The Collected Innocent Bystander

The Collected Innocent Bystander, launched in 1998 from Ollie Ollie! Oxen Free Press, is a singular, self-contained comic by writer-artist Gary Sassaman. This single issue collects Sassaman's acclaimed "Innocent Bystander" strips, originally published in the alternative weekly The Metro, offering a sharp, witty snapshot of urban life and pop culture observation. It stands as a concise artifact of late-1990s indie comics, capturing Sassaman’s distinctive voice in a compact, curated format.