Copyright © 2012 by Stephanie McMillan

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McMillan, Stephanie, 1965–

The beginning of the American fall : a comics journalist inside the Occupy Wall Street Movement / Stephanie McMillan.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-60980-452-7 (pbk.)

1. Occupy Wall Street (Movement)—Comic books, strips, etc.
2. Protest movements—United States—History—21st century—Comic books, strips, etc. 3. Political participation—United States—History—21st century—Comic books, strips, etc. 4. Counterculture—United States—History—21st century—Comic books, strips, etc. I. Title.

HN59.2.M426 2012

303.48'4—dc23

2012029865

book design by stephanie mcmillan

printed in the united states of america

A Note to Pirates

Your goals may be noble: everything should be free, including information. Liberating state secrets is a righteous act. But liberating information from the enemy isn’t the same as taking content from your friends and allies, especially while we still live in an economy that forces us to pay for food and shelter. If we don’t find ways to support our movement’s artists, musicians, writers, and independent publishers, then soon we won’t have any.