Zine and Indie Comic Symposium 2014

Overview

If there’s one thing Brisbane does better than bridges, it’s arts. We’ve got A-grade galleries, jam-packed libraries, street artists that won’t quit and that upside down elephant statue near GOMA. And even better, we are home a talented selection of comics, zine-makers and writers and for three days they’re all going to be hubbed in one place – The Zine and Indie Comic Symposium.

ZICs will be held at The Edge in the Queensland State Library on August 30 and 31, with opening night the Friday before. If you’re up for the full package, trek along at 6.30pm for the launch and hear local bands My Fiction, Flangipanis, Tagline and Fox’n’Flirkin raise the roof. Plus, there will be a real life Scribble Slam a.k.a. extreme art-off between two painters, later in the evening. Tickets are $15 at the door, but if you don’t feel up to a healthy pre-symposium dance, head along at 12pm on either Saturday or Sunday with a wad of cash. You can expect to find some real treasures on show – from cult classic zine makers like Bad Teeth, Slubs, and Wasted Opportunities, to some fresh faces, you’ll be sure to find something to add to your zine library. Keep your eyes peeled for these names, cos we reckon they’re some of Brisbane's best prints.

Clear your weekend, throw out all your trashy mags, and head to The Edge to get behind the local creative all about doin’ it for themselves.