Tecopa Jane

In the sun-scorched, hallucinatory landscape of Tecopa, California, Molly Kiely’s Tecopa Jane (2000–present, Fantagraphics) follows the misadventures of a desert-dwelling, beer-swilling protagonist navigating a world of eccentric locals and surreal, often darkly comedic situations. Kiely’s lush, expressive artwork and deadpan storytelling define this singular, one-issue series, which stands as a cult artifact of early-2000s alternative comics for its unflinching, offbeat portrait of a woman’s life on the margins.