Scarecrow

A quirky character appearing in James Sturm's offbeat Fantagraphics anthology Cereal Killings, this Scarecrow is part of an eccentric ensemble cast alongside Burt, Carbunkle, Snip, Doug, and Shirland in the early-'90s alternative comics underground.

A creature of the early '90s indie underground, this Scarecrow stalks the pages of Fantagraphics' offbeat Cereal Killings, conjured by cartoonist James Sturm in 1993. Part of a wonderfully strange cast that includes Burt, Carbunkle, Snip, Doug, and Shirland, this character belongs to the kind of quirky, boundary-pushing comics that made Fantagraphics a beacon for alternative voices during the Copper/Modern Age. With only a handful of appearances across a short-lived but memorable run, Scarecrow is a genuine curio — the sort of find that makes digging through indie back-issue bins so rewarding for collectors who love comics that colored well outside the mainstream lines.