Evening of zines
![zines](https://stackmagazines.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/zines-line.jpg)
On Monday night Thames & Hudson launched Fanzines by Teal Triggs at the London College of Communication. I’ve only had chance to give my copy a quick flick so far, but it’s absolutely packed with zines from the 60s to the present day and I can’t wait to sit down and have a proper read. Jeremy has already given his verdict on the night, so instead of repeating him I’ll just add a few of my favourite (badly photographed) zines from the night.
![Zines Bomp](https://stackmagazines.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Zines-Bomp.jpg)
The huge boards, the weird name, the cross-dressing. I’ve never wanted to be a Californian surfer more than when I saw this copy of Who Put the Bomp from 1975.
![Zines Hate](https://stackmagazines.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Zines-Hate.jpg)
Two zines, two very different ways of seeing the world.
![Zines Tweets](https://stackmagazines.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Zines-Tweets.jpg)
A step on (or back?) from Flipboard – an actual newspaper made of tweets. I’m still surprised by the fact that just putting tweets into a familiar format makes them so much more readable, as if some wider meaning comes out of the nonsense.
![Zines Fangs](https://stackmagazines.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Zines-Fangs.jpg)
Really want to know what happens next, but this copy was one of the ‘do not touch’ zines hanging on the wall. Couldn’t find it on the tables…
![Zines VNA](https://stackmagazines.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Zines-VNA.jpg)
And an early copy of Stack’s own VNA. I had no idea they’d started off like this – a nice example of how sometimes zines can provide a stepping stone on the way to becoming a magazine.