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This is the Go Megazine which is one of the many creative things published by the folks at Goblinko. I am not an expert on zines by any means, but I can say this zine is one of the most well put together that I've seen. The whole zine has many diffrent articles, but it's incredible how well everything is tied in together. It's almost as if the whole thing is a work of fiction in the guise of zine. I especially liked the article about Tove Jansson, the creator behind the Moomintroll cartoon. I don't think his work is very well known in the U.S., but I have fond memories of watching his wonderful characters when I was little growing up in Japan. There are many things about Japanese pop culture particularly in this issue and it's interesting to see how non-Japanese interprets it. the Go Megazine is available for $3 (U.S.) $4 (World) per issue or $12 (U.S.) $16 (World) for a 4 issue subscription from Goblinko, PO Box 3635 Oakland, CA 94609. Also check out their great website goblinko.com.