Tales Designed to Thrizzle

Michael Kupperman's Tales Designed to Thrizzle (2009–2012) is a surreal, two-issue series from Fantagraphics that gleefully deconstructs comic book conventions through absurdist humor. The writer/artist Kupperman, best known for his deadpan, retro-style illustrations, populates these pages with unlikely recurring figures like Albert Einstein, who appears in bizarre, non-educational contexts. This brief but distinctive run matters as a showcase of Kupperman's singular comedic vision, blending vintage art aesthetics with modern, off-kilter storytelling.