Underground Comics

This week I read over Mr. Natural, Tits and Clits, Zap, and Gay Comix

I have to say that they were quite a collection of odd, sometimes grotesque displays, and very often offensive and then, significantly more rare there were some that were touching, education, and heartwarming... or at least, comforting in some manner. Those touching ones was limited to Gay, and Tits.

Mr. Natural was perhaps the strangest. Overall, I feel as though there was little point to Mr. Natural, or rather, perhaps, that it wasn't intended for me as audience. I wouldn't say I was an all traditional southern gentleman (being gay, furry, and any number of things that break me with tradition), but I'm not very anti-government, anti-police, or any number of punk themes found in Mr. Natural. That being said, some of it was entertaining. More often than not, it was just horribly offensive.

The Tits and Clits comics were entertaining, seemed to relate a lot to the Gay Comix, though from a purely feminine view. Though definitely not my type of interest, I figured I'd be fair and give it a try. I found them entertaining, and had some heartfelt stories in it. I enjoyed the humor to be found, especially in the sex addict story.

Zap at least announced itself as a comic based simple around irreverence. Which made it's comics entertaining and quickly forgotten for the most part. I didn't find them particularly memorable other than the strange premise (Meatballs, Desert Dwellers, The Checkered Demon). I still have to say that the underground comics are rather hit or miss with me. Again, perhaps I'm just not the right audience.

The Gay Comix were more my speed, though it seemed there was little to be learned from the comics. As the community is prone to creating, most of it was sex centric (which is to be expected given the title of the comic). That's not really a bad thing, but the question of intent comes up. I ponder the reasons it was made. Granted, in the furry community, the art is still very sex centric. Was it a community sharing stories kind of thing, or just smut? I enjoyed the story about the girl worrying about coming out to her mother, who was also a lesbian. It hit home, as I'm often pulled away from my boyfriend by my family, who doesn't know I'm gay or with someone.