Five Years of Pain

Boneyard Press’s Five Years of Pain is a single-issue series from 1997 that, despite its title, marks the beginning of a long-running, sporadic publication history. Known for its raw, underground aesthetic, the series is most associated with the transgressive, do-it-yourself ethos of Boneyard Press, a publisher that specialized in boundary-pushing horror and satire. Its enduring presence—spanning decades from a single initial issue—makes it a curious artifact of independent comics, a testament to the cult longevity of a project that began as a brief, intense statement.