The Pain: When Will It End?

Timothy Kreider's single-issue comic, published by Fantagraphics in 2004, distills a raw, existential howl into a starkly personal meditation on suffering. The work captures a specific moment in early-2000s alternative comics, where Kreider's distinctive, expressive linework and unflinching prose confront the question of enduring pain with dark humor and unsettling honesty. Though a standalone release, its impact lingers as a potent, compact artifact of confessional cartooning.