Ligne Electrique 1

By Baptiste Virot
Publisher: @bvurottattoo
Copyright: No info
Layout by: Jinhee Han< br/> Description:24 pages + Cover, 5½ x 7.75 inches, Color Cover with B+W interior, side staple binding

This zine is the artist sketch book of tattoo designes. There is very little text and that is in French. Ligne Electrigue translates as 'Power Line'

His drawings are mostly character driven and are intended to show off his skill as a tattoo artist. And skilled he is. The interior pages are a gallery of cleaver designs and lovely illustrations.

If I were a tattoo-getting man, I would let B. Virot tattoo me.

Silent Memories

By Brookes Reeder
Publisher: Lunchtime Print House
Copyright: 2023 by Lunctime Print House
Description:36 pages, 5 x 7 inches, Color Xerox on kraft paper, side staple binding

I met Brookes at Printed Matter's Los Angeles Art Book Fair 2026. He is a professional graphic designer and he works for many skate/surf/bike brands.

In his free time, he enjoys making zines with an old color Xerox machine he just happens to have in his garage.

Silent Memories is a collection of high-contrast photos of Joshua Tree State Park. There is little to no text. The photos are printed in either deep green or redish-orange on kraft paper card stock. The layout is skillfully done and the zine is clearly in the artzine catagory.

Insta: @lunchtimeprinthouse

Pocket Thoughts #30

By Ryan Ewing
Publisher: Pocket Thoughts
Copyright: No info, but dated Aug 2024
Description:16 pages, 4½ x 5½ inches, Inkjet?, side staple binding

I ran across Pocket Thoughts, the Sticker Book issue, well after it was published. I told myself I’d keep it in pristine condition for my library. That plan lasted about 48 hours. I busted into the included sticker pack almost immediately.

I am an old man, but the dopamine rush of peeling and sticking each tiny tile of image into the zine made me feel seven years old again. With 30 stickers in the issue, I can only imagine what an absolute pain this zine was to publish. So, a special thanks to Ryan for making something that was extraordinarily difficult — and genuinely special.

Content-wise, Issue 30 is every bit as weird and entertaining as you’d hope. My favorite bit is the spread on Lizzy Shue, a reptilian pop star secretly dating a Golden Retriever movie–idol heartthrob. It reads like a Teen Beat magazine pulled straight out of The Twilight Zone.

I cannot recommend this zine enough.