Paul the Samurai

In the early 1990s, New England Comics introduced the short-lived Paul the Samurai, a three-issue series that blended absurdist humor with martial-arts tropes. Written primarily by Ben Edlund, Dave Garcia, and Monica Sharp, with art from Garcia and Edlund, the series is a quirky artifact of its era, showcasing the offbeat creativity that defined the publisher's early output. It matters as a lesser-known but charming example of the indie-comics scene's willingness to experiment with genre and tone.