By Matt Fagan
Xerography Debt

Christoph Meyer quickly became a household name among zinesters with his perzine 28 PAGES LOVINGLY BOUND WITH TWINE, and who hasn’t read about the antics of his wee son Herbie? Well Herbie himself, now five years old, is making his first foray into zine-making (with parental assistance, of course). MEAN ZINE SUBMARINE is full of Herbie’s cool drawings of airplanes and buildings and stuff, with descriptive stories typed by Chrsitoph since Herbie can’t write so well on his own. There’s also a reproduction of the fan letter that Herbie sent to the author/illustrator of his favorite children’s books, and the personal response he got back (with an original drawing and everything! How awesome is that!?) One thing I like about reviewing for XEROGRAPHY DEBT is that sometimes I get to offer encouragement and advice to young writers who are just starting to use zines as a way to express themselves. Well, I can safely say that Herbie is the youngest zinester I’ve ever had the pleasure of reviewing, and he’s doing a fine job. But honestly, I don’t think he needs any encouragement from me. Herbie is full of ideas and he has a great dad who is always willing to foster that creativity, so I have no doubt that we’ll be seeing a lot more from the young Mr. Meyer in the future.