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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.

Sticker #306: Meet America's #1 killer

Sticker #306Meet America's #1 killer

by Joe Biel Author

The truth is out there.  Whether it's due to car accidents, or environmental health problems, cars are America's #1…

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Sticker #309: Live Free or Drive!

Sticker #309Live Free or Drive!

by Joe Biel Author

Live Free or Drive, spread the word. Bicycles make you free, but they also make the world a freer place. (Sturdy vinyl…

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Sticker #265: Live Free or Drive (square)

Sticker #265Live Free or Drive (square)

by Joe Biel Author

We've said it, and we'll say it again. The bicycle is a freedom machine! Ride bikes, save the world. (Sturdy vinyl…

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Sticker #305: Every Car a Murder, Every Bicycle a Love Affair (women)

Sticker #305Every Car a Murder, Every Bicycle a Love Affair (women)

by Joe Biel Author

Truer words have never been spoken. Or put on a sticker. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white background.…

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Sticker #301: Old School

Sticker #301Old School

by Joe Biel Author

#Throwback. Slap this little bit of nostalgia on your new-school bicycle, your waterbottle, the back of a stop sign (you…

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Sticker #302: Drive More, Save Less

Sticker #302Drive More, Save Less

by Joe Biel Author

Check out this photo evidence we have of car conspirators! They've spoken it, so we know it to be true: the more you…

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Sticker #284: Ask Me About Freeway Removal

Sticker #284Ask Me About Freeway Removal

by Joe Biel Author

Freeway removal rocks! It's good for our communities, our bicycle riding, our air quality... you name it! We have much…

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Sticker #287: America's #1 Youth Killer

Sticker #287America's #1 Youth Killer

by Joe Biel Author

It's true, kids! The car kills more people under 35 than anything else! Beware!  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print…

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Sticker #102: I Heart My Bike

Sticker #102I Heart My Bike

by Joe Biel Author

If you love your bike, perhaps you need a sticker to make sure everyone else knows. Plus, you can hit two birds with one…

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Sticker #283: Free Parking

Sticker #283Free Parking

by Joe Biel Author

Livin' the dream.

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Sticker #001: Critical Mass

Sticker #001Critical Mass

by Joe Biel Author

Critical Mass is an event typically held on the last Friday of every month in cities around the world where bicyclists…

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Sticker #300: Evolution Comfort

Sticker #300Evolution Comfort

by Joe Biel Author

For the folks who have upgraded from their racing bike, to a comfy-cruiser-commuter bike. Show off your evolutionary…

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Sticker #075: Celebrate Efficiency over the Automobile

Sticker #075Celebrate Efficiency over the Automobile

by Joe Biel Author

Bikes are more energy efficient than cars. In other news, the sky is blue. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with white print on a…

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Sticker #304: Every Car a Murder, Every Bicycle a Love Affair (men)

Sticker #304Every Car a Murder, Every Bicycle a Love Affair (men)

by Joe Biel Author

This one's for you, gentlemen.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white background. Reads: "Every car a…

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Sticker #288: Save $8,000 and smile more

Sticker #288Save $8,000 and smile more

by Joe Biel Author

If you ride a bike instead of driving a car you'll save an average of $8,000 per year! Some studies report an average as…

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Sticker #149b: Put the Fun Between Your Legs (long)

Sticker #149b: Put the Fun Between Your Legs (long)

by Joe Biel Author

Get your mind out of the gutter! Where else would you put your bike? (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black or pink print on a…

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Sticker #303: Saves Money, Creates Health

Sticker #303Saves Money, Creates Health

by Joe Biel Author

The car: Consumes Money, Destroys Health. The bicycle: Creates Health, Saves Money. Economics trumps car culture any…

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$20 Superpack: Joe's Faves

$20 Superpack: Joe's Faves

by Joe Biel Author and Super Pack! Author

They say it's impossible to pick favorite children. But after stewing for a few hours on our long history of titles, I…

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$20 Superpack: All About Zines—What, How, & Why!

$20 Superpack: All About Zines—What, How, & Why!

by Joe Biel Author, Bill Brent Author, Stephen Duncombe Author and Super Pack! Author

Combining the "How" (Make a Zine), the "What" (Zine Yearbook #9), and the "Why" (Notes from Underground), this superpack…

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Pin #127: Chainring Heart

Pin #127Chainring Heart

by Joe Biel Author, Aaron Renier Author and alex wrekk Author

The Microcosm chainring heart logo, in colorful goodness, on a 1" round pinback button. Bike love! Cycling passion!…

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Every Car A Murder, Every Bicycle a Love Affair t-shirt

Every Car A Murder, Every Bicycle a Love Affair t-shirt

by Joe Biel Author

Don't blame the driver. Blame the engineer. Blame the institution. Blame the vehicle. Innumerable studies about health,…

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Evolution Cargo T-shirt

Evolution Cargo T-shirt

by Joe Biel Author

Throughout science there has been minor discrepancies in the way that different species evolve. Some become sleek racers…

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Share the Road

Share the Road

by Joe Biel Author and Matt Gauck Author

Personally, I'm not a communist and don't believe that the public should continue to subsidize automobiles on the…

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One Less Truck t-shirt

One Less Truck t-shirt

by Joe Biel Author

What's that? You have to take the kids to school, the dog to the park, and pickup the groceries on the way home? You…

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Sweetheart Chainring T-shirt

Sweetheart Chainring T-shirt

by Joe Biel Author

The "Sweetheart" chainring is a classic chainring set that inspired the design for the Chainring Heart logo. It was on…

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Xerography Debt #31

Xerography Debt #31

by Joe Biel Author, Davida G. Breier Author and Al Burian Author

Davida Gypsy Breier's review zine, Xerography Debt might be best summarized as an obsession for all…

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Cycling Shorts

Cycling Shorts

by Joe Biel Author

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

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Xerography Debt #30

Xerography Debt #30

by Joe Biel Author, Davida G. Breier Author and Al Burian Author

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

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Aftermass poster

Aftermass poster

by Joe Biel Author and Matt Gauck Author

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

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