Doug

A product of the early-'90s Fantagraphics underground, Doug made his entrance in Cereal Killings #4 in 1993, brought to life by the distinctive pen of James Sturm. This compact but characterful run — spanning just a handful of years and a tight cluster of appearances — places Doug squarely in the offbeat, creator-driven corner of the Copper/Modern Age that Fantagraphics championed so well. He shares his peculiar world with an wonderfully named cast including Scarecrow, Carbunkle, and Snip, the kind of ensemble that signals something delightfully strange is going on. If you love the era when alternative comics were at their most adventurous and idiosyncratic, Doug is a small but genuine piece of that legacy worth tracking down.