Stinz

In the late 1980s, Fantagraphics published this four-issue comic series by creator Donna Barr, a thoughtful, character-driven fantasy set in an alternate world where centaurs are the dominant civilization. The story follows Stinz Brauer, a centaur soldier grappling with duty, identity, and the tension between his pastoral homeland and the encroaching pressures of a human-influenced modern world. Barr’s expressive black-and-white artwork and nuanced storytelling earned the series a devoted following, making it a quietly influential work in independent comics that blends mythology with social commentary.