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Historians explain the survival of paper-based fanzines in the age of the internet.

Historians of the phenomenon explain the survival of paper-based fanzines in the internet age. With Jarvis Cocker. From January 2008.

Jarvis Cocker explores the history of fanzines, small publications designed and produced by devotees of popular phenomena.

He looks at contemporary DIY publications, including a comic strip diary from Brighton called Morgenmuffel and the regional-based zines Mercy and Go! Zinemakers and historians, including Dave Haslam, Liz Naylor, Roger Sabin and Teal Triggs, explain the survival of paper-based fanzines in the age of the internet.

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Jarvis Cocker explores the history of fanzines

Jarvis Cocker explores the history of fanzines, small publications designed and produced by devotees of popular phenomena

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