Microcosm Publishing

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

HURT is Portland activist Kristian Williams' collection of articles and interviews on the history, psychology, and…

A fascinating graphic novel that details the art and science of screen-printing from inception to printed t-shirts to…

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

In this edition of J. Gerlach's Simple History series Crusades zine we look at the period between 1095 and 1229, a…

It's the Rad Dad Occupy issue! In issue #21, Rad Dad editor Tomas Moniz and co. take on the recent global occupations…

Devoted to trainhopping and railroad culture, Aaron Dactyl's first Railroad Semantics zine describes the sights,…

Anarchism is often glossed over in the media as mere chaos and lawlessness; carry this slim volume in your pocket to…

The story of the Congo is  the story of imperialism, foreign governments drawing boundaries and associating disparate…

Hawaii tells the story of an uncharted melting pot of cultures, homogenized and “conquered” by the United States. It…

Let's stripe those car lanes so by 2050, when cars are not so dominant in our culture, the minority who operate them…

In the follow up to her ten-part series on Grist, bicycle activist and journalist Elly Blue continues to dissect the…

One of the best and most promising new comic artists out there today, Box Brown writes and draws the Everything…

Reviewers in this issue include Anne Thalheimer, D. Blake Wert, Davida Gypsy Breier, Eric Lyden,Fred Argoff, Gavin…

Winner of The Society of American Travel Writer's Bronze Travel Book Award! In Cambodian Grrrl: Self-Publishing in…

The 20th issue of quintessential parenting zine Rad Dad features articles about special needs children, traditional…

Welcome friend; rest your feet. Things are going to be okay. Well, things are kind of effed; we’re up against a wall…

The cover of veteran zinester Keith Rosson's zine is an homage to Milwaukee drivers' disdain for the common pedestrian:…

Let us not understate the might and magic of Joshua Ploeg’s cooking. The dude’s meals sparkle in your mouth; they…

A good hard look at the Nez Perce, also known as the Nimiipuu (or "the real people."). Over the course of 48 heavily…

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

An intimate, never-seen-before examination of the life and death of Lee Harvey Oswald. Where other would-be Oswald…

Grab your U-lock and get out there! No need to parallel park on a bike, you're a forward-thinking cycler! Show it off…

What's happening on this 1" round pinback button? A traffic jam is demolished by a godzilla-like bicycle. "Live Free or…

Take The Lane button in fun colors! 

Freeways are handy for going long distances, but in cities they are too often used to destroy and divide some…

Cars cost the average driver $8000 a year. Your smile is worth a million. This handmade 1" round pinback button?…

Folding bikes are convenient, but they don't quite fit in your pocket. This cute pastel 1" round pinback button will!…

For the speedsters, scorchers, roadies, racers, and folks who just like to putt around on their regular old…