I Used to be an Underground Comic Artist

 For many years, one of the things that I did was produce an underground comic strip titled "Urban Street Guitarist." The strip debuted in a Hartford-based free newspaper named "Bubcus." Through the years, it ran in several other newspapers, including the Hartford Undercurrent and the Willimantic Chronicle.

As the newspaper business began transitioning into the digital format, I began focusing more on writing articles, and USG has taken a long break. "Zap" comics, the "Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers", R.Crumb, Walt Disney, "Little Lulu" and "Archie" comics were big influences.

Here are four Urban Street Guitarist strips, from the early-2000s.

                                       

'The Iguana'..A character that I haven't developed enough. This strip was done more than ten years ago.