Returns to Normal

In Returns to Normal (1994–present), Random House launched a single-issue comic that explores the quiet, surreal aftermath of a world-altering event, focusing on everyday life readjusting to an uncanny new normal. The series is notable for its meditative tone and slice-of-life approach to speculative fiction, with the debut issue establishing a mood of gentle dislocation. Though brief in its run, it stands as a thoughtful, understated artifact of mid-90s independent publishing.