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Mad Peck Studios A Twenty-Year Retrospective by the Mad Peck #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection celebrates two decades of work by the underground cartoonist known as Mad Peck, featuring a retrospective of his distinctive and often provocative comic art from the late 1960s through the 1980s. Published by Dolphin/Doubleday in 1987, the volume gathers a wide selection of strips, illustrations, and covers that showcase Peck's satirical style and countercultural themes. It serves as a comprehensive overview of his career, highlighting his contributions to the alternative comics scene.
"Chapter 1: Everybody's Gotta Start Somewhere" offers a raw, self-aware look at the early days of The Mad Peck’s career, spotlighting four sharp, self-deprecating "The Burn of The Week" two-pagers and a brief, surreal glimpse into the two-page "Flying Femmes" series. With every aspect of the interior and cover crafted by The Mad Peck alone—writing, art, inking, and lettering—it’s a rare, fully realized solo vision from 1987, complete with a tongue-in-cheek "Monster Bargains" ad for Nation Lampoon.
In "Chapter 1: Everybody's Gotta Start Somewhere," a young cartoonist named Jo navigates the chaotic early days of their career, balancing absurd freelance gigs with the quiet hope of making something real. With a mix of deadpan humor and surreal charm, the story captures the messy, uncertain spark of creative beginnings—complete with a memorable lampoon ad and a pair of gloriously awkward one-page gags.
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