The Doofus Omnibus

A lowbrow cult favorite for almost 20 years, collected into book form for the first time. Though a longtime cult favorite amongst such cultural luminaries as Dan Clowes, R. Crumb, Terry Zwigoff, Simpsons executive producer George Meyer and others, this is Altergott's first book, collecting most of his oeuvre for the first time. Altergott is a master craftsman with a compulsion for the strange; his most famous character, Doofus—a panty-huffing hillbilly with a Dutchboy hairdo—is the star of this show. Imagine Harmony Korine's film Gummo as a graphic novel drawn in pen and ink (but not written) by Norman Rockwell and starring the Three Stooges. The book collects almost every Doofus story from the character's long history, and features an introduction by Ghost World author Daniel Clowes. With a built-in audience from Doofus's regular appearances in Seattle's Stranger newsweekly, Peter Bagge's bestselling comic book series Hate, numerous comics anthologies and two solo comic books—not to mention years of word of mouth from comics greats like Clowes, Crumb and Zwigoff, all of whom sing Altergott's praises at every opportunity—this first Doofus collection is sure to be a cult favorite amongst intellectuals and philistines alike.

Rick Altergott can claim cultural luminaries R, Crumb, Terry Zwigoff, and Simpsons executive producer George Meyer among his many fans, although this is his first book, collecting over 10 years of work. Altergott is a master of the medium with a compulsion for the strange; his most famous character, Doofus--a panty-huffing hilbilly with a dutchboy harido--is the star of the show. This book collects almost every Doofus story from the character's long history and includes an introduction by Ghost World author Daniel Clowes. This first Doofus collection is sure to be a cult favorite amongst intellectuals and philstines alike.

A graphic novel.

Rick Altergott lives in Seattle with his wife, cartoonist Ariel Bordeaux. Altergott is the unsung genius of American comedy....an amazingly well-crafted conflation of queasy psychology, sub-moronic toilet humor and fine art. (Daniel Clowes, author of Ghost World)