~ Early Web Links ~

Le Fanzinophile is a French-language blog dedicated to archiving and sharing downloadable fanzines, covering decades of fan publications from the 1930s through the 2020s with a strong focus on cinema, fantastic film, horror, and genre culture. With hundreds of categorized entries spanning France, Belgium, Quebec, and beyond, it serves as a remarkable preservation resource for the history of fan publishing.

The alt.zines DMZ serves as the unofficial web companion to the Usenet newsgroup alt.zines, collecting archives of on-topic discussions, a regularly updated FAQ, and practical advice for aspiring zine publishers. Visitors can explore a publishers index, a curated list of review zines, and tips from experienced zinesters, making it a genuine hub for the indie zine community.

Leveretstar is a newly launched personal digital outpost with a space-themed aesthetic, built around a blog and a growing collection of personal pages. The site is still early in development, with a to-do list hinting at future sections covering interests, media, dreams, and ethics.

TAZ-LAZ is a community zine distribution network that guides people in setting up their own free zine boxes in public spaces, similar to little free libraries. The site covers everything from choosing weatherproof box hardware to maintaining and restocking locations, making it a practical resource for grassroots zine sharing.

Antiquated Future is an online shop and catalog specializing in zines, books, music, and paper goods from hundreds of independent creators and small publishers. With over 343 zine titles from artists like Aaron Cometbus, John Porcellino, and Alex Wrekk, it serves as a remarkable resource for the DIY publishing and zine community.

Nicezines is a dedicated hub for zine culture, featuring a comprehensive directory of zine printers and companies from around the world to help creators bring their publications to life. The site also covers zine festivals, events, and how-to guides, making it a go-to resource for both new and experienced zine makers.

David Wertheimer has been publishing Ideapad since 1998, making it one of the longest-running personal blogs on the web, with archives stretching back decades. Posts cover everyday observations, technology, diet experiments, and slice-of-life vignettes written with a warm, conversational style.

Plokta is a twice Hugo-winning science fiction fanzine edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott, with over 41 paper issues and 25 converted to HTML for the web. The online archive includes bonus features like color photos, jokes, and hyperlinks to referenced sites, making it a rich piece of SF fan publishing history.

GB's cozy corner of the web blends a personal blog with zine-making, doodles, book lists, and a curated blogroll, all tied together by a warm indie-web sensibility. The site participates in webrings, distributes zines through Ko-fi and ZinesForever, and documents everyday life through short reflective posts.

Antiquated Future is a small press and zine shop based in Portland with an extensive links page connecting visitors to indie bookstores, record shops, zine distributors, and zine culture resources across the US. The links section serves as a curated directory of the underground publishing ecosystem, from Quimby's Books in Chicago to Stolen Sharpie Revolution and Broken Pencil zine archives.