Spain #1

This substantial 2017 Fantagraphics volume showcases the bold, densely inked work of underground comics legend Spain, whose cover art delivers a striking grid of noir-flavored panels featuring intense close-ups of characters in tense conversation alongside a vivid cityscape sequence below. The black-and-white artwork crackles with energy — thick linework, expressive faces, and gritty urban detail all bearing Spain's unmistakable hand as both penciler and inker. At $29.99, it's a generous collection that gives readers a real sense of the raw, confrontational style that made Spain's work so distinctive.