Desperate Times
Image · 2004 · 2 issues
About the series
Chris Eliopoulos’s Desperate Times (2004–present, Image) is a two-issue series that distills the comic book creator’s experience into a sharp, self-aware satire. Written and drawn entirely by Eliopoulos, it follows a frustrated cartoonist navigating the absurdities of the industry—publishers, deadlines, and the struggle for creative integrity. A brief but pointed commentary from a creator who knows the territory intimately, it stands as a wry snapshot of the comics world’s pressures and pitfalls.