Matt Wagner

A minor but intriguing figure in the early pages of Drawn & Quarterly's landmark debut, Matt Wagner stepped onto the scene in 1990 — right at the dawn of one of alternative comics' most celebrated publishers — courtesy of creator P. Bagge. With only a handful of catalog appearances, he's a fleeting presence in the intimate, diaristic world of titles like Peepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt, sharing those confessional pages with the likes of Joe Matt, Trish, and Bernie Mireault. For collectors with a passion for the underground-inflected alternative comics renaissance of the early '90s, tracking down these early Drawn & Quarterly issues is a rewarding dig into the genre's roots.