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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.

Cat Party #2: Stories & Comics About Our Favorite Cats

Cat Party #2: Stories & Comics About Our Favorite Cats

by Joe Biel Contributor, Dame Darcy Contributor, Keet Geniza Contributor, Katie Haegele Editor, Mardou Contributor and River Katz Contributor

Five stories and comics by a variety of creators about beloved kitties, in the spirit of Katie Haegele's Cats I've…

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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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Sticker #089: Wanted: Christopher Columbus

Sticker #089Wanted: Christopher Columbus

by Joe Biel Author

Grand theft. Genocide. Racism. Rape. Torture. Destruction of an entire culture. We can't believe the US government has…

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Sticker #122: One Less SUV

Sticker #122One Less SUV

by Joe Biel Author

Making the world better, one less ridiculously unnecessary vehicle at a time. This one's for your bicycle, your electric…

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Sticker #086: If Money Were No Object, What Would You Do With Your Life?

Sticker #086If Money Were No Object, What Would You Do With Your Life?

by Joe Biel Author

The root of all evil is deep and suffocating. If we lived in a world without money, we would be freer to spend our days…

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Aftermass: How Portland Became North America's #1 Cycling Mecca

Aftermass: How Portland Became North America's #1 Cycling Mecca

by Joe Biel Author, Jeff Hayes Contributor, Alice Isley Contributor and Rev Phil Sano Contributor

The world looks to Portland, Oregon as an example of how bicycle culture can blossom out of the ruinous freeways of…

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big patch #101: Bicycles Allowed Full Lane

big patch #101Bicycles Allowed Full Lane

by Randy Albright Author and Joe Biel Author

In Oregon and many places across the globe, a bicycle is allowed to occupy a whole lane of traffic (alone or with a…

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Sticker #178: First Amendment

Sticker #178First Amendment

by Joe Biel Author

A good little reminder to have with you at all times. Stick it somewhere, educate others.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with…

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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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Pin #117: Question Authority

Pin #117Question Authority

by Joe Biel Author

There's no doubt what the message is: Question authority! Remember that all power is arbitrary with this 1" round…

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Sticker #012: If We Aren't Supposed to Eat Humans

Sticker #012If We Aren't Supposed to Eat Humans

by Joe Biel Author

 From the mouths of stickers, come very logical questions. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white…

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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 #050: Standardized Healthcare

Sticker #050Standardized Healthcare

by Joe Biel Author

Republicans will be quick to tell you that the national debt is a result of welfare mothers leeching off of the system.…

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Sticker #067: Something Smells Like Gentrification

Sticker #067Something Smells Like Gentrification

by Joe Biel Author

Gentrification is the process of turning old, decaying neighborhoods (normally housing minorities) into new, exciting…

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Sticker #049: Keep Driving Cars and We'll Keep Fighting Wars For Oil

Sticker #049Keep Driving Cars and We'll Keep Fighting Wars For Oil

by Joe Biel Author

A hard pill to swallow, but truth nonetheless. We've gotta stop these aweful, greedy wars over oil. (Sturdy vinyl…

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Pin #097: Direct Action

Pin #097Direct Action

by Joe Biel Author

Direct Action is a form of political activism which seeks immediate remedy for injustice, as opposed to petitioning or…

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Neurodivergent Pride #6: Masking

Neurodivergent Pride #6: Masking

by Joe Biel Editor, Eliot Daughtry Contributor, Niko Boskovic Contributor, Vanessa Blanchard Contributor and fly Illustrator

The third installment of this zine series about what it means to be neurodiverse, and what the neurodiverse experience…

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Pin #212: Put the Fun Between Your Legs (shirt-style)

Pin #212Put the Fun Between Your Legs (shirt-style)

by Joe Biel Author

The shirt you know and love, now in 1" round pinback button form. Buy a shirt. Buy a button. Pin that button to that…

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The Perfect Mix Tape Segue #2: Brutal Honest Tea

The Perfect Mix Tape Segue #2: Brutal Honest Tea

by Joe Biel Author

Joe Biel explains four years of his life in "Brutal Honest Tea," about honest communication, the opportunity costs of…

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Neurodivergent Pride #1: Autistic Pride in a Neurophobic World

Neurodivergent Pride #1: Autistic Pride in a Neurophobic World

by Joe Biel Editor, Temple Grandin, Ph.D Contributor, Ricki Bransen Contributor, Eliot Daughtry Contributor, Aaron Poliwoda Contributor, Tammy Porter Contributor and Partly Robot Contributor

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

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Pin #051: Viva Zapatistas

Pin #051Viva Zapatistas

by Joe Biel Author

The Zapatistas are a group of indigenous Native Americans living in Chiapas, Mexico. They are constantly being…

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How to Boycott: Make Your Voice Heard, Understand History, & Change the World

How to Boycott: Make Your Voice Heard, Understand History, & Change the World

by Joe Biel Author

From Chick-Fil-A to the Boston Tea Party, Nike to Women's Suffrage in the U.S., United Farm Workers to the Woolworth's…

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Sticker #245: Gentrification in Progress

Sticker #245Gentrification in Progress

by Joe Biel Author

Is your neighborhood being over-developed by yuppie shits for massive profit? Maybe this satirical sticker can help you…

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Sticker #077: Think Freedom Sucks? Hate the Poor? Vote Republican

Sticker #077Think Freedom Sucks? Hate the Poor? Vote Republican

by Joe Biel Author

Sometimes stereotypes are true... and this one, although a bit snarky, is definitely one of the true ones. Why is it…

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Punks Around #3: The Minot, North Dakota Punk Scene 1989-2000

Punks Around #3: The Minot, North Dakota Punk Scene 1989-2000

by Joe Biel Author and Alexander Herbert Series Editor

In 1999 our show in MInot, North Dakota was canceled but the locals said that we could still come hang out. I gave them…

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Sticker #283: Free Parking

Sticker #283Free Parking

by Joe Biel Author

Livin' the dream.

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Sticker #019: Punk Rock: Quality Marketed Rebellion since 1977

Sticker #019Punk Rock: Quality Marketed Rebellion since 1977

by Joe Biel Author

Punk's origins in commercialism persist, even if the DIY, anarchic spirit of its adherents can rise above corporate…

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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 collection of…

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Sticker #407: Pride: The Opposite of Shame

Sticker #407Pride: The Opposite of Shame

by Joe Biel Author

We believe that pride is the opposite of shame. That's why we made this sticker. So that you can pass the word that who…

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How to Sell Stuff at an Event

How to Sell Stuff at an Event

by Joe Biel Author

So you've got a business where you make stuff—zines, books, crafts, art, widgets. Whatever it is, you're super…

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