Caricature

Daniel Clowes’s Caricature is a single-issue comic from Fantagraphics, published in 1998, that distills his signature blend of sharp social observation and melancholic humor into a concise, self-contained story. Written and drawn entirely by Clowes, it stands as a compact but potent example of his work from the era, offering a character study that resonates with the off-kilter humanity found in his longer narratives. Though brief, it matters as a focused showcase of Clowes’s ability to create a complete, emotionally complex world in just a few pages.