After five years and 10 issues, Hello Mr. magazine has ended its run.
Founded in 2013 by graphic designer and creative director Ryan Fitzgibbon, Hello Mr. was published semi-annually and had a cult following among gay men who loved its broad range of arts, culture, and issues-based coverage. Its 10th and final issue was published earlier this month and featured Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander.
We’ve seen the future and it’s queer as hell. Our 10th & final issue feat. @alexander_olly is here to serenade you one last time. More at https://t.co/uH93b6cUIu. pic.twitter.com/ZnpgY2w77l
— Hello Mr. (@hellomr) July 11, 2018
For its final issue, Hello Mr. also teamed up with Into to include Dyke Queen magazine, a queer women’s publication from the minds of writer and artist Yezmin Villarreal and designer Bridget Ore. Dyke Queen was published as part of Hello Mr.’s magazine residency, funded by Into.
I've been so proud watching @trishbendix work these past few months with @yezyes and @ryanfitzgibbon to pull this off. pic.twitter.com/ReUkrbuBur
— Zach Stafford (@ZachStafford) July 11, 2018
Executive editor Fran Tirado, who edited the majority of Hello Mr.’s 200-page issues, penned an essay for Them reflecting on his journey with the magazine:
In our 10 issues… I have worked on stories with radical faeries, sex workers, queer witches, gay farmers, trans hikers, Pulitzer-winners, and some deeply intellectual sluts. I have edited stories of love, loss, addiction, abuse, rape, racism, trauma, incest, grief, cancer, suicide, isolation, survival, and good, old-fashioned heartbreak. Braver and braver, and more honest than ever, you are all the stories I craved as a naive and glitter-eyed queer in the cool kid bookstore five years ago, and for that I thank you.
Writers, collaborators, and longtime readers took to Twitter to say their goodbyes, too.
It's hard saying bye to @hellomr! I've written for 5 of 10 issues, including the final issue out now. I'm so grateful for what it's done for my career and for amplifying 100s of queers' voices from all over the world. ❤️ @ryanfitzgibbon @fransquishco https://t.co/wJbM3HwQ1h
— Khalid El Khatib (@kmelkhat) July 11, 2018
When I was at Powell's 2 weeks ago, I picked up a copy of Hello Mr., a queer men's magazine I'd read online for years. Flash forward to today & the mag's editor announced it's shuttering. I'm gutted by this news, but I'm happy I had it in my life at all. https://t.co/tfMPozYBdb
— Jeremy Childs (@Jeremy_Childs) July 12, 2018
Visit Hello Mr. to snag a copy of the final issue.