The Job Thing

Carol Tyler’s The Job Thing is a single-issue comic from Fantagraphics, published in 1993, that distills the artist’s sharp, personal storytelling into a focused meditation on workplace drudgery and resilience. Tyler, both writer and artist, brings her signature blend of wry humor and emotional depth to a narrative that feels both specific and universal. Though brief, this comic stands as an early, essential example of her acclaimed autobiographical work, marking a key moment in the alternative comics landscape of the 1990s.