Michael Diana Comix
- Artist/Author/Producer: Michael Christopher Diana
- Confronting Bodies: State of Florida
- Dates of action: April 1993+
- Location: Florida and USA
- Description of the Art Work
- Underground comic books "that laugh at society while poking fun at its
ills. Chock full of obscenity and smut." (Hunt Comix advertising flyer)
- Description of incident
- Michael Christopher Diana was charged by the state of Florida on three
counts of criminal misdemeanor. The charges were: 1) Publication of lewd
or obscene material; 2) Distribution of lewd or obscene material; 3)
Advertising for the sale of lewd or obscene material. The materials in
question were "Boiled Angel" magazine issues #7 & #8.
- Results of incident
- The artist plead innocent to all charges at the first hearing on April 19,
1993. On June 7 he was granted a continuance to July 17, 1993 for a
pre-trial hearing. The trial date was eventually set at January 13, 1994.
No further information on the trial was submitted. Mike Hunt Comix are
currently available by mail order.
Source: Michael Christopher Diana