Megazine Issue #2 Contributors
Remember to check out the Megazine playlist created by our artists on Spotify!
ydaly mer
(Page 1-4) My name is Ydaly Mer, I am a painter and visual illustrator located in North Philadelphia. I was raised in the Dominican Republic through out most of my childhood and came to the United States in 2012 with immigrant parents in hope of a better life. Since I was a child, I used to spend a lot of time sketching and drawing up ideas. I never knew that I could pursue a career in art. I thought the possibility was unobtainable, but I knew art was a way for me to cope and express, so I wanted to keep doing it no matter what.
IG: @ydalymer
Email: ydalymer@gmail.com x info@ydalymer.com
Ydaly wants to connect with: …
Song selection: Jordan Ward x 6lack - “MUSTARD!”
Brianna benozich
(Page 5/6) Brianna Benozich is a comedian, writer, and filmmaker born and raised in Philadelphia. She has performed at various venues throughout the city including Punchline and Tattoo Mom's. Her writing has been published in Hollywood Insider, Tv Tea, and Herocia. You can follow her on Instagram @briannabigby to see where she is performing next!
Brianna wants to connect with other local Philly artists or local Philly weirdos.
Song Selection: “Lionheart” by Pup
Miguel rosa
(Page 7/8) I’m Miguel Rosa (he/they) . I mostly go by “Mig00l” online. I'm a 17 year old queer multidisciplinary artist and founder of the north philly art collective “FOMO”. I think “weird” is the easiest way to describe a person such as myself (maybe “interesting” if you're being nice) . I go wherever my creativity takes me but I have taken a liking to mixed media collage and poetry as of recently. I love to juxtapose very morbid things with bright and happy things, it shows the contradictions and complexities of life.
Follow me at @mig00ll06 and @migools_ph0t0s
Miguel wants to connect with people with a strange and off-putting vibe :)
Song Selection: “I Can't Remember the Dream” by They Might Be Giants
Jamal H. Goodwin Jr.
(Page 9) Jamal is a writer who delights in experimental prose. He has fond memories of studying Raymond Queneau's "Exercises in Style" in college, discovering the power word-choice has on a narrative. Jamal received his BA in English from Temple University in 2021.
You can find writing insights and more stories on his website, thefictionwriter.blog. You can also find his science and philosophical musings on his second website, thecompositehuman.com
IG: @jaygoodwin17 @tfwcreativewriting
Email: jamal.goodwinjr@gmail.com
Jamal wants to connect with writers and readers who love eccentric prose, existential themes, or the intricacies of grammar :)
Song Selection: "Shadows" by Wagon Christ
Holly simple
(Page 10) Philadelphia based Holly Simple is a multi media Artist and Designer with a strong focus on hand illustration and inking. Her work ranges from hand-painted clothing, illustrated tarot and oracle decks, children's books, lowbrow zines and comics to a jewelry line of hand built 14k and precious gemstone rings!
Holly is most recognized for her self titled "HOLLY SIMPLE TAROT" deck which can be found sprinkled throughout the globe in the most adorable and special boutiques!
With a deep need to create tools for growth, Holly continues to craft divinely inspired decks and books that she hopes will help humans navigate this world. Her latest, Amulet Friends Oracle was a year and half long project that was inspired by time in the Southwest and her evolving relationship with Mother nature.
Find Holly’s website at HollySimplesStudio.com for more fun and a whole lotta color!
Eric stone
(Page 13-16) "I'm Eric Stone (he/him) a 20-something artist living on South Street in Philadelphia. I like drawing aliens and funky wunky lil dudes. My comic included in Megazine compiles a lot of the stories I get from my friends in the city about their dating experiences with dudes (and admittedly also touches a bit on my own neurotic tendencies!) I hope y'all like it!"
Follow him for more great work on IG! @estonedraws
Eric wants to connect with any other Philly artists!
Song Selection: “Alone but not Lonely” by Luna Li
Sabrina Small
(Pages 23-26) Sabrina Small is a mixed media artist with an emphasis on drawing, painting and stitching. Her artwork, inhabited by Lovecraftian beings, speaks to the raw and grotesque nature of life on this planet. These personal representations are both autobiographical diaries and sensitive documentations of her past relations and life experiences.
Sabrina earned her BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Berlin, Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Mallorca, Miami, Nanjing, Philadelphia, Sarasota, San Francisco, Seattle, and Stuttgart. She currently lives in Philadelphia.
Check out her website: sabrinasmall.com and reach her at sabrina@sabrinasmall.com
Sabrina would like to connect/collaborate with an animator who can bring her drawings to life.
Song Selection: "The Robots" by Kraftwerk
Caroline Twohill
(Page 31) Caroline Twohill is an award winning encaustic mixed media photographer. Raised in Stone Harbor, New Jersey Caroline lives and works in Philadelphia, PA. She received her Bachelor of Science in Photography in 2012 and, in 2017, graduated with her Master of Arts from Barry University in Miami. She is currently enrolled with Thomas Jefferson University to receive her second Masters in 2026. Caroline’s artistic process combines her passion for photography and her first love, painting. Her work unfolds before her as a vision that she sees and is captured on medium format film. Once developed and printed, Caroline infuses her prints with wax encaustic, damar resin, and various forms of oil paints. She is a trained professional photographer who worked as a commercial photographer for years and now documents the mundane and daily aspects of American life. Caroline enjoys walking the city streets of Philadelphia and exploring the raw realities of southern New Jersey’s boardwalks in the summer. All of Caroline’s pieces are one of a kind and available for sale upon request.You can view her work at carolinetwohill.com
Contact her on IG: @cultivatewithcaroline - She would love to connect with other artists!
Song selection: “I Like America and America Likes Me” by The 1975
Art Wendler
(Last Page) A 20 year Philadelphian, Art has been working as a freelance artist for 30 years. He has created many great illustrations, which you can find on his website: artwendler.com
If you want to get in touch with him, email artman@artwendler.com to see if you can commission some work or partner with him on something remarkable! You can find some mercy on Art’s TeePublic and Redbubble
Art wants to connect with other artists and patrons who may be interested in his artistic and graphic design skills.
Song Selection: “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett