As an avid fan of ‘zines and independent publications, I particularly love the ones I come upon on my visits to Colombia, SA.  Produced and edited by Marcelo Arroyave, Sursystem is among my favorites. Marcelo. on his recent visit to NYC, explained that Sursystem’s  mission is to create and reflect the artistic fusion among distinct cultures, one of the positive effects, he maintains, of globalization.  Featured this fall in independent zine festivals in Paris and in Buenos Aires, Sursystem includes many images — and stickers – crafted by artists who also maintain the streets as their canvas. Marcello reports that Sursystem is seeking talent for its upcoming  issue.  Info follows:

Colombia's Sursystem distributed on the streets of Catalonia, June, 2011

"I love this world," by Angela Rodriguez Aristizabal & "Masters" by Juan Felipe Guirales from Sursystem 4

"And everything is just around the corner," Wizard in Sursystem 5

All images courtesy Marcelo Arroyave

War Of Words from War Of Words on Vimeo.

WOW is a graffiti crew founded in Utrecht in 1989 who started spray-painting Dutch trains with their work. Their colorful, large and detailed pieces, the likes of which had never been seen before in The Netherlands, made an incredible visual impact. Having only ever previously been published in black and white  the latest issue of WOW is now printed in full color.

War Of Words collects 20 years of urban graffiti from this ground-breaking group in a full-color limited-edition book to celebrate their 21st anniversary. Just 1500 copies of War of Words have been printed. 325 copies will be available for sale at The American Book Center and a handful of other exclusive points around the world. After reserving a few copies for themselves, the group burned every single remaining copy of War of Words from their print run. You can see them go up in flames in the video above.

Check out some sneak peek photos below!

WOW can be purchased here

Photos courtesy of Hurt You Bad

UK based underground culture and graffiti zine Not Guilty has just released it 3rd issue for August 2010 along with this fresh new video, seen above.

This months issue focuses on the culture surrounding trains, subways, urban exploring, rioting and more across 56 full colour pages. You might also be interested to know that this issue includes specials with ROFD rcls and SIAR plus stories of London subway missions, sketches, action shots and much more.

Get your hands on a copy here

Nothing to Declare is a new zine coinciding with David Choe’s recent show of the same name. It features a story by Jason Jaworski, based on various paintings by Choe. The zine is now available now through Lazarides’ Beverly Hills Gallery and is limited to a run of 187. Check out some of the pages below!