The Zines and Minicomics Collection combines materials from two former collections known as the West Coast Zines Collection and the Comics Collection. The collection ranges from 1985 to the present and includes zines and minicomics on a variety of topics. Concentrations include identity politics (especially riot grrrl, people of color and LGBTQ topics), sexuality and reproductive rights, punk rock, anarchism, activism, alternative lifestyles, creative writing, and popular culture. Notable feminist titles in the collection that began as zines and went on to become major "glossies" include BUST, Bitch, Venus, and Hip Mama.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by publication title, and then chronologically within each title from earliest to latest. A brief description of each publication's content is provided, and links to web versions are available in some instances. Publications are tagged according to the Zine Thesaurus of Subject Terms developed by the Anchor Archive Zine Library in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Use the following link to see this list: http://anchorarchive.org/sites/default/files/2018-12/Zine%20thesaurus%202013-10.pdf

Also included are supplemental materials, including related correspondence, promotional ephemera, exhibit materials, and a small archive of materials generated by SDSU's Zine & DIY Culture Club, formed and officialy recognized as a student organization in 2016.

Single-sheet zine with clip art, inspirational quotes, and a collage of Michelle and Barack Obama.

A girl receives a sham marriage proposal, which her skepticism stops her from accepting.

Zine dedicated to video games.

Zine consisting of repeated and distorted drawings of the same face.

Extracts from six photogaphic projects by photographer and writer Lewis Bush. Includes Offical Portrait, a photogrpahic zine in the form of a calendar featuring manipulated photographs of Donald Trump.

Political humor minicomic made for mini-comics day 2012.

Title supplied by JP Coovert via email correspondence 8/10/15.

Zine dedicated to video games.

Personal zine mostly concerning themes of travel and the author's reflections on the act of writing and making art. A particular obsession of the author is exploring abandoned site, as are photobooth photos, which are frequently featured in the zine's pages.

"For years Klyd Watkins has written poetry almost exclusively about Radnor Lake, which is near his home in Nashville. This time out he drives around town as well, in a '92 Dodge Dakota."

Zine about 8 track tape collecting and appraisal and "dedicated to one pursuit: to keep analog alive".

Minicomic by autobiographical-comics artist Colin Upton. This comic begins in the early-morning hours of September 11, 2001 as Upton first learns of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, and follows him each year as he documents the aftermath of that day. Upton reflects on the causes of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the power of religious fanaticism, the media's coverage of the wars, and the disconnect between the public and what is happening in the Middle East.

Zine containing several drawings.

Minicomic advocating for various political issues from a libertarian/anarchist, pro-gun position. Includes discussion of the legal rights of gun owners, using guns in self-defense, the police state and the prison industrial complex.

Facsimile editions of Adrian Tomine's Optic Nerve minicomics, written and self-published between 1991 and 1994, when Tomie was ages 17 through 20. Housed in special edition box.

A zine of journal entries.

A poem about riding on a bus.

Author only identified by email address: neoshalinda@hotmail.com

Cowritten poetry zine commemorating the year 2022.

Personal zine with diaristic and creative writings and narratives.

Zine featuring experimental poetry and creative writing.

"The Anti-Comic." A zine for adult and mature readers with comics, interviews and news.

Zine produced for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students arts organization Art Agency by its sister organization Art Agency Zine (A2Z).

Collection of comic strips by Roy Tompkins.

Able is a zine devoted to increasing awareness about people with disabilities, chronic illnesses and injuries.

Articles on prisons and anarchy. Also features, "Incarceration as Genocide of the Poetic Races," by Jane Doe.

A manifesto for the abolition of work.

Illustrated informational zine on self-managed abortion and abortion pharmaceuticals.

Personal zine with reviews, comics, poetry and diaristic writings. May not be used for any intent, public or private, without written permission by the author.

Zine that focuses on issues related to underground culture and drug wars.

Zine featuring interviews with musicians, comics, and music articles and reviews.

Minicomic

Zine to promote a revolution for women. From SDSU's Women's Studies 205 Women in Humanities class.

Donated by Barnard Zine Library, 2015

"Journal of the mental environment".

Essays on greasecars, cars that run on fuel obtained from processed vegetable oil, and biodiesel as an alternative to petroleum.

Chiz walks along a bridge and takes pictures of an odd sight. Publication info inferred from attached leaf on back cover: "Full Orange / sakuramaku.com / fayryu.com"

A minicomic made up entirely of puns.