"Mind riot: a condition of panic, when the stressed-out brain short circuits. Mind riot: a condition of growing up, as seen in this graphically innovative, wildly inventive collection of stories by the best of the alternative comix artists. Here is friendship and skateboarding, gang life and body image, moviemaking and even love, all told in the intensely personal mode of comix."--Cover.

Salem Scott had one goal for his summer vacation. Instead, he's volunteering in a private mental institution, confronting demons he's not ready to face. But when his band kicks him out for missing rehearsals, he might just find the greatest summer of all time.

The first anthology for young adults by the stars of the underground comic sceneFor years, underground comics have found an eager audience in young people, who welcome their keen-eyed look at the adult world and at the social perils involved in surviving adolescence. Now the most talented of these artists are gathered in the first anthology of underground comics -- comix to those in the know -- created for young adults. The topic is coming-of-age, and the stories, created especially for this book, cover everything from computer dating to gangs, from body language to skateboarding to friendship. Graphically diverse and involving, this is visual storytelling at its most innovative, in a groundbreaking collection that speaks directly and movingly to its audience.

The mind of author Rule Jacobs is a plethora of life experiences and profound poetry. His passion for life combined with artistry is an open book of explosive creativity and brilliance.

Rule Jacobs takes readers on a walk through his mind in his unique poetry collection, Mind*Riot. His strongly felt opinions, witty phrasing, and brutal honesty capture the essence of life today. While some of his poems conjure powerful images of the give and take that we face in our relationships, others are the lyrical musings of someone who knows and feels life intimately. His poetry is thought-provoking and at times inspirational, transporting anyone who reads it to a place of strong emotions. Jacobs gets to the heart of life and shakes it up with his genre of poetry called spitted word that is inspired by music. 7 Fathoms in Depth The art of painting ------ is the sketch of ones vision---- Thousands of lost soldiers Still trapped inside the cells of my brains prison No longer confined I miss you ... Every time I sneeze you bless me And in return I kiss you I have arrived colorless Yet I am all 16 shades of black 7 fathoms in depth with all I have left Carved in facts The fact that most are copycats Gives existence to the evidence of ignorance While creating your designs then sharing them Gives hope to a sign of intelligence

Art imitates life while revealing hidden gems within its spontaneous frames. 'Ruleizms' combines priceless wisdom with candid photography captured through the lenses of Reality. From the thought-provoking poetry of his 1st & 2nd books, 'Mind*Riot (Spitten Word)' and 'Az I Thinketh', Rule Jacobs develops snapshots of his expression into daily mantras of reflection.

Glitz-2-Go finally collects nearly 40 years of comics stories by Diane Noomin, best-known for her work as cartoonist and editor of the women comics anthology Twisted Sisters. Noomin’s career in underground comix began in 1972 and included appearances in Wimmen’s Comix, Young Lust, Short Order, Arcade, Real Girl, Lemme Outta Here, El Perfecto, True Glitz, Aftershock, Mind Riot, Titters, and Weirdo. Glitz-2-Go stars Noomin’s signature character, DiDi Glitz, the frustrated middle-aged glamour-puss and anxiety-ridden suburban Sisyphus. All of her stories, beginning with her debut “Restless Reverie” in 1974’s Family Fun Comics, are finally back in print for the first time in over 30 years.