Savage Sword of Conan #27, March 1978, pin-up by Clyde Caldwell
Published in a section of readers submissions, it was actually a censored reprint of a piece that first appeared in Fantasy Crossroads #6, November 1975
Caldwell would later do the cover of Savage Sword of Conan #59, December 1980, and become famous for his work on Dungeons and Dragons, especially Dragonlance.
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🦋Behold the 1.5” soft enamel mystery pins created by the very lovely: @rizusabi for the Life is Strange vol.2 Crossroads Charity Fanzine!
& Continue to expect more merch updates, as everything continues to get to us! 🦋
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NOTE: THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY IN PREORDER. IT WILL SHIP IN JUNE-JULY 2023. We will be printing based on preorder size, so grab one now if you want one!
More than 40 trans writers and artists have joined forces to explore the deeper meanings of the Fast & Furious franchise (and also gender). There's really no way to know why this exists, but it does, and you can own it! Suitable for F&F fans and newcomers alike. Contributions include:
- A new short story by Manhunt author Gretchen Felker-Martin
- A demolition derby driver’s perspective on 2 Fast 2 Furious’s derby scene
- An essay contemplating the queer symbolism of Cipher’s bowl cut
- The scoop on the franchise’s only canonically nonbinary character
- Instructions for an F&F-themed tabletop roleplaying game
- A contemplation of which Taylor Swift album represents each F&F character
- Plus: Bingo cards! Comics! Haiku! And, of course, hot gay erotica…
2 Trans 2 Furious is edited by Tuck Woodstock & Niko Stratis, with cover art by Mattie Lubchansky and zine design by Shay Mirk.
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This zine is 8.5" x 5.5" and perfect-bound like a real book — fancy! Interior pages are black & white. We're guessing this baby is like 100 pages long but we'll get back to you on that.
Currently only shipping to the United States, sorry! We're hoping to at least expand to Canada soon, and also plan to add a PDF ebook option, so keep an eye out!
(that "the scoop on the franchise's only canonically nonbinary character" is the page i contributed about our one & only beloved akd-acted cam stone!! plus also if you're interested in preordering a fancy printed copy of a zine about fast & furious, which you don't have to even know about or like, with all trans contributors. including me)
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Leftover sales for @crossroadszine are open, which means that I can now share my Yue x La fic, New Moon's Rising, with y'all. (The full fic can be read here.)
“Excuse me, have you seen m-” She tries to say my husband, but the words catch in her throat. There’s been no wedding. They’ve neither joined hands nor shared a cup. There will be no children. (At least, she doesn’t think so-- she’s not sure if spirits can even have children.) She hasn’t even met him, not properly.
And yet, they’re married. That knowledge has been carved onto her heart-- she knows the truth of it as well as she knows her own name. The Moon and the Ocean have been bound together since time immemorial. And she is the Moon now.
(The lovely fanart is courtesy of @taizei-draws!)
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would you be able to recommend any books/resources that provide a good intro to anti-psychiatry? rlly fascinated by this subject
to be clear, i wouldn't describe myself as explicitly anti-psychiatry. people very close to me rely on psychiatric medication in order to relieve symptoms that aren't just disruptive to their role in capitalist society but cause them immense suffering in general. while i have had particularly negative experiences with psychiatric medication, i have also seen it save people's lives and pull them out of acute crisis. i've been seeing a therapist for four years who has had a very positive effect on my life and has always been respectful of my refusal to take psychiatric medication.
i also think it is necessary to acknowledge that while psychiatry and psychology are disciplines that enforce capitalist hegemony, the alternative to being capable of functioning within capitalist society isn't much of an alternative at all when capitalism's inescapability is part of its very nature. that being said, i think it's extremely important for anyone living with mental illness, being treated for it, or supporting someone who is to be aware of:
the insufficiency of the biomedical/disease model and the very slow speed at which the field is moving away from it
the inability of medical professionals to identify the etiology of any mental illness
the immense risk associated with virtually all psychiatric medications (particularly antipsychotics and mood stabilizers)
the very profitable marriage between psychiatry and the pharmaceutical industry
the influence of western (and particularly american) hegemony over how we treat what we call mental illness
the prevalence of coercive/forced treatment
i also think it's extremely important within that context to do your own research and ensure that you're engaging with material from a variety of different sources, maintaining an awareness of any biases they may have and how those affect their research and conclusions, whether they skew towards anti-psychiatry or not. the most important thing to do if you or your loved one has any kind of illness is to be well-informed and capable of advocacy, which is largely why i've been doing a bit of a deep dive on the subject lately.
what i'm reading now:
desperate remedies: psychiatry's turbulent quest to cure mental illness by andrew scull
psychiatric hegemony: a marxist theory of mental illness by bruce m.z. cohen
psychiatry in crisis: at the crossroads of social sciences, the humanities, and neuroscience by vincenzo di nicola and drozdstoj stoyanov
other recommendations:
i think your best bet for more introductory material would be robert whitaker's work, including anatomy of an epidemic: magic bullets, psychiatric drugs, and the astonishing rise of mental illness in america and mad in america: bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill. he started an organization called mad in america which has a lot of resources and information, including a podcast of the same name. there's also a network of associated groups that are based in different areas of the world if you're interested in non-american perspectives.
the medicalization of society: on the transformation of human conditions into treatable disorders by peter conrad
on the heels of ignorance: psychiatry and the politics of not knowing by owen whooley
here is a link to some of the old icarus project zines and pamphlets. i was briefly involved with a small icarus group when i was younger and there were some serious issues with the (dis)organization and some of the principles upon which the local groups operated. i'm sure these still have some useful and/or interesting information, and if nothing else they're interesting relics from the anti-psychiatry movement in the early 2000s. i'm less familiar with some of the newer work they put out before their dissolution in 2020. here is an article on the history of icarus from one of the co-founders, published in 2014.
i would recommend looking into bioethics and biopolitics in general, particularly focault. if you want to get into any of the seminal figures in anti-psychiatry (laing, szasz, etc), i would personally advise a very critical reading of their work. as always, this is not an explicit endorsement of any of these works, authors, or their respective viewpoints.
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A well-deserved rest...
We have all received permission to share our pieces made for the LiS Zine Crossroads Vol2! (@LISzine on Twitter)
Life is Strange: True Colors had a huge impact on me when I played it, just as much as the original Life is Strange did back then. But that phase of my life is long gone and so for my piece I felt that had to do with True Colors.
The characters were so likeable and relatable, the mood of the small town where the game takes place, the music as always, everything just spoke to me in a deep level.
And not to mention that it's a constant stress building story for Alex, Steph and Ryan.
With that in mind, I thought these adorable dorks deserve a good rest. No mystery crimes to solve, no stress involved, and no shipping wars haha.
To everyone who supported the zine, thank you so much!
Please reblog, do not repost, edit or use this artwork!
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Preorders for Crossroads: A Hunter x Hunter zine are open!! From now until March 15th! ✴️🍀
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Seconds Sale is live!
At long last, welcome to our seconds sale! We have at least some of every item of merch available, including paper zines. But there's more! We are also putting some leftover items from Crossroads Vol. 1 back into our store. And, those who act fast may find a few very limited edition postcard prints of Zuko available which were never before for sale! These postcards were made as contributor gifts, but as we have a few leftover, we're giving you all the opportunity to buy them. Check out our Big Cartel to get your hands on some new, old, and rare Crossroads Zine items!
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Previews of my mini comic for the @zine--garden zine : Crossroads !
I've focused on an idea i've had for a long time, about Bisky & Wing's meeting. I hope i've managed to convey how much i love them and how much i love HxH ^^💕 !
Preorders are open until March 15th ! 🌿
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Crossroads Vol. II: New Beginnings
Here’s the piece I created for the ATLA zine Crossroads, Volume II a year and a half ago! I was immensely proud of it when I completed it, but I still think it looks neat! And it looks great printed of course ☺️
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