The Best Comics of the Decade #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects a selection of notable comic stories from the first half of the 1980s, as curated by Fantagraphics. It features work from various alternative and underground cartoonists, offering a snapshot of the era's creative range outside mainstream superhero fare. The anthology includes contributions from creators such as R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, and others who defined the decade's independent comics scene.
In "Daily Strip," Bill Griffith steps back from his syndicated comic, using the vacation to reflect on his place in a world that often overlooks his work. With the surreal presence of Zippy the Pinhead and the enigmatic Lady, the story unfolds in a series of absurdist vignettes, including a surreal encounter with a Toll Booth Operator, as Griffith navigates the quiet tension between artistic integrity and public indifference.
Jerry Mack Wyatt, a married minister, is stirred by a quiet revelation—his old friend Evan Bond has come out and is now drawing cartoons for a gay newspaper. As he reads the piece, long-buried memories of a painful, forbidden connection with Evan flood back, tangled with the presence of Evan’s younger brother, Ollie, and the quiet judgment of Brother Riley. The past surfaces in fragments: a shared moment on a porch, the weight of silence, and the quiet ache of a love that never had a name.
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