- Science Fiction
- Music
- Sports
- Television and Film
- Other
Politcal Zines
- Politics (with a big P), more or less traditional categories such as anarchist, socialist, libertarian, fascists, feminist, queer
- politics (with a little p), do not identify explicitly with traditional categories but with political/cultural critique as a major focus
Personal Zines/Perzines
- are personal diaries open to the public; notes on day to day life, thoughts and experiences of the writer
Scene Zines
- news and views on the local music and underground scene in the writers area
Network Zines
- concentrate on reviewing and publicizing other zines, music, art, etc
Fringe Culture Zines
- cover assassination theories and 'proof' of secret nefarious undertakings, UFO's and serial killers. They deal with the standard fare of supermarket tabloids, but explored with more depth and intelligence.
Religious Zines
- witches, paganists, born-again christians, as well as 'joke' religions, all put out zines for the faithful and wayward
Vocational Zines
- tell the stories of life on the job
Health Zines
- contain recipes for healthy food, information about disease and medication etc
Sex Zines
- deal with straight, queer, bondage, black leather stories, pictures - a zine for probably every sexual proclivity
Travel Zines
- Very often in the form of 'road trip' diaries
Comix
- Underground comic books on themes humorous, serious and nonsensical
Literary Zines
- showcase original short fiction and poetry
Art Zines
- contain print media, collages, photographs, drawings, and mail art which create a network of artists and a floating virtual gallery
The Rest
- a large category
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