The Mundane Adventures of Dishman

From 1985 to 1994, John MacLeod (credited as JFC) wrote and drew all ten issues of The Mundane Adventures of Dishman for an independent publisher, crafting a singularly low-key superhero saga. The series follows a hero whose name and premise promise the ordinary, focusing on the quiet, everyday struggles of a character who is less a caped crusader and more a reluctant participant in small-scale, personal conflicts. MacLeod’s consistent, hands-on creative control gives the entire run a unified, idiosyncratic voice, making it a cult curiosity for fans of offbeat, character-driven indie comics from the era. It matters as a deliberate, charming subversion of superhero conventions, long before such deconstructions became commonplace.