In the first issue of Cryptid Trip, Katie and Joe road trip to the International Cryptozoology Conference to dig deep into maybe-mythological creatures from near and far. Appearances from Bigfoot, Mothman, the Mongolian Death Worm, a lot of big cats, and even the little-known Pig Man.

This zine is a lot of fun, and a fascinating dig into the universality of local myths and the mysteries of nature. It's a joy how Katie digs into the various speakers and ideas at the conference. As she writes toward the end of the zine, "it's the sense of unknowing that I find exciting, scary, and moving. After all, when you consider the variety and enormity of the natural world—and your own smallness within it—monsters aren't all that hard to believe in."

20 pages, large format, wrap-around binding.