Hairy And Raw Volume 1 [better] Jun 2026

: Prominent performers listed for this series include Dale Savage, Brian Bonds, and Teddy Torres.

The final act returns to visuals, but this time in the form of rough sketches, collage, and ripped-out pages from sketchbooks. Drawings are left incomplete. Ink is smeared. Text is crossed out. Here, the theme is process over product. Hairy and Raw Volume 1

Hairy and Raw Volume 1 is distributed through independent zine distros (e.g., Quimby’s, Reading Warehouse), Etsy shops of queer artists, and at select DIY punk shows. It’s printed on recycled paper, stapled by hand, and numbered out of 300. : Prominent performers listed for this series include

The success of this volume points to a larger cultural shift. According to a 2025 survey by the Independent Publishers Alliance, 68% of readers under 35 say they feel "overwhelmed by curated perfection" on social media. arrives as an antidote. Ink is smeared

The message is clear: celebrates the unfinished nature of identity. We are all ongoing experiments, messy and unrefined.