Zine, #2, 40 pgs, $5, Jennie 0., Studio #3, 468 Main St., Winnipeg, MB, R381B6
This is, apparently, “Winnipeg’s leading all-girl zine” and who are we to disagree? The premise is simple. Winnipeg girls do whatever they want. The results, from comics to short short stories to collages, is surprisingly fun and definitely obsessed with matters of a sexual nature. For instance, there’s the double page spread, one side a tribute to men’s underwear, the other side a look at “ladies unmentionables.” There’s a valentine story and some ruminations on Sex & The City that has a nice juxtaposition between the show’s characters and real life Winnipeg women. Anyway, though not explicitly stated, I think there’s a valentine’s/love theme going on in this issue. Such a predetermined theme would prevent us from arguing that the ladies of Winnipeg have but one thing on their minds. Ah well. I guess I’ll see if I can get a refund on my ticket to the ‘Peg. A very solid zine with a diverse range of entertaining perspectives and talents. (Hal Niedzviecki)