Underworld is an adult-themed

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written and drawn by the artist Kaz since 1992. It runs in many

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alternative weeklies such as the '' New York Press'' and the '' SF Bay Guardian''. It features regular characters such as Smoking Cat, Sam Snuff, Creep Rat, Nuzzle, Petit Mort, and others, interacting within an archetypal inner-city environment. The strip's humor is often abstract, with observations such as that God's favorite form of life is the

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. Six book collections of ''Underworld'' strips have been published by

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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'' * ''Underworld: From Hoboken to Hollywood'' - omnibus collection.

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