band called The Spines in which he sings and plays the Electric Autoharp, an unusual instrument for punk. He is joined in The Spines by bass player Bunny Hirsch and drummer Rich Kabot. The Spines broke up and re-formed as the Pepper Kings with new membership. He had previously been in the bands Horror Planet and Bozo Shmo. Personal life Arena resides in New York City. He has been in a relationship with Ron Grunewald since 1986. Works Books The Book of Boy Trouble 2: Born to Trouble, edited by Robert Kirby and David Kelly, Green Candy Press, October 2008 The Book of Boy Trouble, edited by Robert Kirby and David Kelly, Green Candy Press; 1st edition (September 28, 2006) Boy Trouble, edited by Robert Kirby and David Kelly, Boy Trouble Books, 2005, What's Right?: Graphic Interpretations Against Censorship, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2003, What's Wrong?, edited by Robin Fisher, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002, Queer Zines 2, edited by A.A. Bronson and Philip Aarons, Printed Matter Press, 2013, Film As Director Green Pubes, 1995 As Actor The Lollipop Generation directed by G.B. Jones, 2008 References External links Anonymous Boy on My Space American comics artists Underground cartoonists American comics writers Queercore LGBT comics creators Living people Year of birth uncertain 1960s births 21st-century LGBT people