Zippy's Day

Zippy's Day
by Bill Griffith

This brilliant little five-page comic, drawn in 1977 and featured in Zippy Stories (Last Gasp, 1986), features meticulous shading and cross-hatching by artist Griffith. 

Although word-less, it ably presents themes of humor, affection, a shade of pathos, and (in the darker scenes) even a bit of disquiet. In its draftsmanship and plotting, it is markedly superior to most of the indie comics being published nowadays.