Kids subscriptions

Adults subscriptions

FAQ

What is the Lion's Tooth subscription?
  • Lion's Tooth subscription program is a crowdfunding effort to support our indie bookstore café
  • It reflects and translates our mission of offering a curated selection of awesome books and graphic novels!
 
What does the subscription include?
Every month you will get a care package with:
  • A new release (book or graphic novel, you choose)
  • A special treat: cool Lion's Tooth swag or fun stuff from featured artists and collabs (like zines, prints, stickers, you name it!)

​What types of subscriptions are available?
These are the types of subscription available and their prices:
 
Kids subscriptions - graphic novels or illustrated books
Choose one:
  • 0-3 years old
  • 4-7 years old
  • 8-12 years old
  • 13+ years old
And choose the duration of the subscription:
  • Single kids care package - $30 incl. S&H
  • 3-month kids - $80 incl. S&H
  • 6-month kids - $150 incl. S&H
  • 12-month kids - $290 incl. S&H
 
Adults subscriptions
Choose one:
  • Graphic novels
  • Nonfiction books​
And choose the duration of the subscription:
  • Single adults care package - $40 incl. S&H
  • 3-month adults - $100 incl. S&H
  • 6-month adults - $185 incl. S&H
  • 12-month adults - $380 incl. S&H
  
Can I give the subscription to someone as a gift?
Yes! Just enter the address of the person receiving the subscription as the shipping address. You may also request a card and even a special message for them, just let let us know and we will include it in the first package. Feel free to contact us at lionstoothmke@gmail.com with instructions and/or questions
​I got a subscription card like this as a gift. What do I do?
You don't have to do anything! You will start receiving your care packages in the month specified on the card. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions
 
Do the subscriptions renew automatically?
No. We will notify you when your subscription is expiring and you can choose to renew it if you wish
 
Will the book be a surprise? What if I already have it?
It's a surprise, yes, but you can return the book and request a replacement if you already have it

How is this different from buying the book on Amazon?
You get curated goodies with the book. You learn about artists and authors you may not otherwise know. You join our awesome community and support an independently-owned bookstore. You don't help expand Beelzebezos' evil empire. You get an amazing book in a padded envelope with surprise treats, and not in the same box as your bulk toilet paper
 
More questions?
Please contact us (lionstoothmke@gmail.com) with any other questions you may have! 
Examples of the great treats we have sent our subscribers 

Multimedia artist Molly Roberts

Surprise treat: a special edition of The Coloring Book of Spells, a comb bound booklet featuring 22 magical illustrations for their coloring pleasure!
Molly Roberts is a mixed media artist, illustrator, performance artist and author. She shares her passion for the healing potential of art through her vibrant YouTube Community, blog, decks and books.  Her work encourages participants to be vigilant observers of the enchantment present in the natural world and explore their potential as magic makers in their own communities. Molly lives on the shores of Lake Michigan with her Sweetheart and feline familiars. ​

Established artist Francisco Ramirez

Surprise treat: a gorgeous silk-screened and signed print by Francisco Ramirez.
Hey, it’s me Francisco Ramirez, most people call me Fran.
Okay, I graduated from Columbia College of Chicago with a Bachelors in Art with a Major in Art and Design and Minor in Art History. I have been screen printing for a long time now, mostly creating event posters or “gigposters” as some would call it.
My work goes from abstract to absurd, serious to flatout goofballs. Some of my work is collage based and illustrated as well. Matters how I feel that day.
I have work that has been acquired by the Whitney Museum of American Art, National Museum of Estonia and my mom's house.
Follow Fran on Instagram

Zinester Lauren Hamel

Surprise treat: a new zine by Lauren Hamell about thepsychology of The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling.
As an asexual genderfluid creator, Lauren (they/them) explores the intersections of disability, gender, religion and sexuality, bringing it all together with sarcastic humor. Over the years they have published four zines under their name while helping design several others that were published by Who Knows, the small press run by Lauren themself. Recently they've explored other projects such as embroidery and upcycling thrifted stuffed animals to give  them a new "personality". In their spare time, Lauren works on writing their mind-bending horror animated series that they hope to release.

Featured kid artist Mason Unger

Surprise treat: a copy of Mason's mini comic inspired by the videogame character Piggy.
Hi! Mason here. I have been writing and illustrating books most of my life.  My journey started when I was 4 years old and I created a book titled "Rockets" at a school literacy event. That experience inspired me to make more books. My
passion for comics sprouted when I was 5 years-old and I was attending taekwondo classes. A karate character known as Board Breaker popped into my brain. He is featured in many of my comics.

Emerging artist Chandler Hougan

Surprise treats: sticker sheets and lino prints by Chandler Hougan, featuring art inspired by early 1970's songs.
Chandler is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator from Milwaukee. She enjoys combining traditional mediums with graphic design. Chandler loves pattern design, typography, branding and packaging design. She spends her free time playing with her cat, painting and making Pinterest boards.

Milo Miller and QZAP, the Queer Zine Archive Project

​Launched in 2003, QZAP (the Queer Zine Archive Project) initially began as a way of providing activists a way to access information published in queer zines through digitized copies in an online archive. What started as about 20 digitized documents from a collection of 300 has grown to have almost 600 zines online and a physical collection of 2,500+ materials. The collection is mostly zines, but also single page flyers, ephemera like punk patches, buttons and stickers; and a small collection of multimedia formats, including records, audio and video cassettes, and other queer-produced DIY media.
Milo Miller is an active zinemaker and the co-founder of QZAP, the Queer Zine Archive Project.
Beginning with their earliest zines in 1992, their work is a playful lens on queer culture, media and current events. They have produced several serial zines - Nikita’s Boot (1992-93); Mutate (1999-2008); Gendercide (2005-2011); Rumpy Pumpy (2012-present), and a number of stand-alone zines including the cookzine Bananarchy Now; Us Amazonians - A Kirsty MacColl Fanzine; Bootch, Please; Metasnax, and several others.
Milo’s work at QZAP focuses on the importance of the stories and narratives that are told through queer zines in ways and about subjects that are rarely discussed in other forms of queer media. Part of the impact of their work is that they, and their co-founder and other collective members, are explicitly of the communities that are creating the material that they archive. Self-identified as a queer punk zinemaker, they recognize and uplift the notion that their archive is important not just for the preservation and accessibility of the ephemeral material it houses, but also as a place for community building and where folks can come to find themselves and fellow travelers.
Currently, Milo lives in the Milwaukee neighborhood of Riverwest, where they plot non-violent revolution around a boomerang formica table with their nesting partner-in-crime, the cats they co-parent (Kichel and Max), and their pet rock Nigel.

IFeatured Small Press: Radiator Comics​

Radiator Comics is an amazing distro and publisher that produces, promotes and distributes hand-made, self-published and small-press comics that focus on self-expression and storytelling.
Lion’s Tooth subscribers received issues number one of The Plot by Neil Brideau (kids) and Fizzle by Whit Taylor (adults).
Neil Brideau draws comics and runs Radiator Comics in Miami, FL. He has been making minicomics since 2006. Neil worked at Quimby’s Bookstore and was a founding co-organizer of the Chicago Zine Fest and the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE), as well as a juror for the Ignatz Awards.
Follow Neil on Instagram
Whit Taylor is a cartoonist from New Jersey. She likes to make memoir and slice-of-life comics that explore culture, race & ethnicity, mental health, and relationships. When not drawing, she works as a clinical health educator, trying to convince her co-workers of how cool comics are.
Follow Whit on Instagram

April 2022 special treat:
One year celebration zine!

Surprise treat: a special celebration zine in honor of our storefront being open in Bay View for a full year. “One Year With You” is also a recap of what we’ve been up to since we started Lion’s Tooth in July 2019 - it includes profiles of all emerging, established, kid and teen artists we’ve featured so far, as well as group collabs, indie presses and *so many* friends. 

Emerging artist KC (“DARK AGE ONLINE”)

Surprise treat: a phenakistoscope drawn by KC showing a tiger jumping through a flaming hoop - in honor of 2022 being the Year of the Tiger!
KC (“DARK AGE ONLINE”) is a multidisciplinary creator working out of Milwaukee, WI. They currently publish a variety of work under the name OBLIQUE Press. Within OBLIQUE is DARK MATTER, a blog/mailing list discussion group. They also create experimental screen printed apparel and soft goods within the INVISUAL Group studio. INVIS is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of material implementation and product design. Currently they are working on DREAM|DREAM, a guided journal for charting your mind, and a limited release of resin figurines of Latex Animal, a cheeky spin-off of early-2000’s robotic pets. Follow KC on Instagram and visit their website www.darkage.online

Featured kid artist: Ingrid Dixon

Surprise treats: a zine and sticker by 5-year old Ingrid Dixon.
Ingrid Dixon is a self taught preschooler from Milwaukee. Before the pandemic she spent most of her days in play cafes of the left bank (or at least the east side). Currently, she spends a lot of her time drawing. Her biggest influences are cats, dogs, superheroes and cartoon characters. "If you could see inside my mind, all you'd see is Mac and Cheese".

In our January 2022 subscription packages:
dwellephant is BACK!!

We were honored to feature for the second time one of Milwaukee's most beloved artists and an early supporter of Lion's Tooth. Subscribers received a brand new coloring zine and bookmark.
dwellephant was born in a pineapple under the sea but currently lives in Milwaukee, WI. They spent the bulk of the last two years drawing faces on other people's photos of fruit and vegetables. You can see their work at handsome Milwaukee places like Lion's Tooth, Beth Eaton Pottery, Classic Slice Pizza, and the internet. Follow dwellephant on Instagram

Emerging artist Rose Camara

Surprise treats: stickers and a brand new mini comic by Rose Camara, an illustrator and aspiring art historian based in Milwaukee’s lower east side.
Rose Camara is an illustrator and art professional based in Milwaukee’s lower east side. Her artistic practice ranges from multimedia illustrations to inky streams of consciousness. Rose is also an aspiring art historian and currently the Research Assistant for the forthcoming Bronzeville Center for the Arts! She can talk your ear off about the importance of art, art museums, and why many existing art museums need to be dismantled and unpacked. Rose also thinks it’s very important to mention that cats are her favorite. Follow Rose on Instagram

Milwaukee-based visual artist Clark Rendall

Surprise treat: beautiful cards by Milwaukee’s own Clark Rendall, reproducing his new series of prints inspired by Yugoslav "spomeniks", which are on display and for sale at the store until the end of the year. Follow Clark on Instagram
Clark Rendall is a visual artist living and working in Milwaukee. His iconographic screen prints feature symbols from the natural environment, while his abstract landscape paintings involve more experimental techniques including pouring, dragging and papercutting. Clark’s work has been featured in various group exhibitions in New York, the Bay Area, and Milwaukee. In addition to being an artist, Clark also practices and teaches interior design, and is a member of Dark Psychic, a post-punk band. For more visit clarkrendall.com.
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