Peepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt

Joe Matt's brutally honest autobiographical series, published by Kitchen Sink Press, launched in 1991 as a raw, diary-style comic that laid bare the creator's neuroses, obsessive-compulsive habits, and strained relationships. Over its single issue, Matt established himself as a key figure in the alternative comics movement, using stark, expressive linework to document his own failings with unflinching self-deprecation. The book remains a landmark for its unvarnished approach to confessional storytelling, influencing a generation of cartoonists who followed his lead in mining personal life for comic material.