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Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest-growing publisher of 2022 and #3 in 2023. Biel has been featured in Time Magazine, Esquire, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as on NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A People's Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business, Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life & Business with Autism, and dozens more. Biel is the director of five feature films and hundreds of short films, including Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland, $100 & a T-Shirt, and the Groundswell film series. Biel lives in Portland, OR. Find out more at joebiel.net.

Patch #242: Black Lives Matter

Patch #242Black Lives Matter

by Joe Biel Author

For all that our media tries to make other countries scary--"Dangerous Mexico!" "Scary Iran!"…

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The Autism Relationships Workbook: How to Thrive in Friendships, Dating, and Love

The Autism Relationships Workbook: How to Thrive in Friendships, Dating, and Love

by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author

Every autistic person is capable and worthy of having happy, healthy, fulfilling friendships and relationships.…

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Neurodivergent Pride #4: Being Taken Advantage Of

Neurodivergent Pride #4: Being Taken Advantage Of

by Joe Biel Editor, Temple Grandin, Ph.D Contributor, Eliot Daughtry Contributor, Kriss De Jong Contributor, Partly Robot Contributor, Laura Stanfill Contributor and Emily Velasquez Contributor

The first time that I met my favorite autistic mentee, she walked right up to me, declaring “You don’t look…

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Chainring Heart

Chainring Heart

by Joe Biel Author and Aaron Renier Author

The image that started it all. The chainring heart is Microcosm's logo and still a fitting symbol of all we do.…

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Autism & The Re:Spectrum of Human Emotions/Perfect Mix Tape Segue #6: Autism & Intellectually Understanding Empathy

Autism & The Re:Spectrum of Human Emotions/Perfect Mix Tape Segue #6: Autism & Intellectually Understanding Empathy

by Joe Biel Author

Recommended for anyone who is or knows someone on the autism spectrum (or suspects they might!), this zine looks at the…

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The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #10: What Happened to the Black Panther Party?

The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #10: What Happened to the Black Panther Party?

by Joseph E. Green Author and Joe Biel Series Editor

You may have heard of the Black Panther Party, but what do we really know? Here's introduction to the…

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Sticker #052: Hate Driving in Traffic?

Sticker #052Hate Driving in Traffic?

by Joe Biel Author

People are always complaining about traffic, when they are literally sitting in their cars and being part of the traffic…

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Sticker #146: Who Would Jesus Bomb?

Sticker #146Who Would Jesus Bomb?

by Joe Biel Author

 WWJB doesn't quite roll of the tongue like WWJD. 

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Sticker #360: Being Apolitical is a Privilege

Sticker #360Being Apolitical is a Privilege

by Joe Biel Author

To have no political opinion simply means that you're comfortable with the status quo, and that the status quo…

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Sticker #470: Demisexual Pride

Sticker #470Demisexual Pride

by Joe Biel Author

Let the world know you are demisexual and proud with this sticker!(Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white…

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Sticker #270: No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed

Sticker #270No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed

by Joe Biel Author

In a society based on the oppression of people, nobody can ever be truly free. We are all trapped in a tricky web of…

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The Autism Relationships Handbook: How to Thrive in Friendships, Dating, and Love

The Autism Relationships Handbook: How to Thrive in Friendships, Dating, and Love

by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author

Ever since Joe came out as autistic, people have been sharing their stories and asking questions. The most…

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Patch #194: Punk Rock Saved My Life

Patch #194Punk Rock Saved My Life

by Joe Biel Author

Did punk rock help get you through the hardest parts of your life? Be proud of that, it saved my life too.…

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Patch #088: Read Zines, Change the World

Patch #088Read Zines, Change the World

by Joe Biel Author

Even if you didn't grow up in the 90s, tapping your heart out on an old typewriter while cutting and pasting the…

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Sticker #453: Be interested instead of trying to be interesting

Sticker #453Be interested instead of trying to be interesting

by Joe Biel Author

Curiosity is the best superpower. It opens doors, creates conversations, and means you'll never, ever be bored…

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How to Be Accountable: Take Responsibility to Change Your Behavior, Boundaries, and Relationships

How to Be Accountable: Take Responsibility to Change Your Behavior, Boundaries, and Relationships

by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author

Accountability means accepting responsibility for your actions and repairing any harm you have done. This book…

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Neurodivergent Pride #8: Relationships

Neurodivergent Pride #8: Relationships

by Joe Biel Author

The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives,…

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Do Not Pet: How Activists Brought Disability Rights to the U.S.

Do Not Pet: How Activists Brought Disability Rights to the U.S.

by Joe Biel Author and Gerta Oparaku Egy Illustrator

Service dogs, wheelchair-accessible buildings, and protection against being fired due to a disability—these basic…

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Perfect Mix Tape Segue #4: Going On Tour

Perfect Mix Tape Segue #4: Going On Tour

by Joe Biel Author and Dave Roche Photographer

Three years after the fact Joe busts out a zine tour based zine about "Cocoon: The Road Trip" from 2004. A…

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Do Not Pet: A Service Dog's Graphic Tail

Do Not Pet: A Service Dog's Graphic Tail

by Joe Biel Author with Caroline Spark PhD

Throughout human history, dogs have performed service tasks for us. Some of the earliest documented cases occurred…

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Superpack: Protest Power Counter Display

Superpack: Protest Power Counter Display

by Super Pack! Author, Adonia E. Lugo, PhD Author, Dan Méndez Moore Author, Joe Biel Author, Michael Hoerger Author, 4 more

Fuel the revolution with these books and zines that empower readers to understand key social issues and act on them.…

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Change Your Life then the World - embroidered patch

Change Your Life then the World - embroidered patch

by Joe Biel Illustrator

Woa calm down hot stuff! We get that you want to change the world, but why not try on changing your life first…

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$50 Superpack: Stuck at Home

$50 Superpack: Stuck at Home

by Super Pack! Author, Joe Biel Author, Dave Roche Author, Emily June Street Author, Ben Snakepit Author, Robert Wildwood Author and Bill Brown Author

For everyone stuck at home right now looking for new inputs, this bundle of books is especially put together to absorb…

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Revolution Between the Lines Typewriter

Revolution Between the Lines Typewriter

by Joe Biel Illustrator

What you write matters. What you read matters. Understanding the subtext and context of what you write and read matters…

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Pin #053: Why Do You Think They Call It Programming?

Pin #053Why Do You Think They Call It Programming?

by Joe Biel Author

The original design for this button pictured a boxy television. We figured we'd update it with a new twist for…

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Sticker #437: This Vehicle Runs on Biofuel

Sticker #437This Vehicle Runs on Biofuel

by Joe Biel Author

Sustainability at its finest!

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Neurodivergent Pride #9: Comorbidities

Neurodivergent Pride #9: Comorbidities

by Joe Biel Editor, Eliot Daughtry Author and Kriss De Jong Author

For neurodiverse folks, it's a rare thing to have only one diagnosis (or misdiagnosis) at a time—and…

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Sticker #431: One Less Truck

Sticker #431One Less Truck

by Joe Biel Author

Who needs a truck when you've got a cargo bike? All hail the pedal-powered hauling machine! (Sturdy vinyl…

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Pin #006: Shut Down the School of the Americas

Pin #006Shut Down the School of the Americas

by Joe Biel Author

The School of the Americas is a U.S. training facility where militant groups are trained by the US military…

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Sticker #430: sorry, staring won't get rid of me

Sticker #430sorry, staring won't get rid of me

by Joe Biel Author

Have you ever been in a place where someone, clearly, couldn't figure out what you were doing there and wasn't…

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