Little Comis

From the unread comics box.

Title: Little Comis
Writer: KC Green
Artist: KC Green

Minicomic collection of comic strips, mostly in 3-panel or 4-panel format, mostly on pretty nihilistic themes with a scattering of video game and tech references. Some cleverly done, if still rather bleak, takes intermixed with some that I just didn't get. This might have just been me not being the target audience.

Rating: 4/10

Waterways: On Geography & Disability

This was (I believe) also a Flywheel Zine Fest (Holyoke, MA USA) find, but from last year.

Title: Waterways: On Geography & Disability
Writer: Niamh Timmons

This zine is an essay linking changes in the landscape of the Seattle WA area with the author's own experiences with disability, illustrated with photos from the archive of the University of Washington. This was a pretty fascinating dive into the geography of human-engineered changes (on indigenous land) that have shaped the city of Seattle and altered the ecosystem of the region. These changes are juxtaposed with the changes the author has experienced living with disability, which add a powerful personal component to the geologic history. The alternation between the two threads serves to connect them, resulting in a piece that is moving and informative.

Rating: 7.5/10

Some Of My Favorite 'Nyms

From the 2026 Flywheel Zine Fest in Holyoke MA USA.

Title: Some Of My Favorite 'Nyms
Date: February 2025
Writer: Bee (Mossybee.com)

Fun and informative zine covering quirks of the English language. In particular, this zine covers a bunch of terms ending with -nym, including demonyms, pseudonyms, acronyms, and more. This had some fun facts, and some amusing examples, and references to Franz Kafka, Monty Haul, and Chuck Tingle. I love a good quirky zine on a really specific topic, and this one delivered.

Rating: 8/10

Rage Monsters

From this year's Flywheel Zine Fest in Holyoke MA USA.

Title: Rage Monsters
Publisher: My Monster Hat
Date: March, 2021
Writer: Anne Thalheimer
Artist: Anne Thalheimer

Color minicomic depicting various creatures who are not particularly happy. I would go so far as to call them miffed. Or as the creature on the cover says, pretty freakin furious, y'all. It's not made clear what these creatures are angry about, but imaginative readers will probably have some ideas. I loved the cute monsters and the use of color in this book.

Rating: 6.5/10

Tall Creatures

From this year's Flywheel Zine Fest in Holyoke MA USA.

Title: Tall Creatures
Publisher: My Monster Hat
Date: January, 2021
Writer: Anne Thalheimer
Artist: Anne Thalheimer

A tall, thin zine about tall creatures. Includes the requisite giraffe, a sheep who's cheating a bit, and a bit of lyrics from a song I remember from summer camp. Very cute and a clever use of the format.

Rating: 6.5/10

Space Pants

From this year's Flywheel Zine Fest in Holyoke MA USA.

Title: Space Pants
Publisher: My Monster Hat
Date: April, 2026
Writer: Anne Thalheimer
Artist: Anne Thalheimer

Sometimes you just find the perfect piece of apparel and need to make a zine about it. And sometimes, the perfect piece of apparel is shiny reflective pants. They end up being just the thing for the artist's trip to Iceland. Fun and cute zine about a very small bit of joy.

Rating: 7/10

The House Femme Twink and Emo Fix a Dryer

From this year's Flywheel Zine Fest in Holyoke MA USA.

Title: The House Femme Twink and Emo Fix a Dryer
Date: January, 2026
Writer: Nola QC
Artist: Nola QC

I bought this one entirely for the title. It delivers exactly what it promises. The dryer gets fixed. Raw sex appeal is involved. Takeout dinner is consumed. Cute slice of life with the characters drawn in furry style.

Rating: 7/10

A Brief Visual Survey of Goblin Culture

From the 2026 Flywheel Zine Fest.

Title: A Brief Visual Survey of Goblin Culture
Date: 2026
Writer: Jey Barnes
Artist: Jey Barnes

This collection of sketches in zine form is divided into sections covering the musical traditions, visual arts, and culinary arts of goblinkind. This was delightfully whimsical, with goblins of various shapes and sizes engaging in some very messy artforms, but clearly having a great time. The sketches were done for "Goblin Week", an annual event organized by artist Even Dahm. I really enjoyed this collection.

Rating: 8/10