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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.

Pin #109: Punk Rock Changed My Life

Pin #109Punk Rock Changed My Life

by Joe Biel Author

Sincerely, Punk Nation. Prompt others to ask where the local punk shows are with this 1" round pinback button handmade…

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Sticker #025: Racism Is a Fear of Other Cultures

Sticker #025Racism Is a Fear of Other Cultures

by Joe Biel Author

Understand the world around you. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with white print on a black background, or black print on a white…

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A People's Guide to Publishing Workbook

A People's Guide to Publishing Workbook

by Joe Biel Author

Plan out your publishing empire, from mission to budgets, with this workbook companion to Joe Biel's A People's Guide to…

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Pin #141: Orwell Was Right

Pin #141Orwell Was Right

by Joe Biel Author

Is it 1984 or am I going crazy from being watched by the government? Oh George, if only we had heeded your warning…

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Sticker #215: Flag Barcode

Sticker #215Flag Barcode

by Joe Biel Author

 Americonsumer?  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black or pink print on a white background. Depicts an upside-down american…

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Sticker #041: You Can't Trust the Government

Sticker #041You Can't Trust the Government

by Joe Biel Author

 Just ask any Indigenous person. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white background. Reads: "You can't trust…

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Cycling Shorts

Cycling Shorts

by Joe Biel Author

  What is bicycle culture? It’s what you make of it. Anything can happen: Activists educate the policymakers.…

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Patch #092: Resist Gossip

Patch #092Resist Gossip

by Joe Biel Author

Okay. We know it is fun and a little addictive. But it also hurts feelings, people's confidence, and reputations. It's…

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The Perfect Mix Tape Segue #3: Getting a Vasectomy

The Perfect Mix Tape Segue #3: Getting a Vasectomy

by Joe Biel Author

Joe Biel strives to find logic, purpose, and meaning in his existence once again. This issue is about friends having…

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big patch #058: Chainring Heart

big patch #058Chainring Heart

by Joe Biel Author, Aaron Renier Author and alex wrekk Author

Since 2002, this has been Microcosm's logo! We are so proud of how far this little place grew. And it’s all thanks to…

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Pin #020: Real Men Don't Use Violence

Pin #020Real Men Don't Use Violence

by Joe Biel Author

 Real men don't use violence. Remind your friends with this 1" round pinback button handmade in the USA.

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Sticker #008: Don't Support Wars Fought Over Economic Interests

Sticker #008Don't Support Wars Fought Over Economic Interests

by Joe Biel Author

 Support humanity.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black or pink print on a white background. Reads: "don't support wars…

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Pin #147: Evolution

Pin #147Evolution

by Joe Biel Author

Don't just spin your wheels, evolve! This 1" round pinback button is perfect if you like cycling or believe in, you…

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You Can Work Any Hundred Hours a Week (In Your Underwear)!!: The Story of Microcosm Publishing

You Can Work Any Hundred Hours a Week (In Your Underwear)!!: The Story of Microcosm Publishing

by Joe Biel Author

The history of the first ten years of Microcosm Publishing, told in graphic detail! For the first time ever, read about…

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Sticker #185: Read Zines, Change the World

Sticker #185Read Zines, Change the World

by Joe Biel Author

Read, reflect, act thoughtfully, repeat. Throw some writing and publishing your own zines into the mix and you've got a…

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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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Sticker #072: When Bicycle Wheels Turn

Sticker #072When Bicycle Wheels Turn

by Joe Biel Author

Literally and figuratively!  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white background. Reads: "When the bicycle…

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Unfuck Your Business Workbook: Using Math and Brain Science to Run a Successful Business

Unfuck Your Business Workbook: Using Math and Brain Science to Run a Successful Business

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

Do you want to start a business? Or does your existing business feel stuck? Either way, this no-fluff workbook will walk…

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Patch #083: Who Would Jesus Bomb?

Patch #083Who Would Jesus Bomb?

by Joe Biel Author

Oh the hypocrisy of the theological underpinnings of the military industrial complex. We've read the New Testament and…

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Sticker #097: My Only Car Is a Bicycle

Sticker #097My Only Car Is a Bicycle

by Joe Biel Author

For when you're happily carfree and don't have a car to put a "my other car is" sticker on.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with…

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Pin #005: Get Off Your Ass

Pin #005Get Off Your Ass

by Joe Biel Author

Ride a bike. Cycling is good for everyone, including the environment. Remind yourself and others with this 1" round…

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Pin #149: Sweetheart Chainring

Pin #149Sweetheart Chainring

by Joe Biel Author

A real, classic chainring set from approximately the 1950s. Love your bike means something real here 1" round pinback…

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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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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 lines…

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How to Thrive / Starve & How to Make a Decision postcard

How to Thrive / Starve & How to Make a Decision postcard

by Joe Biel Author

Recently, an artist friend celebrated a modicum of success after five years of hard work. Many people cheered and…

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Sticker #236: Burn Carbohydrates, Not Hydrocarbons

Sticker #236Burn Carbohydrates, Not Hydrocarbons

by Joe Biel Author

Who would have thought a weatherproof sticker would look so good in the rain? Burn carbohydrates, not hydrocarbons -…

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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 time shit hit…

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Cat Party!: Cats We've Known in Words and Pictures

Cat Party!: Cats We've Known in Words and Pictures

by Katie Haegele Editor, Dame Darcy Contributor, Joe Biel Contributor, Joe Carlough Contributor, Steven Svymbersky Contributor, 8 more

The cats in our lives are always close to our hearts, whether they're napping in a sunbeam, demanding pets and treats,…

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Sticker #234: Support Your Local Co-ops

Sticker #234Support Your Local Co-ops

by Joe Biel Author

Cooperative businesses have no hierarchy! Support your local worker-led efforts, be they co-op grocery stores,…

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If It Ain't Cheap, It Ain't Punk: D. un I. t Y.

If It Ain't Cheap, It Ain't Punk: D. un I. t Y.

by Eric Ayotte Author, Joe Biel Author and Jeremy Hogan Author

Over the last fifteen years, Plan-it X Records helped foster a huge cultural revolution, uniting geographically divided…

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