The Amazing Cynicalman

Matt Feazell’s long-running, one-issue series for Eclipse Comics is a minimalist, self-published-style oddity that launched in 1987 and continues to this day. Written and drawn entirely by Feazell, The Amazing Cynicalman stars a perpetually unimpressed, stick-figure hero whose deadpan, low-key adventures parody superhero conventions with a wry, underground-comix sensibility. Its enduring appeal lies in its charmingly crude art and sharp, economical humor, proving that a single, consistent creator can sustain a cult-favorite character for decades with nothing more than a pen and a cynical worldview.