The Shopping Queen's Diary is part comic, part travelogue, and part listing of Elsie's favorite deals. It's cute, and by that I mean the writing has curls on the ends and the clothes are from specialty shops in New York. This may not be everyone's style, though this is something fairly unknown in zines and could connect people in their love of shopping. Elsie encourages boys to be shopping kings, but this is mainly for the ladies. She uses the "shopping addiction" analogy often and had a good time writing and drawing her week of nearly non-stop shopping.
It's tough to justify a short, quarter-sized zine for $4ppd, BUT upon checking her website you'll find lots of other projects with original artwork and more. This addition is a sort of preview if you aren't a total shopping queen, but if you are a big fan and enjoy artistic details, there is a more expensive artist edition that may be more worth your while. If you do go with the standard version you'll find hints of color drawn on the cover and a purple sparkle rubber band binding the pages together. This is a unique project with precise illustrations, perfect for reading along the poolside on a warm summer day.
one shot: 36 quarter-size pages
cost: $3 + $1 shipping
address: elsie sampson
po box 987
white plains, ny 10602
website: http://www.itsmysite.com/chinesesweatshop
email: elsie_sampson@yahoo.com
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