Zine Not Dead is pleased to announce the inaugural Zine Not Dead Fest: A Comics and Small Press Fair.
Zine Not Dead Fest is a one-day comics & small press fair, bringing together cartoonists, artists, publishers, and especially those somewhere to Chicago. A day of vending (featuring over 80 artists & publishers), talks, and workshops concludes with the biggest Zine Not Dead reading of all time in the evening.
Zine Not Dead Fest was held at Grace Church of Logan Square (3325 W Wrightwood Ave) on June 15th, from noon to 6pm. The Fest was free and open to the public!
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Exhibitors
A. T. Pratt ∙ Alex Nall ∙ Alexander Laird/FROG FARM ∙ Amy Lockhart ∙ Andrea Bell ∙ Andy Hood ∙ angela fanche / katie lane ∙ Anya Davidson ∙ Atlan Arceo-Witzl / Tenoch Press ∙ Audrey Hamilton ∙ Beatrix Urkowitz ∙ BearBear ∙ Beth Hetland ∙ Bonnie Guerra ∙ Braided Magazine ∙ Brian Uhl ∙ Bred Press ∙ Bubbles Fanzine ∙ Cam Collins ∙ Carmen Johns ∙ Cold Boy Press ∙ Comics Blogger ∙ Conor Stechschulte ∙ CRAM books ∙ D.R.Y. ∙ Dave Ortega ∙ Derick Jones ∙ DOG EYE PRESS ∙ E. Joy Mehr ∙ Eileen Chavez ∙ Entropy Editions ∙ Ernie Roan ∙ Fieldmouse Press ∙ Flannery Cashill ∙ fscare ∙ Gabriel Mason Howell ∙ George Porteus ∙ Gina Wynbrandt ∙ Goodbye Press ∙ Grayson Bear ∙ Harrison & Nell ∙ Hoofprint ∙ Iona Fox ∙ Issue Press ∙ J. Marshall Smith ∙ J.E Paeth ∙ Jasjyot Singh Hans ∙ Jeremy Tinder and his Students ∙ Jetsy Merchblatt ∙ JT Wilkins / TTRX ∙ Kaitlin Kostus ∙ Kelly Wang ∙ Kevin Huizenga ∙ King-Cat Comix/Spit and a Half Distro ∙ Lale Westvind ∙ Lark Lyra Lou Hill ∙ Late Night Copies Press ∙ Liana Fu ∙ Lily (Basil) MacLachlan ∙ liz yerby ∙ Lucie Van der Elst, Nick Merlock Jackson, & Robert Zant ∙ lucky risograph ∙ Lumpen Comics ∙ Maggie Umber ∙ Marnie Galloway ∙ Martian Press ∙ Math-you Land-vote ∙ Max Huffman ∙ Midwest Cuban Comics ∙ Mike Centeno ∙ More Human Editions ∙ Most Ancient ∙ NEOGLYPHIC MEDIA ∙ Organ Bank ∙ Other World Riso ∙ Patrick Kyle ∙ Perfectly Acceptable Press ∙ Pete Faecke ∙ Pratima Pinnepalli ∙ Project Onward ∙ Public Collectors ∙ Raeann Van Zee ∙ Reptile House Comix ∙ Robert Baxter ∙ Ron Regé, Jr. ∙ Sage Coffey ∙ Sam Hensley ∙ Sam Sharpe ∙ Sam Szabo ∙ Sean Mac ∙ Secret Room Press ∙ Shea Cahill ∙ SLOP ∙ Sofia Brunwin & Joseph McColgan ∙ Sonnenzimmer ∙ Steve Schaberg ∙ Syd Madia ∙ Talya Modlin ∙ Taxonomy Press ∙ Teddie Bernard ∙ Tenderly & friends ∙ TOMATO TOMATO TOMATO ∙ Work Press & Publication ∙ Wormy Orchids ∙ Yewon Kwon ∙ 2dcloud
Exhibitor map & floorplan here.
Programming
Drop-in Zine Making Workshop
Ignatz Award-winning, first nationally syndicated non-binary cartoonist Bianca Xunise hosts a day-long, casual zine making workshop. Plenty of supplies provided, but we figure you're the type to bring your own.
GlitterGuts Photobooth
Bring your friends, newly-acquired zines, and pearly-whites and get yer photo taken by our friends at GlitterGuts. Photos will be available online shortly afterward!
Meet the Artists of Project Onward
Featuring work by Stephon Doby, Louis DeMarco, William Douglas, & Cherylle Booker from our special guest organization, Project Onward.
Malt Adult Matinee
Animation screening & Q&A with works by Rebecca Aklim, Jackson Ammenheuser, Megan Jedrysiak & Hector Padilla, Grayson Bear, Margaret Bialis, Jacob Ciocci, Charles Curren, Dd Bentl, Dan Forke, Jacob Huffcutt, Alexander Laird, Amy Lockhart, J. Paik. Jesse Patience. Hosted by Sarah Schmidt and Ian Ballantyne of Malt Adult.
If Your Comic Collection Vanished... What Would You Buy Back First?
Cartoonists Kevin Huizenga, Ron Regé, Jr., and Patrick Kyle each pick 5 comics that they would restart their comic collection if their library vanished. Comics that mean a lot to them, provide inspiration, are a guiding light on a project they're currently working on now or maybe are needed to prop their couch up correctly. On this game show like conversation, the cartoonists aren't aware of what the other ones have picked. So as we reveal the special picks, artists will explain their pick while the other two react. It'll be a fun insightful conversation on the love of comics.Moderated by Brian Baynes of Bubbles Fanzine.
8-11pm
Zine Not Dead #23
After the vending portion of the day concludes, join us for the grand finale of Zine Not Dead Fest. The biggest Zine Not Dead Ever. Featuring readings by: PATRICK KYLE, RON REGÉ, JR., LALE WESTVIND, LARK LYRA LOU HILL, A.T. PRATT, ALEX LAIRD. STEPHON DOBY. Doors @ 8pm, show @ 9pm. $20. Tickets available online, at the info table @ ZNDF, and at the door (while supplies last)!.
Special Guests
Lale Westvind
Lale Westvind makes comics, animations, paintings and sculptures. She is the author of Grip, Hot Dog Beach and many other small, special books. They currently split their time between central Pennsylvania and their hometown, New York City. A new issue of Void Packer will debut this summer at ZNDF in addition to another new book if she's lucky!
Kevin Huizenga
Kevin Huizenga splits his time between Chicago and Minneapolis. He is the cartoonist of Curses, The River at Night, Gloriana, and The Wild Kingdom. His character Glenn Ganges is based on his brother-in-law and the name is a reference to two separate towns that appear on the same sign on the interstate.
Project Onward & Stephon Doby
Project Onward is a nonprofit organization that provide artists with disabilities and mental illnesses the opportunity to create their work in a safe, supportive studio environment. This includes access to work space, materials, and professional guidance without being encumbered by cost. The studio treats art as a powerful tool for understanding and valuing the real and potential contributions of our national population with disabilities.
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Stephon Doby (b. 1989) makes comics, drawings, and paintings exploring adolescence, through a pop culture filter. His stories are packed with the cliques, hijinks, and romances of teen dramas. Doby will be reading from the just-printed Issue #1 of AlterGender, his big-hearted comedy sci-fi epic, following the teens of Texas Valley through unexpected gender transformations.
Website - Instagram - Stephon Doby via Project Onward
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Zine Not Dead and Zine Not Dead Fest are collaborations of Perfectly Acceptable Press and Bred Press. Zine Not Dead Fest is also brought to you by the generosity of the Chicago DCASE grant. This year's artwork is by Margot Ferrick
Zine Not Dead is a performative comics reading series in Chicago, running quarterly since 2015. Zine Not Dead encourages cartoonists & performers to find new ways to embody their work in front of live audiences.
