Zines and Minicomics Collection, 1985- | Special Collections & University Archives

By Anna Culbertson and Adam Burkhart

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Collection Overview

Title: Zines and Minicomics Collection, 1985-

Predominant Dates:1995-

Extent: 42.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 00/00/2002. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: American poetry--20th century, Anarchism, Comic books, strips, etc., Feminism, Gender, Music, Politics, Popular culture, Riot grrrl movement, Riot grrrl movement--Periodicals, Self-care, Health, Transgender people, Women, Young women

Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Zines and Minicomics Collection combines materials from two former collections known as the West Coast Zines Collection and the Comics Collection. The collection ranges from 1985 to the present and includes zines and minicomics on a variety of topics. Concentrations include identity politics (especially riot grrrl, people of color and LGBTQ topics), sexuality and reproductive rights, punk rock, anarchism, activism, alternative lifestyles, creative writing, and popular culture. Notable feminist titles in the collection that began as zines and went on to become major "glossies" include BUST, Bitch, Venus, and Hip Mama.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by publication title, and then chronologically within each title from earliest to latest. A brief description of each publication's content is provided, and links to web versions are available in some instances. Publications are tagged according to the Zine Thesaurus of Subject Terms developed by the Anchor Archive at the Roberts Street Social Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Use the following link to see this list: http://www.robertsstreet.org/thesaurus/out.htm

Also included are supplemental materials, including related correspondence, promotional ephemera, exhibit materials, and a small archive of materials generated by SDSU's Zine & DIY Culture Club, formed and officialy recognized as a student organization in 2016.

Subject/Index Terms

American poetry--20th century
Anarchism
Comic books, strips, etc.
Feminism
Gender
Music
Politics
Popular culture
Riot grrrl movement
Riot grrrl movement--Periodicals
Self-care, Health
Transgender people
Women
Young women

Administrative Information

Repository: Special Collections & University Archives

Accruals: 2002-present

Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions: The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.

Acquisition Source: Multiple donors

Related Materials: For more information please see http://www.robertsstreet.org/thesaurus/out.htm.

Finding Aid Revision History: Revised 5/2014; collection rearranged to combine formerly-titled West Coast Zines Collection (MS-0278) and selected titles from the Comics Collection (MS-0091).

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Item 1: Chumpire: Zine with music reviews and information, interviews as well as information on other zines.; Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published); Category: bands; concert reviews; concerts; music; music reviews; punk; zine reviews; zines; Date / Volume: #136 (2000), #137 (2001), #173, #176-178, #180, #182-184, #188; Publication Place: Conneaut Lake, PA
Item 2: The C.I.A. Makes Science Fiction Unexciting: Zine featuring articles on how the government manipulates our freedoms.; Author / Publisher: Gena Mason (Microcosm Publishing); Category: american imperialism; law; legal rights; military; privacy; surveillance; terrorism; Date / Volume: #3 (Feb. 2005), #4 (n.d.); Publication Place: Portland, OR
Item 3: Cien Fuegos: Personal zine by a middle-school teacher determined to preserve her idealism. Articles are mostly political and often deal with various forms of oppression such as sexism, classism and ableism.; Author / Publisher: Sara Falls (self-published); Category: art; books; education; mental health; personal stories; politics; prisons; sexual assault; socialization; teaching; violence; Date / Volume: (2000s); Publication Place: San Mateo, CA
Item 4: Cinnamon Sticke: "For granola girls and enlightened boys."; Author / Publisher: Chelsea Spear (Trauma Chick Productions); Category: bands; comics; feminism; music; music reviews; musicians; women; zine reviews; zines; Date / Volume: #1 (1996); Publication Place: Watertown, MA
Item 5: Circle Hills: Zine containing eight brief teleplays. "These are the everyday occurences that take place in Circle Hills."; Acquisition Information: Gift of Dan Hager, 2013; Author / Publisher: Benjamin Castle (Pop Eighty Creations); Category: fiction; short stories; Date / Volume: (2013); Publication Place: Minneapolis, MN
Item 6: Cite This Zine: A guide to creating zine citations in MLA, APA and Chicago Manual of Style formats. This "second edition" is based on "Cite this Zine" by the Zine Intern, 2006.; Author / Publisher: Katie Giari (self-published); Category: zine libraries; zines; zine resources; Date / Volume: (2009); Publication Place: unknown
Item 7: City: Mini-comic about a strange desert creature that gets picked up by a huge wind one day and dropped in a city. After days of begging and living in squalor, it makes a final attempt to escape.; Author / Publisher: J. Jerimiah Kelly (self-published); Category: cities; comics; Date / Volume: (2001); Publication Place: Lakewood, OH
Item 8: Clabber Girl: Zine with montage of images and text.; Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published); Category: art; Date / Volume: (n.d.); Publication Place: Rohnert Park, CA
Item 9: Clamor: "...A media outlet that reflects the reality of alternative politics and culture in a format that is accessible to people from a variety of backgrounds."; Author / Publisher: Jen Angel & Jason Kucsma (Become The Media); Category: anarchism; anti-globalization; anti-racist action; art; artists; car culture; direct action; drugs; economics; gender; interviews; left-wing politics; love; music; music reviews; politics; racism; sex; sex toys; theater; travel stories; Date / Volume: #3 (June/July 2000); #24 (Jan./Feb. 2004); Publication Place: Toledo, OH
Item 10: Clang Bang Clang: A zine dedicated entirely to Charles Manson.; Author / Publisher: Robert Lawson (self-published); Category: book reviews; music reviews; comics; movie reviews; Date / Volume: #4 (1997); Publication Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Item 11: Claudia: Personal zine with diaristic writings.; Author / Publisher: Ceci (self-published); Category: bisexuality; coming out; lesbian; personal stories; sex; youth sexuality; Date / Volume: (n.d.); Publication Place: unknown
Item 12: Clip Tart: Collective zine that compiles artwork and writings from many artists to add to a central theme. "This issue of Clip Tart is dedicated to the gods and monsters that populate the unknown, or more accurately, the strange, personal symbols we use to represent them."; Author / Publisher: Susan Boren (self-published); Category: art; dreams; literature; music reviews; poetry; zine reviews; Date / Volume: #3 (2006); Publication Place: Austin, TX
Item 13: Clunker: Personal zine. Issue #4 is a split with White Bread #15. Filed under White Bread.; Author / Publisher: Todd Stosuy (self-published); Category: depression; interviews; music; personal stories; Date / Volume: #4 (n.d.); Publication Place: New Brunswick, NJ
Item 14: Coin: Wordless comic about the journey of a man after he is given a coin; Author / Publisher: Mark Stafford (self-published / hocus baloney books); Category: comics; humor; sailing; Date / Volume: (n.d.); Publication Place: unknown
Item 15: Cold as Ice: Personal zine with diaristic writings.; Acquisition Information: Gift of Dan Hager; Author / Publisher: MK Reed (self-published); Category: personal stories; work; Date / Volume: (May 2003); Publication Place: Syracuse, NY
Item 16: The Cold Spell: "Potions and remedies for Winter."; Author / Publisher: Suzanne Lindgren (Pioneers Press); Category: alternative medicine; herbalism; Date / Volume: (n.d.); Publication Place: unknown
Item 17: Colin Cthulu: Minicomic. Upton's take on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu stories. True to Upton's autobiographical style, Cthulu psychically projects itself in the guise of a small press cartoonist living in Vancouver.; Acquisition Information: Issues #1-5 gift of Donna Barr, 2016; Author / Publisher: Colin Upton (self-published: Colin Upton Comics); Category: autobiographical comics; comics; humor; monsters; Date / Volulme: #1-5 (2015); Publication Place: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item 18: Colin Upton Catalog: Single page catalog detailing Upton's various comics.; Author / Publisher: Colin Upton (self-published); Category: art; comics; Date / Volume: (Oct. 1986); Publication Place: Vancouver, B.C.
Item 19: Colin Upton Comics: Mini-comic by autobiographical-comics artist Colin Upton. The issues of this serialized title feature self-portraits of Upton, who sometimes presents himself in military uniform or humorously costumed as, for instance, a cheerleader.; Author / Publisher: Colin Upton (self-published: Colin Upton Comics); Category: autobiographical comics; portraits; Date / Volume: #1 "Self Portraits from Word Under the Street, '04" (2004); #3 (2006?); #4 (2006); Publication Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Item 20: Colin's Comics: Collected comics strips of autobiographical-comics artist Colin Upton, which originally appeared in the Vancouver Review, Seattle Weekly, The Drippy Gazette and Cartoon Party. Also includes previously unpublished comics.; Author / Publisher: Colin Upton (self-published); Category: autobiographical comics; Date / Volume: Vol. 2 (1992-2002); Publication Place: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Item 21: Colonization and Decolonization: Informational and educational zine on the history of colonialism around the world and decolonization within North America.; Author / Publisher: Zig-Zag (Warrior Publications); Category: American imperialism; colonialism; colonial resistance; decolonization; indigenous peoples; land rights; power relations; racial identity; resistance; Date / Volume: (Summer 2006); Publication Place: Vancouver, BC
Item 22: Color Lil' Kim: A mini coloring book featuring American rap artist, Lil' Kim.; Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published); Category: art; drawing; music; Date / Volume: (n.d.); Publication Place: Los Angeles, CA
Item 23: Colour of Shadow: Zine that features photography of street graffiti art.; Author / Publisher: unknown (Last Gasp); Category: art; graffiti; photography; Date / Volume: #3.5 (2004); Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Item 24: Combo Pack: "L'Année 1977-1978 de la Science-Fiction et du Fantastique"; Author / Publisher: Chris Capuozzo (Chris Capuozzo Associes); Category: comics; science fiction; Date / Volume: #2 (2003); Publication Place: [New York, NY?]
Item 25: Come Sail Away: A Book of Poetry: Poetry about religion, politics, social issues.; Author / Publisher: Shannon Colebank (Whizzbanger Productions); Category: anti-capitalism; authority; capitalism; collectives; poetry; police states; politics; power relations; religion; social control; socialism; worker's collectives; Date / Volume: (2002); Publication Place: Portland, OR
Item 26: Comet Magazine: A magazine on art, writing, and activism.; Author / Publisher: Maw Shein Win (self-published); Category: activism; activist art; art; art spaces; feminism; fiction; interviews; media critique; music; poetry; politics; radical politics; women; writing; Date / Volume: Vol. 4 #1 (2003); Publication Place: Berkeley, CA