The Desert Peach Collection
MU Press · 1993–1994 · 6 issues
About the series
The Desert Peach Collection is a six-issue limited series from 1993–1994, published by MU Press, that reprints the acclaimed, offbeat solo adventures of a gentle, eccentric German officer in North Africa during World War II. Spinning off from the creator-owned series Donna Barr's Desert Peach, this collection showcases Barr's distinctive blend of historical detail, character-driven humor, and humanist themes, offering a compassionate, often surreal look at war from an unlikely perspective. It remains a beloved cult artifact of the early-1990s independent comics scene, valued for its singular voice and refusal to romanticize conflict.