#australian zines

[soapjournalzine]

Our expressions of interest check in for the Soap's Journal Zine closes on the 6th of June! If you'd like to get involved or show your support, let us know via the form below 🌈

https://forms.gle/PMX9fTZVRywE9iKa6

[briarrolfe]

Did you know you can just make your own poetry magnets with a label maker. I’m changing all my artist bios to say that I’m a poet

[davidmahlercomics]

Food Magik reprint!

[suburbansnakes]

Fellow skate writer, Josh Sabini, and I had a chat about the new book I’m working on (amongst other things) via Zoom the other day. Then Josh went away and turned it into a really nice interview for Monster Children. Thanks, Josh! 

[monniemp3]

monnie's zine 'Lately'

made by Monica Sottile, title page made with Rosa Sottile

[merryfortune]

aaa i was really hoping to participate in the l2d server’s annuual event but i have such a chip on my shoulder about winter holiday themed events in summer!!!!

[pickles4nickles]

This year's edition of @seaunseenzine is out!!

I did a piece with many many horseshoe crabs. Horseshoe is still difficult to spell for me.

The zine PDF is up for a dollar! And all proceeds go to the Australian Marine Conservation Society!

[artbysconnor]

PearlescentMoon x Balenciaga

17/18 of LifeStyle: A Life Series Fashion Zine

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Pearly pearl! I was sooo tempted to use the Red Pearl skin for her, since it's an iconic look of hers and would be so fun and dramatic, but because the challenge was everyone's original start of game skins I stuck to the tried and true black hoodie look instead. It came out pretty well, plus Balenciaga's lineup for last fall had the perfect shirt for me to use - I think the loading symbol is a great cheeky nod to her Australian ping.

[zephyrenn]

Super excited to share my Vaquita piece for the new 2024 issue of Sea Unseen Zine (@seaunseenzine)! There are over 60 gorgeous marine-themed artworks in this issue, and all proceeds go towards the Australian Marine Conservation Society 🌊🐋🦈🦐

Keep reading below to learn a bit more about this small, critically endangered cetacean!

At just around 95 lbs in mass and 4.5 feet in length, the Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is the world's smallest living cetacean! Like many other porpoises, they feed on a range small fish, squid, and crustaceans within their locality. They have an incredibly small range, known only to reside in shallow waters in upper Gulf of California. Due to their rarity, not much else is known about this species.

Sadly, the Vaquita is on the brink of extinction. Recent estimates suggest only 10 individuals remain. Illegal fishing operations result in these little cetaceans becoming bycatch, and is the biggest cause of their decline.

Current conservation efforts for the Vaquita seek to mitigate threats such as fisheries, pollution, and habitat destruction. Hopefully, with enough protection and patience, the population of this incredible animal will stabilize and even recover 💙

[hoshidensha-art]

Here's my full piece for @seaunseenzine!! Featuring a bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) and some yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicum) 💙

I've loved marine biology and the ocean since I was a kid and I also used to do a lot of wildlife art before I got into drawing more anime-style fanart, so this piece has a lot of special meaning for me~ Plus stingrays are my absolute fave animals :DDD Thank you again for having me, it was such an honour!! 🌊🪸🐠 Go check out the zine here!! It's only $1, there's tons of gorgeous art, and it supports the Australian Marine Conservation Society!

[pine-niidles]

My piece for this year's @seaunseenzine, a Common Murre

I was fascinated by how these birds are so monochrome with such bright colorful eggs and how that makes the colors in their surroundings pop all the more.

You can still get a copy of the full zine for $1 at the itch.io page with all proceeds going to the Australian Marine Conservation Society

[davidmahlercomics]

Cut Neck Lip Girl Hole

I released a new mini comic zine as part of the last Tree Paper Gallery Small Tales risograph zine launch. I missed the opening cuz I had to cover a shift... But super grateful to finally get my hands on them, I love the blue on white!

Here's the shaded version (didn't finish before the deadline) and the fold-out poster from the reverse. If you'd like a copy reach out

Thank you so much to Sam Emery from Tree Paper for including me in this awesome project, and the City of Melbourne who provided support and funding.

[theforestofteddy]

My mini zines have arrived!! A6, 12 pages, relief prints, etchings and poetry all by me :))

I will take proper photographs and put them up for sale in my shop in the next day or so!

While I patiently wait for my zine order to arrive, here are some behind the scenes pics from the planning stage!

[jabberwockprince]

Who in ur pfp they kinda hot

Dylan Springbell, a minor character from an old webcomic (2010s) called Todd Allison & the Petunia Violet, who makes extremely fuckin funny faces and basically defined my teenage years

he's this kind of brash and very outspoken, combative violinist and a childhood friend of the protagonist and her brother. shows up pretty late in the webcomic but it's always such a treat to see him, like. look at his introduction

the webcomic follows these two neighbours, Petunia and Todd Allison, and their daily struggles in early 20th century Australia. Petunia, described as a very ordinary but perky girl, is fascinated with Todd Allison, pretty much the weirdest, most interesting guy in the world to her, and who works for the government investigating a terrorist named Violet

I want to stress the fact that most of the cast are poc, with the protagonist and most of the people in her life being aboriginal australian. which doesn't seem like much now, but back in the early 2010s this shit was revolutionary, especially because one of the themes the comic openly tackles is the racism and oppression indigenous ppl and other poc experience, the communities these minorities form to support each other, and feelings of resentment, hatred and displacement born from these aggressions

but its also full of whimsy and really funny, slice-of-life moments <3

there's a lot of characters but the main cast is very strong, every character is so unique and make very good first impressions.

the artstyle does change a lot throughout the whole thing, but listen. the fuckin covers. the paneling. the vibes. look look, these are just a few examples i had saved on my laptop

however. the webcomic is unfinished (there's only 17 chapters) and its been presumably abandoned by its author, nozmo. every single site that the comic was hosted on, including archives ran by fans here on tumblr (@tapvfans and @tapvarchive) are defunct or abandoned pretty early. the only way you can read it is through the wayback machine here

I've been archiving the main story, the sidestories and extra pages/zines for awhile now because this webcomic means a lot to me even a decade later, and so that ppl can have an easier time reading it, but i've only archived up to chapter 8 or so orz

anyway, if it caught your eye, I deffo recommend it. it was such a hidden gem <3

[monniemp3]

outro page from monnie's 'Lately' zine

made by Monica Sottile

[arielries]

THE PACKAGE FOR THE BOWUIGI ZINE GOT OPENED FOR INSPECTION BY THE AUSTRALIAN SECURITY TEAM-

i can just imagine this poor soul so lost and confused upon opening the package- i hope they read it and became as weirdly invested in this ship as i am

but its rlly funny to me bc it means either a sniffer dog or the xray picked up something and i have no idea what that would have been

(the dog is a bowuigi shipper confirmed)

fujoshi dog real 👏👏👏