POP Member Showcase: Zines

From a Riso-printed publication looking at folklore, to a fresh new take on a comic, this month we’re excited to present a selection of awesome zines designed and created by some of the talented members of our community.

Jungyeon Roh: The Fairy and the Fried Shrimp The Fairy and Fried Shrimp is a parody of the traditional Korean folktale The Fairy and the Woodcutter, which glorifies all kinds of crimes. Through this work, Jungyeon questions who the real victim is in the story; a fairy who sacrificed everything as a woman, fried shrimp who committed crimes and became chickens, their innocent children, a hungry condensed milk monster, or a yogurt drone with no power in front of nature…? Printed in limited edition of 100, with machine stitched binding, the zine includes 16 full-colour pages printed used 4 Risograph colours.

www.jungyeonroh.com

Decadent West: Zine Collection

At the onset of the pandemic, Emily of Decadent West had a bit more time on her hands, and decided to use it to focus on a project she’d always wanted to spend more time on: zines! Emily had previously produced Horkheimer and Adorno and Garfield, a mash-up of images of Garfield and text from Horkeimer and Adorno’s Enlightenment as Mass Deception from 1944. Some of her recent publications include The Eye Always Craves What It Doesn’t See; an anthology of quotes she has been compiling for over a decade on the creative process, and Desire; a collection of quotes on the universal human state of coveting and wanting in all of its forms.

www.hausofdecadent.com

Julia Schimautz: Lovers’ Lane Zine Lovers‘ Lane is the first collaborative zine curated and published by Cape Town based label Don‘t Try Anything New, featuring work by young creatives across different disciplines. The zine is Riso printed throughout, with a silkscreen cover and virko finish. Inside its pages, the publication showcases predominantly South African artists, and was created with the intent to collaborate and connect with local artists and introduce them to Riso printing. Printed in a limited edition of 100 at Dream Press, the zine is hand bound with black thread.

www.juliaschimautz.com

Luke Matthews: Milktoof Milktoof is a minicomic from 2018 made to be unfolded, enjoyed, and passed along. “I used to draw comics at school about weird dreams and creepy nightmares so decided to give it another go, 20-something years later, to see what had changed” says Luke. The naive illustration style reflects the simplistic approach most children use. Luke continues; “I remember rarely being able to speak in dreams, so decided on using minimal dialogue and instead letting the action speak for itself”. The release of the zine was a great success and was sold in independent comic shops around the world. It is made from 100% recycled paper using friendly soy inks (two colour Risograph), so it’s good for the planet as well as the soul. Each comic is A6, folding out into an A3 print showing 16 pages.

www.okno.fun

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