The Envelope Manufacturer

Chris Oliveros’s The Envelope Manufacturer is a brief, two-issue series from Drawn & Quarterly, published between 1998 and 2006. Written and drawn entirely by Oliveros, the series stands as a singular, early example of the publisher’s commitment to offbeat, creator-driven work. Its quiet, meticulous focus on an unlikely subject marks a distinctive moment in the alternative comics landscape of the late 1990s and early 2000s.