Ls Land Issue 25 Access

Given the niche print run (only 1,500 copies), Ls Land Issue 25 is already becoming difficult to find. Here are the recommended channels:

Note: Beware of third-party resellers on auction sites. Due to the hype around Issue 25, counterfeit copies printed on low-quality paper have begun circulating. The genuine article has a holographic acre-foot watermark on page 89.

Longtime readers will note a shift. Ls Land Issue 24 (the “Infrastructure” issue) was criticized for being too abstract, with essays that felt like they were written by algorithm. Issue 25 reverses course. There is a raw, diaristic quality to many submissions. The anonymous squatter’s diary, in particular, feels like a direct rebuke to the bloodless theory of previous years. Ls Land Issue 25

However, the issue is not without its weak points. The “Sonic Territories” section—which includes QR codes to field recordings from abandoned quarries—falls flat. The audio loops are indistinguishable from ambient noise, and the accompanying texts are overly reliant on jargon like “acoustic colonialism.” One wishes the editors had cut this section to make room for more of Pascoe’s fiction.

Ls Land Issue 25 is many things: a collector’s unicorn, a censorship battleground, a fandom fracture point, and a deeply personal work of psychological horror. It is not the best-written issue of the series (many would give that honor to Issue 18, "The Memory Peddler"), but it is undoubtedly the most important. Given the niche print run (only 1,500 copies),

For better or worse, Ls Land before Issue 25 and Ls Land after Issue 25 are two different comics. And in an industry often accused of stagnation, that kind of transformative rupture—no matter how uncomfortable—is rare, valuable, and absolutely worth your attention.

Have you read Ls Land Issue 25? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Looking for a copy? Check our collector’s marketplace for verified LS25-U listings. Note: Beware of third-party resellers on auction sites

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If you are looking to purchase Ls Land Issue 25, prepare for sticker shock. The print run was limited to 5,000 copies due to the distribution bans. Of those, only 2,500 were the uncensored first printing.

Current estimated market value (as of 2025):

Beware of forgeries. The uncensored version’s Page 17 has a specific printer’s mark (a tiny "L" hidden in the bottom right corner’s shading). Reputable sellers on forums like the LS Land Subreddit offer authentication guides.