Den

Richard Corben’s Den (1984–present, Catalan Communications) returns to the sword-and-sorcery world of his earlier underground classic, following the adventures of a modern man transformed into a muscular barbarian in a fantastical realm. Over the course of its initial two-issue run, Corben served as both writer and artist, bringing his signature hyper-detailed, visceral style to this grimly imaginative fantasy epic. The series matters as a key chapter in Corben’s influential body of work, bridging his underground comix roots with a more polished, full-color epic that helped define mature fantasy comics in the 1980s.