STUMPTOWN UNDERGROUND
monthly zines - monthly themes

We are a zine collective based in Portland, Oregon, publishing monthly anthologies of various printable works (comics, writings, illustration) based on a different theme each month. Our mission is to give ourselves and our community the opportunity to be inspired by monthly themes to create more!

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NEWS & EVENT BULLETINS
Save these dates!

January 23 - Release party for our 5th issue, "Slumber Party" at Cosmic Monkey Comics, 5-7pm! ALSO: Submissions deadline for our 6th issue, "For Your Pleasure," with the theme of SEX. View the submissions call!

February 23 - Deadline for submissions to our 7th issue, with the theme of THE CITY.


RECENT ISSUES
Click on the issue title for a free online preview!

Issue #5 / January 2010
Slumber Party


Debuting on January 23rd! Contributors include Zack Soto, Acey Thompson, Barry Montgumery, Megan Thorson, and more!

Release party January 23
5-7pm at Cosmic Monkey Comics


Issue #4 / December 2009
Terrible Lizards

44 pages. Cover art by James Michael Williams. Featuring work by Mike Joffe, Emmalena Schulte, Jeremy Lokken, Matthew Murray, Matt Strackbein, Ryan Alexander-Tanner, Sean Christensen, Tim Goodyear, Stephen Heger, Cathy Camper, Aaron Whitaker, Tom Lechner, Rio Safari, Joseph Streckert, M Goedde, James Michael Williams, Reid Psaltis, Steve Fuson, Alex Rodriguez, Philip R. Simon, and Robnoxious.

"L'Archaeopteryx et le Stegosaurus ont un Expiriment Grand"
Read the full comic by Mike Joffe!



Issue #3 / November 2009
Heavy Enough to Fall


40 pages. Cover art by Katy Ellis O'Brien. Featuring work by K. Mike Merrill, Emmalena Schulte, Steven Wilber, Jeremy Lukken, Matthew Murray, Padraic Finbar Hagerty-Hammond, Leslie Q, Holly Jones, Ryan Alexander-Tanner, Blue, Sean Christensen, Megan Thorson, Matt Strackbein, Stephen Heger, Elijah Brubaker, DruglessxF, Chris Worth, Alex Rodriguez, Steve Fuson, John Landolfe, Dylan Williams, Jack Bracken, and Alicia Moreland.

Issue #2 / October 2009
Lift Off


62 pages. Cover art by Sean Christensen. Featuring work by Neil Brideau, Jack Bracken, Matt Stackbien, Jacob Mercy, Pete Soloway, John Landolfe, Katy Ellis O'Brien, Patrick Devine, John Isaacson, Blue, Jason Fischer, Megan Thorson, James Michael Williams, Alicia Moreland, Dylan Williams, ladypajama, Robert Earl Sutter III, Stephen Heger, Rachel Edidin, Dave Wood, DruglessxF, Amy Kuttab, Tim Goodyear, Travis Wiggins, Steve Fuson, Karen, Giezyng, Reid Psaltis, Adeliene Whitman, Chris Worth, Tiffany Tallan, Terrence Nowicki, Ryan Alexander-Tanner, and Emmalena Schulte.

Issue #1 / September 2009
Monsters

84 pages. Cover art by AnneMarie O'Malley. Featuring work by Ryan Alexander-Tanner, Aijung Kim, Mark Russell, Madeline Malka Wolf, Elijah J. Brubaker, Sean Christensen, DruglessxF, Reid Psaltis, ladypajama, Zach, Joey Gantner, James Michael Williams, Pete Soloway, Django Sevitski, Curran, Jack Bracken, Matt Strackbein, Todd Brabander, Dylan Williams, Terrence Nowicki, Tim Goodyear, Jeff Ellis, Tiffany Tallar, Steve Fuson, Julia Gfrörer, Patrick Devine, Katy Ellis O’Brien, AnnMarie O’Malley, James Michael Williams, and Alicia Moreland.

Recent issues are available from our Etsy shop,
and these local comic book stores.


WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

About the Editors
More than you ever wanted to know about Christina "Blue" Crow, Katie Ash, Katy Ellis O'Brien, Andy Johnson, Kirsten Smith and Alicia Moreland.

Frequently Asked Questions
A must read for potential contributors!

KPSU Interview with Christina "Blue" Crow and Katie Ash
Mp3 of recorded radio program: Bret Bernhoft of "PDX Gen-Y" discusses DIY culture with two of our esteemed editors.

Community Links
Learn more about the people and places that make Stumptown Underground possible.

Contact us:
editors@stumptownunderground.com