Zines by Ohio Creators
SPEC.RARE.0289
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1.73 Cubic feet
circa 2000s-2025
Zines are handmade publications that can focus on any topic, but particularly topics that are frequently ignored or overlooked by mainstream media, and are often used as a tool to build a community of individuals with shared interests. The Zines by Ohio Creators collection consists of zines created by people from the state of Ohio, primarily in the central Ohio region. The zines contain personal anecdotes, short essays, poetry, photographs, collages, and illustrations. Topics represented in the collection are broad, but primarily cover family and personal relationships, health and well-being, politics, the legal system, gender identity, sexuality, feminism, activism, and popular culture. The collection is dated circa 2000s-2025. When an exact date is not known, an approximate date is given based on content within the zines or by other evidence.
(3) 5" letter document boxes; (1) 2.5" letter document box; (1) oversize folder; (1) card box
English, French
Ohio State University. Libraries. Rare Books and Manuscripts Library
Arrangement of Materials
The Zines by Ohio Creators are arranged in alphabetical order by zine creator's name; when there are multiple zines by the same creator, they are further arranged in the order created, which is indicated by either date or issue number found on the zine. The title of each zine is indicated in quotation marks, and reflects how the title appears on the zine itself. Zines with unknown creators are listed at the end of the container list with the phrase "[unknown creator]" in place of a creator's name; these are arranged in alphabetical order by zine title.
Acquisitions Information
Accession No. RARE.2018.0053: Purchased, 2018 May; Accession No. RARE.2018.0063: Kim Cody, 2018 June; Accession No. RARE.2020.0037: Jolie Braun, 2020 November; Accession No. RARE.2022.0033: Purchased, 2021 December; Accession No. RARE.2022.0034: Purchased, 2021 September; Accession No. RARE.2022.0035: Purchased, 2021 September; Accession No. RARE.2022.0036: Jayasree Sunkireddy, 2021 October; Accession No. RARE.2022.0037: Malorie Albee, 2022 January; Accession No. RARE.2022.0038: Yvette Shen, 2021 December; Accession No. RARE.2022.0039: Jolie Braun, 2022 March; Accession No. RARE.2022.0040: David Brewer, 2021 December; Accession No. RARE.2022.0047: John Dewees, 2021 May; Accession No. RARE.2024.0020: Nicholas Kawa, 2021 October; Accession No. RARE.2024.0021: Elizabeth Holup, 2022 August; Accession No. RARE.2024.0022: Purchased, 2021 July; Accession No. RARE.2024.0023: Jolie Braun, 2023 November; Accession No. RARE.2024.0024: Bri Gluszak, 2023 January; Accession No. RARE.2024.0026: Purchased, 2023 February; Accession No. RARE.2025.0043: Jolie Braun, 2025 April.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Zines by Ohio Creators, SPEC.RARE.0289, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.
Use of Materials
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.
Processing Information
Processed by: Andrea Eastman, 2019 October; Casey Blackmore, 2024 April; Finding aid written by: Andrea Eastman, 2019 October; Ashleigh Minor, 2020 November; Casey Blackmore, 2024 April; Allison McPherson, 2025 June
Historical Note
Zines are handmade publications that can focus on any topic, but particularly topics that are often ignored and overlooked by mainstream media. The low costs of creation and distribution make the format a more accessible form of publishing. While not seen as a profitable endeavor, zines are often used as a tool to build a community of individuals who share the same interests. Zines traditionally consist of content that was cut, pasted, and then photocopied for distribution.
Scope and Contents
The Zines by Ohio Creators collection consists of zines created by people from the state of Ohio, primarily in the central Ohio region. The zines contain personal anecdotes, short essays, poetry, photographs, collages, and illustrations. Topics represented in the collection are broad, but primarily cover family and personal relationships, health and well-being, politics, the legal system, gender identity, sexuality, feminism, activism, and popular culture. The collection is dated circa 2000s-2025. When an exact date is not known, an approximate date is given based on content within the zines or by other evidence. For example, John Dewees' zines are not dated, the dates used are based on when the photographs used in the zines were created based on information given on Dewees' website.
American literature--Ohio--21st century
Art--Ohio--21st century
Families--Ohio--21st century
Fanzines
Feminism--Ohio--21st century
Gender identity--Ohio--21st century
Interpersonal relations--Ohio--21st century
Ohio--Social life and customs--21st century
Politics and culture--United States--21st century
Popular culture--United States
Self-publishing--Ohio--21st century
Well-being--Ohio--21st century
astralaggy "Jeepers!" volume 2
1
1
2021
astralaggy "Jeepers" volume 3
1
2
2022
B (Malaney) "It's Kinda Scary To..."
1
3
2022
Basil "Spice Rack #1"
1
4
circa 2017
Beery (Zach) "Typist Zine"
1
5
circa 2000s
Benjamin (Stevens) "Tuck Everlastin': An Olde-Timey Comedie Zine!"
1
6
2013
Benjamin (Stevens), Zak Biggard "Anticontinent" number 11
1
7
2018 October
Benjamin (Stevens) "Otherkin" number 12
1
8
circa 2020
Benjamin (Stevens) "Flecktarn Warlock"
1
9
2022
Biggard (Zak) "Father"
1
10
2021
Blank (Rory) "Oiled Up Leather Daddies"
1
11
2019 April
Bret "The Black Cloud #2"
1
12
2008 December
Clean Demon Records "2022 Catalog"
1
13
2022
Cody (Kim) "No No No (This is NOT a Zine), Issue One"
1
14
2008 November
Cody (Kim) "No No No (This is NOT a Zine), Issue Two"
1
15
2011 June
Cody (Kim) "No No No (This is NOT a Zine), Issue Three"
1
16
2011 July
Cody (Kim) "No No No (This is NOT a Zine), Issue Four"
1
17
2012 April
Cody (Kim) "No No No (This is NOT a Zine), Issue Five"
1
18
2013 February
Cody (Kim) "Scar Topography"
2
1
2014 May
Cody (Kim), Dee Cody "Mother/Daughter Split Zine, Issue #1"
2
2
2016 March
Cody (Kim) "Things You Once Believed In..."
2
3
2016 April
Cody (Kim) "Columbus Vignettes: Summer in the City"
2
4
2017 June 27
Cody (Kim), Dee Cody "Mother/Daughter Split Zine, Issue #2"
2
5
2017 September
Columbus Museum of Art employees "Solidarity with Ukraine: How You Can Help"
2
6
after 2022 February 24
Columbus_SIP "Happy Birthday Grim...!: Spoopy Special"
2
7
2020
Columbus_SIP "Wheatpaste"
2
8
2020
Columbus_SIP "Picking up litter makes me feel good"
2
9
2021
Columbus_SIP "Scary"
2
10
2022
Cox (Harmony) "I'm Here, I'm Queer, I Have No Idea What I'm Doing"
2
11
after 2018
Cox (Harmony), Mandy Shunnarah "Kill the Gatekeeper, volume 1"
2
12
2019 October
Cox (Harmony), Mandy Shunnarah "Kill the Gatekeeper, volume 2"
2
13
2020 October
Cox (Harmony), Mandy Shunnarah "Kill the Gatekeeper, volume 3"
2
14
2022 March
D (Lauren) "A Brown Thumb Zine"
2
15
after 2016
D (Lauren) "On Corniness"
2
16
2021
Danielle "Infinitely Temporary, issue one"
2
17
2017 November
David (Stephen) "let nothing you dismay"
2
18
circa 2010s
David (Stephen) "Music Festival Mondays for Dads"
2
19
circa 2010s
David (Stephen) "Philistines volume IV: Dad Bod"
2
20
2019 March
David (Stephen) "Philistines volume V: a man who has everything"
2
21
2021 August
David (Stephen) "Pagan"
2
22
2022 May
Dewees (John) "Columbus Museum of Art" issue 1
2
23
2017
Dewees (John) "Orton Hall: Ohio State University" issue 2
2
24
2017
Dewees (John) "Ohio State University: Knowlton Hall" issue 3
2
25
2017
Dewees (John) "Ohio State University: Hayes Hall" issue 4
2
26
2017
Dewees (John) "Ohio State University: Page Hall" issue 5
2
27
2017
Dewees (John) "Thompson Library: Ohio State University" issue 6
2
28
2017
Dewees (John) "Ohio State University: Koffolt Labs" issue 7
2
29
2017
Dewees (John) "Ohio State University: Faculty Club" issue 8
2
30
2017
Dewees (John) "Ohio State University: University Hall" issue 9
2
31
2017
Dewees (John) "Ohio State University: Bricker Hall" issue 10
2
32
2017
Dewees (John) "Northern Ohio Countryside as Photographed from a Car Traveling Eastbound from Toledo to Cleveland on the Ohio Turnpike" issue 11
2
33
circa 2018
Dewees (John) "Downtown Ann Arbor" issue 12
2
34
circa 2019
Dewees (John) "Lakeside Chautauqua" issue 13
2
35
circa 2019
Dewees (John) "Marblehead Lighthouse State Park" issue 14
2
36
circa 2019
Dewees (John) "Downtown Toledo, Ohio" issue 15
2
37
circa 2019
Dewees (John) "Goll Woods State Nature Preserve" issue 16
2
38
circa 2020
The Dollhouse Collective "The Dollhouse, issue one: Everything You Need to Know"
2
39
2017 October
The Dollhouse Collective "The Dollhouse"
2
40
circa 2017 November
The Dollhouse Collective "The Dollhouse, no. 3: Thoughts on Modern Feminism"
2
41
circa 2017 December
The Dollhouse Collective "The Dollhouse, no. 4: Introducing Sara Liptow"
2
42
circa 2018
Doris Press "Learning Good Consent"
2
43
circa 2018
Duju "Quantum Calibrations"
2
44
2020 October
Duju "Kombucha and How It's Made"
2
45
2021
Duju "Finding Toady"
2
46
2022
Estrada (Joelle) Sunny Zoelle "Joelle and Sunny's Halloween Special"
3
1
2021
Firehouse "High Five"
3
2
2017 September 16
Foster (Marty) "Take a Breath"
3
3
2020
Freedman (Jenna), Kate Haas "Are You There God? It's Me, Menopause"
3
4
2014
Granger (Cameron) "Pigs in a Blanket"
3
5
after 2021 April
hayne "take the body test"
3
6
2021
Holrup (Elizabeth) "Cooking Up History: Manuscript Recipe Books from 1890 to 1950"
3
7
2022 August
howietuna "Eyes Without A Face: a zine about humans, animals, toys, robots, and Billy Idol"
3
8
2022 February
Howland (Rachelle Faye) "Only My Google Gets Me"
3
9
2021
Hyman (Lion), melrainbows "2021 POMES"
3
10
2021
Hyman (Lion), melrainbows "Saturn Return Field Guide"
3
11
2022
International Socialist Organization, Columbus branch "Free the Black Pride 4"
3
12
2018 February
Irmak "Lessons from Dune"
3
13
2021 October
Jeree (Jessica) "untitled"
3
14
2021
jerkypup "Into the Permafrost"
3
15
2020
jerkypup "Sleep"
3
16
2021
kacie "Collapse"
3
17
2022
Kawasteins "A Monument to the Everyday"
3
18
2018
Malt Adult "#17"
3
19
2020 June
Malt Adult "#18"
3
20
2020 November
Marks (Justice), She_Daddy "Soothe Sayer"
3
21
2017 July
Miller (Andrew) "pull focus"
3
22
2020 October
Mogilevsky (Miri) "The Girl Survives Cancer in This One"
3
23
2018 November
Mosaic Magazine staff "Mosaic Magazine"
3
24
2021
muddafrigga "I Feel Like Shit"
3
25
2018
mundermonster "Bathe Me in Your Words"
3
26
2022
Napalm Nater "Napalm's Hallozine"
3
27
2020
Never (Angie) "the loss of little things"
3
28
circa 2020
Never (Angie) "My No Buy Year or Ten Months of Not Really Shopping or the Stuff I Bought and the Stuff I didn't, a Love Story"
3
29
2020
Never (Angie) "the art of spell casting"
3
30
2021
Noah "Ways to be held"
3
31
circa 2010s
Noah "The hid are out"
3
32
2016 August
Noah "Color & Light"
3
33
2016 December
Ohio State University Advanced Glass 5303
3
34-35
2022 Spring
Ohio State University Anthropology course "Pandemic Posts"
3
36
2021 Autumn
Ohio State University Anthropology course "W.H.O. Travel Agency"
3
37
2022 Autumn
Ohio State University Data Analytics students "Recipes: Tried & Visualized"
3
38
2021 Autumn
Ohio State University Design 4650/5650 course
4
31
5
RARE Shared 6
2025 Spring
Ohio State University Intro to Glass 3003
3
39-40
2021 Autumn
Ohio State University MadRen "Gatherings: The Social, Material and Cultural Networks of Books 1450-1850"
4
1
2021 December 15
ppetioless "It's a Fact" issue 1
4
2
2021
ppetioless "Bored"
4
3
2022
Pugsley (Charlie)"All Writing is Travel Writing"
4
4
2015 May
Pugsley (Charlie) "Make America Respectful for the First Time"
4
5
2016 December
Pugsley (Charlie) "How and What Do We Learn?"
4
6
2018 April
Pugsley (Charlie) "Untitled"
4
7
2019 December
ROA "untitled"
4
8
2021
ROA "untitled"
4
9
2022
Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program of Southeast Ohio "Teen Zine, issue 2: All About Relationships"
4
10
2018 February
Urbanski (Ania) "Abyssal Zone"
4
11
2020
Urbanski (Ania) "Headache Illusion"
4
12
2022
Vlasinda Productions "Paranormal Nexus Alphal"
4
13
2021
Watkins (Colton) "Cattle Drives of the West, Out West, Book 1"
4
14
2022
Watkins (Stacy) "Killer Advice"
4
15
circa 2010s
Watkins (Stacy) "Truth Be Told"
4
16
2020
Watkins (Stacy) "Corpse Queens"
4
17
2022
Worm, Your Honor "Jag-Stang Surplus, issue 7"
4
18
2000s-2010s
Worm, Your Honor "Jag-Stang Surplus, issue 8"
4
19
2000s-2010s
Yappel (Kelsey) "Local Cool Kids Zine, volume #1"
4
20
2010s
Yappel (Kelsey) "Local Cool Kids Zine, volume #3"
4
21
2010s
ZakyBoo "Zachary in the Shadow World"
4
22
2022
ZakyBoo "Zachary in the Shadow World"
4
23
2022
Zala (Aniko) "on grieving: thoughts & experiences"
4
24
2020 March
[unknown creator] "Exaggeration Animation"
4
25
2022
[unknown creator] "Fall Cats"
4
26
2022
[unknown creator] "Muchmess"
4
27
circa 2000s
[unknown creator] "Puzzleboy #2"
4
28
2017 Summer
[unknown creator] "Two Sides of the Same Razor Wire Fence"
4
29
circa 2017
[unknown creator] "ZARB homeostatik"
4
30
2022
French