This series offers a glimpse into the formative years of a celebrated comic artist's career. Follow their artistic journey from university newspapers to the debut of their own comic book. The illustrations capture the spirit of the era, showcasing witty observations on student life and the creator's early professional endeavors. It's a nostalgic and artistically compelling exploration of the origins of a significant voice in comics.
The Collegiate Hepcats reprints all the earliest Hepcats work, from Wagner's formative cartoons in the University of Houston newspaper, up to the debut of Hepcats in The Daily Texan at the University of Texas (June 1, 1987, all the way to the 1989 premiere issue of the comic book itself. Special Edition limited to 500 copies.