\documentclass[letter, landscape]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{makeidx}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[]{kpfonts}
\usepackage{float}
\raggedbottom
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage[
	margin=20mm,
	marginparwidth=0mm,
	marginparsep=0mm,
	]{geometry}
\usepackage{ninecolors}
\usepackage{tikzpingus}
%\usepackage{showframe}
%\renewcommand*\ShowFrameColor{\color{red}}


% Set column separation
\setlength\columnsep{30mm}

% Where are our images?
\graphicspath{{images/}}

% Put everything in monotype
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\ttdefault}

% Stretch the linespacing
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2.0} 

% Let's adjust the page margins
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{
	margin=10mm,
}

% Cover images
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{eso-pic}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Adjust the following two variables for each issue %%%%%%%%

% This issue's color (using ninecolors package color options)
\newcommand{\kic}{blue} % Replace as necessary
\newcommand{\ksh}{8}

% This issue's number
\newcommand{\kiss}{007} % Replace as necessary

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Let's get it started %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{document}

\thispagestyle{empty}

% Issue markings on bottom of spine
\AddToShipoutPictureBG{
\put(0in,0.5in){ % Spine marks and issue number on front
\begin{tikzpicture}[x=1in, y=1in, remember picture, overlay]
%	\draw[color=white, fill=\kic\ksh, line width=0.25pt] (5.25,1.30) rectangle (5.75,1.50); % 40
%	\draw[color=white, fill=\kic\ksh, line width=0.25pt] (5.25,1.05) rectangle (5.75,1.25); % 30
%	\draw[color=white, fill=\kic\ksh, line width=0.25pt] (5.25,0.80) rectangle (5.75,1.00); % 20
%	\draw[color=white, fill=\kic\ksh, line width=0.25pt] (5.25,0.55) rectangle (5.75,0.75); % 10
	\draw[color=white, fill=\kic\ksh, line width=0.25pt] (5.25,0.40) rectangle (5.75,0.50); %  5
	\draw[color=white, fill=\kic\ksh, line width=0.25pt] (5.25,0.30) rectangle (5.75,0.35); %  1
	\draw[color=white, fill=\kic\ksh, line width=0.25pt] (5.25,0.20) rectangle (5.75,0.25); %  1
%	\draw[color=white, fill=\kic\ksh, line width=0.25pt] (5.25,0.10) rectangle (5.75,0.15); %  1
%	\draw[color=white, fill=\kic\ksh, line width=0.25pt] (5.25,0.00) rectangle (5.75,0.05); %  1
	\filldraw[white] (5.30,0.45) node[anchor=west, scale=0.5]{\kiss}; % Issue number on spine; adjust vertical positionsto highest level box used
	\filldraw[\kic3, fill opacity=0.3] (9.2,0.3) circle (0pt) node[anchor=west]{{\Huge\Huge\kiss}}; % issue # in lower right corner
\end{tikzpicture}
} % End put
\put(10in,0.67in){ % Put a Pingus here
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.23]
	\pingu[bowtie=blue8]
\end{tikzpicture}
} % End put
} % End shipout

\begin{center}
\begin{multicols}{2}
% Back page

\vspace*{40mm}
\includegraphics[scale=0.45]{back_cover}

\vfill\null
\columnbreak

% Front page

\vspace*{40mm}
{\fontsize{55}{70}\selectfont \textbf{the codex}}

{\large \textbf{Life with Linux - A Zine}}

{\large \textbf{Issue \# \kiss}}

{\large \textbf{Typeset in \textrm{\LaTeX{}}}\\(including the cover, of course)}

{\footnotesize \textbf{First Printing}}

\vspace{10mm}
\includegraphics[scale=0.05]{4_RETAT_04_Linus_Torvalds}

\end{multicols}

\end{center}

\end{document}