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# From China's Underground Comics Scene: “Watermelon Man”
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/watermelon-man/
- Published: 2019-02-22T21:51:34.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:39:49.000Z
- Description: When the sun sets, things get interesting.
- Author: Zuo Xin
- Tags: Comics, China, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:34 (2019, 2020, part 1)

*Editor’s note: This comic is from the underground comics scene in China, which flies under the radar from the country’s infamous censors. You can support independent Chinese comic artists by contributing to their latest Kickstarter,* [Naked Body: An Anthology of Underground Chinese Comics](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paradisesystems/naked-body-an-anthology-of-underground-chinese-com?ref=hyperallergic.com)*.*

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