Ben Katchor is part of the second generation of American underground comix - the generation that got its inspiration from the punk scene. Around 1980, he debuted in Raw magazine, and would become one of the people who defined Raw's outlook. His works include various comics for Raw magazine, several publications in newspapers (including New York Press and Miami New Times, among others) and several albums like 'Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer' and 'Cheap Novelties' (1991). Also he did artwork for Escape magazine (UK). Katchor's comics are like a black-and-white dream about the forties, and they are full of high angles looking down on deserted streets, and unnerving close-ups.
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