Halsted Street: Torment & Drama from the Hog Butcher

Skip Williamson’s Halsted Street: Torment & Drama from the Hog Butcher is a raw, one-issue comic from Kitchen Sink Press (1990) that captures the gritty underbelly of Chicago life. Williamson, the most frequent artist associated with the series, brings his signature underground-comix edge to this snapshot of urban despair and dark humor. Though brief, it stands as a stark, memorable artifact of the early-’90s alternative comics scene.