The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D.

Dash Shaw’s The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D. is a singular, one-issue comic from Fantagraphics (2009–present) that distills his distinctive, minimalist linework and offbeat sensibility into a single, self-contained story. As both writer and artist, Shaw presents a strange, futuristic premise—a man without clothes in a distant century—that reads less like a conventional narrative and more like a quiet, surreal meditation on isolation and time. This brief but memorable release stands as a compact example of Shaw’s early, idiosyncratic voice in alternative comics, offering a glimpse into the kind of deeply personal, genre-bending work that would define his subsequent career.