2012 EXHIBITORS

Below is the full list of 60+ exhibitors for the Brooklyn Zine Fest 2012.  Check out the Q&A "Meet Your Zine Maker" segments to learn more about each one!

I Love Bad Movies // Essays and illustrations about great-bad films by writers, comedians, artists, and film nerds.  Other zines include collections of Craigslist e-mails; found notes and photographs; true tales of game show auditions & appearances; and bizarre PG-13 stills taken from sex webcams. // Q&A

Eric Nelson // Author of fiction, member of the Bushwick-based 1441 Writers' Collective, co- curator of monthly reading series Fireside Follies, and zine librarian at ABC No Rio. // Q&A

1441 Writers' Collective // Essayists, fiction writers, and poets based out of Bushwick.  They meet regularly to workshop and foster literary discussion and community, and perform regularly in New York City and across the country. // Q&A

Desert Island // Desert Island is an arty comic book shop and publisher in Brooklyn.  They publish an amazing free tabloid comics anthology called Smoke Signal, and will be at the Fest with free copies of the latest issue, as well as rare back issues and other items. // Q&A

Jeremy Jusay // Jeremy’s poetry/comics anthology zine Karass was inspired by the works of Kurt Vonnegut.  He has created backgrounds/storyboards for MTV's Wonder Showzen, Adult Swim's Superjail, and Comedy Central's Ugly Americans. // Q&A

Printed Matter // A non-profit bookstore in Chelsea dedicated to the promotion of artists' books and related things. Carrying nearly 15,000 titles, it is one of the largest gatherings of artist-made publications available to the public in New York or elsewhere.

Lale Westvind // Loud, kinetic comics and animations out of frantic lines and inky blobs. CHROMAZOID is a new full color comics and mix tape anthology, set to melt eyeballs and squeeze ears. // Q&A

Lyra Hill // Chicago-based comic and film artist. Lyra writes about dreams, gross things, sex, gross sex dreams, and science fiction. Her comics are painstakingly crafted to be as beautiful and bizarre as possible. // Q&A

Paper Rocket Minicomics // A publishing house for minicomics that can be both read and treasured, run by Robyn Chapman.  Titles include This Isn’t Working: Comics About Ex-Boyfriends; Make: Comics About an Intimate Act; and Hey, 4-Eyes!     // Q&A

The Center For the Duplicated Arts // Through repetition and duplication, photographer Melissa Grance explores how the copy becomes the original work of art. // Q&A

Dre Grigoropol // Comic books with a quirky perspective about anti-glamour lifestyles, ironic pop culture, movie theater etiquette, extreme rock-star idolization, and conflicts with menacing fashionistas. // Q&A

Daniel Stettner // “netscape internet explorer firefox safari opera mosaic chrome” // Q&A

The La-La Theory // Katie Haegele publishes The La-La Theory (#8 is about handwriting in the digital age); Garden Club, illustrated by comics artist Mardou; Obsolete, poems inspired by dead English words; and Things I've Lost/Things I've Found. // Q&A

Zine of the Month // Releasing limited edition artist zines since 2009. Each month, a new zine is printed and produced by Mark Price and friends. Year and six-month subscriptions are available. // Q&A

The Hookah Girl // Marguerite Dabaie makes a whole mess of comics, especially diary-style and autobiographical ones.  Life leaves plenty of things to talk about, believe you me. // Q&A

The Borough is My Library // An exploration of the bibliographic undergrowth of New York City through the eyes of those at work in independent libraries, academic institutions, and in the streets.  Also tabling for the Brooklyn College Library Zine Collection. // Q&A

nowork // Anonymous work related to New York City. // Q&A

Three Fingered Naptime Press // Experimental publishing project creating limited edition zines, art books, tapes, and other hand crafted goods.  High quality material accessible to all, always affordable and enjoyable. // Q&A

Pickled City // Alfred Planco writes, collages, assembles, prints, binds, and distributes zines.  Watertowers Are People Too is a photo story about utilitarian structures. The Edge and I ams are made using an original (found) book and (found) images. // Q&A

Barnard Library Zine Collection // An extensive collection of zines written by women (cis- and transgender) with an emphasis on women of color. The Library focuses on feminism and femme identity by people of all genders. // Q&A

Alone on Prom Night // Drawings, musings, and observations on life that some may find humorous and others may find dark and disturbing. Like trying to keep a smile on your face in this weird world. // Q&A

Firefly Blind Press // Aijung Kim teaches art workshops and makes art, illustrations, and zines. She is inspired by the minutiae of everyday life, nature, her garden, toys, children's books, and comics. Aijung will tell your fortune with a handmade deck of symbolic cards. // Q&A

Miniature Garden // A small publishing project that focuses on collaboration. // Q&A

ABC No Rio Zine Library // Over 12,000 zines, including independent, underground, and marginal publications on subjects such as music, culture, politics, personal experience, and travel.  ABC No Rio is interested in zines addressing political and social issues.

L. Nichols // A variety of comics and zines with topics and styles ranging from autobiography to poetry and abstraction. // Q&A

Tugboat Press // A long-time zine and minicomics publisher from Portland, Oregon.  Titles include Clutch, Invincible Summer, and the underground comics anthology Papercutter.  Tugboat occasionally publishes books for kids. // Q&A

Robin Enrico // A decade of comics, including titles about punk rock girls (Jam in the Band), pro wrestlers, and sex bloggers (Life of Vice).  Robin is probably best known for making a mini-comic that looks like an old Nintendo game. // Q&A

Hazel Newlevant // Comics about mythology, music, and an oft-dramatic love life.  Titles include mini-comics Chili Dog Dad and Hazel Is White, visual poem Ci Vediamo, and faux-children's book People of Coloring Book.  Hazel also does instant portraits. // Q&A

Birdsong Micropress // Williamsburg-based publisher of art and writing whose creative practices are informed by commitments to feminism, anti-racism, queer positivity, and DIY cultural production. // Q&A

Once Upon a Distro // Focusing on stories by people sidelined by other forms of media. Spotlighting personal stories by hosting workshops and publishing zines, and then making them available to a wider public at tabling events and online. // Q&A

Eve Englezos // Eve has been (the better) half of art zine duo Icecreamlandia for eight years.  In that time, she has also appeared in The Best American Nonrequired Reading and other publications.  Eve prefers her food fancy, her men hairy and her narratives implied. // Q&A

Little Garden Comics // Deeply rooted in the soil of alternative comic strips, and blooming into the fantastical world of webcomics.  It's not magic, however: every cartoon, strip, or comic book is created by chief gardener and founder, the cartoonist Ayo. // Q&A

Homos in Herstory // A queer history comics series produced by Elvis Bakaitis.  Can you name the country's first gay President, or tell which famous lesbian is featured on a US coin?  Each issue covers a modern decade of famous queers. // Q&A

Deafula // A humorous, straightforward,and informative resource for hearing folks on how to be a better ally for deaf people.  The writer chronicles her hearing loss (at age five from scarlet fever) and her identity as it begins to align with the Deaf community. // Q&A

Steve Seck // Steve writes & draws the comic Life is Good, about the continuing non-adventures of an unemployed beer bottle & his homeless alligator friend. // Q&A

Sara Lindo // Sara writes & illustrates psychedelic childrens’ comics about brains, traffic cones, and therapist cats. // Q&A

Discomfort // Abrasive counter-cultural materials for the not-so-punx; memoirs, poetry, harsh imagery, vegan recipes, and more. // Q&A

Go For Broke Collective // Bred out of sagebrush and broken down casinos, Go For Broke is a Reno-based collective promoting zines and independent printing in the “Biggest Little City.”  Their zines range in subject from skating to personal stories to art. // Q&A

Squibly Art // Zines and mini-comics by Eric Gordon and Sara Shahlamian. Their flagship zine Vinyl Vagabonds is about records: hunting, reviewing, sharing, praising, shaming, etc. Squibly Art is based in Silver Spring, MD. // Q&A

Horror Boobs // A group of perverts (ladies and gentlemen alike) who publicly showcase their love of nude scenes from all walks of genre cinema. // Q&A

Lunchmeat // The first and only all-VHS themed magazine celebrating obscure and esoteric films.  Including reviews of hard-to-find VHS tapes, interviews with directors, and fun features on the fantastic world of underappreciated cinema. // Q&A

The Carbon Based Mistake // Marc Calvary has been publishing zines of photography, writing, blasphemy, and design since 1991.  Marc had considered being either an astronaut or a part-time billionaire... but in the end, the photocopier won out.  Doesn't it always? // Q&A

Put A Egg On It // An irreverent, biannual art and literary magazine about food, cooking, and the communal joys of eating with friends and family.  Featuring personal essays, photos of dinner parties, special art projects, illustrations, cooking tips, and recipes. // Q&A

Oilcan Press // Handmade chapbooks,  zines, and CDs of art, words & noise.  Eye Socket and The Book of Broken Pages feature a broad swath of poetry, letters, collage, recipes, floor plans, prose, art, lyrics & photos. // Q&A

Gigantic Sequins // An independently run, perfect bound, bi-annual literary arts journal bursting with fresh poetry, prose, art, and occasional comics.  With staff throughout the US, an overseas design editor, and guest designers every other issue. // Q&A

Jenny Gonzalez-Blitz // The art-damaged virago behind Too Negative, an experiment in coping with mental illness using humor and Hell, and Living In La-La Land, an auto- biographical journal strip about the travails of living in an art collective under siege. // Q&A

Gabriel Kendra // Photographs from Richmond, Virginia.  Documenting life, the universe, and everything. // Q&A

Partyka // A collective of five cartoonists/illustrators based in Philadelphia and New York.  Their comics and prints have been featured in Best American Comics 2007, 2008 & 2011, Fredericks Freiser Gallery, and the 2011 Desert Island Whitney Zine Party. // Q&A

Gary Kachadourian // Scale drawings (dumpsters, lamp posts) and cut-and-fold three dimensional objects (bus stations, sno-ball stands, portable toilets) from Baltimore. Xeroxed and laser printed books, booklets, prints, posters, and wall coverings. // Q&A

Chris Piascik // Independent illustrator working with hand-lettering. Typostruction makes art out of quotes (both classic and pop-cultural).  Daily drawings cover political issues, music, complaining and more. // Q&A

Pegacorn Press // Queer, feminist, "total-art-freaker" publishing house specializing in small-run art books, comics, and zines.  Based out of Brooklyn, it's run by visual artist/musican Caroline Paquita. // Q&A

Jemibook // Jem's zine topics are all over the place with each issue dedicated to a different topic, such as: Robert Downey Jr., Pandas, Raw Food, Alternative Date Ideas, and Sexy Times Gone Wrong. // Q&A

Morgan Pielli // Indestructible Universe Quarterly is a serialized collection of comic stories in the spirit of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone. // Q&A

For the Birds // New York City-based feminist collective promoting creative interests of women-identified community members. Zine distro covers such topics as DIY feminist organizing, sexual health, sexual assault support/prevention, & punk/riotgrrl. // Q&A

Thicker Than Blood // What is closer than family? What binds us together more than the circumstances of our birth?  It is said that blood is thicker than water, but what is thicker than blood? A collection of artists explore the idiom in black and white art. // Q&A

The East Village Inky // A handwritten, illustrated, long running, award winning time lapse age progression in an extremely slow motion paper format.  Ayun Halliday also writes books, including No Touch Monkey! and The Zinester's Guide to NYC. // Q&A

Get it Together // Brooklyn-based artist Lauren Denitzio illustrates this zine based on interviews and submitted phrases from friends and colleagues regarding self-motivation, mantras, creative identity, and self-employment. // Q&A

The Worst // A compilation zine on grief and loss curated by Kathleen McIntyre.  "An honest take on the death of loved ones in a world that attempts to capitalize on our sorrow.  Opens a dialogue about death, recovery, and the need for community support." -Stranger Danger // Q&A

Slice Harvester // Described as "a pizza-obsessed Lenny Bruce," Colin Hagendorf turns pizza reviews into critiques of capitalism and gender, soliloquies about teen drug use, and earnest attempts to find hope & meaning. Basically, he writes about anything but pizza. Q&A

Meet the Lady // A large archive of found photos and reclaimed images that had been relegated to the scrap heap.  MTL restores these "lost" women to their rightful place in the pantheon of notable persons by immortalizing them in print. // Q&A

FOUND Magazine // Love letters, birthday cards, kids’ homework, lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, doodles. FOUND puts it all together so everyone can check out the strange, hilarious, and heartbreaking things people have picked up and passed along. // Q&A

The Bushwick Review // A literary and art magazine, as well as a growing community of creative people. Many of the contributors create things together. They drink and party together. The Bushwick Review brings their work together and shares it with others.

Pendulous Breasts Quarterly // Non-profit literary magazine for the discerning breasts enthusiast.  All profits go to the 826 National tutoring program. Contributors include writers for The Daily Show, The Onion, 30 Rock, Vanity Fair, The Colbert Report, and New Yorker cartoonists.

Instigator // Limited edition black & white zines of art and photography, with an emphasis on street and public art.