Reading the varying underground
comics, were very raw in their reading. Some were quite offensive like Mr.
Natural, which was very out front with sex and race. But I would say the
underground comics I did enjoy were more of the personal story ones. Particularly
from the gay and lesbian comics. A lot of the personal stories were intimate
with humor mixed in between, which made for a more conversational
approach. The personal stories also
really gave a look into the culture at the time and really gave the comic life
without just trying to be brash and offensive, but rather really just tell a
story.
But I really do not know how to go
about discussing the underground comics. Some of them like Mr. Natural have
points in which I do find hilarious and parts where I find it completely
offensive just to be that. Which for me is annoying, I can understand being
offensive when it is making a point about culture or politics. But at times the
comics seem to just want to get a kick out of the audience’s disgust. So really
I feel this era of comics leaves me out of touch. I’m outside of that generation;
I don’t fully understand what it is all about. I comprehend the history and
what happened during that time. But I
have never experienced it, that’s why I enjoyed the personal stories more especially
from the gay and lesbian comics, because that is happening now. Coming out of
the closet is no longer private; most of my friends came out at a very young
age. So reading the personal stories I think of my friends. But the other stuff I feel a disconnect, like
I’m missing a piece of the puzzle.
So all in all, I’m shrugging my
shoulders at the underground.
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