There is a sale on at my Etsy shop at the moment. All zines are 50% off. This is only for UK customers.
Sale at my Etsy Shop
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Biphobic Messages sent to me on Dating Apps
You can buy the zine here
Having now spent more time than I care to admit on dating apps, I thought it was time to make a zine about my experiences. Biphobic Messages Sent to me on Dating Apps is a perzine that captures some of the ignorance I have received from an array of people that seem to be annoyed by my sexuality.
Biphobic Messages Sent to me on Dating Apps doesn’t look at the psychology or reasoning behind the messages; it gives a selection of the messages and leaves the reader to draw their own conclusions. (This excludes some notes and comments from the author.)
The zine features illustrations and is an experimental and personal comic book zine. Obviously it comes with a massive content warning for biphobia. I catalogue my experiences either different apps do my best not to get angry.
You’ll like Biphobic Messages Sent to me on Dating Apps if you enjoy indie comics, queer comics, perzines and experimental storytelling.
- 20 pages
- Black and white
- Hand bound and printed
How to Live With Grief
How to Live With Grief is a mini-zine in an envelope – with a few extra bits and pieces. The zine presents a method of how to live with grief. It was made during a stressful and solemn period of the artists and zine-makers life when they were trying to cope with great loss. The mini-zine does not propose a solution to grief, or a guide to going through the grieving process. It just presents how grieving can occur in many ways and how space and time can help.
The zine features words and illustrations. It is contained in an envelope to emphasise the personal and careful way the zine was put together.
You will like How to Live With Grief if you enjoy indie comics, unique stories and personal narratives. It takes elements of Diary Comics, Perzines and Graphic Medicine to give a careful, distinctive and intimate approach to comic book storytelling in a DIY and self-published format.
You can buy the zine here
- An 8 page mini-zine in an envelope
- Extra writing drawings and objects are in the envelope
- Full-colour
- Hand made and bound
- An honest and personal comic book zine
Glasgow Comic Con – 1 June 2024
I am doing a lot less events this year, as I am concentrating on new work. I expect I will be doing even less next year as well. Therefore I am pleased to take part in Glasgow Comic Con on 1 June 2024. The event is taking place at The Royal Concert Hall, Killermont Street, Glasgow G2 3NY
I will have no new comics or zines for sale, but this will be the last time in quite a while that I will be selling my comic and zines in person in Glasgow. I plan on doing a lot more comics and zine events in 2026. I had a busy 2022 and 2023 and I want to come back with lots of new stuff.
Edinburgh Zine Fest 2024 – Sunday 11 February 2024
I will be taking part in Edinburgh Zine Fest 2024 on Sunday 11 February 2024. The event will take place at the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh. This will be my third time tabling at this zine fest and it is one of the best. I have no new zines on sale, but I will be selling some old ones that I have not had on my table in a few years. I will have copies of my How To Deal With Rejection series . There are 3 issues in total and info on these are below. Edinburgh Zine Fest will be my first event of 2024.
How To Deal With Rejection – Issue 1
How To Deal With Rejection – Issue 2
How To Deal With Rejection – Issue 3
New Comic – Conversations with LGBTQ+ Elders
Conversations with LGBTQ+ Elders is a comic about activism and protest as you get older. It tells the story of Will and Anthony, two older gay men as they get ready to attend a protest. The story features interviews with people who know the couple and we learn how they maintain their need to stand up and be recognised.
Conversations with LGBTQ+ Elders takes an experimental and non-linear look at comic book storytelling. The story is an intimate and personal one that shows the need for love and companionship. We see two people who have stuck together throughout their lives and overcome many problems. This inspires their activism and we see this passion within the pages of the comic.
Conversation with LGBTQ+ Elders is 32 pages long and in full colour. You can buy the comic here.
Glasgow Comic Con – June 4 2022
I’m tabling at Glasgow Comic Con 2022. The event takes place on 4 June 2022 at Glasgow Club Bellahouston, 31 Bellahouston Dr, Bellahouston, Glasgow.
I’ll be at table B11 and selling some fairly new comics and zines!
Experimental Award at Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Prosopagnosia won the Experimental Award at Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. This was the first award that I have won in Scotland and the third award that Prosopagnosia has won! The award ceremony took place at the CCA in Glasgow on 12/05/2022. It was nice to attend an award ceremony that was walking distance from my flat.
Marvels of Media Awards
I was in New York for the Marvels of Media Awards at the Museum of Moving Image. My short film Prosopagnosia won the Experimental Award at the Festival. The exhibition ran from 31 March – 1 May. Prosopagnosia screened in the gallery and some Polaroid photos and a notebook from the film were also displayed. Some photos are below –
Conversations With My Imaginary Friends – even more pages from my new comic
Conversations With My Imaginary Friends is a personal comic book that explores voice hearing and psychosis in an intimate and personal method. The story follows the comic book creator as they speak with the voices in their head and write down what they say. We see how important engaging with mental health is and how this can build strength and confidence. Each voice gives a letter to the protagonist and the reader gets to experience the voices in a unique and visual way.
Other than looking at the negative and cliched focus of voice hearing and schizophrenia ‘Conversations With My Imaginary Friends‘ shows how common, powerful and interesting this behaviour can be.
The comic comes with 4 extra letters that are inserted into the comic. These pages can be taken out and read. A mini-zine from one of the characters is also given. These extras give an intimate and personal connection to the reader and fully expresses the closeness and power of the words that people hear in their heads.
– 28 pages
– Comes with 4 extra letters and a mini-zine, plus some extra bonus stuff!
– Full colour
– Hand bound and stapled
– Made with love and honesty
The comic can be bought here – https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1112828100/conversations-with-my-imaginary-friends
Steven Fraser 