Tom is a true denizen of zine land. He creates without paradigms, writing and drawing from the margins of an inner clarity we readers can only partially appreciate. His shit is also very very frightening. Sketches of angular, crazed looking people give way to the random precision of prose memories compelling for their complete honesty and their suggestion of some untold act of serious violence. I wouldn’t want to live in Tom’s country, I wouldn’t even want to visit. But the opportunity to stand just outside the borders of this unexplored land is invaluable and unforgettable. (Tom’s also got a new untitled collection of his full colour paintings. Get them both, they’re worth it.) (HN)
zine, #1 / main creator: Tom Lacroix / $3 / 201 – 350 East 2nd Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5T 4R8