Milk

Milk is one half of Evan Dorkin's anarchic duo Milk and Cheese — sentient, foul-tempered dairy products prone to explosive, comedic violence against anyone who annoys them. Together they rampage through everyday frustrations with gleeful, over-the-top mayhem.

Few characters in indie comics carry a name as deceptively simple as Milk — yet this Slave Labor creation, debuting in 1989's Cerebus Bi-Weekly #20 under Deni Loubert, has carved out a genuinely cult corner of the Copper and Modern Age underground. Appearing most prominently in Milk and Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad and Dork, Milk has kept wild company over the decades — sharing pages with the likes of Madman, Frank Einstein, and Martha Washington, a rogues' gallery of indie comics royalty that tells you everything about the irreverent, creator-driven world this character inhabits. With 28 catalog appearances stretching across an impressive 32 years, Milk is a testament to the staying power of Slave Labor's scrappy, anarchic spirit — exactly the kind of deep-cut gem that rewards the curious collector.