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New in. Japan’s Sweet Leaf Editions present ‘Ozzine’ a photo bookzine in tribute to the late, great Ozzy Osbourne. Over 500 incredible images inside, many rarely seen, spanning every era of his career. From the birth of heavy metal with Black Sabbath to his reinvention as a solo star, his rise to global rock icon status, and his later years as an unlikely reality TV phenomenon. First edition of 666. Copies available from lockbooks.net
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1 month ago
New OGRE hoods & tees online. Screenprinted on premium heavyweight 15oz french terry hoods and 7oz carded cotton t-shirts. Artwork by @couple2tree .
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3 months ago
The Special Expanded edition of @pennyvanhazelberg ’s ‘Masks of Crime’ is now available at lockbooks.net. This edition has been printed exclusively for Lock Books and brings together volumes 1 and 2 into a single title, with additional content. It comes as a holographic silver hardcover with an animated lenticular inset. Masks of Crime documents the different ways criminals hide their identities during robberies, using frames captured from CCTV footage. Limited copies available at lockbooks.net.
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‘Komotra Party Buses of Kuta’, from Indonesia’s @homegrown.zine , documents the airbrushed artwork found on the iconic shuttle buses that once operated around Bali’s beach town known for surfing and nightlife. Copies available now from lockbooks.net This title is being exclusively distributed by Lock Books outside of Indonesia. If you are a store and wish to stock this title wholesale, please email [email protected]
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‘So you’ve purchased a Simpsons Pamphlet Zine’ compiled by Jonny Thaw& published by @secondbestpetshop . A 44-page zine featuring pamphlet design from The Simpsons. Available now from lockbooks.net
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4 days ago
‘Gremlin’ heavyweight tee & pullover hood available from lockbooks.net. Art by @studiobalcony
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‘Lock Packaging’. An archive of vintage lock packaging found at @shrub.0128 , a graphic studio and bookstore based out of a former locksmith shop in Singapore. Co-published with @masala.noir . Copies available from lockbooks.net
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Available to pre-order now. ‘Hard Drive’ by @sai1ey collects graphic experiments made through self-coded tools and improvised image-making processes. Built as a visual time capsule of his work, it moves through experimental 3D images, bootleg graphics, and distorted personal references to capture what it feels like to make work in an era of constant image overload. Printed in a mix of vibrant four colour Risograph and digital offset. Published by @bronze_age_ . Available now from lockbooks.net
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Restocked. ‘Videoland: A Visual Catalog of American Video Store Logos (1980-1995). In the vanishingly short period of time video rental stores were a part of the cultural landscape, thousands of mom-and-pop shops codified a surprisingly unified visual identity. Videoland collects over 100 logos from independent video stores during the 1980s and ‘90s, thematically and chronologically arranged. Copies available from lockbooks.net
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11 days ago
New in. ‘The Crow’. A homage to the late Brandon Lee from Mini Mart Press. A 32-page zine featuring chronological photographs taken of a a VHS copy of 1994’s ‘The Crow’ viewed on a CRT screen. Printed in violet, fluro pink, yellow and black Risograph inks. Copies available from lockbooks.net
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12 days ago
Restocked. “Branding Fiction” is an exploration into the history of fictional brands across film, TV, games and the internet aswell as an archive of the brands themselves. Author Lorenzo Bernini maps how these invented brands work, the cues that trigger recognition, the ways they become folklore, and what they reveal about culture. Copies available from lockbooks.net
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16 days ago
New in. ‘Over Land and Sea’ is the definitive exploration of global football fandom, traveling the world photographing what it means to be a fan in 2026. From terraces and living rooms to back streets and stadiums – Over Land And Sea features hundreds of authentic documentary photographs of real football fans from around the world while also curating rare imagery from the 1990s to map the culture’s roots. Copies available from lockbooks.net
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18 days ago