“Paper Jam” explores the history of minicomics from the 1990s to the present, examining the close relationship between minicomics and zines and considering arguments made for distinguishing between them. I consider how minicomic-makers are depicted in 1990s alternative comics and pay attention to the Riot Grrrl movement and Sarah Dyer, who brought a zine sensibility to Action Girl Comics. Key modes of distribution (the postal service) and production (copy shops) are analyzed, and I read Jessica Abel’s short story “The Junkie” (1992–1993) as reflecting on the mythologization of copy shops as sites of countercultural dissidence. The last section observes how minicomics have changed in the twenty-first century, with a rise in minicomics made by Risograph duplication. I summarize the prominence of artisanal minicomics, expensively produced to professional standards, though still part of a micro-economy where the generation of profit is not the priority of minicomic-makers.