Missy Kulik is an illustrator, cartoonist, zine maker, and artist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She began making zines and selling them through the mail in 1990. In 2005, she began selling her zines on her website as well, which allowed her to significantly increase her sales. Some of her clients over the years included magazines like Athens Magazine and Pittsburgh City Paper. Her zines cover a variety of topics and range in price from $1.35 to $10.16. She found the internet to be a better platform than Factsheet Five, a print magazine that reviewed zines, for publishing and selling her work.

1. Missy Kulik

2. • Missy Kulik is an illustrator, cartoonist, zine maker, artist, and crafter. Originally
from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,Past
• Her clients included Athens Magazine, Venus Magazine, Sassy Baby toys,
and Pittsburgh City Paper.also worked with a number of national and
international independent artists, musicians, and writers for various projects.

3. Dorky Lifestyle for fierce magazine
• Tofu Baby for the Flagpole Magazine – (popular Athens magazine)
• Kulik began mail-order in 1990
• She began to sell zines on her website however
• She began on easy in 2005 and has sold much
more.
• Her price for zines rage from £1.35-£101.61
• etsy has a huge zine community

4. Friends of Lulu is a non-profit, national charitable organisation in the united states
,founded in 1994 to promote readership of comic books by women and the participation
of women in the comic book industry.
to encourage Female reader ship of comics ,offer networking to women in the comic industry as well as to
oth men and women that support what the organisation stands for Both professionals and those who simpl

5. Missy Kulick was on factsheet five however found the internet was a better place to publish and sell her zines.
Factsheet five was a comprehensive guide to zines and
alternative publications. Each issue was packed with reviews
of independent, DIY and unusual publications. Factsheet
Five cataloged and reviewed many zines comparing price, as
well ordering information and review. it also included
informative articles on zine culture, independent publishing,
lively columns, interviews with self-publishers, and an
extensive news section.
Her Favorite zinesters are Emily Lyon who does a great zine about being a flight attendant
called Big Wing, Little Wing; John Porcellino of King-Cat Comics and Stories
Founded in 1982 by Mike Gunderloy who began the review zine as a two-page dittoed publication. It grew into the
main place find the best zines.However with the rise of the internet ,it lost popularity.

6. Missy Kulick Interview-Julie Ruin http://thejolieruin.weebly.com/interviews/category/missy-kulik -2/10/15
Missy Kulick-http://ranchococoa.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/new-zine-dork-lifestyle-number-4.html-2/10/15
Missy Kulick-http://ranchococoa.com/about/-2/10/15
Missy Kulick-
https://www.etsy.com/people/sugarcoo
kie#-4/10/15
Factsheet five fivehttp://zinewiki.com/Factsheet_Five-4/10/15
Friends of lulu-Valerie D’Orazio-
https://friendsoflulu.wordpress.com-
4/10/15