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MiniComics

Location

Kunst- und Textwerk
Ligsalzstraße 13
Munich, 80339
Germany
48° 8' 13.848" N, 11° 32' 32.3664" E

Info:
Munich based comic artist Anna Heger is publishing her MiniComics (5x5cm²) since 2010. So far 15 MiniComics have been published, some in German and English versions, and all of them can be read on Anna's blog. The comics deal with more personal issues and other stories, (queer-feminist) theory, LGBT and queer issues, critique of gender binarism, stereotypes and heteronormativity, comic writing, etc. In 2012 Anna Heger also initiated the WebComicKollektiv.

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Medusa zine + lookism.info (zine + website)

Location

Germany

Info:
Medusa is a zine by Projekt L, a collective/group fighting lookism and also maintaining their info website lookism.info; emphasis on body images and beauty norms / myths, (anti)lookism, representation of women, queer perspectives, sexism, etc. two zines have been published so far, they contain texts published on the lookism.info website as well as comics, illustrations, art works, etc. and can get downloaded from the website

Statement:

Zum Selbstverstaendniss von “Medusa” hier ein Text aus dem ersten Zine:

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Killed By Beauty (zine, 2001 - ???)

Location

Sweden

Info:
Swedish DIY feminist zine about feminism(s), feminist activism, sisterhood, feminist media in Sweden, equality, sexuality, music, riot grrrl etc. unfortunatelly their website doesn't work anymore (still existing???)

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Cowgirls (zine, comics, book)

Location

Malmö
Sweden
55° 36' 17.9316" N, 13° 0' 13.7592" E

Info:
Queer-feminist comic-zine by Swedish comic artist and activist Karolina Bång published in Swedish and English. The often erotic short stories of queer, lesbian cowgirls are set in a western world with no biological men. Emphasis on LGBT and queer issues, gender roles, erotics and sexuality, DIY, feminism and activism, utopia etc. In 2011 a Cowgirls book was released by Galago

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Cin Ayşe zine (zine + blog)

Location

Istanbul
Turkey
41° 0' 18.972" N, 28° 58' 37.056" E

Info:
Turkish cultural zine publishing texts and visual material of Turkish but also translations of international writers, artists and feminist theoreticians. Since 2007 Cin Ayşe zine is published twice a year, in october and on the 8th of March. Every issue is based on a specific topic, e.g. #5: women and Art Brut, #4 women of the Beat generation, #3 Body, #2 women and Dada; some of the articles are also published on the blog

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La Choriza (zine, comics, blog)

Location

France

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Else zine

Location

Germany

Info:
German popfeminist zine with an emphasis on music, comics, pop culture, feminism(s), etc.; else #1 released in June 2008; #2 annonced for November 2008

Statement:
else.zine ist ein (pop)feministisches zine.
else ist nicht profit-orientiert.
else enthält berichte, geschichten, artikeln, musiktipps, comics und fotos.
else ist persönlich, subjektiv, schlau, lustig, dilettantisch, unterhaltsam, peinlich, nachdenklich, wütend, schön, seltsam.

else #1 ist im juni 2008 erschienen.
else #2 ist für november 2008 (ladyfest köln!) geplant.

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cuntstunt (zine)

Location

Vienna
Austria
48° 12' 29.4264" N, 16° 22' 25.7484" E

Info:
Viennese zine; two issues have been published so far, issue #1 can get dowloaded; emphasis on arts/illustration, riot grrrl culture, popular culture, body & body politics, sexuality, etc.

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