Mr Godai
Mr Godai, Bartek Biedrzycki, also known simply as godai, is a zine maker from Poland. He debuted in 1994 with a xerozine "Proletaryat" in his high school day.
He was the editor and publisher of zines and magazines such as Manga Rider, Kolektyw, Żar-ptak, Rocznik fantastyczny and others. Contributed to publications such as Gardening Zine or Ektopia. Author of comics (both writer and for some -artist) such as "Co mówiłem, durniu?" (Did I Stutter?) and "Cluster. Adolescence sucks anyway", "Hamsters in Space", "Lust Boat" and others. An author of many fiction stories and several novels.
He runs a Gniazdo Światów Free Zine distro with minizines in English and Polish to download and print at home. He also runs zine-making workshops during fantasy and SF conventions.
Works
Critical journalism
- Komiks polski w wywiadach z twórcami – (2011, Dolna Półka)
- Batmany, które czytałem – 50 transcripts of the B180 – podcast o Batmanie comic podcast (2013, Gniazdo Światów)
- Komiksy, które czytałem – a selection of articles about comic books, (2020, Gniazdo Światów)
Editor/publisher
- Proletaryat (1995)
- Manga Rider (since 1997)
- Cleavage (1998-1999)
- Kolektyw (2007-2012)
- Fenix Antologia (2018-2020)
- Żar-ptak (2019-2023)
- Rocznik fantastyczny (since 2020)
Mini-zine
Art contributions
- Covers for Manga Rider 0-7 + some internal art
- Covers for selected issues of Fenix Antologia + some internal art
- Covers for selected issues of Żar-ptak + some internal art
Contact
You can contact him at godai (at) gniazdoswiatow.net
