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fanzine

American  
[fan-zeen, fan-zeen] / fænˈzin, ˈfæn zin /

noun

  1. a magazine or other periodical produced inexpensively by and for fans of science fiction and fantasy writing, comic books, popular music, or other specialized popular interests.


fanzine British  
/ ˈfænˌziːn /

noun

  1. a small-circulation magazine produced by amateurs for fans of a specific interest, pop group, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fanzine

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; fan 2 + (maga)zine

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We had these anarchy cheerleader drawings in our fanzine.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2024

Ms. Jaquays eventually worked with gaming friends to produce The Dungeoneer, a fanzine of D&D content for which she secured permission from TSR, the company that published the game.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2024

Founded by friends in London in 1975, as a company selling board games and writing a fanzine for roleplaying adventures, Games Workshop has grown into the dominant player in the miniature wargaming world.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2022

"It's not counterculture anymore. It's become sort of mainstream now," says Ryan March, who runs the Alternative Wales fanzine and will be among the Wales supporters in Qatar.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2022

I did start working for a fanzine called Punk Rocky.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

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