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unusual facts about underground comics



Andrea Pazienza

He later participated to such editorial experiences as Cannibale, Il Male and Frigidaire, where he created hundreds of comics with his unique and unmatched style, grown out of American underground comics (as represented by visionaries like Rick Griffin and Victor Moscoso), Italian Renaissance art and Walt Disney comics.

Bill Camfield

The character acquired legendary status in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and is fondly remembered by his many now grown-up fans, including actor/director Bill Paxton (who used “Slam-Bang Theatre” footage in his film Frailty, a murder mystery set in 1960s Fort Worth) and underground comics artists Mack White and Gary Panter (both of whom mention Icky Twerp on their websites).

Heroes, Inc. Presents Cannon

These comics, along with such titles by other publishers as Star Reach (1974), Big Apple Comix (1975), and American Splendor (1976), helped bridge the gap between the countercultural underground comics and traditional mainstream fare, providing genre stories for an adult audience.


see also

History of American comics

Alternative comics, successors of underground comics, develop in line with Art Spiegelman and his Maus.

Young Lust

Young Lust (comics), an underground comics anthology series co-founded by Bill Griffith