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The Soul Rebel

The Soul Rebel

As a kid I remember the sound of America changing; the assassination of Dr. King and the back drop of the anti-war and civil rights movements ra...
Art Superhero
The Tool

The Tool

On  occasion, in life, one meets the irredeemable shithead. The asshole’s asshole. The ass-hat who cannot find his better self. The slack-jawed ...
Art Superhero
The White Gator

The White Gator

There is an old folk truism about baby alligators. The story goes that all kinds of dangers befall baby alligators.  Big fish eat them.  Snappin...
Alligator Art Superhero
The Red Cat

The Red Cat

When I first got there, it seemed everyone around me was a lot freer than I was, as odd as that sounds.  It was a crazily sexy place with gro...
Art Superhero
The Witness

The Witness

Youth is tyranny.  Youth is cruel.  I certainly was.  As a kid, we would often hang unflattering nicknames on each other, often in relation to s...
Art Drawing Collage Superhero
The Devil and Western Avenue

The Devil and Western Avenue

There is an underground industry in Chicago known as the “Midnight Auto.”  Those working and trafficking in this part of the auto industry, deal...
Art Superhero
Bucktown All-Star (Goat Man)

Bucktown All-Star (Goat Man)

My neighborhood, Bucktown, is named for goats;  male goats, specifically.  Four or five decades ago, this neighborhood was almost exclusively Uk...
Art Bucktown Chicago Damen Avenue Goat Superhero
The Orange Spider

The Orange Spider

I once met Louise Bourgeois.  She was a marvelous, elfin, dirty old French lady who made some of the most compelling sculpture and drawings of t...
Art Superhero
The Oil Man

The Oil Man

On April 20th, the worst oil spill catastrophe in human history began.  Today this broken drill bit is still pumping 60,000 barrels of oil a day...
Art New Orleans Oil Spill Superhero
Pink Death

Pink Death

My pal, Penn Jillette, once owned a vehicle named Pink Death.  It was a Ford Bronco painted a color Penn invented called “Stripper Inner Labia P...
Art Penn Jillette Rabbit Superhero
The Fish Man

The Fish Man

I like drawing fish almost as much as birds.  The big cartoony eyes and odd colors and shapes–they are a ton of fun.  As a kid, my friend’s  fat...
Art Fish Japan Superhero Tokyo
The Baby Devil

The Baby Devil

I always enjoy movies about evil children–The Omen, The Bad Seed, The Other and, of course, The Exorcist, featuring Linda Blair painting the loc...
Art Devil Evil Children Horror Movie Superhero