Critters #50

Critters reaches its milestone 50th issue with a cover by Ken Macklin that captures the anthology's anarchic spirit perfectly — two anthropomorphic animal gunslingers in cowboy hats blaze away atop a rearing paint horse, all while a massive, menacing reptile surges up from below against a stormy desert sky. The roster of contributors is as impressive as the image itself, with talents like Sergio Aragonés, Stan Sakai, Ty Templeton, and many more packed into this oversized celebration (the cover even teases "a dancing horse and a super-powered bunnyrabbit"). For fans of Fantagraphics' irreverent funny-animal universe, this is a genuinely satisfying landmark issue.