Reposted by @dakrefinley.bsky.social
breaks my heart when people respond to zine scams with long threads of "advice" boiling down to 1) don't make zines and 2) if you do, professionalize. genuinely think my advice would be the complete opposite. go smaller, go shittier, go more diy, and all of that will keep it manageable.
![Three panel comic page.
Panel 1: The Exarch looks shocked, beaten as light dissipates around him.
Panel 2: In the dark, the spark of flame grows bigger and bigger. Text reads, "What strange creatures, we, like embers buried in ash, waiting for just a breath of air to catch, to burn bright enough to set it all ablaze, until naught remains."
Panel 3: The fire grows large enough to encompass the entire width of the page. In the white space, a faded image of Raih'a smiling gently appears. Text reads, "Except you. Except always, as it must be, you. [end]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a7kmzaenfkopoy4oqsff7joo/bafkreiewsu4pirafgjpre5fzu5o7iu426dndlpyloaykmfg47baefbpbcu)
