Paper Rad is Jessica Ciocci, her brother Jacob, and Ben Jones, who were all born in the late 1970s in Massachusetts. They emerged out of the vibrant art scene in Providence, Rhode Island in 2000 and, since then, have created a massive catalogue of self-published and self-distributed comics and magazines, videos, audiocassette tapes, hand-painted T-shirts, stuffed sewn dolls, CD-ROMs and records. They have collaborated in different formations with a number of other collectives including Beige, Paper Rodeo and Forcefield, and their cutting-edge work has been exhibited at the Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Deitch Projects in New York and many other places.

Half artist's book, half graphic novel, this volume combines photographs, drawings, prints, and junk by the art collective Paper Rad--Jessica Ciocci, her brother Jacob, and their friend Ben Jones--with two graphic novellas (Spaceballz and Alfe) by Jones. The work of the group, which has a rabid underground following, synthesizes popular material from television, comics, video games, and advertising, and explodes with color, feeling, and good humor. This book, the first to be created and designed by Paper Rad, is sure to be a collector's item, as it explores the world of one of the most vibrant and original collectives making artwork today.