A zine is a handmade magazine or mini-comic about anything you can
imagine: favorite bands, personal stories, subcultures, or collections.
They contain diary entries, rants, interviews, and stories. They can be
by one person or many, found in stores, traded at comic conventions,
exchanged with friends, or given away for free. Zines are not a new
idea: they've been around for years under various names (chapbooks,
flyers, pamphlets). People with independent ideas have been getting
their word out since before there were printing presses.
This book is for anyone who wants to create their own zine. It's for
learning tips and tricks from contributors who have been at the fore
front of the zine movement. It's for getting inspired to put thoughts
and ideas down on paper. It's for learning how to design and print your
own zine so you can put it in others' hands. Whatcha Mean, What's a
Zine? is for anyone who has something to say.