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Joined Metalabel 01/05/2026
cinegraphic
Cinegraphic Media
CMYK – 52 Typoems :: 4 typefaces | 4 letters | 4 sections  by Michael Betancourt

Collector #18

CMYK is an asemic poetry book published by Swedish press Timglaset. It was their blackest book ever and simultaneously one of their most colorful. Now out of print, it was originally published in an edition of 99 copies, and was a winner in The Society of Typographic Arts 45th STA100 in 2024

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UNLABELED Magazine
UNLABELED Issue 3

UNLABELED Issue 3

by Jada Milazzo

Collector #15

UNLABELED issue 3 is all about escaping reality with the soft aesthetic. Explore how dress and playfulness have impacted artists in all industries!

midlit
midlit
a guide to reading

a guide to reading

by Rina Beaumont

Collector #9

a girl's bedroom story for the vanishing second internet, this .pdf is a collectible scrap taken from an ongoing confessional prose-poetry project. it is for the girl and her shadow. it should be read alone at 4am, or opened and discarded like an inexpensive gift.

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Creasidence
Creasidence Zine #3 (Online Zine #01)

Creasidence Zine #3 (Online Zine #01)

by Maxim Chumin, Sasha Pokhvalin, and 3 more

Collector #24

A Four-Panel Comics Zine by Creasidence, created in an online workshop by 5 artists. Using the kishotenketsu structure, we explore storytelling beyond conflict, embracing surprise, openness, and creative freedom in four panel limits.

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UNLABELED Magazine
UNLABELED Issue 1

UNLABELED Issue 1

by Jada Milazzo

Collector #24

Focuses on gender norms and fluidity and how one's gender identity can impact fashion and one's artistic approach.

isnot
IS NOT MUSIC
Is Not Music. Zine Issue 02

Is Not Music. Zine Issue 02

by IS NOT MUSIC., Valerie Kamen, and 2 more

Collector #3

Is Not Music. Issue 02 highlights artists whose legacies far outstrip conventional measures of success. In a time when the future feels stalled — these artists serve as our north stars. They’re mile markers we glimpse as we drive forward. Ships Worldwide.

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some1us
Falling Snow

Falling Snow

by Jourden Fenner

Collector #55

A girl travels to Copenhagen to retrieve mysterious black market death pills.

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Build In Public University
The New Internet Manifesto

Collector #29

This was the manifesto that launched the time machine.

logos
Logos Parallel Societies
Farewell to Westphalia

Collector #11

What comes after the 400-year-old nation-state system? Has this revolution already started from the depths of the internet? Farewell to Westphalia explores what is likely to succeed nation states, from cyberstates to internet movements, backed by the authors’ decades of experience.

tci
The Creative Independent
On dealing with creative anxiety (digital)

Collector #160

A 52-page zine exploring how artists can channel their creative anxiety. Features contributions and insights from Aubrey Plaza, Melissa Broder, Anelise Chen, Jlin, Mike Rugnetta, Henry Rollins, and Nikki Sixx

ideaspace
The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler
The Post-Individual (Open Edition)

The Post-Individual (Open Edition)

by Yancey Strickler, and IY

Collector #204

An exploration of individuality after the internet. The Post-Individual includes: — The Post Individual essay — An audio recording by the author — A video introduction — Research notes, early drafts, and slides

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Pandemonia
Pandemonia

Collector #8

Pandemonia: A Novel Plague Plague Novel | High Fantasy. Low Morale. Farts. | The Legend has Been Redacted. | Fantasy Novel. Weaponized Hallucination. | A Swamp to Sewer Hero's Journey. | Final Fantasy VI meets January VI. | Tinfoil Tolkien. | Discworld meets InfoWars.

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objects of
The War of the Worlds Did Not Take Place

The War of the Worlds Did Not Take Place

by Nick Susi, and Domingo Beta

Collector #40

A century-old myth. Aliens, war and magic. What do they reveal about our modern era of technology and media? The War of the Worlds Did Not Take Place is a 24-page tabloid newspaper created by Nick Susi with visual objects by Domingo Beta. Debuted at FWB FEST25, with an original score by VÉRITÉ.

renaissance
Second Renaissance
Impermanence - Second Renaissance Magazine #1

Collector #6

Something is emerging. After death comes a rebirth: that is the promise of impermanence. In the mist of darkness a new world is not only possible, she is on her way. The Second Renaissance Magazine's first issue on Impermanence shows the voice of a community making sense of the world through art, poetry, essays and personal stories.

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Creasidence
Creasidence x OMSCIC Comics (Creasidence Zine #8)

Collector #22

Last summer, we played, danced, fought, and conspired with panels in Seoul, each creating our own worlds. We’re now publishing a zine that captures those brief yet intensely condensed traces.

pomotect
postmodern tectonics ™
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

by postmodern tectonics ™

Collector #59

a rumination on why small things need to make a big comeback

pomotect
postmodern tectonics ™
ON IDEAS

ON IDEAS

by postmodern tectonics ™

Collector #57

Some theories and practical approaches that might help you think about how you think about ideas.

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Metalabel squad
Nine Creative Meditations

Nine Creative Meditations

by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more

Collector #363

A series of reflections from my (Yancey's) creative experiences expressed as a written essay (the A-side) and video essay (the B-side)

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
The Post-Individual

The Post-Individual

by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more

Collector #403

An exploration of individuality after the internet The Post-Individual First Edition includes "The Post Individual" essay, an audio recording and video introduction by the author, and research notes behind the piece

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Pierce Day
A PHONE OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN

Collector #202

A Phone of the Artist as a Young Man is a dizzying descent into digital madness, where one man's screen addiction and artistic ambitions collide in a genre-bending exploration of love, technology, and the disintegration of the modern mind. It's the first ever long-form screenshot.

ideaspace
The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

Collector #181

A trilogy of essays published from 2019 through 2021 that explores why I and others feel less comfortable showing our true selves online. Reissued here with the original piece, two follow-up essays, and a podcast conversation with The Stoa exploring the concept.

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Last Human Collective
LAST HUMAN #001

LAST HUMAN #001

by Lance Weiler

Collector #69

Our debut issue traces LAST HUMAN’s roots, from eerie prototypes at Lincoln Center to glitch-laden mobile rituals. Dive into neurothrillers, post-cinema, and AI resistance as we explore a decaying web of synthetic identity, broken interfaces, and the horror of a world where reality no longer loads.

lostseason
The Lost Season
The Emergency Was Curiosity

The Emergency Was Curiosity

by Christie George

Collector #97

The Emergency Was Curiosity is a book report gone wild; an exhibition and event series; a pandemic diary; an ongoing response to Jenny Odell’s book How to Do Nothing. The project invites you to cultivate your attention, to explore your own weird, category-resistant projects, and to treat your curiosity as a matter of urgency—an emergency, even.

squad
Metalabel squad
A New Creative Era

A New Creative Era

by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 2 more

Collector #121

In June 2023, Metalabel put a yellow newspaper box on the street of the Lower East Side in NYC, and filled it up each day with copies of a free zine that celebrated a New Creative Era. This release documents that original release and makes the zine available for download.

standardform
Standard Form Press
Simple Sabotage Field Guide: Pocket Edition

Collector #62

Limited first printing (100) of the 1944 CIA-predecessor manual on everyday resistance. Pocket-sized (4.25"x7") with concealment dust jacket titled Apiculture: Managing Worker Bees & Drones. Learn to "work slowly," "make speeches," and "misunderstand orders" in this historical guide to administrative disruption. Also available as a free PDF.

renaissance
Second Renaissance
Manifesto - Art of the Second Renaissance

Collector #25

A call to arms for artists to midwife a new cultural movement. This manifesto invites a shift from art as commodity to art as soul-work, uniting the artistic, political, and spiritual in service of a rebirth: a Second Renaissance.

documentary
Documentary
Documentary: Winter 2026

Documentary: Winter 2026

by Abby Sun, Sonya Vseliubska, and 13 more

Collector #3

Cover: Brittany Shyne (Seeds). Features: Sugar Studios, The Perfect Neighbor, Caribbean documentaries, nuclear documentaries, Julie Goldman, Impact Partners. Festivals: DOK Leipzig 2025, Ji.hlava 2025. Columns: Screen Time.

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Shadow M Genesis
The Schwestern Sisters Volume I.

Collector #21

𝕷𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖕𝖊 𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖉, 𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖟𝖔𝖓 𝖉𝖆𝖜𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌. 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖁𝖊𝖗𝖒𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖔𝖓, 𝖎𝖓𝖘𝖈𝖗𝖚𝖙𝖆𝖇𝖑𝖊, 𝖔𝖕𝖎𝖆𝖙𝖊, 𝖘𝖜𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖓. 𝕾𝖚𝖓. Salsa and Merango are slowly drying in the desert. These two lab rats are the last human beings in the universe, and they have one task left to do.

isnot
IS NOT MUSIC
IS NOT MUSIC, Zine Issue #01

IS NOT MUSIC, Zine Issue #01

by IS NOT MUSIC., Alec Hanley Bemis, and 3 more

Collector #9

Is Not Music is a multi-platform project that creates, contextualizes, explores and archives work from artists. We work in physical & digital formats while making sure to privilege the former (IRL experience) over the latter (AI slop, social media & other algorithmic-driven popularity contests).