From the Archives: Dungeon Zine

In an effort to become better organized in my life, I recently cleaned out my studio/office (located in the basement of my house) and discovered multiple copies of a zine I published in 2006 called Dungeon. The zine was released through my creative imprint, PSNCTRL (Poison Control), which is currently in hibernation due to my overbusy schedule. Anyhow, as I leafed through the pages of this little zine, I was surprised at how cool it is (not to pat myself on the back or anything). But what I mean is, I'm usually very quick to dismiss the work that I produce, hence the reason I've unearthed a small stockpile of zines I worked tirelessly to put together but lost faith in by the time I got to distro'ing it to comic book and indie bookshops across the country.

So, anyhow, I've decided to make these zines available via DoNotDestroy®—the online Etsy shop that's a collaboration between Michelle (my wife) and I (though Michelle honestly does most, if not all of the work). Sample images of the zine are included in the above slideshow, and a detailed description of the content is located below. If you're interested in buying the zine, click the link highlighted in yellow below, or the new "Store" graphic on the main page, where new handmade and limited-run books and zines will periodically be made available.

To buy the zine, click here.  

About the zine:
Dungeon is a pocket-sized zine edited by Matthew Newton and published by PSNCTRL (Poison Control) in winter of 2006. This debut issue features exclusive interviews, original essays, and site-specific artwork from both emerging and established writers, photographers, illustrators, and graphic designers. This issue of Dungeon includes interviews with NYC-based photographer Peter Sutherland, British punk rock poet Attila the Stockbroker, Parisian illustrator Sophie Toulouse, and Australian street artist The Yok. The full-color gallery section introduces the work of Owl Kahol Systems, a fresh new illustrator and graphic designer hailing from the rust belt city of Pittsburgh. And, last but not least, this inaugural issue showcases a series of beautifully bizarre essays written by iconoclast William Baume and Poison Control founder Matthew Newton.

Specifications: Dungeon is a tiny format book (5.5" x 4.25"), sort of like a pocket-sized journal, but packs oodles of artwork, interviews, and essays into its 40 plus pages.