They Marched Under The Banner

Phonebook size compendium of the hardline Straight Edge. 750 pages.

Hardline was one of the most polarizing ideologies to emerge from the anarchist and animal rights movements of the late 1980s. With its uncompromising philosophy and rejection of “sXe unity” and the prevailing “politically correct” ideals, Hardline attracted no shortage of detractors.

This collection includes many of the Hardline zines published during the early to mid-1990s, including several that have been unavailable for decades. It begins with Vanguard #1—the Hardline primer and manifesto—and also features Praxis, Destroy Babylon, Declaration, Defense, Rescue, Survival, and many more.

Also included is a smaller selection of militant vegan zines that rejected the Hardline premise but, in my view, ran parallel to it and had more in common with Hardline than either side might have been willing to admit.

Rounded out with an appendix of flyers, booklets, catalogs, and other ephemera, this is the definitive Hardline collection.