The Impending Gleam

A surreal, one-shot comic from 1981 published by Jonathan Cape, The Impending Gleam stands as a singular, deadpan oddity in the artist's bibliography. Created entirely by Glen Baxter, the book distills his signature style—absurdist text panels paired with deceptively simple, vintage-looking drawings—into a single, sustained joke about adventure, menace, and the mundane. Its lasting significance lies in its pure, uncompromising example of Baxter's unique humor, a cult touchstone that remains unlike anything else in comics.