en Is Dead is edited and published by Darby Romeo. Publishing the zine out of her Los Angeles home for the last eight years -- with the help of friends, family, and the magazine?s readers -- Darby spent the last two years orchestrating the compilation of Retro Hell between surfing, power walking, and building her vast media empire.

Another reason for my reserve was I like imagining visual for myself, instead of having stories all drawn out for me. Now I see these divergent optical portraits can sometimes be more stimulating than words alone. And suddenly, unconsciously I find myself utilizing the style: recreating otherwise awkward life incidents into more humorous frames of scenes with talk bubbles. And finally, comics have helped me realize a deep fondness for illustrated representations of real life characters who otherwise would bore, annoy, or make me sick: practically everyone looks good (or at least more interesting) as a comic book character. It is kinda like looking at the world through rose-tinted X-ray glasses. Give it a try. Get through this thing and at the very least we guarantee you, too, will be an even bigger geek than ever before.

Luv 'n newsprint kisses,

darby.

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