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DON'T TREAD ON ME

Ben Rayner

's new zines are here. Following on from the canine wonderland that was

Hello Buddy!

, he's releasing two simultaneously.

Don't Tread On Me

is a visual record of 2009, or at least a visual record of what Ben did in 2009.

California Screaming

is, yes, a visual record of what Ben did in California in 2009. Ben is bringing us a few copies later, but if you want to see more, read an incredibly professional Q&A we did with him, and maybe find out how to buy them below.

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Ben:

Yep, do it now.

OK. Why did you put me – in a dress, on the floor – on the cover of Don't Tread On Me?

'Cause I think it sums up that part of last year for me: dresses, drinking, the lot. All funny.

So the whole zine is made up of photos from last year?

This is all from 2009. I originally made it in the summer using photos from between January and April, I believe, but I never got the chance to print it.

How's it looking now?

Now it's all lovely, printed with a perfect bound cover.

Lovely. A

nd do you prefer these or Hello Buddy!? Different sorts of buddies I guess.

I like them all, there's a buddy in

Don't Tread On Me

and another one in

California Screaming

.

When are they coming out?

They're both done. I have a box of them. See, don't let anyone tell you we don't know our journalism round here. If you want to buy any of Ben's zines, go to his

blog

, or more specifically go

here

for

Hello Buddy!

, and

here

for

Don't Tread On Me

and

California Dreaming

. Well done, buddy.