Critters #2

Fantagraphics' Critters #2 from 1986 continues to showcase the anthology's appealing mix of funny-animal storytelling, with a dapper anthropomorphic fox in a green trenchcoat dominating the warm orange cover alongside a circular inset of cheerful duck and green creature characters — cover art by Sag and Freddy Milton. Inside, Steve Gallacci continues "Birthright," the second chapter of his six-part saga, while the issue also previews Mike Kazaleh's "Captain Jack" and introduces Freddy Milton's "Gnuff." Three distinct creative voices in a single issue make this a satisfying sampler of what made Critters such a welcoming home for anthropomorphic comics in the mid-'80s.