Rob Noxious (The Fall of America) teams up with Shyla Ann to talk about gender roles in extreme depth! They each present half of a zine talking from their own perspective so you get that "flip zine" split format. Tons of issues are discussed such as sex (homosexual and otherwise), pornography, alternatives to tampons/pads, subtle school lessons, polyamory, male intuition, homosexuality and homophobia, confronting sexism, rape in prison, and TONS more. this puppy is huge!

Rob Noxious (The Fall of America) teams up with Shyla Ann to talk about gender roles in extreme depth! They each present half of a zine talking from their own perspective so you get that "flip zine" split format. Tons of issues are discussed such as sex (homosexual and otherwise), pornography, alternatives to tampons/pads, subtle school lessons, polyamory, male intuition, homosexuality and homophobia, confronting sexism, rape in prison, and TONS more. this puppy is huge! 84 pages.

A zine of eerie ghost stories! Lots of skeptics telling their stories of conversion into believers in the supernatural. Deserted roads filled with strange sounds, ghostly girls hovering in the basement, an ethereal woman who can only be seen in the mirror...Baltimore has it's fair share of haunted tales to tell.

Scott writes a smart, engaging zine about bicycle advocacy, bike culture, public transit issues, and the darkside of car culture. He has a positive, upbeat, yet realistic attitude about showing people the value of riding bicycles and using alternative transit. This issue talks about how cities are built around car culture, information about oil shortages/car inferiority, and local public transit issues affecting us in Portland. Cover by Juliette Torrez.

Cristy Road has always brought us breathtaking artwork (some of my favorite) along with literary stories that remind us of the strength and ability of punk youth. This new issue is more of the same with some reflection of Cristy's various homes between Miami and Philadelphia, racism in her communities, the strength of her friends, coming to terms with assault, gender, sexuality, and identity, and much more. The words are powerful, the stories make you feel like anything can be accomplished, and the artwork adds another strong element. Once a true fanzine devoted to Green Day, this zine has now evolved into literary prose devoted to the strengths of our communities.

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Sandra is a gardening, Colorado mother of two who's new to zines and excited to write and share her stories. She writes all about her chicken's sudden gender change and her ensuing research. Sandra signs up for a master gardener program and discovers that her fellow horticultural students aren't the plant-loving witches she had hoped, but in reality bored housewives in polo shirts, re-landscaping their properties. She reviews a film, book, and CD called the GMO Trilogy, and presents us with a recipe for Asparagus Frittata which she makes with fresh veggies from her garden. We're looking forward to more updates from Sandra's garden!

Sandra is a gardening, Colorado mother of two who's new to zines and excited to write and share her stories! She writes about her husband and how relationships heal via shared gardening. She shares her synopsis and plans to publish her first novel that has been in progress for eight years, Zera, The Toad, and the Green Man. She also helps organize a garden tour to raise money for Obama in her politically-mixed neighborhood.

Brian is that guy you know that likes to tell you stories. Not just any stories, but whomping fish tales about the exploits of he and his friends as they use their town as a personal playground. Griot #5 is more of the glorified tales of romance and donuts from previous issues. In #5 he meets Stalin's grandson, discusses Ohio depression, teaches us some little known facts about the potato, and has a fair number of contributors telling their stories as well. Including Bret of Black Cloud zine, who dissects the essence of a prank call.

Michael's classic zine tells great stories about travel, hopping trains, trips to Mexico, meeting friends in strange places, railworker graffiti (including Herby and Bozo Texino), talking to bums, and revelations he has in the process. It's all handwritten and earnest. There's a moving story about getting robbed in Mexico while swimming naked in the ocean. Every year Michael visits his mother in Mexico via freight train and seems to have a continually exciting adventure!

Some people say sooner or later the Bush administration will impose a draft to fight our constant wars. Until that happens, enlistment is purely by choice (although for disenfranchised folk there can be very few avenues to choose). So the government has escalated their recruitment and upped their devious tactics. Although this little book implies a focus on NYC, the information can be applied nationally. Quite frankly, I think every highschool senior should be given a copy. There’s opt out forms in English and Spanish, what the recruiters don’t tell you, a list of action resources, interesting and shocking statistics, two personal stories from soldiers, how to create your own guide and more. Very well laid out with artwork and maps. All proceeds benefit anti-recruitment activism.

A collection from the zine of the same name. provides an informative and fascinating exposure of an aspect of human research that has rarely been looked into: the experiences, goals, and motives of the people who serve as human guinea pigs for the human research establishment. The narrative offers brief glimpses into the world, including some illuminating historical vignettes. Helms is clearly among the more experienced and vocal of thos who voluntarily submit themselves to the kind of research protocols which mark the biomedical enterprise. Great guide for anyone considering dedicating themself as a research subject to "science".

I think I'm the 5th person in a row that doesn't know much about hacking, but thinks this zine is amazing. Go figure. What I can tell you is that the content is really well-rounded! There's a time-line of electronic civil disobedience actions and updates about several imprisoned hacktivists. There's talking tech, a section with reviews of alternative internets and the dark side of the PE file format. Another highlight is info on using scanners to listen to inter-yard communication while hopping freight. This is one of the most solid zines out there, and gives us hope, that a better "PC World" is possible. Know what I mean?

This zine was created by the Icarus Project (editors of Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness zine) and the Freedom Center (A Massachusetts mental health advocacy group). It's a guide to the realities of psychiatric drug use, including longterm side effects, how they work, and what they do to your brain. A good resource for anyone considering going on meds. The guide isn't meant to dissuade you from using drugs, but to inform you about possible cons that your doctors may not share with you.

What happens when a child is born as a biological female and continually asserts that it is a boy? What happens to the mother as she tries to explain this situation and why she is supportive of it to family, teachers, peers, students, and neighbors? What happens when the father tries to combat the child's pleas that it is a boy? Find out the answers to these and more in the new issue of "Hatch Mister Sister". A fascinating read for all!

One of the most entertaining zines I've ever read. #1 covers the Cafe Anarquista in Eugene coupled with some strong fiction stories with underlying political relevance and points. After what seemed like a 2 year hiatus, we got #2! This time it has even more information packed to the gills. It's a cut and paste zine with an anarchist slant. It starts out with a story about smashing a car alarm as a good neighborly act, what a commodity tv is, toying with authority figures in seattle and eugene, COINTELPRO infiltrating activist circles, the hilarious story of him attempting to sell his vote (and a letter in response from the state), and much more! Worth every penny in laughs alone.

The "Punx Over 30" focuses on Eric and Q's resistance to the punk's fascination with youth and trying to age gracefully. Articles about marriage, home ownership, veganism, coffee, health, an interview with Charlotte "Missy" Wright, The Mr. Roboto Project (their collectively run showspace/zine library in Pittsburgh) and DIY punk, workplace organizing and unions, a Caustic Christ interview, college education, librarians, and being a punk professor. In reality, this is what I always wanted *my* zine to be and this zine does it very well. Great reflections on topics all of us will need to at least address someday (if we haven't already - where it's additionally nice to see other perspectives)!

A zine of humorous and completely true poop stories, as told by the editor's father. Bob Wenzel often writes his son Tim letters about his awkward experiences pooping in public, due in large part to his Crohn's disease. He makes the best of it though, and puts a comical spin on public restrooms with no ventilation, pooping in the woods, and flatulence in a tiny 3-person cabin. Features Tim Root's fecal-themed illustrations.

High Maintenance Machine is crafted with much dedication every single month! Author Matthew depicts his relationship with his wife and his intense love of his cats in every issue, and it makes for an addictive pocket-sized zine.

In #21: A nap, a crisis, road rage, and a whole lot of peas. Every day a different comic with a focus on the regular events in our lives. Reminds me of reading the Sunday funnies if the characters in the newspaper were anything like me or my friends.

More cute daily comics from Matthew Reidsma featuring marriage and cats. In this issue: Spiders who are your friends, biking in the rain, leaky faucets, and many more things that are made adorable and funny because of how they're drawn.

Matthew claims this is the last issue of HMM with short daily comics. This issue marks two years of him dutifully churning out an issue per month and a comic per day! After this issue, he's gonna focus on longer stories. So enjoy while you can: being covered in ticks, webcams, slugs on the sidewalk, "hip-hop" dancing, and a Red Sox game.

A short set of comics about homo-bodies. Mostly comprised of butt drawings (don't see your butt? the homobody staff recommends you send in a drawing) and various sexy scenes. It's definitely representing the more sexual aspects of homobody-dom. Homobody #2 is for adults only, so you know, get permission and all.

I'm sorry. What was that? Did you say you wanted to return to the zine genre of old? The single obsession based zine! Dan loves food and restaurants and gives us a report from the 2006 Crabcake Eating Championship, Burger reviews featuring White Castle, In-N-Out, Multi-Tiered Monstrosities, and more - not to mention Philadelphia Cheesesteaks in France, restaurant reviews, pork rinds, Jackie Chan's Hawaiian mall restaurant, recipes, reader letters (including Morgan Spurlock), and more! Next issue? Coffee!

In "I Choose My Choice," our author tells the story of her accidental pregnancy, and how she chose to deal with it. Not only does she describe the medical procedures involved with abortion, but also her emotions, and the ways it affected her relationship to her partner. She's also included a list of reading material, day of procedure packing list, questions you might want to ask at the clinic, pain management techniques, and what to expect afterwards. "I Choose My Choice" is written in both a thorough and compassionate manor.

Corinne has loved all the cats she's ever had, but hates her mom's cat Teddy! Corinne even dreamed of being a cat lady as a kid. Now she tries to explain her dislike in comic form. Maybe it has something to do with Teddy's appearance in the wake of her leaving for college? Something makes her think the cat trying to put a hex on her! Includes her mom's reaction to the existence of this slanderous comic about her most favorite cat, and Teddy's resulting 'image reclaiming' tour.

John Gerken is definitely a genius. This issue contains things that will make you laugh, smile, and cry - visiting friends in the hospital, the early morning, the story of the zine's title, picking up your friends shifts at work, Shelley's annual trips to India, and organizing drag shows. But the real gem of this issue is the story of teaching 9-15 year olds how to fix bikes. It transcends the obvious and covers all kinds of education - homophobia, identity, feminism, and to question what we mean when we say "community". It's all very exciting and best of all it sparked new life and faith in myself. Maybe it can do that for you too; especially if you need it.

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