Announcing exp. 2602 For Pre-order Today!


Announcing exp. 2602 For Pre-order Today!


Following the successful relaunch of the exp. website, http://expzine.com, I’m proud to announce that the latest issue of exp. Magazine is now available for pre-order, in advance of debuting at Just Zine Things, to be held at Interesting Things (173 Baldwin St, Toronto) Saturday 27th September, 2025.

exp. 2602 continues my exploration of the 1970s releases for the Atari 2600, with context provided by essays on 1979 and that year’s arcade hit Asteroids.

As with the previous issues, exp. 2602 is being published in a signed, limited numbered edition, and will also be available in PDF and epub. However! I have also made the decision to republish, in unnumbered second editions, the first two issues of this series, exp. 2600 and exp. 2601, in order to align the design language, fix some errors and allow anyone who missed out a chance to buy one, two or all three issues. And if you buy all three, you’ll automatically get a $4 discount!

Pre-orders open today, and issues, physical and digital can be pre-ordered at our new online store at expzine.com/shop. Digital copies will still also be available on Ko‑fi or Patreon for Ko‑fi or Patreon subscribers. Patreon subscribers can find their shop discount code here. Ko‑fi supporters will receive theirs via DM.

As a pre-order, issues (digital included) will not be dispatched until the week of Just Zine Things.

As all three issues are in stock, I am open to orders from shops and distributors who would like to purchase for resale, with a discount for bulk orders. I am also open to donating copies to zine libraries! Get in touch with me here.

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