Ali Baba: Scourge of the Desert

Ali Baba: Scourge of the Desert, a two-issue series from Caliber Press launched in 1992, reimagines the classic folk hero as a grim, desert-dwelling avenger. Published during the early-'90s indie comics boom, the series is most associated with its writer, who crafted a dark, sword-and-sorcery take on the character. Though brief, it stands as a distinctive, cult-favorite revision of the Arabian Nights mythos.