Brooklyn Zine Fest 2013
May 30th, 2013 by chocko
The second annual Brooklyn Zine Fest, the biggest self-publishing expo in NYC celebrating zines and DIY publications happened last month. More than 80 writers and artists crammed into all of Public Assembly in Williamsburg. In the front of the venue there was an outdoor pop-up library and lots of passersby peeking in with a “what the hell is going on in there?” face. At times, it was so crowded inside that it was difficult to move and I felt like I was being helplessly swept away in a riptide of hipsters and crazy folk. It was all worth it. I picked up a couple issues of Deafula by Kerry Radley which is a personal zine about a girl dealing with the experience of being deaf. I also picked up “Dead Hand” a mini-zine by artists Mark T. Sedita and Matt Crabe who draw some really detailed, gross stuff (not for the kids!). The latest Vinyl Vagabonds was hot off the press and features record reviews with a lot of special attention to Kurtis Blow records. I can’t wait for the next one to come out. I also stopped by Katie Haegele’s table to pick up her zine The La-La Theory which features stories and lots of penmanship. Her book White Elephants: Yard Sales, Relationships, and Finding What Was Missing recently came out on Microcosm Publishing and compiles some of her zines into a funny and well written memoir worth checking out. Meet The Lady by Tom Blunt was also for sale and I picked up 2 issues of the humorous and kinda creepy zine in which found photos (from junkheaps) are put together to tell a story. Dessert Island is the best place to buy indie comics in NYC and they were also at the fest with their latest – the reprint of Kicks #1 which was originally released in 1978 by Billy Miller and Miriam Linna. They would both later form the Norton Records label which took a devastating hit when Hurricane Sandy came to town. Flooding from Sandy destroyed a ton of their merchandise. The 100 page reprint features great photos and articles on rock and roll and the proceeds of the book go to Norton. Check out some photos below!
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Tags: 2013, brooklyn, diy, fest, public assembly, punk, zine
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May 31st, 2013 at 9:13 pm
“I felt like I was being helplessly swept away in a riptide of hipsters and crazy folk.” Hahaha! I love the places and events you go to. There’s a small comic convention here in Manila that I always go to and self-published comics are present along with the big publishers and my husband and I always try to buy a couple of indie comics, not all are good but some are gems. Support the artists! Hehe
May 31st, 2013 at 11:15 pm
Yes! Support the arts and always root for the underdogs. Thank you for checking out Planet Chocko. Salamat!