Backbone, Issues 11-13: Intelligence Work Training, Manipulation, Satanic Secret Society, The Jesus Prayer, Crushing Authenticity, and Geopolitical Events…
Issues 11-13 of Backbone started out as an interview, but became a book. “Intelligence Work Training, Manipulation, Satanic Secret Society, the Jesus Prayer, Crushing Authenticity, and Geopolitical Events of the Near Future as Seen by Clairvoyant Orthodox Christians” is available in its full paperback and ebook form, complete with saint quotes and sources. Backbone subscribers will receive a risograph version that includes the subject’s story in his own words, as well as his further reading and listening recommendations.
Note: These zines will be available in the trade “Backbone: Year One”, but the original risograph zine printing is for subscribers only.
These are the first zines to be manufactured off-grid.
Riso ink color: Bright red
Backbone ( the series): "Backbone" is a series comprised of single color riso zines, detailing the musings of an anonymous Orthodox Christian cultural theorist. The mixed media zine's text is typically typewritten in a rather poetic fashion, and is Riso screenprinted. The entirety of each zine is made without a computer, using only fabric, lace, a typewriter, a caligraphy pen, a label maker, and other forms of mixed media and found objects. The name "Backbone" was coined in the first issue, when the accelerationist future was compared to "a backbone growing inside an animal" and it was declared that "the place of a skull (golgotha) breaks the bone", meaning that Christ's death is more powerful than the singularity.
The zine series will be a run of physicals only, no ebooks due to theoretical consistency.
If you are unfamiliar with risographs, please read before purchasing:
Risographs consist of a layer of ink screenprinted on top of the page, therefore they are prone to smudging and being affected by improper handling. Please be aware of this as you are handling the zine. They also produce slight variances due to being put through a fast screenprinting machine that should not be a problem issue to issue. This zine in particular might have some smudging variance for aesthetic purposes.