FACTSHEET 5, The definitive guide to the zine revolution, ed. R. Seth Friedman, San Francisco. Every week Musea gets at least one card or letter that begins "...I saw you in Factsheet 5 and ..." Any list of zines begins with the bible of zines, FS5. What makes it special? Listings and descriptions of 1,000's of zines in every conceivable category, and distribution across the country so everyone can get access to, and read up on all the zines. No other zine (or info source short of the Internet) has done more to bring undergroup publications to national prominence and to more readers than Factsheet 5. 58+ issues so far.
GLOBAL MAIL, The hole to the underground, ed/writer Ashley Parker Owens, San Francisco (used to be Chicago). This is the quarterly zine for those who love Mail Art and more. The most recent issue #13 has 800 entries from over 45 countries, a print bulletin board for the world.
There's a little bit of everything here with a growing section on Internet stuff. Also, add her own spin- off books like Technical Tips for Zine Making, and Clean Restrooms this Exit, etc.
FARM PULP ed/writer Greg Hischak, Seattle. It looks like a brochure of everything that's average and middle class, and hackneyed. Then you read it and everything's slightly askew. Then you start laughing! The satire is superb but so is his bookmaking style: charts, photos, diagrams, foldouts, and more. 26+ volumes so far.
BLAIR WILSON, artist, Seattle. Wilson is easily the most published artist in zinedom. Not only ha he been published in over 200 zines across the country, but he's published a series of mini comics and mini art books, of his own. The latest issue is maxi size. (Musea also has a link to his website)
ROBERT W. HOWINGTON, ed/writer/illustrator, Fort Worth. Howington is a fan of Charles Bukowski and a fanatic about that terse, raw, shocking style of writing. And no one does it better in his anthologies, chapbooks, and broadsides, of his and others' work. Included in his own work are: poems, short stories, cartoons, recordings, letters, etc. One of the most celebrated and prolific writers in zinedom is now doing a series called "Drive-By Books." Also notable in the Howington circle are poet WILLIAM BRYAN MASSEY III, and his wife, CRISTA WILLIAMS, ed of Happy Kitty.
WEASEL BOY, ed/writer/artist/musician/bookmaker, Fort Worth. KEVIN E. WHITE (known as Weasel Boy) has published, sporadically, under the name PSYCHOTEX PRESS, but every offering has become a very special work. He's probably best known for his 2 Weasel Boy collections of his poems & art on beer, cats, women, philosophy, etc. He is also known for the technical quality of his books.
PROVE IT, PRETZEL BOY ed/artist/ Alice Borealis, Baltimore. PIPB is not a zine in the usual sense but more a periodic shipment of collected art pieces. Each mailing usually includes 5 or 6 of the following: mini books, poems, diagrams, cards, bookmarks, even handmade jewelry. Nobody else does anything quite like it, or as consistently innovative.
REPTILES OF THE MIND ed/writer/cartoonist/artist Kat Jaz, Knoxville. ROTM is perhaps the best in the personal zine category - that type of zine that fills us in on the life of the author. Kat's got a normal life but everything seems so interesting the way she tells it. And like your favorite TV series, you want to keep up with every episode. She's also known for her MANY other zine publications, zine reviews, special Halloween issue, etc.
BRAD W. FOSTER ed/artist/writer, Irving, Dallas. This prolific artist/cartoonist has the longest running adult erotic comics anthology, THE GOODIES series, plus endless mini zines of his work and others; posters, cards, plus many other publishing projects. It takes his catalogue to list them all.
SHOTS & MOONLIGHT CHRONICLES ed/photographer/writer/artist Daniel Price, Joseph, OR; ed/photographer Robert Owen, Dallas. Shots, zinedom's best photography zine was begun by Daniel Price. He took it through 46 issues, then turned it over to Dallas photographer Robert Owen who has continued the tradition of a photo mag for everyone. When Price gave up Shots he began Moonlight Chronicles, an easy going travelogue mixed with his superb drawings. Both zines have now become classics!
MUSEA ed/writer/artist/musician Tom Hendricks, Dallas. Presumptuous to elect ourselves? Yes, but Musea has never been a wallflower. It started the revolution in the arts, the Artists Against Corporate Art emblem, and this zine hall of fame. While opposing and 
ridiculing Corp Art at every turn Musea has supported the best of indie art and artists with its zine (over 80 issues) publishing co, and distribution of zines from across the country. And it has outlined a vision of the arts in the future.
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