swap_horiz Heresies Alternatives

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Zap Comix

Zap Comix was a zine published from 1968 to 2016 by Robert Crumb. Originating in San Francisco, it presented a raw and u...

San Francisco Art Underground Comix 1968 2016

9.3 Excellent

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G.B. Jones Zines

G.B. Jones produced a series of zines during the 1980s and 1990s reflecting his punk sensibilities and explorations of q...

Punk Toronto Queer Art

9.2 Excellent

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Kramers Ergot

Kramer’s Ergot is an art zine founded by Sammy Harkham. It presents a curated anthology of works from emerging and estab...

Art 2000 Present Art Anthology Alternative Comics

9.1 Excellent

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Nieves

Nieves is a publication series produced by Swiss publisher Benjamin Sommerhalder. The project focuses on releasing acces...

Swiss Art Books Art 2001 Present

9.1 Excellent

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Riot Grrrl

Riot Grrrl was a zine movement emerging from the Pacific Northwest in the early 1990s. It provided a crucial platform fo...

Politics Feminist Riot Grrrl 1991 1993

9.0 Excellent

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Bikini Kill

Bikini Kill’s zine documents the rise of the riot-grrrl movement in the early 1990s. Published by Kathleen Hanna and fel...

Feminist Punk Riot Grrrl 1991 1993

9.0 Excellent

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Punk Planet

Punk Planet was a Chicago-based zine published from 1994 to 2007. Created by Dan Sinker, it offered a unique blend of pu...

Chicago Culture Politics Punk

8.9 Great

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Doris

Written and published by Cindy Crabb since the early 1990s, Doris is a highly influential personal zine known for its po...

Personal Feminist Riot Grrrl 1991 Present

8.8 Great

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Chainsaw

Launched by Donna Dresch in the early 1990s, Chainsaw was a foundational queercore and riot grrrl fanzine that later exp...

1990S Feminist Queer Riot Grrrl

8.6 Great

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Profane Existence

Founded in Minneapolis in 1990, Profane Existence was both an influential anarcho-punk fanzine and a record label dedica...

Music Politics Minneapolis Anarcho Punk

8.5 Great

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Weirdo

An American alternative comics anthology edited by Robert Crumb and published by Last Gasp from 1981 to 1993, showcasing...

Humor Art Underground Comix Robert Crumb

8.4 Great

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Optic Nerve

An American comic series by Adrian Tomine, begun as a self-published minicomic in 1991 and later published by Drawn & Qu...

Literary Art 1991 Present Minicomic

8.4 Great

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The Baffler

Founded by Thomas Frank in 1988, The Baffler is an American cultural magazine known for its sharp, analytical critiques...

Chicago Politics Literary 1988 Present

8.4 Great

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Clamour

Founded in 1999, Clamour was a notable American magazine that blended progressive political activism with underground po...

UK Politics British 1990S

8.4 Great

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HeartattaCk

Established in the early 1990s, HeartattaCk was a notable American hardcore punk fanzine that focused heavily on straigh...

Music New York Punk Hardcore

8.3 Great

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Dirty Plotte

A Canadian comics zine by Julie Doucet, self-published in Montreal from 1988 before Drawn & Quarterly picked it up, know...

Feminist Art 1988 1998 Minicomic

8.3 Great

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Off Our Backs

Off Our Backs was a radical American feminist periodical published in Washington, D.C., from 1970 to 2008, serving as a...

Politics Feminist Newspaper Washington DC

7.4 Good

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BUST Magazine

Established in New York in 1993, BUST began as a DIY zine and evolved into a widely distributed feminist magazine known...

New York Feminist Pop Culture Women

7.2 Good

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Teenage Gang Debs

Originating in the late 1970s, Teenage Gang Debs was a notable early underground punk fanzine that captured the raw ener...

New York Culture 1990S Feminist

6.8 Fair

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I Heart Amy Carter

Published in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I Heart Amy Carter was an early satirical underground punk fanzine that ref...

Politics 1990S Feminist Riot Grrrl

5.8 Mediocre