EVERYTHING (MAYBE) YOU COULD EVER ASK ABOUT LODO, ANSWERED.
LODO IS THE PERSONAL BRAND OF RENEE ROLDAN. IT'S A KINDA OFF-BEAT, KINDA FUN, KINDA SIMPLISTIC, KINDA MESSY, KINDA COOL, KIND OF BRAND. I USE LODO TO PUBLISH MY CARTOONS AND LODO ZINE ALL IN ONE PLACE.
THE NAME LODO IS THE WORD "MUD" IN SPANISH.
LODO ZINE IS A DOODLE ZINE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT AND TO ENJOY AND MAYBE TO GIVE YOUR FRIENDS AND MAYBE TO SET ON FIRE.
LODO ZINE IS CREATED BY RENEE ROLDAN, SOMETIMES FEATURING WORK BY OTHER ARTISTS. IT IS MEANT TO CIRCULATE THE SAN DIEGO MUSIC AND ART SCENES.
IT IS A TRADITIONALLY FOLDED PAPER ZINE THAT SERVES AS A SORT OF HALF-CARTOON PORTFOLIO, HALF-UNCONVENTIONAL COMIC BOOK, HALF-GLIMPSE INTO MY BRAIN.
A LONG LONG TIME AGO (2018 MAYBE), I HAD ORIGINALLY IMAGINED LODO AS A CLOTHING BRAND, WHERE FUNNY LITTLE CARTOON DUDES CALLED LODITOS WOULD APPEAR ON COLORFUL T-SHIRTS AND STICKERS. MANY OF THE CARTOONS YOU SEE IN LODO ZINE ARE INSPIRED BY OR DIRECTLY TAKEN FROM CONCEPT ART FOR THE LODO CLOTHING BRAND. LODO IS NOW MY OWN PERSONAL BRAND, THE BRAND OF MY ZINE, AND THE NAME UNDER WHICH I PUBLISH MY CARTOONS. BUT WHO KNOWS, MAYBE T-SHIRTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FUTURE FOR LODO...
AS A FRESHMAN IN HIGHSCHOOL, I KEPT A DOODLE DIARY CALLED THE SCUM JOURNAL, WHERE I DREW MY FRIENDS, MY THOUGHTS, AND MY LIFE. LODO ZINE IS INSPIRED BY THAT JOURNAL AND SOME OF THE CHARACTERS I DREW IN IT, AS WELL AS MY EXPERIENCES IN THE SAN DIEGO MUSIC SCENE.
IN AN EFFORT TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE SCENE, I MADE MY OWN CREATIVE WORK LIKE I HAD SEEN SO MANY OTHER ARTISTS DO. MY MOM WAS THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED MAKING A ZINE, SPECIFICALLY. I TOOK THAT IDEA AND RAN WITH IT.
LODO ZINE DEBUTED ON JULY 24TH, 2021, AT A PUNK HOUSESHOW NEAR SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.
PLAY IN THE MUD. :)
LODO ZINE, THE LODO WEBSITE, AND ALL THINGS LODO ARE MADE IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY ME, RENEE ROLDAN.
HI, I'M RENEE ROLDAN, BY THE WAY :) YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT ME HERE
LODO ZINE SOMETIMES FEATURES WORK BY OTHER ARTISTS. YOU FIND FIND CREDITS FOR THEIR WORK IN THE CREDITS SECTION OF THE ZINE!
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, ALL LODO CARTOONS ARE INK ON PAPER AND DIGITIZED USING THE APPS PICSART AND CAMSCANNER. I PRINT COPIES AT OFFICE DEPOT AND FOLD THEM MYSELF WITH A STANDARD ZINE FOLD.
LODO ZINES ARE OCCASIONALLY AVAILIBLE FOR SALE AT CERTAIN SHOWS AND EVENTS WITHIN SAN DIEGO. LOOK FOR THE MERCH TABLES OR VENDOR STANDS AND BUY A ZINE FOR $1! I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.
IF YOU CAN'T PURCHASE A ZINE, FEEL FREE TO ENJOY THEM DIGITALLY IN THE ZINE ARCHIVES. MAYBE EVEN MAKE YOUR OWN PHYSICAL COPY, IF YOU FEEL SO INCLINED. BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT ONE OF MY ORIGINAL PRINTING ZINES, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT LODO, AND I'LL SEE IF I CAN MAIL ONE OUT TO YOU :)
IF YOU FIND ME IN PERSON I'LL PROBABLY HAVE ONE ON HAND THAT I'LL JUST GIVE YOU. THAT'S HOW I MAKE FRIENDS.
HELL YEAH I DO TRADES.
GET IN CONTACT WITH ME, I'D LOVE TO SEE YOUR STUFF :)
WOW THANKS! YOUR SUPPORT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.
JUST READING LODO ZINE AND ENJOYING MY CARTOONS IS A BIG HELP TO ME. IF YOU ENJOY MY WORK, FEEL FREE TO SHARE WITH SOME FRIENDS WHO MIGHT ALSO ENJOY, OR SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
YOU CAN FOLLOW LODO ZINE'S INSTAGRAM, @WORMWITHTEETH AND INTERACT WITH ME TO SHOW SOME LOVE.
PURCHASING A ZINE FROM ME IS ALSO SUPER APPRECIATED. THEY'RE AVAILIBLE AT CERTAIN SAN DIEGO EVENTS FOR $1.
. . . MY VENMO IS @RENEE-ROLDAN . . . IF YOU'RE FEELING. . . EXTRA GENEROUS. . .
MORE QUESTIONS? FEEL FREE TO CONTACT LODO. I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.