Rob and friends a built a boat and sailed it down the Mississippi river. In a world of missed opportunities and private property, this is an astonishing tale of accomplishment and occasional hardship. They make it all sound so easy and at your fingertips! A list of things they found along the way, a visit and harassment from Homeland Security, and the smell of freedom make this a tale that feels like it could have been shared by any of my peers.

In today´s world, multinational corporations have become modern-day conquistadors. Using the I.M.F., the World Bank, the W.T.O., N.A.F.T.A., and the F.T.A.A., transnational corporations have become more powerful than many countries. Setting up global assembly lines, these corporate giants have moved freely around the world forcing countries, rich and poor, to surrender their land, resources, and labor. In the process, corporations have poisoned the environment, destroyed labor laws, and made massive profits shifting wealth from the global south to the industrialized north.

Collecting poster artwork from 25 individuals and collectives, SAW wants to look at how corporate globalization has affected our world, how it has impacted the land, and how people are fighting back. This collection represents artists from 10 different countries and over 20 different cities. These posters illustrate specific struggles in countries like Brazil and the United States, and they also tackle international issues around poverty and gentrification. Along with a strong critique of imperialism, the posters show how communities throughout the world are resisting corporate power for a more just and sustainable world - whether it's opposing I-69, Coca Cola, Shasta Dam or whether it's supporting rights to collective housing, Brazil's worker movement, or protecting your home.

This is a global wheat paste project to publicly display these posters and the funding comes from selling them to people like you. So drop some cash so these can be distributed globally!

Another sugar-fueled issue! This time there's a bit about pomegranate candies, the difficult task of finding banana-flavored sweets, candy flavored toothpastes, green tea pocky, augmenting candy hearts, and a bit about the edible packaging of the future. These ladies have the right idea; get yourself a candy pen pal ASAP! (also, every issue is hand-colored!)

Sugar needle is so sweet it will rot your teeth! But it keeps your brain fueled and ready to go. In this issue, Dishwasher Pete is interviewed about his new books, his zines, and of course candy. Also, the candy: sherbet fountain, sinbad sweets, plopp, and sofa surprise candy. The latter being as gross as it sounds.

In a time when sexual assault and abuse are an increasing problem; even in so-called radical and punk communities, and when most women have been sexually abused in one way or another, Cindy Crabb (Doris Zine) brings us a document showing ways to prevent sexual violence and support survivors of sexual abuse. The zine helps to define consent, some letters that Cindy has received, listening, talking about sex, power dynamics, comics by Fly, and much more! A crucial resource that reads much like a regular issue of Doris.

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Originally published in 1986, this was revised and expanded in 1989. It's a booklet intended to help people take back the homes that have been taken away from them by government and business. Dedicated to Eleanor Bumpurs and to the East Fifth Street Squat. It's a step by step guide to setting up a squat from a perspective of living in New York City. It's broken down into chapters including how to form a group, finding a building, getting in, emergency repairs, lights, heat, and fire safety, makeshift toliets, and legal hassles. It includes some fantastic illustrations by Seth Tobocman.

Formerly known as Low Hug, Syndicate Product is a contributor based zine with stories centered around a theme. Think of that really cool "Reader's Write" section of the Sun magazine, but without as much yoga. People write in about all sorts of things they've hoarded and can't let go of, from Sassy magazine, to coffee cans, to a wallet that's been used every day for 22 years. Also, record collecting, and a eulogy for tower records. I really love this one!

A cool knitting zine/magazine from Canada, "Take Back the Knit #2" contains 12 different knitting patterns. Included are patterns for: Fingerless Gloves, cat toys, a bike saddle cover, a glasses case, a spiral bound bag, a summery wrap, restraints, a buttonhole bag, a top down cardigan, flip flop socks, a needle roll, and a tit bit. There are color pictures of each completed project, as well as full color step by step instructions for dying yarn with kool-aid! "Take Back the Knit" also contains some articles on knitting, and some knitting zine reviews.

Originally published by Profane Existence, this excellent practical DIY guide teaches everything from healing common infections of the vagina and bladder to menstruation, birth control, and an understanding of AIDS.

Ken Dahl provides us with a hilarious and poignant autobio comic about fear & security in a post 9/11 patriotic-frenzied world. Playful drawings mixed with biting social commentary illustrate Dahl's recent escapades at the San Francisco airport. There are hilarious re-tellings of pat down searches, loudspeaker announcements, having difficulty getting vegan food on the airplane & even having to say the pledge of allegiance. By the end you'll be wondering who and what are the real terrorists, that is, if you're not rolling on the floor from this great comic zine. Look at Ken's comic samples online!

This is the story of a boy going on tour with a rambunctious rock band and exploring the US of A for the first time. The stories are undoubtedly worth reading and he has a real penchant for this kind of storytelling; descriptions giving an accurate portrayal of things in just a few words. The writing is setup chronologically along the tour and talks about the notable elements of each state and city that they visited. The title refers to the fact that the band sold panties as merchandise and that it was his job to sell them though the zine doesn't talk about THOSE specific incidents too much at length (though it does focus on other embarrassing moments). This was so good that I didn't want to put it down after I started reading it!

The classic fanzine is back from the gutter! Janelle gives us the down and dirty - crust punx vs hipsters, an interview with the fine looking Justin of the Clorox Girls, "ugly people I wanna do it to", a list of crazy events encountered at punk club mecca 924 Gilman St, top 10 vices, psycho exes, plenty of comics, zine reviews, and much much more. A fascinating foray back into the world of fanzines celebrating an obsessive look into very fanzine style topics!

Tales of Modern Tragedy is a comic zine written by Laura Kenins from Canada. Issue #6 is about a set of infamous murders that occurred in Medicine Hat, Alberta in 2006. The story was of a 12 year old girl who allegedly convinced her 23 year old boyfriend to murder her parents. Both members of the couple were said to have been members of the local goth subculture. This visual retelling is an alternate history of the events. A what could've been scenario, in which the murders never take place. It's a clever twist on the supposed deeper meanings of the couple's actions. Issue #6 also contains a second shorter comic called "Popular Music" about 2 teenaged friends who listen to records and say angsty things. Are you sensing a theme yet?

This book opens up the door to the minds and techniques of the most interesting and enginuitive recording engineers, producers, and artists. Creativity, ingenuity, and using whatever facilities are available are the keys - from amazing albums recorded on 4-track cassette by the likes of Guided By Voices or Elliott Smith to big studio productions with Mitchell Froom, Don Dixon, or Steve Albini. Inside, there's a wealth of practical information for the home-recordist, musician, record producer, or the curious on how to get the most out of any recording scenario. Tape Op magazine is probably the smartest recording reference on planet Earth and I feel like even without a tremendous application for most of the techniques I pick up, I'm always enthralled to read about them. Remember, the most important tip: get more microphones!

This zine documents the use and abuse of tasers-- a shocking mechanism administered to prisoners and by street police as a means to incapacitate individals without having to resort to shooting. In an effort to create awareness and bring an end police brutality, this zine discusses how tasers work, prison taser policy, and the mental and physical effects tasers have upon people - information that, "the media and the police department don't tend to share with the public."

An intense and emotional journey through an episode of recounted childhood sexual abuse by the adult survivor. Gripping, troubling, and important subject matter to understand through having a look at people's personal experiences of systematic abuse on those incapable of protecting and defending themselves. A true nail biter.

This is the collection work from TEMP SLAVE! zine. It chronicles Jeff's chronic habit of working as a temp. Stories and cartoons written by temps. Over the years this incredible and singular attack on temporary agencies, bosses and corporations has been a mighty megaphone for the people who bust their ass working shit jobs. "Fridays are 'casual days' around here, which means that we are allowed to wear jeans, t- shirts, tennis shoes, athletic socks and so forth - - this way, we can all feel free to 'let our hair down' as they say, and not be so 'uptight.' Next week I will smear my clothes with mud and make sure that my face is covered with crumbs and dried vomit before arriving in the morning. I will also show off the track marks on my forearms and the three symmetrical scars running across my left wrist. I have a feeling that people will be most impressed with what a casual guy I can be." --David Noon from Best of Temp Slave! (Abner)

The first "zine" zine from a guy who's made a career out of comics and info-tainment type publications. Shawn (Ten Foot Rule, Zinester's Guide to Portland) Granton took a big-arsed cross-the continent trip in fall of 2005, some of it by bicycle, most of it by train. Follow Shawn along as he observes things like bicycle culture in other cities, sells zines and comics at various events (and feels inferior in the process), immerses himself in new cities, tries to bike tour across the upper Midwest with a woefully inappropriate bicycle and not enough preparation, and goes broke once or twice along the way.

The mass desertion of thousands of Iraqi troops at the end of the 1991 Gulf War set off an explosive chain of popular revolts in both southern Iraq and in the northern Kurdish territories that threatened both the Iraq and US regimes. This 20 page pamphlet explores an account and perspective all but swept under the rug by media moguls and textbook writers.

This volume combines both "Treatment Bound" and "Complex Ification Strategory" into one volume. Two compilation specials of Ten Foot Rule put together! Complex Ification Stategory was made just in time for the COPY AND DESTROY zine tour of January 2003! Contains pieces that previously appeared in Read Magazine, Clamor Magazine, Razorcake Magazine, and more! A comic about his confusion over the obsession with Pabst beer, fear of earthquakes and nuclear attacks, learning to appreciate expensive, organic groceries, Shawn's employment history, appreciating Portland, OR, tips for eating cheap on the road, and frustration with the repetition of rock and roll. Join Shawn as he travels the country back and forth on Amtrak. All that you've grown to expect and more!

Tenacious is honest. At times it's harsh and gut-wrenching, but realistic. In each issue, women in prison write the stories of their past , their present, and what the hope will be in their future. This issue features the essays: "Choices" and "Our College Program," There are also pieces written about: a woman missing her son, halfway house privileges, a prison dog-training program, restrictions on make-up, and mental health in prison. Tenacious is a reminder to everyone that prisoners are people just like those on the outside. That women in prison are still women, with fears, hopes and dreams.

A very touching account of various mothers' struggles from inside Prison. They write letters and poems to their children, they tell horrific stories of separation, mistreatment, and being barred from any contact with their children. Some stories are written to parents by children. All are intensely emotional and touching. Issue 10: Mother's Day 2006

A heavily researched, educational zine documenting the hidden history of women's resistance and organizing within our nation's prison system. In response to media attention which focuses on the causes, conditions and effects of imprisonment, this zine emphasizes female prisoners as active agents within society, challenging assumptions about women as helpless victims of circumstance. Discusses issues of prison labor, sexual abuse, education, and health care.

No question about it-- no one matches the independence, character, clear thought, and integrity of Fred Woodworth, editor of the long-running journal The Match! Since 1969, Fred has assembled this zine with hand set type and without the aid of computer desktop publishing "to criticize authoritarian society and religion in order to argue for the many human advantages of freedom and rationality."

This issue contains the regular features-- "Who the Police Beat," "Freedom Eclipsed," "The World's Longest Letters Column"-- as well as new revelations to keep us thinking.

This issue includes Fred's diatribe on the centralization of power in the publishing industry. Neat. And of course a critical rant against religion of any sort. Still circle A all the way.

Al Burian's (Burn Collector, Milemarker) collection of comics, drawings and handwritten text, compiling the various titles that he published under Migraine Comics in the mid to late nineties. The book is cohesive and doesn't resemble a comic anthology as much as a handwritten account of Al's thoughts at the time. Covers Al's usual musings over life's little intricacies and meanings as well as the mental processes of growing up from his days in Portland, moving to Providence, and a walking tour of his hometown. The entire book is handwritten and illustrated by Al. ISBN 0-9726967-3-3

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