Encinitas the Last Small Town on Earth: The Collected "Mary-Land" Strips

Encinitas the Last Small Town on Earth: The Collected "Mary-Land" Strips gathers Mary Fleener’s autobiographical comic strips from 2005 onward, originally published in the alternative press. Over its two-issue run, the series captures the quirky, laid-back character of the California coastal town of Encinitas through Fleener’s distinctive, woodcut-inspired linework and deadpan humor. It matters as a loving, offbeat chronicle of a vanishing slice of Americana, preserving the small-town vibe that inspired her long-running "Mary-Land" feature.