This archival posture has two effects. Internally, it rewards collectors and readers who treat the comic as part of a larger set of cultural artifacts; externally, it undermines hegemonic gatekeeping by asserting that countercultural production deserves preservation. The title’s alphanumeric tail (102l) reads like a barcode or catalog call number, further collapsing distinctions between mass production and handmade authenticity.
This archival posture has two effects. Internally, it rewards collectors and readers who treat the comic as part of a larger set of cultural artifacts; externally, it undermines hegemonic gatekeeping by asserting that countercultural production deserves preservation. The title’s alphanumeric tail (102l) reads like a barcode or catalog call number, further collapsing distinctions between mass production and handmade authenticity.