Zine / pamphlet. Published by Microcosm! There's nothing quite like the nagging doubt that accompanies a period of unemployment," begins the zine by and for the next 44 pages, Aaron Lake Smith, executive editor for Vice, brings us along on his dark journey into the heart of the failing American empire. Whether touching on the allegorical implications of the Spider-Man/Peter Parker character symbiosis, dreaming about a shameful meeting with a Christ-like Crimethinc author, or just roaming the recession-era streets, Aaron applies everything to the economic slump and does so in prose that is tight, engaging, and downright hilarious.