Morning Star #2 / $1 / 5.25 by 7 / 24 Pages / Abusqu@artic.edu / 4832 N. Wolcott, Apt 1NW, Chicago, IL 60632 /
Coming from the Art Institute of Chicago, I should have expected as much, but Morning Star is a completely cutely drawn magazine that is a mixture of comic and perzine. With the cover being a sketch of Angelica and a bunny, all encompassed with a glitter-encrusted star, we are immediately thrown into a Colin Matthews-comparable style in the sheer sketchiness of the matter. The first section of Morning Star is relatively Spartan in word-count, which is not necessary due to the very telling comics of Angel. Aesthetically, Angel’s handwriting is as beautiful as calligraphy and as constant as a typewriter font, and puts the accompanying comics into some form of context, mainly detailing the interaction between eir and eir friend/significant other, Dan. Morning Star seems to be more episodic than being a continually-happening narrative; snippets of the most endearing times in the last year (the zine was completed in December of 2002), and as such, really has a high energy level. The material might be a little sparse for its 24 pages, but Morning Star is still an incredibly fun little zine – spend a little time on Angel’s top things, a list of 25 things that make eir happy. This zine was another great pick-up from Boxcar Books, and while I’m not sure if there are any other issues of Morning Star currently out, there should be more of a demand for fun zines like this.
John Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years of continuous digital publishing experience, he has written thousands of hands-on game and record reviews, conducted in-depth hardware field testing, and analyzed digital media monetization trends. His work prioritizes first-hand evaluation and long-term product testing.
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