Johnny, the Homicidal Maniac

Jhonen Vasquez’s darkly comic masterpiece, Johnny, the Homicidal Maniac, ran for seven issues from 1995 to 1998 under Slave Labor Graphics. Written and drawn entirely by Vasquez, the series follows the misadventures of a deeply unstable young man whose violent tendencies are matched only by his sardonic worldview and bizarre home-improvement projects. A cornerstone of 1990s alternative comics, it blends nihilistic humor with striking, scratchy artwork, cementing Vasquez’s reputation as a singular voice in the medium.