Zine is short for “fanzine” which is a self published magazine usually appealing to a niche audience. Some claim the origin of zines goes back as far as the 16th century with the publication of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses in 1517. But most folks feel that the real birth of what we consider zines today started in the 1930s with Science Fiction zines like The Comet and Amazing Stories. Much of my inspiration came from the punk rock zines popular in the 1970s and 1980s. But the first zine I ever put my hands on and read was a pinball zine from Seattle called Skill Shot. I picked up issue #48 at Pinburgh in 2017. I subscribed for a short period of time after that and eventually did a trade for a bunch of back issues.