Real Smut

Published by Fantagraphics from 1992 to 1993, Real Smut ran for six issues as a raw, autobiographical comic series primarily written by Dennis P. Eichhorn and illustrated by a rotating team including Holly Tuttle, John Heebink, and Patrick Finney. The series stars Eichhorn himself, recounting his own often-ribald real-life experiences with a confessional, no-holds-barred honesty that helped define the 1990s alternative-comics movement. Its unflinching blend of personal memoir and adult themes made it a distinctive voice in the era's underground comics scene.