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The Kaltenthaler Comics & Zines Collection Now Available

We're excited to announce that the Karl S. Kaltenthaler Comic Books and Zines Collection is now available for use. The collection contains over 1,000 comic books from spanning many genres and styles, including super-hero comics, war comics, horror comics, and alternative and underground titles. Some of the most influential comic book artists and writers of the late twentieth century are included, such as Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Neil Gaiman, Robert Crumb, Peter Bagge, and Daniel Clowes. The collection also contains zines, graphic novels, and magazines. To learn more about the collection and its contents, take a look at the finding aid, and check out a few highlights below.

Sneak Peek from the Kaltenthaler Comic Books & Zines Collection

We're in the midst of processing a new collection of comic books and zines and wanted to share a few highlights with you. (A zine is a self-published magazine with a small circulation.) Most of the zines in the Karl S. Kaltenthaler Collection are from the early to mid 1980s and focus on music, and punk in particular. They're an excellent resource for anyone interested in subcultures, DIY, or underground music, and also worth checking out for their graphic design. The collection will be ready for use in the near future, and when it is, we'll have a post about it here.