zine
Homemade niche publication
A zine is a small-circulation, self-published magazine, typically photocopied and stapled, devoted to a niche interest or subculture.
Zines emerged from science fiction fandom and punk rock scenes, where fans created their own publications outside mainstream media.
The word clips magazine: She traded zines at the record shop.
Now often applied to any DIY publication, including digital formats.
Raw, fast rock genre
- riot grrrlUnderground feminist punk movement
- anarchistOne opposing all governance
- activistVigorous cause champion
- politicalOf government matters
feminist · queer · underground · subversive · radical · protest · manifesto · samizdat
Recurring printed publication
- pamphletUnbound topical booklet
- bookletBrief printed publication
- newsletterPeriodic organizational publication
- digestMetabolize or summarize
issue · edition · print · broadsheet · tabloid · gazette · bulletin · volume
Released by the creator
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- photocopiedReproduced via light-based machine
- cut-and-pasteTransfer content between locations
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
lo-fi · grassroots · underground · punk · independent · xerox · distro · mail-order
Spatial arrangement of elements
- typographyArranging letters for display
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- cut-and-pasteTransfer content between locations
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
artwork · illustration · design · editorial · narrative · visual · handwritten · mixed-media
Small self-published comic booklet
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- webcomicInternet-published cartoon strip
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- sequentialOccurring in succession
cartooning · illustrators · anthology · underground comix · autobiographical
Amateur work using existing characters
- fanartUnofficial creative homages
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- otakuObsessive anime enthusiast
shippers · tribute · homage · devotees · aficionados · collectors · geekdom · enthusiasts
punk
Raw, fast rock genre
- riot grrrlUnderground feminist punk movement
- anarchistOne opposing all governance
- activistVigorous cause champion
political · feminist · queer · underground · subversive · radical · protest · manifesto · samizdat · agitprop
periodical
Recurring printed publication
- pamphletUnbound topical booklet
- bookletBrief printed publication
- newsletterPeriodic organizational publication
digest · issue · edition · print · broadsheet · tabloid · gazette · bulletin · volume · series
self-published
Released by the creator
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- photocopiedReproduced via light-based machine
- cut-and-pasteTransfer content between locations
collage · lo-fi · grassroots · underground · punk · independent · xerox · distro · mail-order · trading
layout
Spatial arrangement of elements
- typographyArranging letters for display
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- cut-and-pasteTransfer content between locations
aesthetic · artwork · illustration · design · editorial · narrative · visual · handwritten · mixed-media · assemblage
minicomic
Small self-published comic booklet
sequential · cartooning · illustrators · anthology · underground comix · autobiographical
fanfiction
Amateur work using existing characters
- fanartUnofficial creative homages
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- conventionsAccepted social practices
otaku · shippers · tribute · homage · devotees · aficionados · collectors · geekdom · enthusiasts · slash
- protest writingmanifesto, pamphlet, polemic, protest poetry, protest songs
- zineswebzine, webzines
- textstext, book, article, essay, document
- magazinesissue, periodical, publication, subscription, articles
- written worksessay, novel, anthologies, history books, letter
- collaborationscollaborators, joint task force, joint project, duo, coalition forces
zinemainstream media
Dominant news establishment
bestseller · mass media · national newspaper · Time magazine · Vogue
- zine cultureAmateur self-publishing subculture
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