you can tell, I'm pasty white these days! (But I'm glad you enjoyed the video!)

Well you certainly did something about it! The Mid-South Cartoonists Association ( facebook.com/midsouthcartoonists/ ) is VERY impressive.

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

So glad you liked! Chris made a fantastic zine.

Ugh! Sorry it didn't work out for you.

Oh wow, that's a number of broad topics. Perhaps a future Editor's Note? 😊

Glad you like them!

Aw! Thank you so much! I'm just having fun, sharing the hobby I love

You know, I'm not sure that I have more than one or two Collier zines. I was more of a SPCE guy...that was my entry point into small press publishing.

Outstanding! Some serious small press zine history there.

It's so great to see him back in comics, Jeff, and you surely had a part in that. 😊

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Great question! I think that personal taste is the ultimate arbiter, but you can also look at elements like the price, the production values and the connection you may form with the creator. There might be other considerations...anyone else have ideas? Regardless, the volumes of zines out in the world require a certain amount of patience to wander through in order to get that proverbial diamond in the rough...especially when you purchase at a show like an SPX or a CXC. Take your time, be deliberate with your wallet...and have fun with the experience!

Sigh. Sorry. I'm on the road today, will fix when I get home tomorrow.

I reprocessed the video and uploaded it again. Here's the fresh link...now with 100% sound! Enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJTYh2mFZZJ1otE

There's a second issue of the zine... 😉

@@FANzineLiveGuy Yikes! a new quest to follow

It's a great one!

They really are! And it looks seamless with the digital technology.

@@FANzineLiveGuy Great video.

​@@bernieoconnor9350Thanks!

Yup, it's French! "C'est la vie!"

Gotta pick and choose your moments.... 😏

When negotiating time away with the Mrs., one learns to make that time away count. I'd love to do a lot of smaller events, but they take more time and put more strain on her.

That is so great! Thank you for sharing!

I think I'm more or less Batmanned out. Just too much. Traveling to Mars - I ended up missing out on the front end and am trade waiting. Sounds fantastic.

Oh yeah! A classic 80s rise and fall epic, all in an 8-page mini.

Glad you enjoyed it! This "World Zines" theme is going to be a lot of fun. Some zines will look familiar, but others...well...it will be so exciting to explore!

I hope you enjoyed!

Thank you! Tell your friends!

Glad you liked it!