Doofus

Rick Altergott’s Doofus is a short-lived, two-issue Fantagraphics series from the mid-1990s, following the absurd misadventures of its titular character and the hapless Henry Hotchkiss. A showcase for Altergott’s distinctive, off-kilter cartooning, the comic embodies the era’s alternative-comics spirit with its deadpan humor and low-key weirdness. It’s a cult oddity that captures a singular, unpolished creative voice.