Kaz's Underworld
Encyclopedia
Underworld is an adult-themed comic strip
written and drawn by the artist Kaz since 1992. It runs in many American
alternative weeklies
such as the New York Press
and the SF Bay Guardian
. It features regular characters such as Smoking Cat, Creep Rat, Nuzzle, Petit Mort, and others, interacting within an archetypal inner-city environment. The strip's humor is abstract, with observations such as that God's favorite form of life is the doofus.
Five book collections of Underworld strips have been published by Fantagraphics Books
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Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
written and drawn by the artist Kaz since 1992. It runs in many American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
alternative weeklies
Alternative weekly
An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper, that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of stylized reporting, opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture. Their news coverage is more...
such as the New York Press
New York Press
New York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, that was published from 1988 to 2011. During its lifetime, it was the main competitor to the Village Voice...
and the SF Bay Guardian
San Francisco Bay Guardian
The San Francisco Bay Guardian is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California. The paper is owned mostly by its publisher, Bruce B...
. It features regular characters such as Smoking Cat, Creep Rat, Nuzzle, Petit Mort, and others, interacting within an archetypal inner-city environment. The strip's humor is abstract, with observations such as that God's favorite form of life is the doofus.
Five book collections of Underworld strips have been 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...
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- Underworld: Cruel and Unusual Comics
- Bare Bulbs: Underworld Two
- Ink Punk: Underworld Three
- Duh: Underworld 4
- Underworld 5: My Little Funny