Work in Progress! Here are the folks tabling BAMF!
2Mutch Distro
2Mutch Distro is a radical zine distro covering prison abolition, anarchist theory, gender, sexuality, race, community organizing, as well as other leftist topics.
Agatha Thrash
Old school cut-n-past zines from Bloomington. Agatha has been writing the embarrassingly vulnerable perzine Clumsy since 2011, which is mostly about being very sad. They’ve also written a handful of one-off minis and series of vegan baking zines.
Agoraphobic Alien
My work focuses on Black Queer and Neurodiverse communities and uses ethereal space motifs and bright colors along with more complicated subject themes in my writing and subtextually to both relate and uplift these communities. instagram.com/agoraphobicalien www.agoraphobicalien.com
Ben Sears
Ben Sears is a cartoonist, drummer, and gardener from Kentucky. He self publishes comics and zines, but also has work available from publishers like Fantagraphics, Koyama Press, and Oni Press. Outside of comics, his drawings can be seen in the cartoons Midnight Gospel and Battle Kitty.
www.freebensears.com
Clear Truth Studios
Johnny (he.him) is an artist, writer, and zinemaker who specializes in making meaning from late parking tickets, scrap paper, and buddhist sutras to make CLEAR TRUTH. Manifesting as a graffiti tag, a multimedia magazine, art collective, and mantra you can find CLEAR TRUTH at BAMF. instagram.com/clear.truth
C.M. Wode
C. M. Wode is an anarchist poet, aging adventurer, and moody essayist. He’s no fan of the editing process and is often unsure why he hasn’t entirely retreated into the forest just yet.
DOOM FICTION
Self-published psychedelic/bizarro fiction books. I also make zines.
doomfiction.com/
Dubious Books
Nonsense zines mostly inspired by surrealism, the Dada movement, Monty Python, and antique ephemera like medical book illustrations and children’s books.
instagram.com/dubious_books
Gluestick
Gluestick is an arts collective based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. Our focus is on zines, small publishing, comics & DIY. Gluestick exists to encourage people to be creative, engage with their community, and learn new things. gluestickzinefest.org
Ileana Haberman
Ileana makes art about queer life and love, including detailed embroidered portraits, quilts, linocuts on naturally dyes fabric, and hand drawn zines.
instagram.com/m_ileana_art
Jenny Butor
Jenny is a visual artist based in Lexington, KY who specializes in drawing and painting and whose body of work centers mostly around the female experience through her own experiences. Jenny is always trying to understand herself a little better, abhors a straight line, loves her two kitties to death, and as a library employee, is always promoting the services the library can provide to artists.
instagram.com/jennybutor
Junkwagon
“Sew” is a publication outlet for a variety of personal writing & art, including poetry, short essays, photos, comics, collage, etc. Themes of friendship, grief, love, sexuality, motherhood, & mental illness abound. I started “Sew” as an artifact of my own stitched togetherness, evidence that one can grow and thrive irrespective of any sense of wholeness. I make mini-booklets, A5 chapbooks, fold-outs, etc. Mini-booklets might contain a single poem, or perhaps a short reflection (usually with imagery), or a short comic. Fold-outs usually contain some sort of aphorism or short prose accompanied by illustration, or a brief essay. instagram.com/sweetleegentlee
Kristin Ousley
Comic artist and illustrator from the Midwest. Creates stories that explore the softer side of fantasy, magic, and day to day life. instagram.com/krousley kristinousley.com
Liz Jones / Crappy World
Crappy World is an intergenerational crappy magazine for freaks of all ages made by Liz (34), Darby (10), and Archie (6).
www.instagram.com/puzzledpanther4u/
Melon Press
MelonPress is an STL based riso press that publishes zines, books and comics. We coordinate community based publications as well as provide consignment opportunities in our shop.
www.melonpressstl.com
Mini Dove Comics
Michael McLean is a stay-at-home dad who spends his free time creating comics. He has been self-publishing them since his discovery of the art form. Michael is currently training his 8-year-old to take over comics production so that he can retire to the basement and take a much-needed nap. He resides with his wife and three children in Mishawaka, Indiana.
minidovecomics.wordpress.com
instagram.com/minidovecomics
Nate Powell
Graphic novels– painfully sincere magical realist fiction AND book-length historical & memoir nonfiction.
www.nate-powell.com instagram.com/seemybrotherdance
Nutellabit
I’m a queer artist who sometimes also likes to write. I volunteer as a youth leader and educator at Kaleidoscope Youth Community, and I really like pasta.
msha.ke/nutellabit
One-N-Done
A one time punk and arts distro.
Paracosm Press
Paracosm Press features zines about religion, esoterica, and politics from a secular, open-minded, and anti-capitalist perspective. Most of the zines are about books and how the ideas in them relate to my life. Review for Ritual View #1
PERF
PERF is not only short for “perfect” but also the “perforations” in motion picture film stock. This zine is created by the IU Black Film Center & Archive, the only archive in the world solely dedicated to preserving film materials made by and about Black people since 1981. Pick up an issue of PERF for a creative glimpse into Black film, film history & preservation, and Black pop culture.
bfca.indiana.edu/
Pique Audio Visual
Pique Audio Visual is a multimedia publishing company, and have released six comic books to date. Located in Bloomington, Indiana
www.piqueav.com
instagram.com/piqueaudiovisual
Pocket Altar
Pocket Altar crafts zines centered that explore classical mythology, film, and literature, all with the aim of making so-called “high brow” topics both accessible and enjoyable for all audiences.
Realicide
Cincinnati based record label, zine distro, DIY publishing since the early 00’s.
realicide.com instagram.com/realicide realicide.bigcartel.com
Rick V.
Rick draws doodley little cartoons, co-authored a zine about Ernest P. Worrell, organizes a Game Boy Collective, and does punk things. He is a Razorcake contributor and will have comics and whatnot about punk, skateboarding, and nerd stuff. Part of the older balding white dude collective at BAMF. itsmerickv.com
Run Rampant Distro
Run Rampant is a Midwest-based distro peddling anarchist zines, poetry and linocut prints inspired by the beautiful idea.
Sly Badges Infoshop
Sly Badges is roving infoshop based out of Indianapolis, IN. We are committed to spreading revolutionary, abolitionist ideas in the heart of a reactionary “red state”. We have an extensive zine library, as well as radical books, posters, stickers, patches, and buttons.
Instagram.com/slybadges
Soph and Austin
Queer asian musician and artist has published their own zine showcasing the rich and unique history of Punk Rock in Bloomington, Indiana. Stop by and get a piece of history for yourself, as well as to check out the local music scene!
instagram.com/sophandaustin
Submedia /kolektiva
International anarchist and tech collective.
Sub.media
kolektiva.social
Taro Macdonald
The odd and spooky comics of Taro.
tarogallery.com/
Weelaunee Defense Society
The Weelaunee Defense Society (WDS) is a loose association of committees, collectives, and organizations outside of Atlanta working to defend the forest and Stop Cop City. We understand the situation may be taking place in a specific city and a specific forest, but the entities behind the project extend far beyond Atlanta, therefore so must the struggle against the project. instagram.com/bloomingtonwds
Zad Projects
Zack Dubuisson is a cartoonist and photographer originally from Southeast Texas who self publishes the one-person anthology Coffee Stain Comics. instagram.com/zaddrws/
WHO TABLED IN 2019??
BAMF - December 2, 2023 