Youth in Decline returns with Caroline Cash's MY SUMMER DIARY and PEEPEEPOOPOO lighters

Indie zine maker  Youth in Decline is back after a six-year hibernation with Eisner- and Ignatz-winning cartoonist Caroline Cash's longest comic book drop yet, My Summer Diary, co-published with Secret Headquarters. 

Cash revealed the new title (once again) on Instagram, sharing some first-look images and joking that she'd "managed to talk Ryan out of retirement" for her next release, My Summer Diary. Cash's longest work to date, the book collects 90 pages of previously unseen diary comics - including a glimpse into the creation of one of the Bubbleline Adventure Time comics - and will officially debut on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at the Brooklyn Expo of Comics, at Table 8. 

For Cash fans who can't attend the Expo, it will also be available for purchase at select comic shops (Quimbys, Hello Comics, and more) and can be preordered for $18 through SHQ's shop.

Read the official description below:

In her longest comics work to date, award-winning cartoonist Caroline Cash invites readers along for first dates, beach trips, and directly into her creative process. This book was written and drawn as a true diary with Caroline capturing each day of Summer 2025 across days and nights in Philly, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles. Queer intimacy, Adventure Time, Eisner Awards, and bed bugs - readers will be charmed by Caroline's hilarious cartooning and emotional realness.

Check out the cover below:

YD is back

YD is known as the home of "lovely and strange" zines, comics, and games. While the publisher hasn't been actively publishing for several years due to "navigating pandemic production challenges and family caregiving," it previously built a reputation "supporting diverse and unique stories" from talented creators worldwide, and prioritizing fair, prompt creator pay with every release, according to its "About Us" page.

After a quiet period, YD is relaunching with a new co-publisher, Secret Headquarters, "combining YD's editorial and creative direction with SHQ's incredible store, retailer network, and savvy production knowledge." Just announced, their first book together is Cash's My Summer Diary,  which YD calls Cash's "rawest, realest" and most direct work yet, and the "perfect" kickoff for its next chapter.

More books, goods, and new issues of Frontier are planned for 2027 and beyond, with SHQ handling distribution through its shop and independent retailers. To mark the return, YD is also releasing a t-shirt with art by Jonny Negron and fresh 2026 lettering by Michael DeForge, and, yes, PeePeePooPoo lighters ($6).

Check out the lighters below:

The Brooklyn Expo of Comics runs Nov. 14–15, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. both days, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Admission is free.