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Hi, I’m James. I’m a writer and filmmaker based on Teesside, and me and my friend Gus Hughes, artist, illustrator and all-round lovely man, have made a zine called The Story of Grass.

It’s an A5 photocopied collision of art, comedy and bewilderment which grew out of a desire to make a physical product, something nice you can hold, and read, then roll up and stick in your back pocket for later.

We’re really pleased with the way it turned out, and we’re already busy working on issue 3 (we started with  #2 as we didn’t want the pressure of making a really good issue one).

We’ve been selling it for £3 at gigs, comic shops, galleries and events around the region, and the response so far has been amazing.

We’d love it if more people made their own magazines – all you need is paper, pens, ideas, access to a photocopier and a stapler and presto! Your own little slab of culture and a testament to your own obsessions which you can distribute in any way you see fit.

If you’d like a copy of our zine, visit this most excellent online shop: http://thestoryofgrass.bigcartel.com/product/the-story-of-grass-2

And if our zine doesn’t sound like your thing, you can try Estelle by AJ Garrett and Alyson Agar, an underground-style comic about an elderly New York cartoonist and the demon she befriends:

http://sozboz.bigcartel.com/

And if neither sound like your thing: make your own thing!