NeuFutur #9 - 32 pages, digest size, perzine, copied. James is a student at DePauw and NeuFutur is his zine! As this issue begins there seems to be some question at what the future holds. At first James expresses a desire to publish two zines, one a perzine and the other a political zine. Then he contemplates maybe doing a split zine instead. In the end I'm not sure what James is going to do with his zine, but I'm sure whatever he does it'll be worth reading. Anyway, getting back to NeuFutur #9, it's mostly filled with personal experiences that James wants to relate to his readers. Experiences such as being harassed throughout middle and high school, being suspended, his life at DePauw, and a dream. James writes that this zine provides him with a means to express what he's going through, much like talking to a therapist and that's really how the zine reads. And not only does James serve up a good perzine, but he also includes a zine and music review supplement too. Even that's not all, there's also a cool little pocket sized comic that tells the story of two bags swept up in the wind, flying about town! NeuFutur brings you plenty of perzine action and more! (Almost Comics - Febuary 2003)
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NeuFutur #9 - Another issue of Neufutur and we see a somewhat more intimate feel throughout. James talks a lot about his past endeavors, not just with his first zine, but his life in general. He talks about creating a zine, as well as a hodge-podge of lots of personal issues. For some reason, this issue just feels more comfortable than #8. Good writing and nice use of cut-and-paste imagery. | http://www.lunar-circuitry.net/bibliotheque/lq.html

NeuFutur #9 - I have to say I liked this. Mostly, all this was was a bunch of collected thoughts. However, they are interesting observations more or less, instead of the "woe-is-me" attitude. I lke those sorts of zines as well (hell, I did one like that for the longest!), but after a while, you need something else. James does this, and I can only say I am intersted in more. Cool observations about Bad Religion, an intersting read about an accident, and the little zine and music review supplemental that was included makes it a read worth looking into. | http://www.bulletproofpopemobile.com/bppmframesetup.html

NeuFutur #9 - The art deco-y baby-blue cover and chaotic background gives Neufutur an awesome look in spite of its lo-fi means. Unfortunately, it seems that creator James McQuiston commits the cardinal sin of the perzine: assuming too much prior knowledge. Because a majority of zines are obscure by their very nature, it's not always safe to assume that your readers are familiar with previous issues. McQuiston's constant references to past "ruts" make this issue somewhat confusing to read. However, McQuiston is by no means the first to commit this folly, and the air of mystery surrounding some of these references might convince a particularly intrusive reader to seek out his back catalogue. In short, Neufutur portrays McQuiston as something of a contradiction on wheels. On the one hand, he appears to be a self-centred rascal with a decided appetite for unwittingly using fancy words to prove his worth: "I can say I espouse them until my dying day but I may just be deluding myself to the end." On the other hand, he appears to be a tormented bi-product of his safe American upbringing: "What have I done, who have I wronged to be given this roll of the dice? When will this end?" If this sounds like something that might wet your whistle, by all means give McQuiston a shout. He seems very well-connected with other zinesters, and hearing from you might just give McQuiston a boost to escape his latest "rut"... although I still have no idea what that means. (CG) | http://www.brokenpencil.com/reviews/reviews.php?reviewid=3151

NeuFutur #9 - James is a student at DePauw University, and writes about how his life is affected by those around him. I think he may feel that he is on the outside looking in at all that takes place. The zine is pasted up strips of typed paper on photographic backgrounds. A method used by quite a few zinesters, but James seems to take his writing more serious than many publishes, if it doesn't mean anything to the reader, that's okay, I think it means a hell of a lot to James.| http://www.geocities.com/candidcartoons/

NeuFutur #9 This is the most personal of all the issues, and to be honest... I didn't enjoy it as much. I really like James's thought process. This issue is about college mostly. He writes about getting into trouble in highschool because of his zine, which is all too familiar to me. He also writes about getting suspended again because of a prank he pulled with some fireworks and flour. He writes about his fears and some of his dreams (not goals.. like actual dreams.) I don't mean to sound like this zine isn't good. It is... it's just not my favorite of the three issues James sent. | http://supremenothing.tripod.com/bestzinesever/id4.html