Gil Kane's Savage

Gil Kane’s Savage (1982, Fantagraphics) is a single-issue, black-and-white comics magazine that showcases the legendary artist at his most primal. Co-written by Kane and Archie Goodwin, this oversized one-shot follows a lone man battling for survival in a prehistoric world, with Kane’s dynamic, muscular linework bringing every brutal encounter to life. A landmark for Fantagraphics’ early forays into original genre material, it stands as a raw, personal statement from one of comics’ most kinetic stylists.