Making Comic Zines

by Eddy Atoms

A friendly, easy-to-understand explainer for making comic zines from comics educator Eddy Atoms!

Appropriate for kids to adults, this guide shows you the basic steps for creating your very own comic, from brainstorming and character design to layouts and production. Grab some paper, some pens, a stapler, and have fun!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels Comics

36 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2022

Reviews

[Jules]

simple and lovely :) everyone should make comics!

[Adrienne Blaine]

More zines pleaze! If you dream of being published, please consider this DIY approach! I had access to a Xerox machine in elementary school and made my own newspaper. Check out your local library, they may have one too!

[rumbledethumps]

Great short zine about how to make zines. It's not comprehensive, but it's not meant to be. Really good place to start if you know nothing about making a comics zine.

[Remy]

CARFIELD!!!!!

[Robert]

Picked this up along with another how-to make comics book at my (NOT so)LCBS recently. This was far more in line with what I expected. The other was worthless. Frankly, this isn't high on details, but it is uplifting. Probably too much time spent on assembling a 'zine. I want more effects.

Some good tips regarding panels, spreads, etc. I would like even more of that.

As I said, uplifting. Enough that I can see myself attempting this soon.

[Larakaa]

Perfect for newbies and fun for everybody

[Phobean]

Exactly as advertised in the title, except a little punkier. First time I've seen a zine-gone-digital like this.

[Nemo]

4,5. Oväntat högt betyg!

Var inte riktigt ett fan av illustrationsstilen, men väldigt informativ och perfekt lagom fylld!

[Artis]

cute lil guide to making comic zines!!! i am inspired!!! im gonna go doodle little guys now!!

[Shouty]

FUN AND ACCESSIBLE!

[Christoph Weber]

Short but covers every part of making a comic zine. Well, not really the drawing part, but that's okay.

[Hunter]

Really helpful and good for getting me out of art slumps

[Jare C]

cute! Long live zines! Long live kinda gay silly zines! Boots!

[Steph]

though i am not a visual artist and will not be putting this guide to use, it was a fun lil read. i love eddy atoms' art style (pinky & pepper forever is still one of my all time favorite graphic novels).

short, instructive, and punk rock as usual. i love silver sprocket.

[₊✩‧₊˚Aria ʚ♡ɞ Nichole˚₊✩‧₊]

Concise book on how to make zines. I used this book as a guide for a library program. It worked well.