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Small press comics publisher from the 80s and today. Heroes, anthologies, more! 2023-2025 United Fanzine Organization Award-winning Best Publisher. The face/voice of YouTube's FANzine Live! Lots of links at: linktr.ee/phoenixprods
Reflective, insightful, poignant and more than a little fun in this diary comic!
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Today's FANzine Live Classic Zines video considers a time when computers encroached on the world of traditional cartooning...and part of that was a cute little minicomic! Are there parallels with what we're experiencing today?
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A January vacation to the Riviera Maya meant it was time to go out looking for World Zines...and that's what today's FANzine Live video is all about!
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OK all you creatives -- Get your dose of inspiration right here!
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Today's FANzine Live New Releases video spotlights a handful of zines that deftly combine the conventions of haiku (and other classic verse) with sequential art. Simple, beautiful.
WATCH: youtu.be/hjFQgOFaoIY
#SundaySteveWillis - Cranium Frenzy #20 was the point at which my jaw dropped over Steve's work. These single-page strips telling interesting and often chuckle-worthy tidbits about the State of Washington are so, so good. The work of a Master.
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Today's FANzine Live Crowdfunded Zines video looks at a recent campaign by one of the most genuine, innovative publishers of books and zines. Such amazing lessons on how to succeed in publishing!
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The abject fear of our strange times...encapsulated in a single zine.
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FANzine Live Classic Zines video once again fires up the wayback machine for 1986, where we look at an epic introduction of...baby ninjas? Sure, there's more than just that...but ninjas!
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Today's FANzine Live World Zines video looks at a Canadian sketchbook zine, one that takes us around the globe with a unique "etching" style. But what about the artist...?
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Fantastic coverage of the Steve Willis Cranium Frenzy/Tragedy of Morty collections in Comic Book Creator 42!
Comic/zine reviews, INTERVIEWS and comics every month!
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FANzine Live rarely dives into the horror genre, but zines like the one in today's New Releases video don't come along every day...!
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A whirlwind look at Steve Willis' four latest zines...each one distinct and different than the others (but all with great cartooning)!
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One of the great modern crowfunded comics series is back in the FANzine Live Crowdfunded Zines video spotlight, and it's a wild one (again)!
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Get the lowdown on protest...and how to do it safely...in this zine!
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FANzine Live Classic Zines return to look at the legendary Witzend zine a few years in...and compares it to the Fantagraphics Best of Witzend collection.
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In classic FANzine Live World Zines fashion (I'm looking at you, Kus!), this German anthology gives us all sorts of stories about...cellphones!
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One of America's great independent comics publishers is 50 years old in 2026, and this zine takes a moment to offer up 50 awesome bits about them. Nostalgia and so much more!
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A joy of going to a show like Seattle's Short Run Zine Fest is that one gets exposed to cartoonists like Jaime Crespo. Humor is on point, autobio comics speak universal truths...and the art is great, too!
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#SundaySteveWillis serves up a President's Day weekend special...but I'm out of town and can't upload the photos! Go check it out on Facebook or Insta via: linktr.ee/phoenixprods
Today's FANzine Live Phoenix Spotlight offers an unexpected find, a short film about Phoenix Master Edward Bolman and his Noble Head Funnies cartooning...made by his son!
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It's always a good time to check out the monthly comics haul!
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Today's FANzine Live Classic Zine video looks at an incredible 1999 zine that seamlessly integrates legendary small press cartoonists (including a couple Phoenix Masters!) into a larger narrative. Not sure I've seen anything like it.
WATCH: youtu.be/tLtQWiGpHl8
FANzine Live World Zines finally make our way to Japan, looking at a comic built as a series of vignettes that advance the larger story and allow the creator to try a number of different art styles!
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A dense, multi-layered, character-rich mix of genres makes for a fascinating read. Will Jonesy and Niblet find Corduroy Caramel? Find out in today's FANzine Live New Releases video!
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Chuck Bunker is back, bringing us a crazy new tale of his Pieman character! Let's take a look and learn a little about Chuck's cartooning history.
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All this, and a whole lot more Steve Willis goodness, is available in The Collected Cranium Frenzy by Steve Willis Volume 3, available at craniumfrenzy.com
#SundaySteveWillis - From Cranium Frenzy #19 (2023), the first couple pages of the trippy "Opossum Blossom," then a look-in on Steve's nemesis, Mrs. Buginthebutt. We close this post out with another installment of "The Funniest Joke in the World!"