Stig

Stig is the hapless protagonist of Ty Templeton's cult indie series, a sardonic everyman who finds himself navigating a darkly comic, Dante-inspired underworld in this irreverent underground title from 1984.

Born in the fertile indie underground of 1984, Stig is Ty Templeton's Bronze Age creation — a character whose very own title, Stig's Inferno, announced an irreverent, distinctly alternative voice arriving just as the direct-market scene was exploding with bold new possibilities. The title's long shadow stretches a remarkable 37 years in the catalog, a testament to the character's staying power in the hearts of devoted readers. Stig keeps genuinely eclectic company — sharing pages with the likes of Harvey Pekar, Hunter Rose, and Scott Pilgrim — a roster that speaks to how comfortably this character sits at the crossroads of indie comics royalty. If you love the scrappy, creator-owned spirit that made the '80s small-press scene so electrifying, Stig is exactly the kind of discovery worth chasing down.