Now or Never Issue 1 Zine by Jake Nassif

$10.00

“After a confluence of life events (turning 50, empty-nesting, *looks around in dismay at, well, everything*), I’ve been wishing for new ways to express myself. I write and I draw, so making a comic may not sound like a stretch. Let me say though, after a lifetime of using my creativity for other people’s projects, this is one of the hardest things I’ve ever tried. In a 28-page story, you literally make a thousand decisions, each one a chance to be awkward and boring and to humiliate yourself so bad you want to fall in a hole. I gave up like 10 times.

But now that I pushed PRINT, you know what? I love it. I want to share it with all my friends. I want to make a lot more.

It’s called Now or Never. It’s a true story (perhaps to a fault). I’m a character, along with fellow traveler @austinramzy (my mom also makes a cameo). I produced 60 issues last weekend at the excellent @wip_mpls community print shop.

Anyhow, if you ever want to talk zines, hmu. And if you're trying something new, keep going.” - Jake Nassif

8.5” x 5.5”

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

“After a confluence of life events (turning 50, empty-nesting, *looks around in dismay at, well, everything*), I’ve been wishing for new ways to express myself. I write and I draw, so making a comic may not sound like a stretch. Let me say though, after a lifetime of using my creativity for other people’s projects, this is one of the hardest things I’ve ever tried. In a 28-page story, you literally make a thousand decisions, each one a chance to be awkward and boring and to humiliate yourself so bad you want to fall in a hole. I gave up like 10 times.

But now that I pushed PRINT, you know what? I love it. I want to share it with all my friends. I want to make a lot more.

It’s called Now or Never. It’s a true story (perhaps to a fault). I’m a character, along with fellow traveler @austinramzy (my mom also makes a cameo). I produced 60 issues last weekend at the excellent @wip_mpls community print shop.

Anyhow, if you ever want to talk zines, hmu. And if you're trying something new, keep going.” - Jake Nassif

8.5” x 5.5”

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

Jake Nassif (he/him) is a writer, illustrator, and graphic storyteller. His work uses low-fi aesthetics and DIY production to explore memory and identity in midlife. He published his first comic zine in 2025. He lives with his family in Minneapolis’s Prospect Park neighborhood.

JakeNassif.com | Instagram: @Nassassin

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