The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson #2

The second volume in Fantagraphics' deep-dive into the wild world of underground comix legend S. Clay Wilson, Demons and Angels announces itself with a cover that's genuinely hard to forget — a black-and-white photo of a wide-eyed man peering over the edge of a surface, behind which stretches a vivid red field densely packed with repeating skull-and-crossbones motifs in pink and yellow. It's a playful, slightly unnerving image that feels perfectly suited to Wilson's reputation for pushing boundaries. At $34.99, this 2015 collection looks like a thorough and lovingly assembled tribute to one of underground comics' most distinctive voices.