The Complete Neat Stuff #1

Peter Bagge's wildly expressive linework takes center stage on this two-volume Fantagraphics slipcased set, collecting all fifteen issues of Neat Stuff in one handsome package. The cover features a grinning, rubbery-faced character sprawled in a green chair, surrounded by stacked boxes of records (45s and LPs), a typewriter, a television, comics, and toys — a perfect snapshot of Bagge's gleefully cluttered, pop-culture-obsessed sensibility. For fans of alternative comics, this 2016 collection is a thoroughly satisfying way to experience the full run of one of underground comix's most energetic series.