Alias the Cat!

Kim Deitch’s Alias the Cat! is a singular, sprawling graphic novel from Pantheon (2007), blending autobiography, comic history, and surreal fantasy. Deitch, the sole writer and artist, spins a labyrinthine tale of a mysterious cat costume, a forgotten 1920s cartoonist, and the strange intersections of his own life with the medium’s past. This work stands as a deeply personal, idiosyncratic masterpiece from one of underground comix’s most distinctive voices.