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'''Brains''' is a queer fetish zine first published in 1990.  Made originally as a parody of gay fetish zines and magazines which were prominent at the time (Bear, Trade, Daddy, Hombres, etc.), Brains editors Nayland Blake and D-L Alvarez decided to create a zine that celebrated their favorite sex organ.  The first issue uses Mr. Peabody as a cover model with the tagline, "The Journal of Egghead Sexuality."  It featured a nude couple making out in a bookstore, book reviews, a quiz for how to determine if your trick is smart, and personal ads of a particular nerdly flavor.  A second issue was pieced together and then shelved for years, until Graphic designer Carl Williamson decided to revisit Brains in a (re)publishing project hosted by The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College in 2012. 
 
The zine also inspired a lesbian spin off called I.Q. 
 
 
 
'''Brains''' is a literary [[punk]] zine released in the U.S.A.
 
'''Brains''' is a literary [[punk]] zine released in the U.S.A.
  
'''Brains''' is a serial-fiction [[zine]] about punks fighting zombies. The zine also contains original artwork by Mike Threat, Rob Rawr, James Lee Johnson, and Jeremy "Hush" Clark.
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"This is a series of short stories set in a universe where the 'normals' are actually undead and the punx are the only ones living. Much like our world. The project is nothing short of brilliant. Well-written, high concept - the punks will rule when the undead roam the land." -AR, in MRR #270
 
 
In Issue 270, ''[[Maximum Rock N Roll]]'' reviewer AR wrote about '''Brains''' zine; "This is a series of short stories set in a universe where the 'normals' are actually undead and the punx are the only ones living. Much like our world. The project is nothing short of brilliant. Well-written, high concept - the punks will rule when the undead roam the land."
 
 
 
Issues 1-3 are available from [[Microcosm Publishing]].  Issue 4 is due out "next year".
 
 
 
==External Links==
 
*[http://www.myspace.com/brainszine  Brains on My Space]
 
  
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Revision as of 23:36, 28 November 2015

Brains is a literary punk zine released in the U.S.A.

"This is a series of short stories set in a universe where the 'normals' are actually undead and the punx are the only ones living. Much like our world. The project is nothing short of brilliant. Well-written, high concept - the punks will rule when the undead roam the land." -AR, in MRR #270