You Don't Have to Fuck People Over To Survive

The engaging political comics of Lower East Side activist Seth Tobocman. In stark black and white, Tobocman draws out resistance to conformist, competition-obsessed culture. You Don't Have To... emerges from the anarchist and squatter movement of the Lower East Side, as documented in World War 3 and the limited first edition from Pressure Drop Press. This new edition features a 17 page b/w and full-color spread on the award-winning journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, currently on death row in Pennsylvania. Also, a photo essay on how Seth's art has been used on the streets and in the struggles of downtown NYC will lend perspective on this influential activist/artist. Seth Tobocman is a founder of World War 3 magazine, the underground comix mag that has documented the gentrification of the Lower East Side for over ten years. His graphic novel, War in the Neighboorhood is scheduled to be published by Autonomedia. Tobocman's jarring depictions of injustice have appeared in the New York Times, Village Voice, Heavy Metal, The Nation, and The Guardian,. He exbibits in New York at Exit Art and the new museum.