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Al Burian is the author of the zine Burn Collector. From 2000 to 2007 he was a columnist for various music magazines and DIY publications, including Punk Planet, Heartattack, and the Skeleton. NO APOCALYPSE presents the best of these writings, collected in book form for the first time. He also runs a blog featuring his comics, zines, and music.

Read an interview with Al on the Microcosm blog.

June Warehouse Super Sale: Help us make space for more books!

June Warehouse Super Sale: Help us make space for more books!

by Ibram X. Kendi Author, Bob Suren Author, Al Burian Author, Cristy C. Road Author, Keith Rosson Author, Alexander Barrett Author and Super Pack! Author

We bought a new warehouse in Cleveland! We're so excited... and also a little overwhelmed at the prospect of…

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Burn Collector #1-9 Book

Burn Collector #1-9 Book

by Al Burian Author

The first nine issues of Al Burian’s sporadically published and widely acclaimed personal zine. Beginning in the…

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Natural Disaster

Natural Disaster

by Al Burian Author

Al Burian collects Burn Collector #10, 11, 12, 13 as well as Natural Disasters #1 and 2 and a teeny bit from Punk…

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No Apocalypse: Punk, Politics, and the Great American Weirdness

No Apocalypse: Punk, Politics, and the Great American Weirdness

by Al Burian Author

War seems to have frazzled the punks. That's an unusual turn of events considering punk is the subculture that gave…

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$25 Superpack: Small & Mighty

$25 Superpack: Small & Mighty

by Bill Brown Author, Al Burian Author, Jesse Reklaw Author, Sarah Royal Author and Super Pack! Author

Books are getting bigger and bigger in a sort of publishing arms race lately. Not ours! We tend to make smaller books…

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13 Years of Good Luck: The Microcosm Publishing Sampler

13 Years of Good Luck: The Microcosm Publishing Sampler

by Julia Alekseyeva Contributor, Lee Baillie Contributor, Moe Bowstern Contributor, Alexander Barrett Contributor, Nate Beaty Contributor, 32 more

To celebrate our thirteenth anniversary of publishing books and zines about self-empowerment, we put together this…

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Ever Evolving Bastion of Freakdom: A Quimby's Bookstore History in Words and Pictures

Ever Evolving Bastion of Freakdom: A Quimby's Bookstore History in Words and Pictures

by Liz Mason Editor, Steven Svymbersky Editor, Keith Helt Editor, Joe Biel Contributor, Anne Elizabeth Moore Contributor, 6 more

Quimby's Bookstore opened in Chicago 25 years ago and has been going full tilt ever since, providing a hub, outlet,…

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$20 Superpack: Books Brought to you By the letter B

$20 Superpack: Books Brought to you By the letter B

by Nate Beaty Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Al Burian Author, Keith Rosson Author, Sarah Royal Author and Super Pack! Author

Of all the letters in the alphabet, we probably have the most books that begin with a B!Get this bundle of B…

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Xerography Debt #31

Xerography Debt #31

by Joe Biel Author, Davida G. Breier Author and Al Burian Author

Davida Gypsy Breier's review zine, Xerography Debt might be best summarized as an obsession for all…

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Xerography Debt #30

Xerography Debt #30

by Joe Biel Author, Davida G. Breier Author and Al Burian Author

Davida Gypsy Breier's review zine, Xerography Debt, is a labor of love and obsession. This 30th…

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Burn Collector #15

Burn Collector #15

by Al Burian Author and Anne Elizabeth Moore Contributor

The expatriated Al Burian reflects on a year spent living in Berlin, Germany. His wildly free-range topics include:…

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Burn Collector: Fourteen

Burn Collector: Fourteen

by Al Burian Author

In Burn Collector #14 zine superstar Al Burian lays down 156 pages of truth, trouble, and everyman blues. Whether…

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Things Are Meaning Less

Things Are Meaning Less

by Al Burian Author

Opening with a quote from punk band Black Flag ("Drink black coffee/drink black coffee/drink black coffee/and stare…

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