The Complete Eightball (Issue Numbers 1-18)

A comprehensive hardcover collection of Eightball issues #1–18, this 2022–present Fantagraphics volume gathers the formative first half of Daniel Clowes's landmark anthology series. Known for its darkly satirical, psychologically acute stories and evolving artistic style, the book captures Clowes's early genius—from the unsettling suburban grotesques of Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron to the deadpan absurdity of his short-form comics. Essential for understanding the rise of alternative comics in the 1990s, it preserves a pivotal moment when a single creator reshaped the medium's possibilities.