Optimism of Youth: The Underground Work of Jack Jackson

A single-issue retrospective from Fantagraphics, Optimism of Youth collects the earliest, long-out-of-print underground comix work of the legendary Jaxon (Jack Jackson). Published in 1991, this volume showcases the raw, formative years of a creator who would go on to shape both the underground comix movement and graphic historical narrative. It’s an essential document for understanding the roots of a singular American cartoonist.