November 2016
Our latest monthly round-up includes magazines about movies, sneakers, photography and music across a few old favorites and a healthy number of brand new launches.
Shelf Heroes, #5
Just over a year has passed since film fanzine Shelf Heroes first hit the..,. well, shelves, and it’s now already onto its fifth issue. Illustrated submissions pull inspiration from movies beginning with a chosen letter of the alphabet – with E we see Evil Dead II, ET, Elf, The Exorcist, Eternal Sunshine, The Elephant Man and more.
shelfheroes.com
Crepe City, #3
The magazine for sneaker collectors returns with a larger page size and sharper design. Otherwise it’s business as usual: history and contextual texts sit among cataloguish images that will appeal to the obsessive collector.
crepe-city.co.uk/
New release: Staple, #1
The Pilot issue of Singapore-based Staple is themed ‘The Dizziness of Youth’. While a magazine about teenage angst is by no means unheard of, we like the new title’s global outreach when it comes to contributors and the ground it covers.
staplemagazine.com
New release: Runaway, #1
Perfect for the tourist who likes to run, a city guide combined with running guide. This first issue deals with New York, usefully flat and a popular marathon destination, and offers detailed route maps.
runawaymag.com
Sentimental, #3
Founded by French photographer Romain Seller, the third issue of the London-based biannual is themed Monsters. One of the most striking things about the title is indie-fave Bruce Usher’s art direction, specifically the logo typeface he developed using a tube of mayonnaise.
sentimentalmagazine.com
New release: Brownie, #1
A fascinating launch, a bilingual photography magazine from Shanghai that looks to open up the form to a wider audience. Produced by Lost publisher Nelson Ng, we’re excited to see issue two.
browniephoto.com
New release: Pasture, #0
Another UK based bi-annual magazine that looks at the stories behind food, and delves into the environment and the people behind it. The title has a very rustic vibe, and its emphasis on sustainability and seasonal produces gives it its unique point of view.
readpasture.com
So Young, #11
A special edition of the music x illustration magazine that uses its larger-then-normal A4 pages to look back at the bands the magazine ahs featured so far. Bigger pages suit the mag.
soyoungmagazine.com
MC1R, #5
The Hamburg-based magazine for red-heads is still going strong – it’s obviously found its niche and has a strong community of ginger followers. Issue five continues with much of the same, and that’s art and design based articles focused on the culture surrounding red hair.
mc1r-magazine.com
The Lee Cooper Collection
Another well-produced mag in the Document series; each one looks at a single brand, in this case the classic denim of Lee Cooper. Neatly designed by Charlotte Heal.
documentstudios.com
New release: Luxe Noir, #1
This new biannual describes itself as a ‘coffee table magazine’ devoted to promoting contemporary African art and design. Produced in Johannesburg, South Africa, the magazine celebrates diverse traditions and a range of artistic expression from the African continent.
luxenoirmag.com/#intro-1
At the Table #2
The first issue of this London food mag was called Toast; now renamed to better suit the breadth of its food coverage it’s a smart, intelligent reflection of the events platform it represents, but maybe lacks the spark to make it stand out from the many food indies.
atthetable.co.uk
New release: Hearts, #1
‘The Smell of Adolescence’ is the first theme of this London-based fashion title. Inside are a series of shoots examining the beauty of being young and the awkward side of youth culture.
heartsmagazine.net