Stainless Steel Armadillo

Stainless Steel Armadillo, launched by Antarctic Press in 1995 and continuing intermittently with six issues, is a scrappy, offbeat action-comedy series most frequently written by Elin Winkler, Kuni Kimura, and Ryukihei, with art by Pat Kelley and Ryukihei. The title character—a wisecracking, armored marsupial—anchors a gonzo, punk-rock universe of anthropomorphic animals and absurdist sci-fi violence. Though a cult oddity, it stands as a spirited example of the creator-driven, humor-infused indie comics that thrived in the mid-1990s.