The Wretch

In the late 1990s, Phillip Hester wrote and drew this six-issue series for Slave Labor Graphics, a darkly comic fantasy about a down-on-his-luck man who takes a job as a live-in caretaker for a mysterious, monstrous creature. The story blends horror and offbeat humor as it explores the strange domestic arrangement between its two central characters. Hester’s moody, expressive artwork and sharp dialogue give the series a distinctive indie-comics feel, making it a cult favorite for fans of character-driven weird tales.