Zack Kotzer

Mar 25, 2024 | brokenpencil.com | Zack Kotzer

Vader. Repulsa. The Predator. Outer space is an infinite, ruthless expanse for tyrants and murderers alike. In 2020, filmmaker and Winnipeg’s own Steven Kostanski introduced planet Earth to one of the cosmos’ most curious and craven among them: Psycho Goreman. Psycho Goreman (or PG for short) landed with a splash. A splat. An ooze. In the film bearing his name, two children, Mimi and Luke, stumble across an enchanted gem which unleashes and controls PG.

Jan 18, 2024 | brokenpencil.com | Zack Kotzer

Together We Make the Dream RealTravis Egedy, 186 pgs, Alien Body, alienbody.com, $40 USDThe late 2000s was a storm of mixed emotions. Hungover from a war on terror, the western world seemed to be rounding the bend into a brighter progressive future, especially if you were young. A surge of independent artists and scenes gave everyone a place to feel alien.

Oct 5, 2023 | brokenpencil.com | Zack Kotzer

Kim Hyun Sook entered college under the military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan. In the 1980s, looking to expand your literary horizons in South Korea could get you into hot water. She and fellow students risked punishment to read the likes of Noam Chomsky, Che Guevara and Paulo Freire. One of her friends was imprisoned for reading Kim Il Sung’s autobiography.

Sep 19, 2023 | canzine.myshopify.com | Zack Kotzer

EVENTSDrop-in Time: 12-5 pmLocation: Family RoomThe Toronto Zine Library will be hosting a drop-in zine-making session. Never made a zine before? Come join us and we can guide you through making your first zine. No skills or materials necessary!The Toronto Zine Library & Archive (TZL) is run by a collective of zine readers, zine makers and librarians who are looking to make zines more accessible in Toronto.

Aug 4, 2023 | polygon.com | Zack Kotzer

Photo by John Kisch Archive/Getty Images Filed under: TV The campy counterculture of the show is so much of what’s missing from today’s pop culture By Aug 4, 2023, 9:00am EDT The world of Pee-wee’s Playhouse was a realm of kinetic fantasies. A home where your imaginary friends might live. Claymation dinosaurs resided in the walls. All the furniture was alive and chatty. There was an in-house band of puppet beatniks.