Doofus (comics)
Encyclopedia
Doofus is an alternative comic
by Rick Altergott
about two foolish creeps, Doofus and his pal Henry Hotchkiss, and their adventures in Flowertown USA. Admirers of Doofus praise it as one of the 20th century's last great humor strips.
Doofus has appeared in various publications, including the Seattle Stranger, Heavy Metal
, and comic book
s published by Fantagraphics Books
such as Doofus, Doofus Omnibus, Raisin Pie and later issues of Hate
.
Alternative comics
Alternative comics defines a range of American comics that have appeared since the 1980s, following the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Alternative comics present an alternative to "mainstream" superhero comics which in the past have dominated the US comic book industry...
by Rick Altergott
Rick Altergott
Rick Altergott is a professional illustrator and cartoonist, residing in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, with his wife, fellow cartoonist Ariel Bordeaux. Their collaborative comic book Raisin Pie is published by Fantagraphics....
about two foolish creeps, Doofus and his pal Henry Hotchkiss, and their adventures in Flowertown USA. Admirers of Doofus praise it as one of the 20th century's last great humor strips.
Doofus has appeared in various publications, including the Seattle Stranger, Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal (magazine)
Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica. In the mid-1970s, while publisher Leonard Mogel was in Paris to jump-start the French edition of National Lampoon, he discovered the French...
, and comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s published by Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, graphic novels, and the adult-oriented Eros Comix imprint...
such as Doofus, Doofus Omnibus, Raisin Pie and later issues of Hate
Hate (comic)
Hate is a semi-autobiographical comic book by writer-artist Peter Bagge. First published by Fantagraphics in 1990 it ran for 30 issues, and was one of the best-selling alternative comics of the 1990s, at its height selling 30,000 copies an issue...
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