Week 6: Underground Comics

Underground comics are something I didn't really know about and didn't really read before until now. I read a comic called "Gay Comix" and enjoyed some of the stories for the portrayal of gay characters. The 1st story was a lesbian story but had a happy ending which I enjoyed. Most of the time when I read more gay stories, they usually ended in a sad way. I'm not sure why it was like this but I assume because during the time lesbians were more accepted then gay men and these stories sought out to illustrate that. it definitely made me feel bad for some of these characters because it showed a realistic way people like this would feel at the time because they weren't as accepted as they are today.

I also got to look at "Four Sketchbooks" which is a bunch a funky sketches compiled together and some little stories done by different artists. I thought the styles were so wacky and weird, but I like how it was pushing the boundaries. I think it was cool that these artists drew about these themes in their sketches and probably applied it to their works.

In class I read "Captain Guts" and "O.K." Comics. "Captain Guts" was really crude and was pretty racist and I didn't really enjoy the overall story of it. Did I think some crude parts were funny? Yes. It was pretty hilarious at how explicit it was, but at the same time I commend it for being so mature. Although I thought the themes of it were pretty terrible, it does speak for its time. I did enjoy "O.K." comics more so because it had mature language but not any sexual type pictures. It didn't really offend me as much because it was more funny then anything and the jokes were sometimes a hit or miss, but still enjoyable.

I also think the music played in the background really added to the experience of reading comics back then. I read these underground comics at different times and sometimes I played the music provided and other times I didn't. I enjoyed the times when I had music because it really brought a certain mood and made reading these explicit comics more enjoyable.

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